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TESDA airport help desks assist close to 900 OFWs

TESDA airport help desks assist close to 900 OFWs

October 9, 2018, 9:34 pm

MANILA – A few months after OFW Desks were opened in major airports in the country this year, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has assisted close to 900 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Data sent to the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday showed 887 OFWs were… Read More

MWSS assures water security

MWSS assures water security

October 9, 2018, 8:39 pm

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) reassured residents of Metro Manila and nearby areas of adequate water supply even as it plans to tap new sources of water. During the launching of a new media forum on Tuesday, MWSS administrator Reynaldo Velasco said the… Read More

NFA to do away with ‘fancy’ rice names

NFA to do away with ‘fancy’ rice names

October 9, 2018, 7:35 pm

MANILA -- No more fancy names for rice like "sinandomeng" and others, just "local" and "imported." Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said this was approved by the National Food Authority (NFA) Council on Monday (Oct. 8) as the new way to label rice in the markets. In his Facebook page on the… Read More

Federalism push 'very much alive' at House: solon

Federalism push 'very much alive' at House: solon

October 9, 2018, 7:30 pm

MANILA -- The push for a shift to a federal form of government is "very much alive" at the House of Representatives, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. In a press conference, House committee on housing and urban development chairman Albee Benitez said the lower chamber intends to pass Resolution of Both… Read More

Palace distances from House draft federal charter

Palace distances from House draft federal charter

October 9, 2018, 7:27 pm

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said it will not intervene in the House of Representatives’ draft federal charter, noting that it was their constitutional obligation to make such a proposal. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark when asked to comment on a provision in the… Read More

 FVR cites role of millennials in sustainable dev't

FVR cites role of millennials in sustainable dev't

October 9, 2018, 7:16 pm

MANILA -- Former president Fidel V. Ramos has cited the role of millennials as the future stewards toward sustainable development in the 21st century, especially in the fight against climate change, poverty, terrorism, injustice and inequality. Ramos made the statement to Marc Brian Lim, Junior… Read More

Roque admits doing campaign ad, but still undecided on 2019 bid

Roque admits doing campaign ad, but still undecided on 2019 bid

October 9, 2018, 7:01 pm

MANILA -- Although still undecided about pursuing a possible Senate bid in next year’s midterm elections, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday confirmed that he has already shot a campaign advertisement which he has paid for "months before.” “Well, the truth is I shot it because… Read More

House now working as constituent assembly: solon

House now working as constituent assembly: solon

October 9, 2018, 6:57 pm

MANILA -- The House of Representatives is already working as a constituent assembly to propose amendments or revisions to the 1987 Constitution, according to the chairman of the committee on constitutional amendments. In a press conference on Tuesday, Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso said the lower… Read More

Zubiri says Duterte ‘strong as an ox’

Zubiri says Duterte ‘strong as an ox’

October 9, 2018, 5:04 pm

MANILA -- “The President is strong as an ox,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday, belying reports that President Rodrigo Duterte is suffering from a major health illness. “We saw it yesterday, he is in good spirits,” Zubiri added during an ambush interview at the… Read More

Duterte cancer-free: DILG chief

Duterte cancer-free: DILG chief

October 9, 2018, 4:34 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte is healthy and cancer-free, Interior and Local Government OIC-Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. Año said the President made the announcement during a Cabinet meeting on Monday. “Last night, we had a Cabinet meeting. It lasted (until) about 11 p.m. And I… Read More

PNP to file raps vs. suspects in ambush of PDEA agents

PNP to file raps vs. suspects in ambush of PDEA agents

October 9, 2018, 4:30 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday announced that it is set to file cases against the suspects in the ambush that killed five Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) members and wounded two others in Kapai, Lanao del Sur. “Sa ngayon (For now), base sa (based on the)… Read More

PH will not join US military drills in WPS, Duterte tells China

PH will not join US military drills in WPS, Duterte tells China

October 9, 2018, 4:19 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines will not participate in the military exercises the United States will be conducting in the disputed West Philippines Sea (WPS). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte made this remark after Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines… Read More

PNP forms task group to probe Ozamiz judge killing

PNP forms task group to probe Ozamiz judge killing

October 9, 2018, 4:04 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to probe the killing of Ozamiz City Executive Judge Edmundo Pintac on Monday. In a press conference on Tuesday, PNP spokesman, Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., said Senior Supt. Emmanuel Hebron,… Read More

 Congress recalls coco levy fund bill

Congress recalls coco levy fund bill

October 9, 2018, 4:02 pm

MANILA – Congress has decided to recall the coco levy bill from the Office of the President to introduce an amendment that would save the measure from being vetoed, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday. In an interview, Zubiri said the decision was made after they learned that… Read More

Palace condemns Ozamiz judge's slay

Palace condemns Ozamiz judge's slay

October 9, 2018, 4:00 pm

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday condemned the killing of Ozamiz City Executive Judge Edmundo Pintac, who was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Ozamiz City on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the murder of Pintac, one of the magistrates handling the cases involving the… Read More

Remember 'golden rule', SolGen tells critics wishing PRRD ill

Remember 'golden rule', SolGen tells critics wishing PRRD ill

October 9, 2018, 3:58 pm

MANILA -- Solicitor General Jose Calida reminded critics of the administration wishing that President Rodrigo Duterte would become ill that what goes around comes around. "Well maybe (remember) the golden rule. That's my message to them," Calida told reporters on the sidelines of oral arguments on… Read More

 LTFRB decision on new jeepney fare hike petition out soon

LTFRB decision on new jeepney fare hike petition out soon

October 9, 2018, 3:57 pm

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is set to decide on the proposed jeepney fare hike submitted by various transport groups to mitigate the impact of series of oil price increases in the country, LTFRB chairman Martin Delgra III said on Tuesday. This, as the… Read More

3.8K cops pass 2018 exam for line officers

3.8K cops pass 2018 exam for line officers

October 9, 2018, 3:49 pm

MANILA -- Close to 4,000 cops have passed the selection process of the Lateral Program Entry for Line Officers, which is part of the preventive component of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) internal cleansing program. Based on the final results released by the Directorate for Personnel and… Read More

Duterte orders unimpeded rice importation

Duterte orders unimpeded rice importation

October 9, 2018, 3:47 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved the unimpeded importation of rice as part of government efforts to combat rising inflation and lower prices, Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this decision was reached during the 30th Cabinet meeting on Monday… Read More

PH Army dragon boat team wins 3 golds in SoKor

PH Army dragon boat team wins 3 golds in SoKor

October 9, 2018, 3:45 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine Army (PA) team has netted three gold medals in the just-concluded 2018 ARA Waterways International Dragon Boat Festival held in Incheon, South Korea last Oct. 4-8. In a statement late Monday, Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva said the event was organized by the… Read More