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P160.5-M drugs in tomato paste cans, luggage seized in Clark
January 17, 2019, 5:52 pm
MANILA -- Authorities seized a total of PHP160.5 million worth of shabu, ecstasy and kush, a strain of cannabis, concealed in food items and a luggage at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday. In a press conference, PDEA… Read More
Chinese flotilla in Manila for 4-day goodwill visit
January 17, 2019, 5:22 pm
MANILA -- A Chinese naval task force consisting of two guided-missile frigates, Wu Hu (Hull 539) and Han Dan (Hull 579), and replenishment ship, Dong Ping Hu (Hull 960), arrived at Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila on Thursday for a goodwill visit that will last until January 21. At 10 a.m.,… Read More
Don’t react if you’re not being alluded to: Palace to bishops
January 17, 2019, 5:21 pm
MANILA -- No matter how many verbal attacks President Rodrigo R. Duterte hurls against the Catholic Church, bishops and priests living in luxury, clergymen should not react if they’re not being alluded to, Malacañang said Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remark after… Read More
DFA monitoring impact of Italy's money remittance tax on OFWs
January 17, 2019, 4:59 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday it will monitor Italy's impending imposition of a new remittance tax on non-European Union (EU) states and its effect on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sending money to the country. The remittance tax of 1.5 percent will be imposed… Read More
Comelec to hold mock polls in 60 precincts Jan. 19
January 17, 2019, 4:57 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct mock polls in 60 polling precincts in different parts of the country on Saturday, in preparation for the May 13 national and local elections. “The mock elections will test and ensure the security features, accuracy, integrity, and… Read More
Pa searches for missing daughter after 'immersion with farmers'
January 17, 2019, 4:44 pm
MANILA -- A father has been making the rounds of radio stations to find her 18-year-old daughter who went missing after attending an immersion with farmers in Quezon province last December. In a report from The Varsitarian, the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas, Roland… Read More
Intel ops necessary to maintain peace, order: PNP
January 17, 2019, 4:42 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday stressed the need for continuous gathering of intelligence information on members of left-leaning groups as part of efforts to preserve the country's internal security. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr. said this move does… Read More
Best interest of PH to take over Hanjin: defense chief
January 17, 2019, 4:29 pm
MANILA -- With the Philippine Navy (PN) poised to order 26 ships to augment its fleet in the next 10 years, it would be in the country's interest to take control of debt-ridden Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday.… Read More
Trillanes’ threat claims ‘mere imagination’: Palace
January 17, 2019, 4:14 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday said it is only Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's mere imagination that makes him think of threats allegedly coming from President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s camp. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he is no longer surprised with… Read More
Palace leaves investigators to probe Bacolod dad’s case
January 17, 2019, 4:09 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday said that it will leave to investigators to probe a Bacolod City local official already on the drug watch list of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after President Rodrigo R. Duterte on… Read More
Netizens urged to stop sharing drummer's suicide video
January 17, 2019, 4:03 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday expressed its deepest sympathy to the family of Razorback drummer Brian Velasco who passed away Wednesday morning in an apparent suicide. "We are aware of the video going around the internet of his suicidal act. We request the public to stop… Read More
PH, Thailand ink pact strengthening info cooperation
January 17, 2019, 3:25 pm
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A long-standing friendship just got a bit stronger after officials of the Philippines and Thailand on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for greater information and media cooperation. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin… Read More
'Safe PH' project faces Senate probe
January 17, 2019, 3:08 pm
MANILA -- Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling for a congressional inquiry into the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) "Safe Philippines" Project to mitigate the potential risks to national security or public interest. Recto filed Senate Resolution No. 990 to… Read More
No Meningococcemia outbreak in PH: DOH
January 17, 2019, 2:50 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said there is no meningococcemia outbreak nationwide. The department made the statement following the death of a two-year-old girl who exhibited signs and symptoms of the deadly disease caused by the neisseria meningitidis bacteria. "We are,… Read More
Stay away from left-leaning groups, NYC chief urges youth
January 17, 2019, 2:50 pm
MANILA -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) has called on Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) leaders to spread nationalism and resist supporting rebel groups. In an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel on Wednesday, NYC Chairman Ronald Gian Cardema said while the government works on bringing down the… Read More
VP vote count in 3 Mindanao provinces challenged before PET
January 17, 2019, 2:49 pm
MANILA -- Opposing camps contending the results of the 2016 vice presidential election results are at odds over a motion filed by lawyers of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in connection with irregularities in votes from three provinces in Mindanao. In an "extremely urgent motion of… Read More
QC public school teachers, personnel get rice subsidy hike
January 17, 2019, 2:34 pm
MANILA -- All teaching and non-teaching personnel in Quezon City public schools will get a PHP500 increase in their quarterly rice allowance after Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista signed an ordinance increasing their previous PHP1,500 rice allowance to PHP2,000. “The Quezon City government… Read More
Mindanao prelates express support for BOL
January 17, 2019, 2:26 pm
MANILA -- A total of 15 Catholic Church leaders and members of the clergy in Mindanao, including Cotabato Archbishop Emeritus Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, have expressed support for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). “After many failed attempts, this may be the last concrete chance for a just and… Read More
WPS row still PH's biggest security concern: Lorenzana
January 17, 2019, 2:14 pm
MANILA -- The maritime row in the West Philippine Sea remains the most critical security challenge for the country, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. He made this remark during his speech at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines' (FOCAP)… Read More
DOJ junks appeal of Maria Ressa, Rappler over tax raps
January 17, 2019, 2:13 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday turned down the motion for reconsideration filed by Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) and its president Maria Ressa on their indictment for tax evasion. In its resolution dated Nov. 29, 2018, the prosecution panel led by Assistant State… Read More
