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Calida: SC ruling vs. Sereno a 'triumph of justice'
June 19, 2018, 7:04 pm
MANILA -- “A triumph of justice.” This was how Solicitor General Jose Calida described the Supreme Court's decision affirming the quo warranto petition, which ousted Ma. Lourdes Sereno from the Chief Justice post. “Well of course, being the Solicitor General I’m happy with the result. To… Read More
Fish-taking in Panatag an imperfect barter: Palace
June 19, 2018, 6:30 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday echoed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s statement that the practice of Chinese Coast Guard personnel taking catch from Filipino fishermen in the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is barter, albeit an imperfect one. “Ang sabi nga (ng)… Read More
CBCP lauds DOJ reinstatement of Fox’s missionary visa
June 19, 2018, 6:26 pm
MANILA -- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday lauded the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) allowing Sr. Patricia Fox to stay in the country and reinstating her missionary visa. “We sincerely appreciate the decision of our government authorities to… Read More
DOT: No set date on Boracay reopening, task force hopes for Oct. 26
June 19, 2018, 6:24 pm
MANILA -- Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is deferring details on Boracay's reopening to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), but shared hopes the inauguration of the rehabilitated island will push through on its expected opening day, October 26. "The one that will… Read More
2 Makati cops axed for mishandling apprehension of 'tambays'
June 19, 2018, 6:23 pm
MANILA -- Two Makati policemen have been relieved for failing to properly implement President Rodrigo Duterte's directive against "tambays". Makati City Police Station PCP 6 Commander Police Senior Inspector Aaron E. Elago and SPO2 James Teano, desk officer of Makati PCP 7 were ordered placed in… Read More
Delays in entry of 3rd telco send bad signal to public, business
June 19, 2018, 6:21 pm
MANILA – Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday scored the delays in government efforts to bring in a third telecommunications player in the country, saying the delays "are sending a terrible signal to both the public and the business sector." The delay was reportedly caused by the failure of… Read More
No nationwide martial law amid anti-tambay drive, Palace assures
June 19, 2018, 6:13 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday allayed fears that the anti-tambay (bystander) drive of the Philippine National Police (PNP) would be a prelude to nationwide martial law noting that President Rodrigo R. Duterte earlier said that it was not an option. Roque said that martial law is currently… Read More
SC junks PCGG's P51-B damages claim vs. Marcoses, cronies
June 19, 2018, 6:12 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) junked the appeal of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) to collect PHP51 billion in damages from the estate of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies who allegedly connived to acquire ill-gotten wealth through behest loans. In… Read More
LPA, southwest monsoon to bring rains Wednesday
June 19, 2018, 6:10 pm
MANILA -- Two weather systems will bring rains over most parts of the country on Wednesday. In its 24-hour weather bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the trough of a low pressure area spotted 435 km.… Read More
Duque set to act on anomalous barangay health stations project
June 19, 2018, 5:38 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the effort made by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III to uncover alleged irregularities in the implementation of an PHP 8.1-billion project to build barangay (village) health stations in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
Palace allays fears over police crackdown on ‘tambays’
June 19, 2018, 5:36 pm
MANILA -- Malacanang on Tuesday allayed fears of the government’s critics that the crackdown against “tambays” (loiterers) in the streets could lead to human rights abuses. “Those people who are not doing anything wrong in the community should not worry,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
DOT gets free exposure on local companies' ads
June 19, 2018, 5:34 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) further strengthens ties with the private sector by the signing of agreements with some local companies to include DoT promotions in their advertisements. "I'm happy to know that Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines (PAL) agreed to make commercials for the… Read More
Palace wishes Sereno good luck as ‘private citizen’
June 19, 2018, 5:20 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday wished ousted Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno good luck as a private citizen. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this comment after the SC rejected Sereno’s motion for reconsideration to reverse its decision granting the quo warranto… Read More
Health workers' group demands salary hike, equal treatment
June 19, 2018, 5:02 pm
MANILA--A group of health workers demanding for an increase in salaries and end of contractualization on Tuesday called on the government to also include them in the list of priority and treat them equally as partners for promoting the health of Filipinos. Comparing themselves to soldiers and… Read More
COA to conduct pre-audit on all DOT contracts: Romulo-Puyat
June 19, 2018, 4:58 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Audit (COA) will now review all contracts of the Department of Tourism upon the request of Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. "We are in close contact with COA, in fact, the COA only does post-audit based on latest circular but when I approached Chairman Michael… Read More
SC junking of Sereno's bid to reverse ouster expected: solons
June 19, 2018, 4:51 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court's decision to deny the petition of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for a reversal of its quo warranto ruling came as no surprise for several lawmakers at the House of Representatives. In an interview on Tuesday, House justice committee chairman Reynaldo Umali… Read More
Arm workers with skills for Build, Build, Build program: solon
June 19, 2018, 4:48 pm
MANILA -- Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday called on the government to address the job-skills mismatch in the country to prepare the workforce for the thousands of jobs to be generated this year under the administration's Build, Build, Build program. Villanueva, who chairs the Senate committee… Read More
SC upholds ouster of Sereno
June 19, 2018, 3:24 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its decision granting the quo warranto petition which ousted Ma. Lourdes Sereno from the Chief Justice post. This was announced by SC Spokesman Theodore Te in a press briefing after the High Court's en banc session. Te said the High Court denied with… Read More
Sr. Fox not yet off the hook: Malacañang
June 19, 2018, 3:14 pm
MANILA -- Despite the Department of Justice (DOJ) order reversing the Bureau of Immigration (BI) decision forfeiting her missionary visa and ordering her to leave the country, Malacañang on Tuesday said Australian nun Patricia Fox is “not yet off the hook.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
Ex-MILF member nabbed in QC drug bust
June 19, 2018, 3:08 pm
MANILA -- A former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) member was arrested by operatives from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) in a buy-bust operation Monday. In his report to National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head Chief Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar, QCPD Director Chief… Read More
