National
KWF seeks audience with CHED, HEIs on retaining Filipino subjects
November 26, 2018, 9:08 pm
MANILA -- The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) will seek the continuous teaching of Filipino and "Panitikan" (literature) in public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide, a staff of the agency said on Monday. The Supreme Court (SC) upheld last month a 2013 memorandum of the… Read More
Congress asked not to require media presence in drugs inventory
November 26, 2018, 8:28 pm
MANILA – The National Press Club (NPC) has asked the two chambers of Congress to amend a law requiring the presence of members of the media during inventories of seized illegal drugs. In a letter dated Nov. 20, 2018, the country’s oldest and biggest media organization called on Senate… Read More
Digital archiving for PH languages preservation eyed
November 26, 2018, 8:10 pm
MANILA -- The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is set to develop a digital archive of Philippine languages. "Archiving is among our efforts to help preserve languages nationwide," KWF Sangay ng Literatura at Araling Kultural Officer-in-Charge Lourdes Hinampas said on Monday. The agency, tasked to… Read More
Robredo, Morales' remarks on PH-China oil deal ‘unfair’
November 26, 2018, 8:08 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Monday described the remarks made by Vice President Leni Robredo and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation on oil and gas development between the Philippines and China as "premature,… Read More
Honest travel agent returns cash pouch of Korean passenger
November 26, 2018, 8:03 pm
MANILA -- A staff of a travel and tours company inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), with the help of airport authorities, returned a cash pouch that was accidentally dropped by a Korean passenger. Based on the report of the Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) of the… Read More
House eyes implementation of anti-inflation measures
November 26, 2018, 7:24 pm
MANILA -- As the House of Representatives pivots from policy to action, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday said the chamber will support the government's implementation of policies to address inflation. During a lunch meeting with House media, Arroyo said the legislative has done its part… Read More
Palace confident to win case vs. Trillanes
November 26, 2018, 7:09 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday expressed confidence anew that it can still win the case against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV over his dismissed coup d' etat charges. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this statement after Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 Judge Andres… Read More
Osmeña wants disqualification case dismissed
November 26, 2018, 7:03 pm
MANILA -- Former senator Serge Osmeña on Monday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk the perpetual disqualification case filed against him. “Premises considered, it is respectfully prayed that the Commission issue an order dismissing the petition, thereby allowing respondent to… Read More
HUDCC exec axed over extortion rap: Palace
November 26, 2018, 6:54 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said former Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Secretary-General Falconi Millar was dismissed due to an extortion complaint. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said a representative of company, which has receivables from HUDCC, has… Read More
Bill on higher alcohol taxes gains traction in House
November 26, 2018, 6:11 pm
MANILA -- A measure seeking to raise the excise tax on alcohol products hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives. During Monday's plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 8618, which seeks to impose higher tax rates on alcoholic beverages to significantly… Read More
PH to launch first green int'l airport in Panglao Nov. 27
November 26, 2018, 6:09 pm
MANILA -- All is set for the inauguration of Panglao International Airport, the country's first eco-airport on Nov. 27, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Monday. Bohol-Panglao International AirportThe airport has green and sustainable structures, solar panels,… Read More
MMDA closes portion of North Ave. due to MRT-7 construction
November 26, 2018, 6:08 pm
MANILA -- The stretch of North Avenue from Agham Road to Quezon Memorial Circle will be closed to motorists Monday night due to the ongoing construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Monday. “This is to pave the… Read More
PH-China oil deal not act of treason, Palace tells Joma
November 26, 2018, 6:03 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday rejected claims made by Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison that the signing of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation on oil and gas development between the Philippines and China is a “clear act of treason”.… Read More
DPWH opens new alternate route to Baguio City, Benguet
November 26, 2018, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday inaugurated two major infrastructure projects in the province of La Union that will provide a better and faster road network for motorists going to Benguet and Baguio City. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said Aringay-Tubao… Read More
No debt trap in China-funded projects, envoy assures
November 26, 2018, 5:41 pm
MANILA-- There is no danger of any debt trap in China-funded projects that account for about a third of the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure program, a Chinese Embassy official assured Monday. "Those projects are proposed by the Philippine side and are economically… Read More
House okays measure modifying rank classification in PNP
November 26, 2018, 5:40 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Monday ratified a measure that seeks to modify the rank classification of uniformed personnel in the Philippine National Police (PNP) by adopting the rank classification used in the military establishment. The lower house approved the reconciled version of… Read More
DOJ mulls all options vs. Makati court ruling on Trillanes
November 26, 2018, 5:28 pm
MANILA -- State prosecutors have yet to meet with the Office of the Solicitor General regarding the government's next move, in connection with the coup d' etat charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes at the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC), Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. "I… Read More
Palace assures MO on troop deployment not prelude to martial law
November 26, 2018, 5:26 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday clarified that Memorandum Order (MO) 32 was issued to protect and preserve the people, and is not a prelude to the declaration of martial law or the suspension of writ of habeas corpus nationwide. “We repeatedly said, if there is any intention, then it should have… Read More
PH to probe Chinese Coast Guard action vs. Filipino news crew
November 26, 2018, 5:22 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said the government will investigate reports that Chinese Coast guards barred a Filipino television news crew from conducting interviews in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and urged them to file a formal complaint to allow the Philippine government to take appropriate… Read More
Group appeals SC ruling vs. Filipino in college curriculum
November 26, 2018, 5:15 pm
MANILA -- A group on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to take a second look at its ruling, which declared as constitutional the order issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) excluding Filipino, Panitikan and Philippine Constitution from among the core subjects in the general… Read More
