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PH, EU to form panel to implement tie-up deal
September 1, 2018, 8:01 am
MANILA -- The European Union (EU) and the Philippines are eyeing to establish a joint committee soon to follow up and implement its recently ratified Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The PCA provides for the establishment of a joint committee composed of senior level officials from… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018
September 1, 2018, 7:31 am
BUSINESS MIRROR -- Ending the budget standoff INQUIRER -- Cops file raps vs Cebu mayor who riled Du30 PHILIPPINE STAR -- Navy flagship runs aground near shoal MANILA BULLETIN -- Price cap on rice pushed MANILA TIMES -- DoJ: Nayong Pilipino casino lease deal void MANILA STANDARD -- 26 farmers… Read More
Malasakit Center to expand in Visayas, Mindanao
August 31, 2018, 11:08 pm
MANILA -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go expressed the need to strengthen and expand the Malasakit Center program in order to make quality medical care available to more Filipinos. The Malasakit Center is the one-stop shop program of President Rodrigo… Read More
Urban poor climate resilience-building underway
August 31, 2018, 9:12 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) are partnering to help the country's urban poor build resilience to climate change. Such resilience-building is important, so the urban poor can better cope with and recover from climate… Read More
TESDA chief urges LGUs to take over training centers
August 31, 2018, 8:47 pm
MANILA – The head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is urging local government units (LGUs) to take-over the supervision of TESDA training centers in the provinces. "We are urging the LGUs to accept the devolution process in the skills training centers. There… Read More
TESDA eyes municipal skills training courts nationwide
August 31, 2018, 8:28 pm
MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is eyeing the establishment of municipal skills training courts across the country, TESDA Director General, Secretary Guiling Mamondiong, said on Friday. "It's a scheme wherein we will use our trainees to build the… Read More
Lady on viral dance challenge apologizes to MMDA
August 31, 2018, 7:54 pm
MANILA – The lady, who was shown in a viral video dancing the “Kiki Challenge” along Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (EDSA), apologized to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday. The lady, identified as Micha Anne Gabuten, met with MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago to… Read More
DOLE chief belies P1.9-B fund misused
August 31, 2018, 7:51 pm
MANILA — Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday denied allegations that they have misused PHP1.9 billion funds. “We are dumbfounded by the wild accusation made by a member of the House of Representatives that we have misused a staggering PHP1.9… Read More
Ample time to convince Senate to back federalism: Palace
August 31, 2018, 7:38 pm
MANILA – There is enough time for the Executive Department to convince the Senate to agree to the proposed shift to a federal system of government, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Friday. Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya, who is DILG… Read More
Aussie nun accorded with all legal remedies: Palace
August 31, 2018, 7:19 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Friday said the government gave Australian nun Patricia Fox all the remedies she can avail of under the Philippine law to appeal her deportation. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this reaction after Fox said she will ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) to… Read More
NFA augments rice supply in Batanes
August 31, 2018, 6:48 pm
MANILA -- Residents of Batanes island are now assured of continuous supply of affordable rice, as the National Food Authority (NFA) has replenished its stock inventory in the province with the arrival of 3,000 bags at the Basco Port on Friday. This brings to 3,261 bags the total NFA inventory in… Read More
More than P13-B needed for shift to federalism: ConCom
August 31, 2018, 6:29 pm
MANILA – A member of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) that drafted the proposed Federal Constitution said Friday the shift to a federal system of government will only cost about PHP13.29 billion. ConCom member, Prof. Edmund Tayao, made this remark a day after the meeting between members of… Read More
DOLE, PLDT to meet on workers' regularization
August 31, 2018, 5:58 pm
MANILA — Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday said he will be meeting with officials of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) on Saturday (September 1) to discuss the regularization of 50 percent of the 7,344 workers. “Probably compromise… Read More
Makabayan bloc wants rice crisis probed
August 31, 2018, 5:29 pm
MANILA -- Lawmakers belonging to the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives sought a congressional inquiry into the country's rice crisis. The seven-member bloc filed on Thursday House Resolution No. 2120, a copy of which was sent to the House media on Friday. The Makabayan bloc consists… Read More
Aussie nun asks DOJ to let her stay in PH
August 31, 2018, 5:23 pm
MANILA — Australian nun Patricia Anne Fox on Friday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to let her stay in the country. “Sr. Patricia (Pat) Fox today appealed to the Department of Justice to let her stay in the country. She will file an appeal to the DOJ to reverse a deportation order… Read More
Lim being hunted, P6.8-B shabu probe on: SAP Go
August 31, 2018, 5:21 pm
MANILA -- Addressing statements from the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo, Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go on Friday said the government is investigating the PHP6.8-billion shabu smuggling and tracking down alleged drug lord Peter Lim. Barry Gutierrez, Vice President… Read More
Filipino inventors appeal to gov’t for financial aid
August 31, 2018, 5:17 pm
MANILA – The Filipino Inventors Society (FIS) on Thursday appealed to the government for financial support to assist many outstanding Filipino inventions to propel the country towards economic development and prosperity. The FIS through its president, Manuel Dono made the clarion call during a… Read More
DOJ declares Nayong Pilipino deal void 'ab initio’
August 31, 2018, 4:54 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Friday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that the lease contract between Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) and Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. is void ab initio (from the beginning). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Justice… Read More
Ozamiz archbishop supports martial law extension
August 31, 2018, 4:42 pm
MANILA -- A Catholic prelate on Friday expressed support for the possible extension of martial law in Mindanao. “I am for the extension of martial law provided the Constitution of our land is its basis,” Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad said in an interview. Jumoad lauded personnel of the Armed… Read More
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
