MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the petition filed by online news site Rappler seeking to stop the implementation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision revoking the certificate of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) allegedly for... Read More
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MANILA – Malacañang confirmed on Thursday Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez has been convincing President Rodrigo Duterte to accept the invitation of President Donald Trump to visit the United States.Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Romualdez made the... Read More
MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday warned that the House of Representatives would be the “laughing stock of history” if Quezon 3rd District Rep. Danilo Suarez retains his post as House Minority Leader.Appearing at the regular Kapihan sa Senado forum, Drilon... Read More
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday confirmed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte finally signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).“This is to announce that the President has just signed the BOL into law,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a text message to Palace... Read More
MANILA -- Victory for the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue is only considered complete once full Filipino control or ownership is established in the territory, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday."Until such time that we get the whole WPS to ourselves, it is not a victory... Read More
MANILA-- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said the Senate will treat the draft Federal Charter submitted by the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) as just another proposal to amend the Constitution, which the chamber will have to carefully study along with others.Last July 9, the... Read More
MANILA -- Members of a health alliance on Thursday said they were delighted over President Rodrigo Duterte's call for the speedy passage of the Universal Health Care Bill (UHC)."We are happy that the president made UHC bill a priority bill," said Dr. Maricar Limpin, executive director of Framework... Read More
MANILA -- Passengers accessing the country's main airport are warned against using fraudulent passports, as Filipino immigration officers are there to scrutinize every document, an official told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday."Our officers were trained to detect fraudulent documents.... Read More
MANILA -- There is no swineflu outbreak in the country, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said in a statement issued Thursday.The bureau said it has not received verified reports on such outbreak."Allegations circulating in social media and text messages about swine influenza in the country aren't... Read More
MANILA -- Nine flights between Manila and El Nido were cancelled as of Thursday afternoon due to bad weather in El Nido, Palawan, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said. Cancelled flights were AirSwift's (T6) 111/112 Manila-El Nido-Manila, T6 126/127 Manila-El Nido-Manila, T6 142/143... Read More
MANILA -- There are no obstacles preventing President Rodrigo R. Duterte from signing the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), Malacañang said on Thursday.Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stressed that the Palace was merely deciding whether or not there should be a ceremony during the signing... Read More
MANILA -- A low-pressure area (LPA) spotted in the vicinity of San Nicolas, Batangas was expected to dissolve late afternoon to early evening on Thursday, the state weather bureau reported.Ariel Rojas, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services... Read More
MANILA -- The National Union of Career Executive Service Officers (NUCESO) on Thursday expressed support for the proposed federal constitution drafted by the Consultative Committee (ConCom), and also vowed to participate in the transition to federalism should it be ratified by the Filipino... Read More
MANILA -- A new online portal that can help Filipino migrant workers avoid erring recruitment agencies was launched on Thursday.Khalid Hassan, director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines, said the Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA), will allow migrant... Read More
MANILA -- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested 31 Chinese nationals said to be behind an online phishing site from inside the posh Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City on Wednesday night.NBI Deputy Director and spokesman, Ferdinand Lavin, said officials of the Security, Safety... Read More
MANILA -- House Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya on Thursday said "quite a handful" of congressmen from the ruling party PDP-Laban are "seriously considering" jumping ships."Quite a handful na nagi-intensyon na talagang lumipat (There is quite a handful [of lawmakers] who are really intending to jump... Read More
MANILA -- Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III said free higher education is key to the development of the country, stressing that it is important to invest in the future of the youth.In his speech at the Nationwide Information Caravan for Republic Act... Read More
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will soon prohibit open-pit mining possibly through the issuance of an executive order, Malacañang said on Thursday.“He has said it before – he will soon prohibit open-pit mining. I don’t know when but I guess when the Executive Order for... Read More
MANILA -- A trial court judge in Davao del Norte has applied for the position of Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed on Thursday.Guevarra, an ex-officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), said Judge Virginia Tejano-Ang of the Tagum City, Davao Del Norte... Read More
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