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DOLE to provide emergency employment to PLDT workers
August 6, 2018, 5:02 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday said it will provide emergency employment assistance for 30 days to the affected workers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company. In an interview, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III noted that they have received… Read More
PRRD focused on key issues amid ‘very good’ rating
August 6, 2018, 4:49 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte remains focused on his vow to rid the country of illegal drugs, crime, and corruption amid the "very good" net satisfaction rating his administration obtained in a recent survey, Malacañang said Monday. Results of the Second Quarter 2018 Social Weather… Read More
CA blocks DOLE order to regularize over 7K PLDT workers
August 6, 2018, 4:32 pm
MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) stopped the order of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) directing the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to regularize 7,344 workers it hired from third party contractors. In a 47-page decision dated July 31 penned by Associate Justice… Read More
Tuna canning firm exec confident of exoneration from raps
August 6, 2018, 4:30 pm
MANILA -- An official of the Alliance Select Foods International (Alliance) expressed confidence that he would be cleared of charges after the Pasig Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) ordered him and several others arrested for violations of the Corporation Code of the Philippines. Former Alliance… Read More
All terror threats need validation: PNP
August 6, 2018, 3:32 pm
MANILA -- While it says there is no reason for alarm, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said authorities are validating reports of bomb threats in Metro Manila, which are circulating through social media and text messages, following the attack on a military detachment in Lamitan City,… Read More
Quezon City to host 2nd 'Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino'
August 6, 2018, 3:23 pm
MANILA -- The Quezon City local government will host the 2nd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), a film festival that will exclusively screen Filipino films organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in celebration of the “Buwan ng Wika”. Among the activities to be… Read More
Martires takes oath as new Ombudsman
August 6, 2018, 2:45 pm
MANILA -- Retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Samuel Martires took his oath as the new Ombudsman before Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio at the High Court's session hall on Monday. Martires, accompanied by his wife Cecilia, said he will prioritize the resolution of pending cases,… Read More
PNP busts KFR, gun-for-hire groups in separate ops
August 6, 2018, 2:41 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday announced the recent successful operations against kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) and gun-for-hire groups by its Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) and the Police Regional Office 4-A (Calabarzon). "PNP Calabarzon has responded positively to my… Read More
Drug conviction rate up by 200%: DOJ
August 6, 2018, 2:27 pm
MANILA -- The conviction rate arising from illegal drug cases filed in courts increased by more than 200 percent in 2017, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday. During the budget deliberations of the House appropriations committee on the DOJ's proposed… Read More
Provincial buses may use Valenzuela terminal starting Aug. 15: MMDA
August 6, 2018, 2:20 pm
MANILA -- Provincial buses may use the integrated bus terminal in Valenzuela City once the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) starts its implementation of the provincial bus ban along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) on August 15. The policy seeks to ease traffic congestion in… Read More
PAF allots P24-M for spare parts of 2 light-lift aircraft
August 6, 2018, 2:19 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF), through its Bids and Awards Committee, has allocated the sum of PHP24 million for the acquisition of spare parts for its two PT Dirgantara NC212i light-lift fixed wing aircraft. The pre-bid conference is slated on Friday, 9 a.m. at the PAF Procurement… Read More
Navy eyes inclusion of Del Pilar frigates in 'force package' to Libya
August 6, 2018, 1:50 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) said it is looking at the possibility of including its Gregorio Del Pilar-class frigates (formerly the US Coast Guard Hamilton cutters) in the force package it is preparing in response to the kidnapping of three Filipino overseas workers in Libya last July 6.… Read More
Albayalde cites gains vs. top tier targets in drug war
August 6, 2018, 1:02 pm
MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde reported significant progress in the government's efforts to collar high value targets (HVTs) in the war on drugs. "I am pleased to announce that of the 9,866 High Value Targets (HVTs) in the list of drug… Read More
PNP chief welcomes bounty vs. militant leaders
August 6, 2018, 12:19 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) welcomed the reward offered for information on the whereabouts of progressive leaders, who were ordered arrested for murder. Speaking to newsmen, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde clarified that the sum is not a "dead or alive" offer and… Read More
Services sector gets highest daily wage, agri workers' pay rises
August 6, 2018, 10:38 am
MANILA -- Workers in the country's services sector received the highest salaries among other major sectors as of January, latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA said services sector workers got an average of PHP482.60 in daily wage in January this year, the… Read More
Russian Navy chief vows support for PH Navy upgrade programs
August 6, 2018, 10:32 am
MANILA -- Russian Navy chief Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev has expressed his commitment to support the ongoing upgrade programs of the Philippine Navy (PN) in terms of training, maintenance, and sustainment of future acquisition especially its submarine acquisition program. Korolev made this… Read More
P100-M for habagat-hit Pangasinan, Ilocos farmers, fishers mulled
August 6, 2018, 10:10 am
MANILA -- The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is now evaluating a consortium's request for PHP100 million to help small farmers and fisherfolk (SFF) hit by last month's torrential monsoon rains in Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur provinces. "We're assessing Nueva Segovia Consortium of… Read More
TESDA taps financial institutions to help TVET grads
August 6, 2018, 9:41 am
MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has tapped some financial institutions to help the agency assist technical and vocational education training (TVET) graduates who would like to put up a business. "We have invited the DBP (Development Bank of the… Read More
Pinoy students win medals in 2 math tilts in China
August 6, 2018, 9:21 am
MANILA -- Filipino students continued their success abroad by winning five medals in two math competitions in China. The young math wizards earned three gold and two bronze medals at the recent 14th China Northern Mathematical Olympiad (CNMO) in Taizhou City, Zhejiang province and 15th China… Read More
Online support group sets nationwide breastfeeding event
August 6, 2018, 9:11 am
MANILA -- Hundreds of mothers nursed their babies during the celebration of National Breastfeeding Awareness month on Sunday at the sixth installment of Hakab Na!, a simultaneous and countrywide breastfeeding event. Around 2,000 breastfeeding mothers gathered at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay… Read More
