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Gov't vows clean water for all
March 14, 2019, 11:51 am
MANILA -- The government will do everything it can to provide clean water for everyone, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said Wednesday. "We want to assure the public that the government is doing everything to ensure adequate water… Read More
Palace working on EO to address water crisis
March 14, 2019, 11:36 am
MANILA -- Several government agencies are working on an Executive Order (EO) that would allow government to properly address the water crisis in the country, specifically in affected areas in Metro Manila, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday said. “The administration knows that these… Read More
CPP-NPA-NDF derail PH progress: PCOO exec
March 14, 2019, 11:26 am
MANILA -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy on Wednesday said the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) derail progress in the Philippines. “For over 50 years, we were held hostage… Read More
EU ‘satisfied’ with PH delegation’s explanation on drug war
March 14, 2019, 8:09 am
MANILA -- The European Union (EU) is “satisfied” with the Philippine government’s explanation on the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs amid criticism that it violates human rights. Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) executive director, Undersecretary… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Thu. Mar. 14, 2019
March 14, 2019, 7:45 am
INQUIRER – Gov’t lowers growth goal amid budget row PHILIPPINE STAR – Congress to probe water shortage MANILA BULLETIN – Budget row takes toll on PH growth DAILY TRIBUNE – Friar lands to go – DU30 MANILA TIMES – Senate, House fail to break budget impasse MANILA STANDARD – Water… Read More
PH to file complaint before EU, Belgium on funding CPP fronts
March 13, 2019, 7:27 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine government is set to file a formal complaint before Belgium and the European Union (EU), which will also request them to stop funding alleged fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) once it has gathered more proof. This comes after a… Read More
Comelec ready for possible effects of El Niño in May polls
March 13, 2019, 7:09 pm
MANILA -- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday that it is ready for the possible effects of the El Niño or prolonged dry spell to the May 13 mid-term elections, such as power interruptions. "While we cannot do anything about the weather, what we can control is… Read More
Arroyo may be charged for signing modified 2019 budget: Lacson
March 13, 2019, 7:03 pm
MANILA -- Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may be charged with falsification for signing the House of Representatives' version of the 2019 budget containing amendments that were made after ratification, Senator Panfilo Lacson warned on Wednesday. In an interview, Lacson said Arroyo signed the House… Read More
House, Senate budget impasse far from over
March 13, 2019, 6:57 pm
MANILA -- Following a meeting by President Rodrigo Duterte with congressional leaders, lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Wednesday insisted that the itemization they made on the lump sum appropriations in the ratified bicameral conference committee report on the 2019 budget is legal and… Read More
Ressa entitled to own views but not untouchable: PCOO exec
March 13, 2019, 6:55 pm
MANILA -- Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa is entitled to her opinion but this does not mean that she is untouchable and immune from Philippine laws, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy said on Wednesday. "Maria Ressa lives in a very… Read More
Court junks raps vs. ex-Bohol mayor over cockfight permits
March 13, 2019, 6:40 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has junked the criminal cases against a former municipal mayor of Bohol province for issuing cockfighting permits, which were allegedly used for unauthorized purposes. The anti-graft court's 3rd Division, in a resolution dated March 8, granted the prosecution's… Read More
Senators grieve over death of MILF vice chair Jaafar
March 13, 2019, 6:03 pm
MANILA -- Senators grieved over the death of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) first vice chair and Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) chair Ghazali Jaafar, who died in a hospital in Davao City Wednesday morning. Senator Richard Gordon said he was deeply saddened by Jaafar's passing, which… Read More
Tulong Trabaho law to address job-skills mismatch: solon
March 13, 2019, 6:00 pm
MANILA -- Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday said the newly-signed Tulong Trabaho law would provide better access to technical-vocational training, create opportunities to improve the skills of Filipino workers, and address the problem of job-skills mismatch. Villanueva made the statement as he… Read More
Almost half of 63-M ballots printed: Comelec
March 13, 2019, 6:00 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reported that it has so far printed more than 28 million ballots or almost half of the total 63,662,481 ballots to be used in the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections (NLE). Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez noted that they are on… Read More
Priests dared to prove alleged death threats come from gov’t
March 13, 2019, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday fired back at an executive of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) who dared government to prove that it is not behind the alleged death threats sent to priests. “It is elementary in law that the one who alleges must prove,”… Read More
Senate panel to probe water shortage
March 13, 2019, 5:54 pm
MANILA -- The Senate Committee on Public Services is set to conduct a congressional inquiry into the water shortage besetting parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province, as well as several farming communities in the provinces. The hearing is scheduled on Tuesday, March 19 at the Senate Session Hall… Read More
Palace to Congress: Break budget ‘stalemate’
March 13, 2019, 5:43 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday urged the Senate and House of Representatives to “break the stalemate” on the proposed PHP3.757-trillion national budget for 2019 to allow its scrutiny and eventual signing. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this call after members of the two… Read More
Fines await poll bets with incomplete SOCEs
March 13, 2019, 5:24 pm
MANILA -- Candidates and political parties would have to pay a fine for submission of incomplete Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) in the May 13 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. According to Comelec Resolution 10505 dated February 28 and released Wednesday,… Read More
Boeing 737 Max 8 'airworthy': CAB
March 13, 2019, 4:53 pm
MANILA -- The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) considers the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft airworthy, citing that the accidents involving this type of aircraft are still under investigation. "(There are) no conclusive findings yet on the real reason for the accidents involving B737 Max 8. Nonetheless, we… Read More
Chinese survey team saves 2 Pinoy fishermen
March 13, 2019, 4:41 pm
MANILA-- Two Filipino fishermen were rescued early this month by Chinese surveyors working on a China-aided study about the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridge Project. In an e-mail sent by the Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday, it said the victims' boats were found overturned and… Read More
