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Grab launches road safety features
October 22, 2018, 9:37 pm
MANILA — Grab Philippines launched on Monday its road safety features which aim to implement various initiatives to ensure safe driving among its drivers to reduce road accidents and prevent crimes. The ridesharing firm’s "Safer Everyday Tech Roadmap" will be rolling out safety features on its… Read More
Secret marshals vs. Boracay litterbugs urged
October 22, 2018, 9:26 pm
MANILA — An expert is proposing the deployment of secret marshals to enable the Malay local government unit (LGU), having jurisdiction over Boracay Island, to better address littering once the public resumes flocking to this top tourist destination this week. "Malay LGU can deploy marshals who… Read More
Palace respects court order denying DOJ plea for Trillanes arrest
October 22, 2018, 7:54 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said it "respects" the decision of the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) that denied the petition of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a warrant of arrest against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV over the coup d’etat case filed against him. Makati RTC Branch 148 Judge… Read More
Trillanes case ultimately up to SC: DOJ chief
October 22, 2018, 7:53 pm
MANILA-- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said the fate of the case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will be up to the Supreme Court (SC). In a press briefing, the justice chief said the case "ultimately will be decided by the Supreme Court", even as he noted the difference in the… Read More
Proclamation 572 voiding Trillanes amnesty 'legal': Makati court
October 22, 2018, 7:43 pm
MANILA -- A Makati court upheld the validity of President Rodrigo Duterte's proclamation against the grant of amnesty to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a 33-page order, Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 148 Judge Andres B. Soriano found "no basis to believe that Proclamation 572 has… Read More
DAR ready to extend aid to kin of NegOcc shooting victims
October 22, 2018, 7:16 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is ready to provide legal assistance to the families of nine sugar workers killed inside Hacienda Nene in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City Saturday evening. Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones bared this during a press conference Monday, as he… Read More
Palace to BOC, PDEA: 'Focus on search for P6.8-B shabu'
October 22, 2018, 7:13 pm
MANILA -- Instead of pointing out each other's lapses, Malacañang on Monday urged both the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to focus on retrieving the PHP6.8 billion worth of “shabu” (crystal meth), which allegedly slipped into the country last August.… Read More
SC clears PNP official in 2009 chopper scam
October 22, 2018, 6:32 pm
MANILA – A police official who was sacked for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the purchase of three police helicopters nine years ago has been vindicated after the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' reversal of a resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing him… Read More
House’s 'good' poll rating 'multi-partisan effort': Andaya
October 22, 2018, 6:29 pm
MANILA – Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Monday attributed the higher net satisfaction rating of the House of Representatives to its “multi-partisan effort” in processing priority measures that would “benefit the nation.” Results from the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS)… Read More
Arroyo to recommend PH withdrawal from IPU
October 22, 2018, 5:58 pm
MANILA – Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday said she will recommend to the Senate the withdrawal of the Philippines' membership from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Arroyo made the statement following the IPU's decision to send an "official mission" to the country to look into the… Read More
Bautista assumes post as new DSWD chief
October 22, 2018, 5:56 pm
MANILA -- Newly-appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista officially assumed the post on Monday during the leadership turnover ceremony in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Bautista received the DSWD flag from Acting Secretary Virginia Orogo… Read More
Duterte to visit wake of slain sugarcane workers in Negros
October 22, 2018, 5:46 pm
MANILA – Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher "Bong" Go on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte will visit the wake of sugarcane workers who were killed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last Saturday. Go said Duterte is set to fly to Sagay before noon on Tuesday to… Read More
No more public interviews for SC senior justices vying for CJ post
October 22, 2018, 5:45 pm
MANILA – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Monday said it will exempt the Supreme Court's senior associate justices who have been with the high court for at least five years from public interviews for the screening for the Chief Justice post. “The JBC (Judicial and Bar Council) thoroughly… Read More
Army's Mechanized Infantry Division activates brand-new unit
October 22, 2018, 5:43 pm
MANILA – The Mechanized Infantry Division (MID) on Monday formally activated its 6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Provisional). Major Gen. Gilbert Gapay served as presiding officer and keynote speaker during the event held at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac. Gapay urged officers and enlisted… Read More
DOLE chief condemns killing of NegOcc sugar workers
October 22, 2018, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday strongly condemned the recent killing of nine people in a sugar farm in Negros Occidental. “We, in the Labor department, condemn the massacre of the hapless unarmed sugar workers and their family in Negros,” Labor Secretary… Read More
PNP vows stronger anti-drug ops amid claims of 'shabu' price cut
October 22, 2018, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday vowed to intensify its anti-illegal drug operations in the wake of reports claiming that that there has been an oversupply of shabu on the streets of Metro Manila that led to its price reduction. “As I have said, if it is true that shabu… Read More
Palace hits IPU's 'biased' probe on de Lima, Trillanes cases
October 22, 2018, 4:31 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday slammed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a Geneva-based organization of foreign parliaments, after it announced its intention to probe government cases against Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo described… Read More
Camiguinons urged to 'deepen cooperation' during 39th Lanzones fest
October 22, 2018, 4:20 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar has urged the people of Camiguin to maintain good deeds and cooperation as important tools in achieving peace and prosperity. Andanar made this call as he graced the opening of the 39th Lanzones Festival and… Read More
Bong Go seeks amendment to juvenile justice law
October 22, 2018, 4:14 pm
MANILA -- Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Sunday said he would initiate a review of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act if given a Senate seat. "Kung sakaling papalarin at kawaan ng Panginoon, ay sisilipin ko ang juvenile justice law kasi… Read More
Federalism, Bangsamoro Organic Law go hand in hand: DILG
October 22, 2018, 4:05 pm
MANILA -- Shifting to a federal form of government perfectly aligns with the Bangsamoro’s hope for local autonomy, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday. “Federalism will cement in the Constitution the asymmetric relationship between the… Read More
