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BOC to donate clothes, blankets to 'Ompong' victims
September 21, 2018, 9:58 pm
MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday said it will donate assorted items such as clothes and blankets to victims of Typhoon Ompong that ravaged northern Luzon almost a week ago. “This week, we will be donating again several goods to our affected kababayan. Among of which are 109… Read More
Millennials urged to reject efforts to revise martial law story
September 21, 2018, 9:57 pm
MANILA – Former Senate president Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. on Friday urged the youth to reject any move to revise the true story of martial law. Pimentel made this comment in reaction to the claim of Juan Ponce Enrile, former Senate leader, that no one was arrested for their political beliefs… Read More
Threat to Trillanes' life, figment of imagination: Panelo
September 21, 2018, 9:50 pm
MANILA – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Friday said opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is just hallucinating for claiming his life is now in danger. “To be clear, his supposed arbitrary arrest, and now threat to his life, are but figments of his imagination,” Panelo… Read More
Power restoration after 'Ompong' now 76%: DOE
September 21, 2018, 7:29 pm
MANILA -- The power restoration in areas affected by Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) is at 76.16%, Felix William Fuentebella, spokesperson of the Department of Energy (DOE), has said. As of Friday afternoon, the agency was still collecting data to update the figures, Fuentebella told the Philippine News… Read More
82 prisoners in La Union, Benguet freed via 'justice on wheels'
September 21, 2018, 7:29 pm
MANILA – A total of 82 prisoners in the provinces of La Union and Benguet have been released from jail under the Supreme Court’s (SC) Enhanced Justice on Wheels (EJOW) project. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez said 51 inmates were freed in Benguet on Friday as a result of simultaneous… Read More
CEB to offer more flights from Cebu to Japan in December
September 21, 2018, 7:08 pm
MANILA -- Starting December 1, local carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) will have daily Cebu-Narita flights, making it easier for those coming from Visayas and Mindanao to go to Japan, said the airline’s spokesperson on Friday. Currently, CEB offers the Cebu-Narita route four times a week, Charo Lagamon… Read More
SC affirms Imelda Marcos' acquittal in dollar salting case
September 21, 2018, 7:04 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the 2008 ruling of Court of Appeals on the acquittal of former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos over her dollar salting case where she allegedly stashed millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts. In a 53-page decision, penned by… Read More
House ratifies report on expanded mom, child health care bill
September 21, 2018, 7:00 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed measure expanding the country's nutrition and health programs for mothers and children during the child's first 1,000 days of life. The lower chamber on Wednesday approved the reconciled… Read More
Comelec expects 'healthy' voter turnout in Marawi polls
September 21, 2018, 6:58 pm
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is optimistic to have a “healthy” voter turnout in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in Marawi City on Saturday. “I don’t think it will dampen their enthusiasm... our belief is that we will have a healthy voter turnout,”… Read More
Gov't vehicles ready to bring Marawi voters to poll centers
September 21, 2018, 6:56 pm
MANILA — Government vehicles will be available to ferry voters to voting stations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Marawi City on Saturday,(September 22), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said fielding government… Read More
Duterte has legal basis to propose federalism: ConCom
September 21, 2018, 6:54 pm
MANILA – A member of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to draft a federal Constitution said Friday President Rodrigo Duterte has legal basis to propose the shift in the form of government from unitary to federalism. Lawyer Rodolfo Robles made this clarification after former senator… Read More
Russian visit highlights PH Navy capability
September 21, 2018, 5:40 pm
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN)'s first-ever port visit to Vladivostok, Russia has highlighted its capability to go beyond its maritime borders, an official said Friday. Navy flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad made the statement during the send-off ceremonies at Pier 13,… Read More
Zamboanga del Norte town mayor, 3 others face murder raps
September 21, 2018, 4:03 pm
MANILA -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal cases against the mayor of Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte and three others before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly killing and burning the house of a man, with whom the local chief executive has a pending land… Read More
No reason to declare martial law: Palace
September 21, 2018, 4:00 pm
MANILA -- The martial law declared by former President Ferdinand Marcos 46 years ago will not happen under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this assurance as the country commemorated Proclamation No. 1081 issued… Read More
PH Consulate General in Houston reopens after 25 years
September 21, 2018, 3:45 pm
MANILA-- The Houston Philippine Consulate General (PCG) will reopen on September 24 more than two decades after it closed in September 1993, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Friday. According to the agency, the consulate is expected to serve around 179,000 Filipinos in the states… Read More
142 Filipino UAE amnesty grantees arrive home
September 21, 2018, 3:43 pm
MANILA-- A total of 142 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Abu Dhabi who availed themselves of the amnesty program of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived home on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The 8th and latest batch of arrivals brings to 980 the total of Filipino… Read More
1st Filipino bishop appointed by Pope John Paul II passes away
September 21, 2018, 3:40 pm
MANILA — The first Filipino bishop appointed by the late Pope John Paul II has died. He was 89. Retired Archbishop Edmundo Abaya of Nueva Segovia passed away at around 3 p.m. of September 20 at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City, according to an article posted on the Catholic… Read More
Deadline for FOI requirements under enhanced PBB 2018 slated Sept. 30
September 21, 2018, 2:57 pm
MANILA -- The Freedom of Information - Project Management Office (FOI-PMO) has reminded all departments and agencies to submit their pending FOI requirements. The FOI criteria are now included in the Enhanced Performance-Based Bonus for the year 2018 to ensure the delivery by, and responsiveness… Read More
DILG issues show cause orders vs. 16 mayors
September 21, 2018, 2:51 pm
MANILA --- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday issued Show Cause Orders against 16 local chief executives who were reported to have been absent or missing during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) last week. DILG Assistant Secretary and spokesperson… Read More
No Pinoy among Maryland shooting casualties
September 21, 2018, 12:57 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday no Filipino was reported among the victims of the mass shooting incident in Maryland in the US on Thursday. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez expressed his sympathies to the bereaved families of the… Read More
