National
Drilon bats for SBMA-like body to manage, develop Boracay
June 20, 2018, 8:27 pm
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday urged the creation of a single body similar to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) that will take over the development and management of Boracay Island, stressing that a powerful governing authority is needed to coordinate the… Read More
PRRD urges gov’t officials to give Pinoys respite from corruption
June 20, 2018, 8:25 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has urged government officials anew to give Filipinos a respite from corruption warning them of more dismissals coming and no second chances. “There will be more dismissals to come,” Duterte said in his speech during the 81st anniversary of the Government… Read More
Duterte appoints CA, Sandiganbayan associate justices
June 20, 2018, 7:28 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed new associate justices at the Court of Appeals (CA) and Sandiganbayan. Duterte appointed Emily Aliño-Geluz as CA Associate Justice and Georgina Dumpit Hidalgo as Sandiganbayan Associate Justice. Aliño-Geluz, whose appointment paper was… Read More
POPCOM to give family planning services to small firms
June 20, 2018, 7:07 pm
MANILA--The Commission on Population (POPCOM) on Wednesday said that it will be giving family planning commodities and services to small companies in the provinces with less than 200 employees. "We can work with the provincial government and the regional Department of Health (DOH) offices to… Read More
PNP assures safety of Joma upon return to PH for peace talks
June 20, 2018, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- Authorities are ready to provide protection to Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison in case he decides to return to the country in August for peace talks with the Philippine government. In a press briefing Wednesday, Philippine National Police (PNP)… Read More
Panelo on Sereno ouster: ‘The law may be harsh, but it is the law’
June 20, 2018, 6:32 pm
MANILA -- “The law may be harsh, but it is the law.” Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo made this remark following the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the quo warranto petition, which ousted Ma. Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “The Constitution gives express mandate to… Read More
LTO to start releasing 1st batch of license plates by July
June 20, 2018, 6:31 pm
MANILA -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start the distribution of the initial batch of motor vehicle license plates by the first week of July. Plates that are registered from July 1 to October 2016 will be circulated by batches to the regional offices of LTO for distribution to… Read More
AFP to acquire diesel-electric subs in Phase 2 of modernization
June 20, 2018, 6:30 pm
MANILA -- The acquisition of the country's first diesel-electric submarines will be brought forward to Horizon Two of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP), Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andololong said Wednesday. The procurement of… Read More
Carpio to decline nominations as next CJ
June 20, 2018, 6:26 pm
MANILA -- Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday said he would decline all nominations for the top judiciary post, stressing that he doesn't want to benefit from the quo warranto petition which ousted Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Carpio said he will formally decline the nominations… Read More
Poll workers welcome Casquejo's appointment
June 20, 2018, 5:54 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections-Employees' Union (Comelec-EU) supported the ad interim appointment of lawyer Marlon Sabucido Casquejo as their new Commissioner. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the employees’ group said the appointment of the newest member of the Commission en banc was a… Read More
246 priests, religious leaders seek permit to own, carry firearms
June 20, 2018, 5:46 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it has so far received 246 requests for firearms licenses from religious leaders. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde noted that the number is composed of 188 applications from Catholic… Read More
Group of church leaders press for resumption of peace talks
June 20, 2018, 5:45 pm
MANILA -- A group of church leaders on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to resume the formal peace talks that was set in late June. “Let us all pray that both parties continue the principled conversations and realize the… Read More
Czech Republic opens Cebu visa center
June 20, 2018, 5:33 pm
MANILA -- The Embassy of the Czech Republic on Wednesday opened its new visa application center in Cebu City, in partnership with VFS Global, an international outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments. “The launch of the Czech Republic Visa Application Centre in Cebu City… Read More
QC to start random drug testing in public high schools, colleges
June 20, 2018, 3:36 pm
MANILA -- The Quezon City government will finance the mandatory random drug testing in public high schools, colleges and universities in the city beginning school year 2018-2019. To date, the city has 99 public elementary and 48 public high schools, 274 private elementary schools, 175 private high… Read More
Phase 2 of AFP Modernization Program gets PRRD nod
June 20, 2018, 3:30 pm
MANILA -- Horizon Two of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP) has already been approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong confirmed Wednesday. Horizon Two is expected to run from 2018 to 2022.… Read More
DOT: 4th Madrid Fusión Manila rescheduled for 2019
June 20, 2018, 3:10 pm
MANILA -- Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced on Wednesday that the 4th edition of Madrid Fusión Manila (MFM) will not push through this year but assured it will take place in 2019. "Why will it not push through? There's still a bidding, it hasn't started yet," she said in… Read More
No new registration of voters who just turned 18: Comelec
June 20, 2018, 3:02 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said young Filipinos who just turned 18 need not register anew as regular voters. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said that youth voters in the recently concluded Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), who have reached the voting age, are now… Read More
Duterte wants warning labels on sugary drinks
June 20, 2018, 3:01 pm
MANILA -- Filipinos who are fond of drinking powdered juice might want to think twice the next time they purchase this sugar-sweetened beverage in the groceries. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez on Wednesday said that health warnings, similar to those used in… Read More
Tricycles should not be used as school transport service: LTFRB
June 20, 2018, 12:23 pm
MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has reiterated that tricycles are not allowed to be used as school transport service. The Board, in a letter addressed to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim, stressed that vans, mini-buses,… Read More
PRRD appoints Casquejo as Comelec commissioner
June 20, 2018, 12:16 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Marlon Sabucido Casquejo as new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Duterte signed his appointment papers on June 18 to fill up the post vacated by Christian Robert S. Lim whose seven-year term as Comelec commissioner ended on… Read More
