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Longer voting time due to new verification system: Comelec
January 18, 2019, 9:43 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday it will take voters an additional five minutes to cast their votes due to the introduction of the Voter Registration Verification System (VRVS) in the May 13 polls. “We expect that the use of VRVS will not exceed five minutes. This is… Read More
Voters urged to elect pro-environment bets
January 18, 2019, 9:11 pm
MANILA -- A coalition of environmental groups on Friday called on voters in the May 13 mid-term elections to elect candidates who advocate environmental protection. In a press conference in Quezon City, the Green Thumb Coalition (GTC) urged the electorate to support candidates whose platform… Read More
PH medical execs urge senators to pass P60 tobacco tax bill
January 18, 2019, 8:31 pm
Heads of medical societies nationwide call on Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the committee on ways and means, to lead the passage of bill increasing the tobacco tax to PHP 60 per pack. (Photo by: Ma. Teresa Montemayor)MANILA -- A total of 30 leaders of Philippine medical societies on Friday urged… Read More
Rice tariff to ease high inflation: Angara
January 18, 2019, 7:52 pm
MANILA -- The proposed rice tariffication law is projected to temper inflation in the coming months as it will bring down the prices of the Filipino staple, Senator Sonny Angara said Friday. Angara made the statement following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) report that year-on-year… Read More
Solon warns vs. potential gov't takeover of Hanjin
January 18, 2019, 7:21 pm
MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday warned against a potential government takeover of the debt-ridden Korean company Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil), stressing that the best option is to attract established shipbuilders to operate the firm. In a… Read More
Deletion of P75-B insertion 'contentious' during budget bicam
January 18, 2019, 7:18 pm
MANILA -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said the deletion of the PHP75 billion allegedly inserted in the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) would prove to be "contentious" during the congressional bicameral conference for the proposed 2019 national budget. In a… Read More
Group asks SC to reverse Comelec DQ from party-list race
January 18, 2019, 5:41 pm
MANILA -- A party-list group has petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to include it in the party-list race for the May 13 mid-term elections. In its nine-page suit, the Pambansang Kilusan ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa or Kilos na Manggagawa asked the SC to… Read More
San Juan inaugurates 2nd in-city housing project
January 18, 2019, 5:15 pm
MANILA -- The city government of San Juan on Friday inaugurated its second in-city relocation housing project in an effort to provide its indigent constituents with better living conditions. The inauguration of the San Juan Ville Housing project, located along F. Manalo St. in Barangay Kabayanan,… Read More
BI reshuffles 514 NAIA officers
January 18, 2019, 5:14 pm
MANILA -- Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on Friday reshuffled anew a total of 514 immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). According to the BI chief, the rotation scheme was institutionalized as it has been proven to be effective in curbing… Read More
NBI to probe ex-Cebu fiscal's murder
January 18, 2019, 4:40 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the murder of former Cebu City Assistant City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro. “I have immediately directed the NBI to investigate the ambush of Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro and to identify the… Read More
Campaign for first BOL plebiscite only until Jan. 19: Comelec
January 18, 2019, 4:11 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday the campaign period for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite to be held on January 21 is only until Saturday. “It will already be a prohibited activity by Sunday to promote whether you’re on one side or the other. Campaigning… Read More
Another NAIA worker praised for returning passenger's wallet
January 18, 2019, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Friday lauded another honest worker at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for returning the wallet accidentally dropped by a passenger. Reno Erenea, a security guard, found a wallet containing PHP24,950 and 181,000 Korean… Read More
PRRD names new DSWD Usec, Nayong Pilipino board members
January 18, 2019, 3:00 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed a new Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) undersecretary and two new members of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) Board of Trustees. In appointment papers signed on Tuesday and released to the media on Friday, Duterte named… Read More
PDEA gets P79-M new firearms, protective gear
January 18, 2019, 2:43 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement (PDEA) on Friday distributed new high-powered firearms and protective gear to its regional units to boost their capability in leading the government's anti-illegal drugs drive. “All in all, the firearms and protective equipment procured have a total… Read More
Cebu Pacific cancels Manila-Tuguegarao flights Friday
January 18, 2019, 2:39 pm
MANILA -- Four Cebu Pacific flights between Manila and Tuguegarao were cancelled due to bad weather, the Manila International Airport Authority said Friday afternoon. These flights were 5J 504/505, 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical… Read More
Sri Lanka President to visit PNP headquarters Saturday
January 18, 2019, 2:38 pm
MANILA -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is set to meet with officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Saturday. PNP Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde, said Friday the Sri Lankan leader and his party will attend a briefing with top Philippine… Read More
QC cracks whip vs. mercury-laden cosmetics
January 18, 2019, 2:29 pm
MANILA -- To ensure the strict compliance of businesses on the ban on whitening products that contain mercury, the Quezon City government has passed an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of these cosmetics in the city. Authored by Councilor Elizabeth Delarmente, Ordinance… Read More
DILG, PNP welcome ACT case before CA
January 18, 2019, 2:27 pm
MANILA --The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday welcomed a case filed by a teachers' organization before the Court of Appeals (CA) against the PNP's alleged profiling of the group’s members. Members of the Alliance of… Read More
PH opens Consulate General in Frankfurt
January 18, 2019, 1:06 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt opened its doors to the general public last January 15 to render consular services to Filipinos in the southern part of Germany. The Consulate General covers seven states in southern Germany under its consular jurisdiction, which is home to… Read More
DND chief reiterates strong gov't support for BOL
January 18, 2019, 12:59 pm
MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday reiterated the government's strong support for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which will pave the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). "We in the national government, most especially in your… Read More
