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EVOSS law to attract more energy investors, reduce power rates
March 15, 2019, 7:47 pm
MANILA -- Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday welcomed the signing of Republic Act 11234 or the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Act by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, saying the new law would lure more energy firms to invest in the country and help reduce power rates. “This measure… Read More
MWCI still gets full water allocation
March 15, 2019, 7:31 pm
MANILA - - Private water concessionaire Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI) is getting its entire share of water from Angat Dam despite the onslaught of the drought-driving El Niño phenomenon.Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty gave… Read More
Metro Manila residents wary of uncertainty in water shortage
March 15, 2019, 7:23 pm
MANILA - - Residents from Makati and Mandaluyong are complaining about the uncertainty of water supply in their areas. Aleili Ariola, who rents a condo unit in Mandaluyong, has been experiencing water shortage for almost a week now. "There would only be times when there's water, but usually it's… Read More
MWSS assures PRRD quick solutions to water shortage: PCOO chief
March 15, 2019, 5:50 pm
MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has assured President Rodrigo R. Duterte that it will utilize all available resources to immediately resolve the water shortage in Metro Manila and other nearby areas, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary… Read More
MMDA exempts Maynilad, Manila Water trucks from coding scheme
March 15, 2019, 5:17 pm
MANILA -- Trucks of concessionaires Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company Inc. that will deliver water to residents that are affected by the current supply shortage in parts of Metro Manila are exempted from the number coding scheme, a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority… Read More
No ongoing voter registration activities: Comelec
March 15, 2019, 5:06 pm
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday advised the public that it is no longer holding voter registration activities for now. “Comelec registration ended as early as last year. There is no ongoing registration of any kind. We don’t have an ongoing biometrics registration… Read More
Create sample ballot, voters urged
March 15, 2019, 4:54 pm
MANILA -- With less than two months before the May 13 mid-term elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday urged voters to create sample ballot, which they can use in the polls. “Voters can copy (the ballot) that is posted in our website, they can print it out for them to have… Read More
Hunt for suspect in Cebu girl's brutal slay still on: PNP
March 15, 2019, 4:52 pm
MANILA -- Police investigators are now closely pursuing a lead on a “person-of-interest” in the brutal killing of a 16-year-old girl in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, a Philippine National Police (PNP) official said on Friday. PNP spokesperson, Police Col. Bernard Banac, said the investigators have… Read More
PRRD vetoes bill strengthening OSG, cites impact on bureaucracy
March 15, 2019, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vetoed the bill strengthening the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and increasing the benefits of its workers as he cited the measure's impact on the entire government bureaucracy. In his veto letter sent to Congress on March 7 and released to the… Read More
Sotto wants celebrities with drug links named
March 15, 2019, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday the government should also reveal the names of celebrities allegedly linked to illegal drugs. Sotto made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte released the list of 46 local government officials allegedly linked to the illegal drug… Read More
EPD deploys cops to ensure orderly water distribution
March 15, 2019, 4:49 pm
MANILA -- The Eastern Police District (EPD) has instructed all police chiefs under its jurisdiction to deploy cops to monitor and ensure a peaceful and orderly distribution of water in areas affected by water service interruptions. In a statement Friday, EPD Acting Director, Brig. Gen.… Read More
BI to deport S. Korean swindler
March 15, 2019, 4:48 pm
MANILA -- A South Korean fugitive wanted for swindling through voice phishing is set to be deported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Friday the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU), armed with a mission order, arrested Kim Youngin, 40, inside his unit at the… Read More
Judicial remedies available for politicians on narco-list: Palace
March 15, 2019, 4:47 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday said judicial remedies are always available for politicians who felt aggrieved in their inclusion on the government's "narco-list" or the list of politicians allegedly involved in illegal drugs. "There is always a remedy to judicial resort for those in the list who… Read More
Filipinos in NZ advised to stay indoors after deadly shooting
March 15, 2019, 3:44 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine government continues to monitor the situation in New Zealand as it checks on the Filipino community in Christchurch following a mass shooting incident that killed 27 persons on Friday. "The Philippine embassy in Wellington is closely monitoring the situation. Ambassador… Read More
'Balikatan' 2019 humanitarian activities start
March 15, 2019, 3:28 pm
MANILA --- With the scheduled opening of this year's "Balikatan" in April, Filipino, American and Australian forces have started their humanitarian and civic assistance activities in four Luzon provinces, an official said Friday. In a statement, Lt. Cmdr. Liezl Vidallon, Exercise "Balikatan" 2019… Read More
Death of college student not ROTC related: CHED chief
March 15, 2019, 3:15 pm
MANILA -- Commission on Higher Education chair J. Prospero de Vera III on Friday called on groups to stop using the death of a college student in Iloilo to push for their anti-Reserved Officers Training Corps agenda, saying the incident has nothing to do with it. "The death of Willy Amihoy is not… Read More
EVOSS law seen to rejuvenate energy sector: Gatchalian
March 15, 2019, 2:47 pm
MANILA -- A senator said the signing of the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Act into law will “herald the rejuvenation” of the energy sector. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said Friday the newly signed law would eliminate “red tape in the energy… Read More
DFA calls out EU NGOs for funding communist insurgency
March 15, 2019, 2:38 pm
MANILA -- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has called out non-government organizations in the European Union (EU) for funding the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. "EU funding continues for the widely detested, nowhere supported, and foredoomed… Read More
PRRD orders release of water from Angat by noon
March 15, 2019, 1:36 pm
MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday ordered the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to demand from its concessionaires the release of water from the Angat Dam by noon of the same day. "The President is directing the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to… Read More
Anti-illegal drug campaign, renewal of commitment to protect PH
March 15, 2019, 1:15 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines' campaign against illegal drugs is a renewal of the government's commitment to protect law-abiding citizens against the lawless, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said before the United Nations on Thursday. For several years, the National Anti-Drug Plan of… Read More
