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Debate between Hugpong, Otso Diretso bets unlikely: Comelec
March 4, 2019, 6:07 pm
MANILA -- The debate between candidates of the administration group’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) and the Otso Diretso opposition bloc is not likely to push through, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. “As far as the time element is concerned, it’s doubtful because we are two… Read More
Woman nabbed, P14-M party drugs seized in QC condo
March 4, 2019, 5:56 pm
MANILA -- Authorities seized PHP14 million worth of ecstasy tablets and assorted illegal drugs and arrested a woman in Quezon City on Monday morning. Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director, identified the suspect as Evette Magallanes Tividad, 39, who… Read More
SolGen asks CA to junk challenge vs. new telco player selection
March 4, 2019, 5:54 pm
MANILA -- Government lawyers formally asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to turn down a suit questioning the selection process for the country's third telecommunications player. In a 31-page comment filed on Monday, Solicitor General Jose Calida stood by the legality of the terms of reference (TOR)… Read More
LRT-1 Cavite extension construction set in April
March 4, 2019, 5:49 pm
MANILA -- The construction of the extension of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is set in April, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. “The actual construction of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite will start in April,” the DOTr said in a statement on… Read More
Japan needs 350 nurses, caregivers
March 4, 2019, 5:46 pm
MANILA -- A total of 350 Filipino workers are needed in Japan, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced on Monday. With this, the agency is now accepting qualified applicants for nurses and care workers under the Framework for the Movement of Natural Persons of the… Read More
Romualdez confirms bid for Speakership post
March 4, 2019, 5:39 pm
MANILA -- Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president Martin Romualdez on Monday confirmed that he is eyeing the Speakership post in the 18th Congress, following statements made by Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) chairperson and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte that he is “interested” in… Read More
Duterte assures court Misuari will return if allowed to travel
March 4, 2019, 5:30 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has assured the court that Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari will definitely return if permitted to leave the country. Duterte made this assurance as he asked the court, the police and the military to allow the MNLF leader to… Read More
Comelec sees early printing of over 63-M poll ballots
March 4, 2019, 5:27 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at finishing the printing of the over 63 million official ballots to be used in the forthcoming midterm polls ahead of its April 25 deadline. “Our target is well, the expectation is to complete printing by April 25. It looks like we will… Read More
CAAP probes Nueva Ecija plane crash
March 4, 2019, 5:24 pm
MANILA --The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is investigating the incident involving a Cessna 172 trainer aircraft that crash-landed in a rice field in Talavera, Nueva Ecija on Monday. CAAP reported that the aircraft departed from Lingayen Airport, and was supposed to fly to… Read More
Senate panel to look into 'Build Build Build' status, financing
March 4, 2019, 4:26 pm
MANILA -- The Senate committee on economic affairs is set to conduct a public hearing on the status, sustainability, and risks of projects under the government's "Build, Build, Build (BBB)" program on Tuesday. The panel, chaired by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, will look into the financial… Read More
OPAPP to issue apology to member missing in BTA list: Palace
March 4, 2019, 4:16 pm
MANILA -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will be issuing an apology to Tawi-Tawi professor Arlene Napoles-Sevilla for failing to release her appointment paper as one of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) members, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential… Read More
Fine, community service await QC ordinance violators
March 4, 2019, 4:05 pm
MANILA -- The Quezon City local government on Monday approved an ordinance imposing fines and community service penalties on city ordinance violators. Authored by Councilors Ranulfo Ludovica and Godofredo Liban II, Ordinance No. SP-2752 provides for procedural enforcement of various ordinances by… Read More
Something ‘wrong’ with EJK survey question: PNP
March 4, 2019, 3:56 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday expressed doubt over the type of questioning used in a recent survey showing that more Filipinos fear of being victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs). “I do not want to dispute the statistics derived by SWS (Social Weather Stations),… Read More
Malaysian PM Mahathir to visit PH this week
March 4, 2019, 3:26 pm
MANILA -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to make an official state visit to the Philippines on March 6-7, Malacañang said on Monday. “Upon the invitation of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, The Honorable Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, will undertake an… Read More
Raps vs. Aquino over Dengvaxia fiasco resolved by end-March
March 4, 2019, 3:12 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) may resolve within the month the criminal complaints against former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and others implicated in the undue haste in the procurement of the multi-billion peso government contract for the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.… Read More
Inclusion of traditional weaving in K-12 curriculum lauded
March 4, 2019, 3:10 pm
Education Secretary Leonor Briones graces the launch of backstrap weaving or “laga” as a specialization under Home Economics in the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood track of a senior high school in the Municipality of Lubuagan in Tabuk City on February 28, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Georaloy I.… Read More
Nothing wrong with PRRD asking court nod for Misuari travel plea
March 4, 2019, 3:09 pm
MANILA -- Two senators do not see anything wrong with President Rodrigo Duterte asking the court to allow Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari to travel abroad. Senator Franklin Drilon said seeking court permission to leave the country is part of the legal process… Read More
Senators urge gov't to file charges vs. 'narco politicians'
March 4, 2019, 3:08 pm
MANILA -- Two senators on Monday urged the government to file criminal charges against politicians allegedly linked to the illegal drug trade instead of releasing the narco-list ahead of the mid-term elections in May. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Department of the Interior and Local… Read More
QC exec seeks to establish city’s own university
March 4, 2019, 2:41 pm
MANILA -- Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday vowed to prioritize the upgrading of the quality of education if elected as mayor in the mid-term polls, through funding the city's own university. "If elected, in my first term of administration, I aim to establish the Quezon City University… Read More
Gov't, private sector join hands to promote 'clean PH flags'
March 4, 2019, 2:38 pm
MANILA -- Government agencies and representatives from the private sector on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in a bid to revive patriotism by encouraging the replacement of old, worn-out and tattered Philippine flags and hoisting of clean flags across the country. Present during the… Read More
