National
Solon wants 6-month ML extension in Mindanao
November 19, 2018, 4:54 pm
MANILA – A resolution seeking to extend martial law in Mindanao until June 2019 has been filed at the House of Representatives. Iligan City Rep. Frederick Siao filed on Nov. 14 House Resolution 2302, urging President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law all over Mindanao for another six months… Read More
Galvez to pursue peace in Mindanao despite looming retirement
November 19, 2018, 4:54 pm
MANILA -- Less than a month before his retirement from military service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff, Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Monday said he will dedicate the remainder of his life in pursuing peace in Mindanao. "I will be retiring (within), I think (in) 22 days and… Read More
DOJ reviews NBI complaint vs. Lapeña
November 19, 2018, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- Government lawyers are evaluating the complaint filed against former Customs Commissioner and current Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Isidro Lapeña. “It is undergoing review,” Acting Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon said… Read More
PRRD eyes stronger cooperation with China under 'Belt and Road'
November 19, 2018, 4:48 pm
MANILA – Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation is one of the issues expected to be discussed when President Rodrigo Duterte meets with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday at the Malacañang Palace. In an interview with China Media Group, Duterte said he is set to discuss with… Read More
Visit to AFP highlights solid partnership with MILF: Murad
November 19, 2018, 4:45 pm
MANILA -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim said his visit to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Monday highlights the strong and solid partnership between the two institutions. "Today, I am truly honored to join our… Read More
House shifts focus on oversight function
November 19, 2018, 4:34 pm
MANILA -- With only a few months left before the 17th Congress closes, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday said the House of Representatives would strengthen its oversight function to oversee the implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte's legislative agenda. "We are now moving in the last… Read More
PAPI sets 23rd National Press Congress on Dec. 4
November 19, 2018, 3:44 pm
MANILA -- The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) has scheduled its 23rd National Press Congress on December 4 at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros, Manila. The media event is mandated under Presidential Proclamation 1187, declaring December every year as the Month of the… Read More
NBI conducts parallel probe on La Union ambush
November 19, 2018, 3:39 pm
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said he has tasked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct its independent investigation on the ambush of Balaoan, La Union Mayor Aleli Concepcion and her father, Vice Mayor Alfred Concepcion. "I will now issue a department… Read More
Work in Manila courts suspended for Xi Jinping’s visit
November 19, 2018, 3:17 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) announced the suspension of work in all courts in the city of Manila on Tuesday in line with the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. "In view of EO 41, s. 2018 of Mayor Joseph Estrada and upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator and… Read More
Comelec opens bids for printing of BOL primers
November 19, 2018, 3:06 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is inviting bidders for the printing of close to a million primers for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) before the plebiscite to be held on January 21, 2019. According to the Invitation to Bid released Monday, the poll body will be printing a total… Read More
Bill increasing candidates spending limit in polls pushed
November 19, 2018, 3:01 pm
MANILA -- To encourage transparency in reporting campaign expenses, the bill proposing an increase in the spending limit of candidates and political parties is due for floor deliberations in the Senate. Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and… Read More
142 EPD cops test negative for drug use
November 19, 2018, 2:42 pm
MANILA – Some 142 police officers assigned at the Eastern Police District (EPD) tested negative following last week's surprise drug test as part of efforts to weed its ranks of drug users. In a statement Monday, EPD director, Chief Supt. Bernabe Balba said a total of 142 operatives from the… Read More
PRRD directs gov’t agencies to take active role in drug war
November 19, 2018, 2:05 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has directed the entire government to take an “active role” in the administration’s war against drugs more than a week after the chief executive bared his plan in a lecture at Malacañang. Under Memorandum Circular No. 53, Duterte directed all… Read More
Road closures for Xi Jinping visit start Tuesday
November 19, 2018, 1:58 pm
MANILA -- The Manila Police District (MPD) on Monday advised the public to take alternate routes as some roads would be closed during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 20-21 (Tuesday and Wednesday). The following roads that will be closed on Tuesday for the visit and… Read More
Medialdea confirms sacking of 3 DSWD execs
November 19, 2018, 1:56 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has fired three undersecretaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a Palace official confirmed on Monday. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed that Duterte has sacked DSWD Undersecretary for Protective Operations and… Read More
Ex-probation exec faces 7-year jail term for malversation
November 19, 2018, 1:43 pm
MANILA – A former disbursing officer of an agency under the Department of Justice is now facing a seven-year prison term after the Sandiganbayan convicted him of malversation when he pocketed more or less PHP51,000 of public funds in 1989. In a decision dated Nov. 16, 2018, the anti-graft… Read More
Cop nabbed for illegal cockfighting in Muntinlupa
November 19, 2018, 11:46 am
MANILA -- An active police officer assigned in Basilan was arrested on Sunday during a raid conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) in an illegal cockfighting operation in Muntinlupa City, a PNP official said on Monday. PNP Spokesperson, Chief Supt.… Read More
MILF chair Murad visit to bolster ties with AFP, gov't
November 19, 2018, 11:03 am
MANILA -- The visit of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday will further cement the group's trust in the government and military. Murad's visit to Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters is also the first, AFP public affairs… Read More
Signal No. 1 up in 4 areas due to 'Samuel'
November 19, 2018, 9:39 am
MANILA -- Several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao will experience rainy weather on Monday as tropical depression "Samuel" moves closer towards the country. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said "Samuel" was… Read More
Korean, foreign languages not Filipino subject replacement: DepEd
November 19, 2018, 9:32 am
MANILA -- Amid misguided assertions and the timing of reports about the offering of elective Korean language class in selected public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized that this program is in no way intended to and shall not replace the Filipino subject in the basic education… Read More
