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No proposal yet to extend martial law in Mindanao: Palace

No proposal yet to extend martial law in Mindanao: Palace

August 31, 2018, 4:40 pm

MANILA – Malacañang on Friday said security officials on the ground have yet to recommend whether another martial law extension in Mindanao is needed in the wake of a Sultan Kudarat explosion that killed at least three people. “The decision whether or not to extend will be pursuant to a… Read More

Año urges local execs, police to work vs. profiteers

Año urges local execs, police to work vs. profiteers

August 31, 2018, 4:06 pm

MANILA – Secretary Eduardo M. Año of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on local government officials to reactivate their respective Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCC) in the wake of unabated price hikes of prime commodities. Año also urged local… Read More

NFA Council allows private sector to import rice

NFA Council allows private sector to import rice

August 31, 2018, 3:44 pm

MANILA -- The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has authorized the private sector to import rice beyond the minimum access volume (MAV) in an effort to bring down the prices of rice, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the private traders will be allowed to… Read More

Injured Isulan bombing victims now out of danger: PNP chief

Injured Isulan bombing victims now out of danger: PNP chief

August 31, 2018, 2:19 pm

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde, said the three dozen individuals injured in the bomb attack in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat last Tuesday are now out of danger. "Out of the 36, 15 have been discharged from the hospital and all the rest who are still in… Read More

Sandiganbayan denies bail bids of ex-BI execs

Sandiganbayan denies bail bids of ex-BI execs

August 31, 2018, 1:55 pm

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has denied the petitions for bail of two former Bureau of Immigration (BI) executives and a former police general who were accused of plunder in connection with the alleged PHP50-million bribe for the release of more than 1,000 Chinese nationals in 2016. The Chinese… Read More

BRP Gregorio Del Pilar still operational despite grounding: AFP

BRP Gregorio Del Pilar still operational despite grounding: AFP

August 31, 2018, 1:49 pm

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured that the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, one of the Philippine Navy's largest warships, is still operational after it sustained minimal damage when it ran aground in the vicinity of the Hasa-hasa Shoal in Palawan Wednesday night. The impact… Read More

MMDA urges woman on viral dance challenge to apologize

MMDA urges woman on viral dance challenge to apologize

August 31, 2018, 1:07 pm

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) urged the woman dancing in the viral “Kiki Challenge” along Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (Edsa) to make a public apology. “Kung sino ka man, magpunta ka dito humingi ka ng paumanhin. Sabihin mo sa buong madla na huwag kang gayahin.… Read More

Mandaluyong fire victims get aid

Mandaluyong fire victims get aid

August 31, 2018, 11:27 am

MANILA -- Victims of a recent fire in Mandaluyong City who are deemed qualified may be relocated to government housing units, Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go said Thursday. During his visit and distribution of relief assistance to fire victims, Go said there are available… Read More

DOJ submits probe report on Nayong Pilipino’s ‘flawed’ contract

DOJ submits probe report on Nayong Pilipino’s ‘flawed’ contract

August 31, 2018, 9:55 am

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed the probe into the lease contract that Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc. (NPFI) entered into with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. (LRPDC) and submitted the report to President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “We have transmitted our… Read More

Corruption preventing PH’s economic progress: Duterte

Corruption preventing PH’s economic progress: Duterte

August 31, 2018, 9:34 am

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday lamented how the Philippines would take longer to reach the economic progress achieved by its neighboring countries due to massive corruption within government. “If we cannot stop graft and corruption and cannot maintain law and order in this… Read More

Navy frigate grounded in Hasa-Hasa Shoal: DND chief

Navy frigate grounded in Hasa-Hasa Shoal: DND chief

August 31, 2018, 9:25 am

MANILA -- Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday confirmed that Navy flagship, the 3,250 gross ton BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF-15) ran aground on Wednesday in Hasa-Hasa Shoal (international name Half Moon) which lies 65 nautical miles off Balabac, Palawan. He added that… Read More

Trough of LPA to bring scattered rains over Visayas, Mindanao

Trough of LPA to bring scattered rains over Visayas, Mindanao

August 31, 2018, 9:04 am

MANILA—The trough of the low pressure area (LPA) spotted off Guiuan, Eastern Samar will bring rains over Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, as the southwest monsoon continues to affect northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in… Read More

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Friday, August 31, 2018

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Friday, August 31, 2018

August 31, 2018, 7:48 am

BUSINESS MIRROR – Federalism price tag higher at P243B INQUIRER – DENR to open more areas to mining MANILA BULLETIN – Historic trips to Israel, Jordan MANILA TIMES – House backs extension of Mindanao martial law MANILA STANDARD – ‘Let smugglers import rice’ PHILIPPINE STAR – DA… Read More

Duterte stands by Naga City as ‘shabu hotbed’ remark

Duterte stands by Naga City as ‘shabu hotbed’ remark

August 30, 2018, 9:19 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday said he is standing by his earlier statement that Naga City, the hometown of Vice President Leni Robredo, is a “hotbed of shabu.” “I stand by my word that Naga is the hotbed of shabu. Yung brother-in-law niya yung nagdala ng drugs doon sa… Read More

Investment guide for agriculture ventures launched

Investment guide for agriculture ventures launched

August 30, 2018, 9:16 pm

MANILA -- The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched Thursday an investment guide that aims to help prospective agricultural entrepreneurs identify high-value crop ventures they could pursue. The publication is titled "Financial Viability and… Read More

Passenger who made bomb joke not CAAP employee: exec

Passenger who made bomb joke not CAAP employee: exec

August 30, 2018, 9:13 pm

MANILA -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) denies a passenger, who made bomb joke Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), is its employee. CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that the passenger identified as Saidona Singgon… Read More

3 more Dengvaxia raps filed vs. Garin, 36 others

3 more Dengvaxia raps filed vs. Garin, 36 others

August 30, 2018, 8:38 pm

MANILA -- Three more parents of children who reportedly died after being injected with the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia on Thursday sued former Health Secretary Janette Garin and 36 others before the Department of Justice (DOJ). The families of Clarissa Alcantara, Erico Mendoza Leabres, and Christine… Read More

Senate finance panel approves OP, PMS 2019 budget

Senate finance panel approves OP, PMS 2019 budget

August 30, 2018, 7:59 pm

MANILA -- The Senate finance committee on Thursday approved the proposed 2019 budgets of the Office of the President (OP) and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). The proposed 2019 budget of the OP, including the PMS, is PHP6.773 billion, which is 12.32 percent higher than this year’s… Read More

Filipinos in Malaysia facing arrest to still get help as amnesty ends

Filipinos in Malaysia facing arrest to still get help as amnesty ends

August 30, 2018, 7:57 pm

MANILA -- Despite the bulletins on existing voluntary deportation for illegal immigrants in Malaysia, less than one percent of the total undocumented Filipinos were able to avail of the amnesty. Citing data from the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said… Read More

All threats on PRRD's life are taken ‘seriously’: Palace

All threats on PRRD's life are taken ‘seriously’: Palace

August 30, 2018, 7:54 pm

MANILA – All kind of threats on the life of President Rodrigo Duterte are taken seriously by the government defense and security sectors, Malacañang on Thursday said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was asked to comment on Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin… Read More