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PH monitors shooting incidents in Brazil, France
December 12, 2018, 12:32 pm
MANILA-- Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said the Philippine government is checking whether there are Filipino casualties in two separate gun attacks in Brazil and France on Wednesday. No immediate reports of affected Filipinos from the Philippine Embassy in Brasilia and Philippine… Read More
Martial law brings Mindanao closer to becoming ‘gun-free society’
December 12, 2018, 12:23 pm
MANILA – Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo on Wednesday lauded the Duterte administration for bringing Mindanao closer to a "gun-free society" with the implementation of martial law. During the joint session of both chambers of Congress to tackle President Rodrigo Duterte's request to… Read More
Congress convenes joint session on ML extension in Mindanao
December 12, 2018, 10:13 am
MANILA -- The House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday convened in a joint session to tackle President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. The joint session started at 9:01 a.m. with 14 senators and 162 congressmen responding to the roll… Read More
Anti-terror ops to continue: Madrigal
December 12, 2018, 9:24 am
MANILA -- Efforts to neutralize terror threats will continue, newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said Tuesday. "We'll also keep up the pace of diminishing the existence of terrorist cells and other armed peace spoilers so we can protect… Read More
Unified effort needed in curbing NPA threat
December 12, 2018, 9:15 am
MANILA -- To fully defeat the threat posed by the New People's Army (NPA), a unified effort is needed from various levels of government, newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said Tuesday. "In order to reach complete victory and win the… Read More
IPs lack of info on Reds being used against them
December 12, 2018, 9:09 am
MANILA -- New People's Army (NPA) fighters are actively targeting Indigenous Peoples (IPs) for recruitment as they do not have real awareness on the rebel group. This was disclosed by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato when asked why the rebels… Read More
Fair weather to prevail over PH Wednesday
December 12, 2018, 8:54 am
MANILA—The northeast monsoon continues to affect northern Luzon, triggering rains, but most of the country will have fair weather on Wednesday. In its 4 a.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of… Read More
DICT targets 500K Filipino digital workers outside NCR by 2022
December 12, 2018, 8:52 am
MANILA – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) targets to train some 500,000 unemployed Filipino workers from the provinces to make them globally-competitive digital workers by 2022. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) at the 51Talk press conference… Read More
PH, Israel sign labor accord on hiring Filipino hotel workers
December 12, 2018, 8:47 am
MANILA -- A newly-signed labor agreement between the Philippines and Israel is expected to generate as many as 1,000 jobs for Filipinos in hotels across Israel, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said Tuesday night. Cato said the document, signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Wed. Dec. 12, 2018
December 12, 2018, 6:40 am
BUSINESS MIRROR – Oct trade gap at record $4.2B, seen expanding DAILY TRIBUNE -- Cheat claim masks ‘pork’ INQUIRER – Ex-speaker allotted P5-B pork - Andaya MANILA BULLETIN – Balangiga bells back home in PH MANILA TIMES – 3 lawmakers got biggest ‘pork’ MANILA STANDARD – Alvarez… Read More
Magnitude 3.6 quake jolts Sarangani
December 11, 2018, 9:37 pm
MANILA -- A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was recorded 118 kilometers southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake of tectonic origin had a depth of 88 km. Phivolcs is not expecting damages or… Read More
Senate needs special session to pass 2019 budget
December 11, 2018, 9:33 pm
MANILA -- Unless President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a special session, it would now be “physically impossible” for the Senate to pass the proposed 2019 national budget on second and third reading, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday. In an interview, Zubiri said this is due… Read More
Be ready for new way to end insurgency, Madrigal told
December 11, 2018, 8:49 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday ordered new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, to be ready to take on a new approach to ending local communist armed conflict in the country. Duterte made this remark during Madrigal’s assumption of… Read More
LGUs support martial law extension in Mindanao: DILG
December 11, 2018, 7:48 pm
MANILA -- All local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao as well as the national league of local governments support the extension of martial law in Mindanao, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Tuesday. DILG Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Jonathan… Read More
New AFP chief vows to bring in 'culture of excellence'
December 11, 2018, 7:35 pm
MANILA --- Newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal on Tuesday vowed to bring a "culture of excellence" to the 145,000-strong military. "As we pursue a culture of excellence, we will also endeavor to achieve good governance and professionalism… Read More
Palace thanks Andaya for addressing infra allocations issue
December 11, 2018, 7:24 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday thanked House Majority Floor Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. for addressing the infrastructure allocations allegedly inserted in the proposed PHP3.575-trillion national budget for 2019. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this reaction after Andaya clarified… Read More
Ex-agri chief, 5 others’ bids to dismiss graft raps junked
December 11, 2018, 6:54 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has junked the requests of former Department of Agriculture secretary and five other others to dismiss and have the graft raps against them voided over the alleged anomalous Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice) car loan in 2009. The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division, in a… Read More
Japan mulls financial aid to Bangsamoro body
December 11, 2018, 6:28 pm
MANILA -- The Japanese government is planning to modify its existing support to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the establishment of the new Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda said Tuesday. "The new BTA that will replace the ARMM government… Read More
SPD acting director now 1-star general
December 11, 2018, 6:10 pm
MANILA -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Director Guillermo Eleazar, on Tuesday confirmed that the acting director of the Southern Police District (SPD) has been promoted to the next higher rank. Senior Supt. Eliseo Cruz was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent, which… Read More
OFWs warned vs. recruiters offering jobs in Malta
December 11, 2018, 6:06 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) cautioned Filipinos who are looking to apply for work in Malta against unscrupulous individuals offering jobs in the said country. In POEA Advisory No. 53-2018 dated Nov. 22 and released Tuesday, the agency revealed that several… Read More
