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DPWH completes P46.5-M wall along Tullahan River

DPWH completes P46.5-M wall along Tullahan River

January 8, 2019, 4:59 pm

MANILA — Residents living near the Tullahan River in SSS Village, Barangay North Fairview, Quezon City are safe from flooding with the recent completion of the multi-million worth of river wall. According to DPWH-National Capital Region (NCR) Director Melvin Navarro, the newly-constructed… Read More

QC adopts Davao’s emergency response practices

QC adopts Davao’s emergency response practices

January 8, 2019, 4:57 pm

MANILA -- To improve the responsiveness to emergencies and accidents of barangays and the city disaster management council, Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte is planning to adopt the disaster risk reduction scheme of its sister city, Davao. In her speech before the members of Asosayon ng mga… Read More

Senate suspends work for ‘Traslacion’

Senate suspends work for ‘Traslacion’

January 8, 2019, 4:54 pm

MANILA -- The Senate has suspended work on January 9 for the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. The work suspension was approved by Senate President Vicente Sotto III and contained in an advisory signed by lawyer Myra Marie Villarica, the head of the Office of the Senate Secretary. “In… Read More

Bautista orders early fire safety drive in QC

Bautista orders early fire safety drive in QC

January 8, 2019, 4:52 pm

MANILA -- Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Tuesday ordered an early launch of fire prevention measures in communities amid two fire incidents that have left over 200 families homeless in the last three days. “We need not wait for March. Let’s go down to the communities and remind people… Read More

Sotto sees passage of new budget before end-January

Sotto sees passage of new budget before end-January

January 8, 2019, 4:48 pm

MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday assured that the Senate is "doing its best" to pass the proposed 2019 national budget as soon as possible. He said legislators would hopefully bar any last-minute glitches in the deliberations or in the bicameral conference committee meeting… Read More

QC forms monitoring panel on real properties

QC forms monitoring panel on real properties

January 8, 2019, 4:41 pm

MANILA -- Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Monday ordered the creation of a Real Estate Management and Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (REMCMC) to further effectively and efficiently manage the local government’s real properties. “There is a need to clearly identify the necessary… Read More

SC sets oral arguments on suit vs. ML extension on Jan. 22, 23

SC sets oral arguments on suit vs. ML extension on Jan. 22, 23

January 8, 2019, 4:40 pm

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has set on Jan. 22 and 23 the oral arguments on the petition filed by Albay (1st District) Representative Edcel Lagman against the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. In a press briefing Tuesday, Court Administrator and Spokesperson Jose Midas Marquez said… Read More

Daraga mayor's ex-aide should get P50-M bounty: PNP

Daraga mayor's ex-aide should get P50-M bounty: PNP

January 8, 2019, 4:32 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday recommended the awarding of the reward money, worth PHP50 million, to Emmanuel Judavar, a former security aide of Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, who provided vital information on the killing of Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel… Read More

No TRO from SC vs. BOL plebiscite

No TRO from SC vs. BOL plebiscite

January 8, 2019, 4:24 pm

MANILA -- The scheduled plebiscite for the ratification of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will likely push through as the Supreme Court (SC) has not issued a restraining order against it. "The plebiscite will proceed. As of now no TRO (temporary restraining order) has… Read More

BOC chief names new district collectors in 3 ports

BOC chief names new district collectors in 3 ports

January 8, 2019, 4:07 pm

MANILA -- Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero on Tuesday named new district collectors in three ports in the country. BOC spokesperson, Erastus Sandino Austria, was appointed as head of the Manila International Container Port, replacing Filemon Mendoza Jr. who was transferred to the… Read More

AFP victorious in achieving peace in 2018

AFP victorious in achieving peace in 2018

January 8, 2019, 3:37 pm

MANILA -- Many victories in achieving peace have been won by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in 2018. This, accoeding to AFP chief-of-staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, during his New Year's Call speech held at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Tuesday. "Our victories were aplenty, it was a… Read More

10K troops to help secure BOL plebiscites

10K troops to help secure BOL plebiscites

January 8, 2019, 3:34 pm

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has 10,000 troops at hand to secure the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscites, Chief-of-Staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said Tuesday. "We already have troops on the ground, around 10,000 troops. We also have what we call follow-on forces if… Read More

3 Cabinet members deserve chance to answer corruption charges

3 Cabinet members deserve chance to answer corruption charges

January 8, 2019, 3:32 pm

MANILA -- The three Cabinet officials tagged as involved in corruption should have been given a chance to respond to allegations before being exposed, Malacañang said on Tuesday after the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) bared the names of the three subjects. PACC Commissioner… Read More

Napolcom strips Daraga mayor of control over local police

Napolcom strips Daraga mayor of control over local police

January 8, 2019, 3:30 pm

MANILA -- The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of deputation and the suspension of Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo's control over the local police. The Napolcom en banc, led by Interior and Local Government Secretary and chairman Eduardo Año, issued… Read More

More realistic to end rebel threat in 3 years: DND chief

More realistic to end rebel threat in 3 years: DND chief

January 8, 2019, 2:59 pm

MANILA -- It would be more realistic to predict the end of the country's insurgency threat within three years. This was emphasized by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the sidelines of the New Year's Call held at the AFP Commissioned Officer's Club in Camp… Read More

Defense chief supports localized peace talks

Defense chief supports localized peace talks

January 8, 2019, 2:56 pm

MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday he is supportive of peace talks so long as they are held in the Philippines. "First, hindi naman natin sinasara yung peace process. (We are not totally shutting down the peace process). The door is always open there. However small, sabi ni… Read More

Tagle to lead Traslacion midnight mass at Quirino Grandstand

Tagle to lead Traslacion midnight mass at Quirino Grandstand

January 8, 2019, 2:53 pm

MANILA -- Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will again lead the midnight mass, hours before the Traslacion or the grand procession for the feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand on Wednesday. At 4 a.m., a morning prayer will commence followed immediately by the… Read More

Makati court upholds arrest order vs. Virac drug lord

Makati court upholds arrest order vs. Virac drug lord

January 8, 2019, 2:52 pm

MANILA -- A Makati City court has ruled against revoking arrest warrants handed down against one of the accused in connection with a large-scale illegal drug manufacturing laboratory raided in 2016 which resulted in the seizure of over PHP100-million worth of shabu and ephedrine. Makati Regional… Read More

Satur asks prosecutors to junk IP school abduction raps

Satur asks prosecutors to junk IP school abduction raps

January 8, 2019, 2:40 pm

MANILA -- Former Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Satur Ocampo asked the Tagum City Provincial Prosecutor's Office in Davao Del Norte to dismiss the criminal charges filed against him in connection with the incident last November involving minors transported from an Indigenous People’s (IP) school. In… Read More

Madrigal visits Russian guided-missile cruiser Admiral Varyag

Madrigal visits Russian guided-missile cruiser Admiral Varyag

January 8, 2019, 1:48 pm

MANILA -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal on Monday paid a visit to the guided-missile cruiser Admiral Varyag, one of the three vessels of the Russian Pacific Detachment, currently on a goodwill visit to Manila. The AFP chief was accompanied by… Read More