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Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Mon. April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019, 8:19 am
INQUIRER -- Search for truth urged in Negros killings PHILIPPINE STAR -- SC seeks names of 'narco judges' MANILA BULLETIN -- PH 'ready to serve you well' DAILY TRIBUNE -- Senate says no probe: Acierto slapped down MANILA TIMES -- El Niño damage hits P4.3B MANILA STANDARD -- DOJ probes… Read More
Stop throwing wastes in waterways: DENR
April 1, 2019, 7:57 am
MANILA -- Residents along major waterways in the metropolis have been urged to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the cleanup of the Maytunas Creek in San Juan City's Barangay Addition… Read More
Jude Sabio ‘hallucinating’: Palace
March 31, 2019, 6:06 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Sunday described Jude Sabio, the lawyer who filed a communication before the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing President Rodrigo R. Duterte of committing crimes against humanity, as “hallucinating” after the former claimed he was being harassed by the Duterte… Read More
Negros Oriental police ops ‘legitimate’: PNP
March 31, 2019, 5:38 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday defended the police operations that resulted in the killing of 14 people and the arrest of 15 others in Negros Oriental on Saturday. “The law enforcement operations were legitimate and covered by search warrants issued by the court,”… Read More
IRR on bigger motorcycle plates to undergo consultation: LTO
March 31, 2019, 5:11 pm
MANILA -- A transport official has reassured motorcycle riders that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a law requiring bigger motorcycle number plates will undergo public consultation. Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar Galvante made this remark following the backlash from… Read More
FVR cites Duterte, MWSS on sustainable water security
March 31, 2019, 3:48 pm
MANILA -- Stressing that Metro Manila’s water supply system was in much worse shape in the 1990s compared to its condition today, former President Fidel V. Ramos lauded the Duterte administration and the current Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) officials for addressing with… Read More
7K plus troops to participate in 'Balikatan' 2019
March 31, 2019, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- Around 7,550 Filipino, American and Australian troops will be participating in this year's "Balikatan" exercises which will formally start April 1 and end on the 12th. This was disclosed by Philippine "Balikatan" public affairs officer, Lt. Cmdr. Liezl M. Vidallon, in an interview with… Read More
DILG urges LGUs to support DOH measles vaccination campaign
March 31, 2019, 3:13 pm
MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) encouraged the local government units (LGUs) to be its proactive partners in the conduct of nationwide immunization campaign to address the measles outbreak. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año made this call through Memorandum… Read More
Reds' front groups scamming for donations: AFP official
March 31, 2019, 2:04 pm
MANILA -- Militant organizations, reportedly fronting for the communist terrorist groups, are exploiting Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and fabricating reports that paint a very dire human right situations in the Philippines which they will then use as a pretext for asking donations from foreign donors… Read More
Campaign period for Metro Manila local bets begins smoothly
March 31, 2019, 1:45 pm
MANILA -- The first two days of the campaign period for local candidates in Metro Manila was “generally peaceful”, according to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). “No untoward incidents for the past two days related to election,” said Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, NCRPO… Read More
Partly cloudy skies for PH on Sunday
March 31, 2019, 11:19 am
MANILA -- Partly cloudy skies will prevail over the whole archipelago on Sunday, the weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) added that eastern Visayas and Mindanao will experience isolated rain showers caused by the easterlies… Read More
Ex-fighters, kin ready for decommissioning
March 31, 2019, 9:36 am
MAGUINDANAO – Babu Psung, 60, from Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao, was among the hundreds of Bangsamoro residents who witnessed the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on March 29. She is the wife of a grizzled MILF combatant. In an interview, she shared her… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Sun. Mar. 31, 2019
March 31, 2019, 8:17 am
INQUIRER -- EU to probe if cash aid ends up with PH Reds PHILIPPINE STAR -- Palace to public: Cut down on plastics use MANILA BULLETIN -- With honors DAILY TRIBUNE -- EU audits Red aid MANILA TIMES -- 'Stop complaining, focus on defense' MANILA STANDARD -- Europe probes NGO ties with NPA… Read More
DPWH opens 2 improved, widened streets in QC
March 30, 2019, 8:41 pm
MANILA -- Two road widening projects worth over PHP 72 million in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City on Friday were opened to motorists to serve as an alternate route to Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa). Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar led the ceremonial… Read More
Gov't recovers guns from CPP-NPA leader's safehouse
March 30, 2019, 6:27 pm
MANILA -- Police and military personnel on Friday recovered firearms and explosives from a house of a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) ranking official in a raid in Marikina City. According to a report, joint elements of the National Capital Region Police Office… Read More
Water shortage may affect food security: Piñol
March 30, 2019, 5:48 pm
MANILA -- Unless mitigating measures to address the current water supply problem triggered by the El Niño phenomenon are implemented, the Philippines could face a shortage of food in the years to come, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol said on Thursday. Piñol attributed the drying up… Read More
BI intercepts 30 undocumented OFWs at NAIA
March 30, 2019, 5:43 pm
MANILA — A total of 30 undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) disguised as tourists bound for the Middle East were barred from leaving the country by Bureau of Immigration-Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (BI-TCEU) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday. BI Port… Read More
AFP confident of proving cases vs. CPP-NPA front groups
March 30, 2019, 4:30 pm
MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday expressed confidence in proving their cases before the European Union (EU) and Belgium against the supposed groups acting as legal fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). "We are confident that… Read More
PH backs UN resolution vs. financing terrorism
March 30, 2019, 3:49 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Saturday announced its co-sponsorship of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution combatting the financing of terrorism. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. himself stressed that “money… Read More
Palace calls for reduced plastic use on Earth Hour observance
March 30, 2019, 2:53 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Saturday called for Filipinos to cut down the use of plastics as the world celebrates Earth Hour, with this year's theme focusing on the issue of single-use plastics. "A United Nations report shows the Philippines as one of the top five contributors of plastic waste in the… Read More
