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Start of voter registration in NCR nets almost 27K applicants

Start of voter registration in NCR nets almost 27K applicants

July 11, 2018, 5:15 pm

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received close to 27,000 applications during the first week of the continuing registration in Metro Manila for the May 2019 midterm polls. In a statement Wednesday, the poll body reported that the turnout of the voter registration in the National… Read More

Localized peace talks with Reds more practical: Lacson

Localized peace talks with Reds more practical: Lacson

July 11, 2018, 4:58 pm

MANILA -- Following the breakdown of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said localized peace initiatives with communist rebels is the way to go forward because it is more practical, cheaper and faster to conduct. Besides… Read More

4 new DOJ officials named

4 new DOJ officials named

July 11, 2018, 4:52 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed that Malacañang has appointed three new undersecretaries and one assistant secretary to the agency. In a statement, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said lawyers Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, Adrian F. Sugay, Mark L. Perete were named… Read More

PCOO aims for widespread youth vigilance vs. disinformation

PCOO aims for widespread youth vigilance vs. disinformation

July 11, 2018, 4:39 pm

MANILA -- As the country's future, the youth in the long run are expected to gain extensive knowledge and vigilance against disinformation, with the Presidential Communications Operations Office's (PCOO) continuous "Dismantle Disinformation" campaign, Secretary Martin Andanar said Wednesday. The… Read More

Palace on Duterte remark vs. Leni: ‘The president has standards’

Palace on Duterte remark vs. Leni: ‘The president has standards’

July 11, 2018, 4:20 pm

MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark that Vice President Leni Robredo is incompetent to govern the Philippines, saying the President has a certain “standard” of aptitude given his almost 30-year experience in public service. Duterte, in an ambush… Read More

Lacson welcomes Duterte’s ‘humble apology’ to God

Lacson welcomes Duterte’s ‘humble apology’ to God

July 11, 2018, 2:36 pm

MANILA -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s apology to God, saying the people can now move on while praying for the President’s “continued enlightenment.” “I can only thank God for enlightening our president to make that humble apology. It… Read More

Duterte: ‘I only apologize to God’

Duterte: ‘I only apologize to God’

July 11, 2018, 2:31 pm

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has apologized to his “all-forgiving” God but noted that he was not saying sorry to any Church or religious leader. Duterte made his apology in a closed-door meeting with Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW) Founder and President Bro. Eduardo Villanueva… Read More

House receives ConCom's draft federal charter

House receives ConCom's draft federal charter

July 11, 2018, 1:56 pm

MANILA -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday formally received the draft federal constitution prepared by the 22-member Consultative Committee (ConCom) on Charter Change. ConCom chairman and former Chief Justice Reynato Puno handed over a copy of the 91-page draft charter titled “Bayanihan… Read More

Over 500 gov’t workers nabbed since start of anti-drug war

Over 500 gov’t workers nabbed since start of anti-drug war

July 11, 2018, 1:53 pm

MANILA -- More than 500 government workers have been arrested in anti-drug operations from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018, authorities bared Wednesday. Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Senior Supt. Benigno Durana Jr. said the number includes 53 uniformed personnel, 245 civilian employees… Read More

RIMPAC sea phase starts Wednesday

RIMPAC sea phase starts Wednesday

July 11, 2018, 12:26 pm

MANILA -- The two Philippine Navy (PN) ships deployed for this year's "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii are scheduled to sail out anytime Wednesday (Manila time) to participate in the so-called "Force Integration Phase" (FIP) of the naval maneuvers. "(The two ships will be sailing)… Read More

Risk of violence for 2018 SONA low: AFP

Risk of violence for 2018 SONA low: AFP

July 11, 2018, 11:02 am

MANILA -- The risk of any violence erupting during President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23 is very low, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato said Tuesday. "Kung magkaroon man ng (If there will be a) shooting,… Read More

PH Navy delegation head visits RIMPAC contingent

PH Navy delegation head visits RIMPAC contingent

July 11, 2018, 10:09 am

MANILA -- Commodore Toribio Adaci, head of the Philippine Navy (PN) delegation to the ongoing "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) exercise, visited the PN contingent last July 8. This took place at Bravo Pier, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Jonathan Zata said in a… Read More

'Gardo' out of PAR; some parts of PH to experience monsoon rains

'Gardo' out of PAR; some parts of PH to experience monsoon rains

July 11, 2018, 9:20 am

MANILA—Typhoon “Gardo” (international name Maria) is out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but some parts of the country will continue to experience rains due to the prevailing southwest monsoon or "habagat", the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services… Read More

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Wed., July 11, 2018

Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Wed., July 11, 2018

July 11, 2018, 7:42 am

BUSINESS MIRROR – FDI dip slightly in April but 4-month total rises INQUIRER – Duterte OKs P3.8-T cash-based budget MANILA BULLETIN – Duterte eyes P3.757-trillion 2019 budget MANILA TIMES – Gunman killed at archbishop’s palace MANILA STANDARD – Leni agrees to lead united front vs Rody… Read More

OVP continues to help indigents via Angat Buhay program

OVP continues to help indigents via Angat Buhay program

July 11, 2018, 7:30 am

MANILA -- Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has sourced more than PHP250 million to benefit the poor through the Angat Buhay program. In a press briefing in Quezon City, Robredo said the program was launched almost two years ago with the aim of… Read More

DepEd reiterates drug testing only for HS, college students

DepEd reiterates drug testing only for HS, college students

July 11, 2018, 5:51 am

MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday pushed for the enforcement of the law regarding the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct drug testing of public school students. In a statement released Tuesday night, DepEd said Secretary Leonor Briones met… Read More

Duterte on net satisfaction rating: ‘I don’t care, make it 15’

Duterte on net satisfaction rating: ‘I don’t care, make it 15’

July 11, 2018, 5:45 am

MANILA – A latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s net satisfaction rating dropping at 45 percent has failed to rattle the country’s first leader from Mindanao. “I don’t care, make it 15. It does not interest me at all,” Duterte said in a… Read More

Wrong labor provisions in draft charter ‘an honest mistake’: ConCom

Wrong labor provisions in draft charter ‘an honest mistake’: ConCom

July 10, 2018, 10:00 pm

MANILA -- The Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to draft a Federal Constitution on Tuesday apologized for the inclusion of the ”wrong labor provisions” in its proposal, saying it was "an honest mistake". ConCom senior technical assistant and spokesperson Ding Generoso said ConCom chairman… Read More

Duterte to choose from shortlist of experts to probe Dengvaxia

Duterte to choose from shortlist of experts to probe Dengvaxia

July 10, 2018, 9:47 pm

MANILA -- A shortlist of Asian experts, tasked to assess if the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine has health risks, is now with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III… Read More

I will not resign because it will make Robredo president: Duterte

I will not resign because it will make Robredo president: Duterte

July 10, 2018, 9:19 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will not step down because it will make Vice President Leni Robredo the next president of the country. “Look, I will not resign because it will make her president,” Duterte said an media interview after gracing the National MSME Summit… Read More