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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
Joma Sison analysis of BOL plebiscite 'delusional’: Palace
January 22, 2019, 6:50 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday dismissed Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison’s claims against the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite, calling it a "delusional analysis". Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Sison said the BOL would… Read More
5 ‘missing’ mayors during 'Ompong' onslaught face sanctions
January 22, 2019, 6:04 pm
MANILA -- A total of five Northern Luzon mayors who were absent from their posts during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong in September 2018 may face possible administrative sanctions before the Office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Tuesday.… Read More
SC clears 3 men of drug raps
January 22, 2019, 5:53 pm
MANILA -- Three men who were arrested in a drug operation and subsequently convicted by a lower court in 2015 have been ordered released by the Supreme Court (SC) following findings that law enforcers made shortcuts in the disposition of evidence. In a 13-page decision dated January 7, written by… Read More
BOL plebiscite vote count done in 7 days: Comelec
January 22, 2019, 5:14 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to finish the canvassing of votes in the recently concluded plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in seven days. “Our target is to complete this in one week. It will, (however), depend on the travel time of… Read More
CBCP to discuss invitation for Pope Francis to visit PH in 2021
January 22, 2019, 4:42 pm
MANILA — Catholic Church leaders will discuss the plan to invite Pope Francis to visit the country in 2021, for the celebration of the 500th year of Christianity, at the 118th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) this weekend. According to CBCP… Read More
