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Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Wed. Jan. 23, 2019
January 23, 2019, 7:14 am
INQUIRER – Gov’t may appeal US ban on PH workers MANILA BULLETIN – ‘Yes’, ‘No’ in tight race PHILIPPINE STAR – Batocabe slay ‘brains’ nabbed DAILY TRIBUNE – DoE, House dip power rates MANILA TIMES – ‘Yes’ vote prevails in 4 of 5 provinces MANILA STANDARD – MILF: Huge… Read More
MWSS backs Manila Bay clean-up
January 22, 2019, 10:43 pm
MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has expressed support in cleaning Manila Bay of environment wastes. “This is a welcome move by all parties concerned led by Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu,” MWSS Administrator Reynaldo V. Velasco said in a statement recently.… Read More
Same security plan for Feb. 6 BOL plebiscite: PNP
January 22, 2019, 10:02 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will implement the same security template for the second Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite on February 6. The newly-appointed PNP spokesperson, Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, made the statement Tuesday as police forces remain on high alert in the… Read More
PDEA eyes raps vs. parents of kids rescued in Navotas drug den
January 22, 2019, 10:01 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) plans to file cases against the parents of minors rescued in a recent anti-drug operation in Navotas City. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said the parents are liable for violation of Republic Act 7610, or the “Special Protection of… Read More
MIAA revokes NAIA worker's pass for theft
January 22, 2019, 9:56 pm
MANILA -- The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has revoked the pass of an airport worker for stealing a passenger's mobile phone. Jess Martinez, MIAA Media Affairs head, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday that Lea Leonor, an employee of Nissan rent- a-car at the Ninoy… Read More
PRRD chides lawmakers for not giving P30-M Batocabe bounty
January 22, 2019, 9:07 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday chided some congressmen for not delivering their promise of giving the PHP30-million bounty to anyone who could provide leads to those responsible for the murder of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe last December 22. Days after Batocabe's… Read More
Quezon City extends business tax deadline to Feb. 3
January 22, 2019, 9:04 pm
MANILA -- The Quezon City Council has passed on third and final reading an ordinance proposing the extension of the deadline for the payment of business taxes in the city from the previous deadline of January 20 to February 3. In the ordinance enacted by the council, it noted that the yearly… Read More
Tensions in Libya subside after clashes; no Filipino hurt
January 22, 2019, 8:55 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported that no Filipino was among the casualties in the recent factional fighting in Tripoli as tensions from the conflict subsided. In an advisory, the agency reminded Filipinos to refrain from visiting areas in Tripoli that are prone… Read More
House panel OKs ‘Murang Kuryente' bill on 1st reading
January 22, 2019, 8:53 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy approved on first reading Tuesday a bill seeking to reduce electricity rates by allocating a subsidy from the Malampaya Fund to pay the stranded contract costs and stranded debts of the National Power Corp. (NPC). The proposed “Murang… Read More
BOL plebiscite proof of PRRD’s commitment on signed pacts: OPAPP
January 22, 2019, 8:39 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite is proof that President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s administration is committed to implement “signed agreements” with the Moro people. "Ultimately, we all aspire for a… Read More
PET revision of ballots in VP poll case nears completion
January 22, 2019, 8:29 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) on Tuesday announced that it has nearly completed the revision of ballots for the pilot provinces in the controversy over the 2016 vice presidential elections between former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo, the… Read More
DOT denies link to WOW Pilipinas party-list
January 22, 2019, 8:27 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday denied links to the WOW Pilipinas Movement, a new tourism-centered party-list group vying for a seat at the House of Representatives. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the agency stressed its "apolitical and nonpartisan" nature. "This… Read More
Palace expects winning senators in 2019 polls to support PRRD
January 22, 2019, 8:23 pm
MANILA -- Malacanang on Tuesday said it expects winning senatorial candidates in the upcoming 2019 mid-term elections to cooperate with President Rodrigo R. Duterte even if they are from the opposition. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the electorates also… Read More
Malacañang expects ‘smooth sailing’ bicam on 2019 budget
January 22, 2019, 8:18 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said it expects the bicameral deliberations on the proposed PHP3.757-trillion national budget for 2019 to be smooth-sailing after the Senate passed its version on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Senator Panfilo Lacson… Read More
Creation of Bangsamoro Region to spur growth -- NEDA
January 22, 2019, 8:04 pm
MANILA -- The creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) would open up high growth prospects for the area and the rest of the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The first part of the plebiscite in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),… Read More
Palace slams Callamard tweet on lowering criminal liability
January 22, 2019, 7:39 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday slammed UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard for a tweet she made describing the House of Representatives (HOR) bill seeking to lower the criminal liability to nine years old as “shameful”, “dangerous” and “potentially deadly… Read More
Mindanao enters age of peace, progress with 'yes' for BOL
January 22, 2019, 7:38 pm
MANILA -- Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday the "overwhelming affirmative votes" for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) shows that Mindanao is finally shedding its history of conflict and entering an age of peace and progress. In his privilege speech, Zubiri cited… Read More
Senate adopts bill abolishing Road Board
January 22, 2019, 7:35 pm
MANILA -- The Senate on Tuesday adopted a measure seeking to abolish the Road Board. The move came a day after the House of Representatives approved on third reading the new version proposing the total scrapping of the graft-ridden agency and the transfer of the road user's tax to the general… Read More
Ex-Sarangani guv’s bid to dismiss criminal raps junked
January 22, 2019, 7:33 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has junked the plea of a former Sarangani governor seeking to dismiss criminal cases against him over the alleged misuse of a PHP5-million fertilizer fund in 2004. The anti-graft court's 6th Division denied Miguel Escobar’s motion to quash for lack of merit. “In the… Read More
Palace may appeal US ban on Filipino workers
January 22, 2019, 7:32 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said that it may ask the United States (US) government to reconsider the one-year ban it imposed on new Filipino migrant workers from Jan. 19, 2019 to Jan. 18, 2020. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after the US Department of Homeland… Read More
