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'Balikatan' highlights historic PH-US military ties
April 1, 2019, 2:15 pm
MANILA -- The annual "Balikatan" exercises are a testament to the enduring commitment of American and Filipino defense partnership. "The 35th iteration of the annual ('Balikatan') military exercise is a testament of our enduring commitment to our defense partnership. Every year when our troops… Read More
23 incumbent officials nabbed in CIDG ops
April 1, 2019, 1:58 pm
MANILA -- A total of 23 incumbent elective officials were among those arrested by police authorities during the conduct of a one-time-big-time (OTBT) operations aimed at securing the mid-term elections in May. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, said the extensive… Read More
Pro-Duterte accounts taken down to weaken his support base
April 1, 2019, 1:14 pm
MANILA -- A pro-Duterte communications strategist, whose Facebook account was recently taken down claimed that this act was a way of weakening the support base of President Rodrigo R. Duterte and diminishing the chances of pro-administration candidates from winning a seat in the May polls.… Read More
PH always ready to respond to peacekeeping missions
April 1, 2019, 1:12 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines is always ready to deploy its peacekeeping forces in any part of the globe regardless of threat levels. “The Philippines is ready to increase its engagement in peacekeeping operations. The Philippine Government has decided to allow the deployment of military and police… Read More
'Balikatan' instrumental to Pacific Region's stability
April 1, 2019, 1:09 pm
MANILA -- The annual "Balikatan" exercises between the Philippines and the United States has helped maintain stability in the Pacific Region. “Exercise 'Balikatan' has become one of the premier military training events in the Pacific Hemisphere and has helped us to maintain regional stability,… Read More
Filipino-Spanish magazine launched
April 1, 2019, 12:12 pm
MANILA -- The Spanish Embassy in Manila, in partnership with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation and Instituto Cervantes de Manila, launched the eighth issue of the Filipino-Spanish cultural magazine, Perro Berde, on Thursday, March 28. Perro Berde literally translates to… Read More
Frontal system to bring light rains over N. Luzon on Monday
April 1, 2019, 10:42 am
MANILA -- The frontal system affecting northern Luzon will cause light rains over the area, the weather bureau said on Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said cloudy skies with light rains will prevail over the Cordillera region,… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Mon. April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019, 8:19 am
INQUIRER -- Search for truth urged in Negros killings PHILIPPINE STAR -- SC seeks names of 'narco judges' MANILA BULLETIN -- PH 'ready to serve you well' DAILY TRIBUNE -- Senate says no probe: Acierto slapped down MANILA TIMES -- El Niño damage hits P4.3B MANILA STANDARD -- DOJ probes… Read More
Stop throwing wastes in waterways: DENR
April 1, 2019, 7:57 am
MANILA -- Residents along major waterways in the metropolis have been urged to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the cleanup of the Maytunas Creek in San Juan City's Barangay Addition… Read More
Jude Sabio ‘hallucinating’: Palace
March 31, 2019, 6:06 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Sunday described Jude Sabio, the lawyer who filed a communication before the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing President Rodrigo R. Duterte of committing crimes against humanity, as “hallucinating” after the former claimed he was being harassed by the Duterte… Read More
Negros Oriental police ops ‘legitimate’: PNP
March 31, 2019, 5:38 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday defended the police operations that resulted in the killing of 14 people and the arrest of 15 others in Negros Oriental on Saturday. “The law enforcement operations were legitimate and covered by search warrants issued by the court,”… Read More
IRR on bigger motorcycle plates to undergo consultation: LTO
March 31, 2019, 5:11 pm
MANILA -- A transport official has reassured motorcycle riders that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a law requiring bigger motorcycle number plates will undergo public consultation. Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar Galvante made this remark following the backlash from… Read More
FVR cites Duterte, MWSS on sustainable water security
March 31, 2019, 3:48 pm
MANILA -- Stressing that Metro Manila’s water supply system was in much worse shape in the 1990s compared to its condition today, former President Fidel V. Ramos lauded the Duterte administration and the current Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) officials for addressing with… Read More
7K plus troops to participate in 'Balikatan' 2019
March 31, 2019, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- Around 7,550 Filipino, American and Australian troops will be participating in this year's "Balikatan" exercises which will formally start April 1 and end on the 12th. This was disclosed by Philippine "Balikatan" public affairs officer, Lt. Cmdr. Liezl M. Vidallon, in an interview with… Read More
DILG urges LGUs to support DOH measles vaccination campaign
March 31, 2019, 3:13 pm
MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) encouraged the local government units (LGUs) to be its proactive partners in the conduct of nationwide immunization campaign to address the measles outbreak. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año made this call through Memorandum… Read More
Reds' front groups scamming for donations: AFP official
March 31, 2019, 2:04 pm
MANILA -- Militant organizations, reportedly fronting for the communist terrorist groups, are exploiting Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and fabricating reports that paint a very dire human right situations in the Philippines which they will then use as a pretext for asking donations from foreign donors… Read More
Campaign period for Metro Manila local bets begins smoothly
March 31, 2019, 1:45 pm
MANILA -- The first two days of the campaign period for local candidates in Metro Manila was “generally peaceful”, according to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). “No untoward incidents for the past two days related to election,” said Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, NCRPO… Read More
Partly cloudy skies for PH on Sunday
March 31, 2019, 11:19 am
MANILA -- Partly cloudy skies will prevail over the whole archipelago on Sunday, the weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) added that eastern Visayas and Mindanao will experience isolated rain showers caused by the easterlies… Read More
Ex-fighters, kin ready for decommissioning
March 31, 2019, 9:36 am
MAGUINDANAO – Babu Psung, 60, from Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao, was among the hundreds of Bangsamoro residents who witnessed the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on March 29. She is the wife of a grizzled MILF combatant. In an interview, she shared her… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Sun. Mar. 31, 2019
March 31, 2019, 8:17 am
INQUIRER -- EU to probe if cash aid ends up with PH Reds PHILIPPINE STAR -- Palace to public: Cut down on plastics use MANILA BULLETIN -- With honors DAILY TRIBUNE -- EU audits Red aid MANILA TIMES -- 'Stop complaining, focus on defense' MANILA STANDARD -- Europe probes NGO ties with NPA… Read More
