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SAP Go on senatorial bid: ‘Senate is destiny, I leave all to God’
June 4, 2018, 7:51 pm
MANILA – Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go continued to draw support from overseas Filipino workers (OFWS) as he assisted President Rodrigo Duterte in his three-day trip in South Korea.Go, a long-time top aide of Duterte, got the loudest cheers from… Read More
PhilHealth workers welcome move to sack dela Serna
June 4, 2018, 7:13 pm
MANILA--Employees of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) dissatisfied with its management under its former head Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna have welcomed news reports that she was fired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. "That is what we will really request to President Duterte,… Read More
Duterte, Moon vow to boost bilateral ties
June 4, 2018, 7:12 pm
MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have both vowed to boost bilateral ties between their respective countries to move forward individually and collectively. Duterte met Moon in a bilateral summit meeting at the Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul on Monday… Read More
MMDA receives drones for traffic management,flood control
June 4, 2018, 6:36 pm
MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has received drones that will help in monitoring traffic and flood-prone areas in the metropolis. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the four new drones, donated by a private group that requested not to be identified in public, will be… Read More
State prosecutor stabbed to death in Quezon City
June 4, 2018, 6:34 pm
MANILA -- An assistant prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman was stabbed to death in Quezon City on Monday. Lawyer Madona Joy Ednaco-Tanyag was stabbed by still unidentified suspect in front of a lottery outlet along Visayas Avenue in Barangay Vasra, Quezon City at about 11:20 a.m. Based on a… Read More
LTFRB warns PUVs violating student fare discount
June 4, 2018, 6:11 pm
MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) warned that it will impose sanctions against drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) that will not grant a fare discount of 20 percent to students as classes resume Monday. “To all PUV drivers particularly… Read More
Workers group urge BIR: Refund P20-B 'illegally collected' tax
June 4, 2018, 6:00 pm
MANILA -- A labor organization on Monday urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Department of Finance (DOF) to comply with the Supreme Court (SC) decision ordering them to return an estimated PHP20 billion, including interest, that were unlawfully collected from millions of minimum-wage… Read More
Solons call on gov't to curb rising dropout rate
June 4, 2018, 5:40 pm
MANILA – As the school year formally opened on Monday, two partylist lawmakers urged the government to address the increasing dropout rate of students amid the implementation of the K to 12 program. ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio, citing the latest Philippine Statistics Authority survey on… Read More
Duterte appoints Roy Ferrer as PhilHealth chief
June 4, 2018, 5:28 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the appointment of Roy Ferrer as acting president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea informed the PhilHealth Board of Directors on June 1 about… Read More
Solon wants transparency in unbundling of oil prices
June 4, 2018, 5:18 pm
MANILA -- A partylist lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday said that there is a need for full public transparency in the unbundling of petroleum product prices. 1-CARE Rep. Carlos Uybarreta, vice-chair of the House committee on energy, made the statement in reaction to the Department… Read More
Aquino, Garin, Abad show up at DOJ probe on Dengvaxia
June 4, 2018, 5:17 pm
MANILA -- Former president Benigno Aquino III, former Health Secretary Janette Garin, former Budget chief Florencio Abad and several former and incumbent officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday appeared before the Department of Justice (DOJ) during the continuation of preliminary… Read More
Briones urges students to read more, study hard
June 4, 2018, 4:46 pm
MANILA -- Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday called on all high school students nationwide to study hard and to read more as the school year 2018 to 2019 starts. “Study hard especially if you have plans to go on to college where there are standards for admission and… Read More
Pangasinan mayor posts bail over graft case
June 4, 2018, 4:24 pm
MANILA -- Pozorrubio, Pangasinan Mayor Artemio Chan on Monday posted bail before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the graft case filed against him by a couple who accused him of ordering a municipal worker to solemnize their civil in 2016. Aside from Chan, his co-accused Daniel… Read More
AFP working double-time to develop defense capabilities
June 4, 2018, 3:32 pm
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is working double-time to acquire the capabilities needed to protect the country's territories. This was stressed by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during an interview Monday with ABS-CBN News Channel on the… Read More
Palace welcomes ‘smooth’ first day of classes
June 4, 2018, 2:18 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday welcomed the “smooth” opening of classes in public and some private schools nationwide which was greeted with cloudy skies and light rains. The Department of Education (DepEd) earlier said that it expects more than 27.7 million students to return to their… Read More
No malice in President's kiss, Filipina says
June 4, 2018, 1:52 pm
SEOUL, South Korea -- President Rodrigo Duterte’s act of kissing a Filipina onstage in a gathering of Filipinos in Seoul, South Korea on June 3 may have drawn flak from some but the Filipina herself said there was no malice at all in the kiss. Bea Kim, who has been staying in Seoul for seven… Read More
Albayalde: PNP reshuffle to ensure officials hold 'right post'
June 4, 2018, 12:58 pm
MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde defended the recent reshuffle in the organization's top brass, stressing that they were out to ensure the right person will be at the right post. "The reshuffling in the PNP last Friday is due to the recent and… Read More
PH Navy RIMPAC contingent now in Cebu
June 4, 2018, 12:57 pm
MANILA -- The two-ship flotilla of the Philippine Navy (PN), which will participate in this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises, safely arrived in Cebu Sunday. This was disclosed by Navy spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna in a message to the Philippine News Agency Monday. "PN (ships… Read More
Village chief, 2 others in cop's murder nabbed
June 4, 2018, 11:55 am
MANILA -- Police are looking into the possiblity that rivalry in local politics prompted the killing of a policeman in Pasay City Friday. As this developed, three suspects - including a barangay chairman - have been arrested in the killing of PO3 Rafael Sibungan. They were presented to newsmen by… Read More
Ardot partner nabbed, info on coddlers seen: PNP chief
June 4, 2018, 11:36 am
MANILA -- Mena Luansing alias "Meme", "Madame", the common law partner of Ozamiz city councilor Ricardo "Ardot" Parojinog has been presented before newsmen at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Monday. Luansing, 34, is considered a "high value target" and was arrested Sunday by Parañaque police… Read More
