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DOTr okays 6-month pilot run of motorcycle taxis
May 10, 2019, 3:50 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has approved the pilot implementation of motorcycle taxi operations for six months in Metro Manila and Cebu starting in June. In a statement Friday, Secretary Arthur Tugade has approved the guidelines for the pilot implementation of motorcycle… Read More
Manhunt on for 'Bikoy': PNP
May 10, 2019, 3:26 pm
MANILA -- Police authorities are now hunting down Peter Joemel Advincula, alias "Bikoy", who has a pending case before local courts. “The manhunt operation is underway to find him and to serve the pending warrants of arrest against Advincula, who surfaced before the Integrated Bar of the… Read More
2 IBP execs face disbarment over 'Bikoy' fiasco
May 10, 2019, 3:15 pm
MANILA -- A party-list group on Friday filed a disbarment complaint before the Supreme Court (SC) against two officials of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for allowing its office in Ortigas, Pasig City to be the venue of the press conference of Peter Joemel Advincula 'alias' Bikoy… Read More
Metro Manila all set for midterm polls
May 10, 2019, 2:58 pm
MANILA -- Metro Manila is all set for Monday's mid-term elections, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday. “All the 8,298 vote counting machines (VCM) were delivered in 723 polling centers,” NCRPO Chief, Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).… Read More
AFP on 'red' alert for May 13 polls
May 10, 2019, 1:54 pm
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday placed all its units and camps nationwide on "red" alert during the run-up to Monday’s mid-term elections. "The AFP is on red alert status starting 8 a.m., May 10, in support (of) the Commission on Elections, and the Philippine… Read More
Bizman files estafa raps vs. 'Bikoy'
May 10, 2019, 1:50 pm
MANILA -- A businessman filed estafa charges against Peter Joemel Advincula alias "Bikoy" before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly defrauding him of more than PHP300,000. In his sworn statement, Arven E. Valmores of Arfeur World Marketing Corp. said his company's identity was used… Read More
Catholics free to choose among bets in Monday polls: prelates
May 10, 2019, 1:49 pm
MANILA -- Catholic prelates said the faithful are free to decide who to vote for in Monday's mid-term polls. “We will always respect the freedom of our people to make a choice,” Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco said in a text message on Friday.Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said what they always… Read More
PACC exec urges Filipinos to report vote-buying
May 10, 2019, 1:28 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Commissioner Greco Belgica on Friday urged Filipinos to report cases of vote-buying in their areas. "We encourage everyone to report all cases of vote-buying. Every report will have a significant effect in our fight against corruption. Do… Read More
PH grateful for late MinDa chair Alonto's service: Palace
May 10, 2019, 1:25 pm
MANILA -- The country is grateful for the service of the late Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Datu Abul Khayr Alonto, Malacañang said Friday. "Secretary Alonto devoted his professional career in contributing to the socioeconomic transformation of Mindanao from a land of promise… Read More
Pag-asa Island all set for May 13 polls
May 10, 2019, 1:21 pm
KALAYAAN, Pag-asa Island – The remote municipality of Kalayaan on Pag-asa Island, Palawan and its more than 200 registered voters are all set for Monday's mid-term elections. This, after its sole vote counting machine (VCM) and two Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel tasked to supervise… Read More
Panelo cries foul over 'malicious imputation' on anti-Duterte FB page
May 10, 2019, 12:18 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday night cried foul over a Facebook post by an anti-Duterte page of an edited photo of him taken from a press briefing purportedly endorsing the slate of opposition senatorial candidates and others. "I strongly denounce the malicious use… Read More
BRP Andres Bonifacio joins group sail for Singapore
May 10, 2019, 11:08 am
MANILA -- BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17), one of the Philippine Navy's (PN) most capable offshore patrol vessels, on Thursday joined ships of the navies of India, Japan and the United States as it transited to Changi, Singapore, where the second phase of the ASEAN-Plus Defense Ministers' Meeting… Read More
DOH condoles with families of shooting victims at mental hospital
May 10, 2019, 9:49 am
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday night expressed grief and condolences to the families of the shooting victims at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). In a statement, the DOH confirmed that no other patients and NCMH staff were hurt nor involved in the incident. "The… Read More
Scattered rains over PH Friday
May 10, 2019, 9:42 am
MANILA -- Most parts of the archipelago will experience scattered rain showers on Friday, the weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said a low pressure area (LPA) is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ),… Read More
Comelec to help teachers get tax-free honoraria
May 9, 2019, 7:37 pm
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday assured public school teachers who will be serving as Electoral Board (EB) members in the May 13 mid-term polls that it will help them get their honoraria tax-free. In a statement, the Comelec said it is ready to assist teachers in… Read More
DepEd to kick off 16th Brigada Eskwela May 16
May 9, 2019, 6:41 pm
MANILA -- The national kick-off program and caravan of the 16th Brigada Eskwela is slated on May 16, 2019 at Alfonso Central Elementary School in Cavite, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday. Tonisito Umali, Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs, External Partnerships,… Read More
Ex-Speaker Alvarez faces libel charges
May 9, 2019, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- A Quezon City prosecutor has recommended the filing of a libel charge against former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over his supposedly "defamatory statements” against Davao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. and his family. In a six-page resolution signed April 26, 2019,… Read More
Piñol to head Soccsksargen dev’t and security cluster
May 9, 2019, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has been designated as head of Soccsksargen development and security cluster under the task force created to address development concerns and security issues and ending communist insurgency in the country. Piñol, who is from Mlang in North Cotabato,… Read More
SC urges prompt action on Zambo judge's slay
May 9, 2019, 6:25 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday called on authorities to quickly act on the murder of Judge Reymar Lacaya of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 11. “The entire Judiciary condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of Judge Lacaya. I am urging… Read More
Over 500K DepEd personnel ready for Monday's polls
May 9, 2019, 5:45 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is now ready for the May 13 mid-term elections, an official said Thursday. "We have already conducted a series of clustered conferences on the DepEd Election Task Force (ETF) in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao," DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla said… Read More
