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Bersamin asks court workers to be model gov’t employees

Bersamin asks court workers to be model gov’t employees

December 14, 2018, 5:17 pm

MANILA -- Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin urged judiciary workers on Friday to be model government employees. Addressing court employees during the Supreme Court's Christmas party, Bersamin said responsible judiciary workers do not waste time on social media. "Bawat minuto na pag fe-facebook o… Read More

Palace assures no whitewash in Faeldon son case

Palace assures no whitewash in Faeldon son case

December 14, 2018, 5:16 pm

MANILA -- Malacañang assured the public on Friday there will be no whitewash in the case involving the son of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon for alleged possession of illegal drugs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed receiving a spot report… Read More

NPO boosts leadership dev’t efforts

NPO boosts leadership dev’t efforts

December 14, 2018, 5:14 pm

MANILA -- The National Printing Office (NPO) on Friday culminated its five-month management training program to boost the leadership of its executive ranks in support of its plans for organizational change and development. NPO Director Francisco Vales Jr. led the recognition and pinning ceremony… Read More

PRRD won’t call for special session to approve nat'l budget

PRRD won’t call for special session to approve nat'l budget

December 14, 2018, 5:12 pm

MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday confirmed President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer be calling for a special session to finish deliberations on the proposed PHP3.7-trillion national budget for 2019. “I would like to confirm the announcement that the President will not be calling for a special… Read More

PNP chief condoles with family of slain cop in Agusan

PNP chief condoles with family of slain cop in Agusan

December 14, 2018, 5:10 pm

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde on Friday extended his condolences to the family members of the police officer who was shot dead by armed men who allegedly tried to abduct him in Agusan del Norte last Thursday. The abductors are said to be members… Read More

4 Chinese get life term for making shabu aboard a boat

4 Chinese get life term for making shabu aboard a boat

December 14, 2018, 5:04 pm

MANILA- Judge Roline Ginez-Jabalde of Olongapo Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 74, has meted out life imprisonment to four Chinese nationals from the Hong Kong special administrative region for drug charges. The four, Win Fai Lo,Shu Fook Leung,Kam Wah Kwok, and Kwok Tung Chan, were arrested on… Read More

DOLE warns public vs. spurious info online, mobile phones

DOLE warns public vs. spurious info online, mobile phones

December 14, 2018, 4:54 pm

MANILA -- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday warned the public not to believe a message being circulated on social media and mobile phones regarding the monetary benefits of employees who have worked with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) between 1990 and 2018. “This is… Read More

Faeldon to go on leave over son's arrest in drug ops: DOJ exec

Faeldon to go on leave over son's arrest in drug ops: DOJ exec

December 14, 2018, 4:34 pm

MANILA---Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director Nicanor Faeldon has offered to go on leave following the apprehension of his 31-year-old son Nicanor Jr. in an anti-illegal drug operation in Naga City, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday. In a message to reporters, Justice… Read More

MARINA inaugurates new central office building

MARINA inaugurates new central office building

December 14, 2018, 3:31 pm

MANILA -- The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has inaugurated its newly-constructed central office building on Bonifacio Drive corner 20th Street at Port Area, Manila this Friday. The 12,000-square meter 12-storey building was constructed with a cost of PHP382 million through the assistance… Read More

Guevarra vouches for Diokno's integrity

Guevarra vouches for Diokno's integrity

December 14, 2018, 3:16 pm

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday he believes in the competence and integrity of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno who has faced criticism from some lower house lawmakers for supposed "insertions" in the national budget. "I do not have all the facts at hand to enable me to… Read More

Balangiga Bells now in Eastern Samar

Balangiga Bells now in Eastern Samar

December 14, 2018, 1:32 pm

MANILA -- The historic Balangiga Bells arrived in Guiuan, Eastern Samar at about 10:28 a.m. Friday, an official of the Philippine Air Force said. "Around 8 a.m. po umalis dito sa VAB (Villamor Air Base, Pasay City) 'yung C-130 (with tail number 5011) and 10:30 a.m. po dumating ng Samar (The C-130… Read More

Light to moderate rains in NCR, Luzon Friday

Light to moderate rains in NCR, Luzon Friday

December 14, 2018, 9:59 am

MANILA—The northeast monsoon affecting Luzon would bring light to moderate rains Friday. In its 4 a.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Isabela, Quezon and Rizal provinces would experience light… Read More

Red offensive threat warrants ML extension: Madrigal

Red offensive threat warrants ML extension: Madrigal

December 14, 2018, 9:58 am

MANILA -- The one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao is warranted as New People's Army (NPA) rebels threaten to conduct a nationwide offensive, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said. "Eh 'di all the more that we have a reason dun sa extension… Read More

No Filipino casualties in Turkey train crash: DFA

No Filipino casualties in Turkey train crash: DFA

December 14, 2018, 8:31 am

MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday night reported that no Filipino was among the casualties in the deadly high-speed train crash in Ankara, Turkey. Ambassador to Turkey Ma. Rowena Sanchez said no Filipinos were among the dead or injured in the crash that killed nine… Read More

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Fri. Dec. 14, 2018

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Fri. Dec. 14, 2018

December 14, 2018, 7:40 am

BUSINESS MIRROR – DOE moves to jump-start PHL-China energy talks DAILY TRIBUNE -- Fight fire with fire INQUIRER – Senators shield Diokno from House attack MANILA BULLETIN – Tax amnesty awaits Duterte’s nod MANILA TIMES – Ex-PDEA exec tagged in P11-B shabu mess MANILA STANDARD – Diokno… Read More

PRRD streamlines rules on procurement of gov’t motor vehicles

PRRD streamlines rules on procurement of gov’t motor vehicles

December 13, 2018, 10:41 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has consolidated and rationalized the rules in the procurement of government vehicles and reiterated policy which prohibits “all government” agencies from acquiring and using luxury cars or SUVs. In Administrative Order (AO) No. 14 signed Monday, Duterte has… Read More

5 ex-NHA execs face 10-year jail term for ‘ghost’ project

5 ex-NHA execs face 10-year jail term for ‘ghost’ project

December 13, 2018, 9:33 pm

MANILA -- For overpayment of a “ghost” project in Bacolod City in 1992, the Sandiganbayan has sentenced five former executives of the National Housing Authority (NHA) to 10 years imprisonment. The Sandiganbayan Second Division, in a decision dated Dec. 7, 2018, also perpetually barred former… Read More

2 minors rescued, pimp nabbed in Taguig

2 minors rescued, pimp nabbed in Taguig

December 13, 2018, 9:19 pm

MANILA -- Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Human Trafficking Division rescued two minors and arrested an individual in an operation in Market Market, Taguig City. In a statement Thursday, NBI Director Dante Gierran said the subject, who remains unnamed while inquest… Read More

Balangiga bells ‘property of Catholic faith’: PRRD

Balangiga bells ‘property of Catholic faith’: PRRD

December 13, 2018, 8:38 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday said nobody from both Philippine and United States governments should take credit for the return of the Balangiga bells, noting that they have always been property of “the Catholic faith.” “The credit of the return of the Balangiga (bells)… Read More

EU awards P1.25-B energy grants to PH organizations

EU awards P1.25-B energy grants to PH organizations

December 13, 2018, 8:29 pm

MANILA-- The European Union (EU) on Thursday awarded seven Filipino organizations with clean energy grants worth 21 million euros or about PHP1.2 billion. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen said 73 applicants proposed business solutions for the provision of clean electricity in remote… Read More