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4 crime gang men die in Zambo Sur shootout
July 6, 2018, 5:24 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Four people, including two criminal gang leaders, were killed in a shootout with policemen in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official said Friday.Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the… Read More
Palace reiterates Duterte not keen in term extension
July 6, 2018, 4:29 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday maintained that President Rodrigo R. Duterte is not interested in extending his term beyond 2022, even if the proposed draft federal charter does not prohibit him from seeking re-election. “He has said what he said: 'not a second longer',” Presidential… Read More
Marcos camp asked to clarify magnifying glass incident
July 6, 2018, 4:26 pm
MANILA -- The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo filed on Friday a motion before the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to direct the lawyer of ex-senator Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr. to name the persons who knew that their revisor brought a prohibited… Read More
DFA passport on wheels served 138K since January 2018
July 6, 2018, 4:22 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that more than 100,000 passport applicants were served by the DFA passport on wheels (POW), or equivalent to four consular offices' output, since January 2018. "Through the Passport on Wheels, we are not only able to bring our consular… Read More
Intellectual property filings grow 14% in Q1
July 6, 2018, 4:15 pm
MANILA -- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported on Friday that applications for securing intellectual property (IP) rights rose 14 percent to 10,024 filings in January to March 2018 from 8,761 applications in the same period in 2017. IPOPHL Director General… Read More
PH-Russia talks on OFW deployment to Moscow still ongoing
July 6, 2018, 4:09 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Embassy in Moscow has vowed to advance Manila's goal to institutionalize the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Russia. Jeffrey Valdez, head of the embassy’s economic and consular sections, said talks on a labor agreement have been going on for years… Read More
Supreme Court disbars lawyer for fake court decision
July 6, 2018, 3:48 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has disbarred a lawyer for falsifying a court decision on the annulment of the marriage of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in 2011. In an 11-page decision promulgated last July 3, the Supreme Court disbarred laywer Dionisio Apoya Jr. for violating Canon 1, Rules… Read More
Slight increase in new SRP of commodities not only due to TRAIN
July 6, 2018, 3:43 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Antique clarified that the slight increase in the prices of basic commodities, as reflected in the new Suggested Retail Price (SRP) disseminated to the retailers, in the province is not solely due to the… Read More
NFA starts delivery to resettlement areas in Bulacan
July 6, 2018, 3:04 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – Cheap rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) has started reaching five resettlement sites in this province. Rex Estoperez, NFA spokesperson and Central Luzon director, said on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed NFA Administrator Jason Aquino to… Read More
NCRPO chief vows clean-up of rogue Makati cops
July 6, 2018, 2:56 pm
MANILA -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) regional director Police Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar assured prompt action against rogue cops assigned in Makati City, the country's premiere business district. In a press briefing, police presented to mediamen Police Officer 2 Jaycee Abana… Read More
Lorenzana joins 3-day disaster meet in Mongolia
July 6, 2018, 2:53 pm
MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was among the 2,500 participants in the three-day Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) that formally opened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia last July 3. Representatives of 50 countries and 1,500 organizations are expected to… Read More
Filipinos no longer believe rebel ideology: DND chief
July 6, 2018, 2:41 pm
MANILA --- Filipinos have long wisened up to the empty doctrines of insurgents so its guerilla fighters are surrendering in record numbers to the government, according to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Lorenzana issued the statement Thursday to belie Communist… Read More
Vegetarianism helps journo-lawyer juggle 2 professions
July 6, 2018, 2:41 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A 63-year-old lawyer, who is also a journalist, said being strictly vegetarian has helped him maintain good health despite his busy schedule and heavy workload. Antonio Pekas, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Zigzag weekly newspaper that circulates in the Cordillera region, said… Read More
BMI Research: NSFR roll out to ensure PH financial stability
July 6, 2018, 2:29 pm
MANILA -- Implementing the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) under Basel III might hurt both universal and commercial banks in the short term, but will ensure the local banking system's stability in the long run. According to Fitch Group think tank BMI Research, the adoption of the NSFR will make… Read More
No report of counterfeit P10K bill in Visayas: BSP
July 6, 2018, 2:17 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- No fake 10,000-peso bill has been reported in the Visayas, said an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Director Leonides Sumbi of the BSP’s regional office in Cebu, who was here Thursday for the launch of the Knowledge Resource Network (KRN), said none of the BSP… Read More
Nearly 700 nabbed in Manila for ordinance violations in last 24 hours
July 6, 2018, 2:15 pm
MANILA -- More than six hundred persons have been rounded by Manila police for violations of city ordinances over the past 24 hours, the Manila Police District reported Friday. Some 688 persons were caught violating laws and Manila city ordinances from 12:00 a.m. of July 5, 2018 to 12:00 a.m. of… Read More
PH Navy contingent to join global naval drills
July 6, 2018, 2:10 pm
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN) contingent to this year's "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) will participate in several maneuvers and drills, described as the world's largest naval exercise. In a message Thursday, PN spokesperson Commodore Jonathan Zata said the Navy contingent will be… Read More
13 BIFF, 2 soldiers killed in Maguindanao fighting
July 6, 2018, 1:22 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Thirteen members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and two government troopers – including a lieutenant – were killed in the ongoing skirmishes in Maguindanao.“The number of BIFF killed was based on two-way radio… Read More
3 die, 5 hurt as jeep falls off ravine in Zambo Norte
July 6, 2018, 1:04 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Three people, two of whom were teenagers, were killed while five others were wounded when a passenger jeep fell off a ravine in the Zamboanga del Norte town of Katipunan, police said Friday.Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) information… Read More
DILG dismisses pattern in killing of mayors
July 6, 2018, 1:03 pm
MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it sees no pattern in the killing of mayors, assuring the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) that the Philippine National Police (PNP) is ready to provide additional security should they need it. “Each case… Read More
