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Live carabaos for slaughter get rarer, pricier

Live carabaos for slaughter get rarer, pricier

August 27, 2018, 3:07 pm

MANILA -- The average April-June farm gate price of carabao or water buffalo for slaughter rose further this year amid dipping production and inventory of the livestock animal. The average carabao liveweight price per kilogram rose 9.74 percent to PHP93.43 in 2018 from 2017's PHP85.14, latest… Read More

DND chief: Navy should have been strongest of all military services

DND chief: Navy should have been strongest of all military services

August 27, 2018, 3:01 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) should have been always the strongest service in the the military. This was stressed by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on his speech welcoming the arrival of the PN contingent on the just-concluded "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC)… Read More

House panel mulls to consolidate impeach raps vs. 7 SC justices

House panel mulls to consolidate impeach raps vs. 7 SC justices

August 27, 2018, 2:36 pm

MANILA -- The chairman of the House justice committee is mulling the possibility of consolidating the individual impeachment complaints against the seven Supreme Court (SC) justices who voted to oust former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a press conference on Monday, committee chairman… Read More

PH invites China to Marawi rehab pledging session

PH invites China to Marawi rehab pledging session

August 27, 2018, 2:25 pm

BEIJING -- The Philippines has invited China to take part in the country’s pledging session set in November to drum up international support for the recovery and rehabilitation program for the damaged city of Marawi in Mindanao. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III extended the invitation to… Read More

Nat’l Heroes Day helps keep Filipino nationalism alive: AFP

Nat’l Heroes Day helps keep Filipino nationalism alive: AFP

August 27, 2018, 12:53 pm

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed hope that the annual commemoration of the National Heroes Day will help revive the spirit of nationalism among the present generation of Filipinos. "The AFP hopes that the observance will fan the fire of nationalism among Filipinos,"… Read More

Duterte defends appointment of de Castro as CJ

Duterte defends appointment of de Castro as CJ

August 27, 2018, 12:15 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday defended his decision to appoint Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro as new Chief Justice. “Kung sino yun nauna na pumasok, s’ya yun unang ma-promote and that would go for everybody (Whoever comes first, she will be the… Read More

PRRD ‘tired’ of listening to Joma's health rumors

PRRD ‘tired’ of listening to Joma's health rumors

August 27, 2018, 12:07 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday, National Heroes Day, said he was “tired” of listening to rumors being spread by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison about his supposed poor state of health. “I am tired of listening to Maria Sison,”… Read More

Duterte recalls Lapu-Lapu as first national hero

Duterte recalls Lapu-Lapu as first national hero

August 27, 2018, 11:41 am

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday, National Heroes' Day, recalled how Lapu-Lapu was the first Philippine hero, stressing how it “pained” him to see how the Visayan ruler has been relegated to a mere species of fish. “As a footnote, just the -- a vignette of life, Lapu-Lapu was… Read More

No Filipino among Florida mass shooting victims: DFA

No Filipino among Florida mass shooting victims: DFA

August 27, 2018, 11:38 am

MANILA -- No Filipino was among the victims of a fatal shooting incident in Florida as per report from the Philippine Embassy in Washington, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. As of posting, the agency is monitoring the situation of the Filipino Community in Jacksonville Landing,… Read More

DND chief mourns passing of US senator John McCain

DND chief mourns passing of US senator John McCain

August 27, 2018, 10:58 am

MANILA -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed his regrets on the passing of former US Sen. John McCain after succumbing to brain cancer Sunday. "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Sen. John McCain, a true friend of the Philippines and the Filipino people.… Read More

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

August 27, 2018, 9:04 am

BUSINESS MIRROR – DOF eyes end-2018 OK of tax bills in Congress INQUIRER – Soaring rice prices hurt poor families MANILA BULLETIN – Pinay golfers bag 2 golds in Asiad PHILIPPINE STAR – Short-term SC chief vows judicial reforms MANILA STANDARD – Impeach ax poised on new CJ MANILA… Read More

'Join Israel trip to end PRRD health rumors', Go to Alejano, Trillanes

'Join Israel trip to end PRRD health rumors', Go to Alejano, Trillanes

August 26, 2018, 7:08 pm

MANILA -- Opposition lawmakers Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano and Senator Antonio Trillanes are welcome to join President Rodrigo R. Duterte in his trip to Israel if they doubt the reason for his official visit, Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said… Read More

MWSS unveils new water sources projects

MWSS unveils new water sources projects

August 26, 2018, 5:45 pm

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) unveiled a new water security and sustainability roadmap with new water sources projects in the pipeline that will be enough to provide adequate potable water in 10 to 25 years. Speaking at the Management Association of the… Read More

Improvement of health systems also LGUs role: DOH

Improvement of health systems also LGUs role: DOH

August 26, 2018, 4:19 pm

MANILA -- Improvement of local health systems through resolution of common health inequities is not the sole responsibility of Department of Health (DOH), an official of the agency said. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), DOH Calabarzon Director Eduardo Janairo said their… Read More

DILG taps Mindanao barangay execs to disseminate info on BOL

DILG taps Mindanao barangay execs to disseminate info on BOL

August 26, 2018, 1:43 pm

MANILA -- Officials working for the eventual ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in a plebiscite next year underscored Sunday the role of Mindanao barangay officials in informing the public about the law and its lasting benefits for the country. A three-day forum on the Bangsamoro… Read More

Launch of new airport in Bohol set in October

Launch of new airport in Bohol set in October

August 26, 2018, 12:40 pm

MANILA -- A new airport in Bohol province is set to be inaugurated in October, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. The DOTr said the construction of the New Bohol (Panglao) Airport is 92.14 percent complete as of July 31, which is ahead of its 2021 target.  The construction started in… Read More

Balay Silangan wards to get TESDA livelihood training

Balay Silangan wards to get TESDA livelihood training

August 26, 2018, 11:55 am

MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to help Balay Silangan drug surrenderers through livelihood and skills training. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron N. Aquino on Saturday said he already met with TESDA Deputy Director… Read More

SolGen, Ombudsman laud de Castro appointment as new CJ

SolGen, Ombudsman laud de Castro appointment as new CJ

August 26, 2018, 11:08 am

MANILA -- Two top legal officials of the government welcomed the appointment of Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro as the new top magistrate of the Supreme Court (SC). “The OSG family and I rejoice in the well-deserved appointment of Justice Teresita L. de Castro as Chief Justice of… Read More

240 new officers to join Army units nationwide

240 new officers to join Army units nationwide

August 26, 2018, 9:50 am

MANILA -- Some 240 newly-commissioned 2nd lieutenants were formally deployed Friday to various Philippine Army (PA) units nationwide to help in the ongoing fight against insurgency and terrorism. Army spokesperson, Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva, said these officers consists of 102 male and 37 female… Read More

Rains continue over Luzon Sunday

Rains continue over Luzon Sunday

August 26, 2018, 9:44 am

MANILA -- The southwest monsoon continuously affecting the western part of Luzon will bring rains over the island on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said monsoon rains will prevail over… Read More