National
PRRD to skip Balangiga Bells' handover
December 10, 2018, 6:01 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte will no longer attend the handover of the Balangiga Bells scheduled on Tuesday in Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Malacañang said on Monday. Instead, the President will attend the program for the repatriation of the three bells (the two removed from Wyoming… Read More
Coast Guard on full alert for holiday season
December 10, 2018, 5:56 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has placed all its operating units nationwide on full alert status in preparation for the expected passenger exodus during the holidays. “Handa na ang buong puwersa ng Philippine Coast Guard sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga pasahero na uuwi sa… Read More
NBI nabs man preying on seamen for extortion
December 10, 2018, 5:53 pm
MANILA -- A man preying on seamen by demanding money in exchange for the release of certificates of proficiency (COP) has been arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division. In a statement Monday, NBI Director Dante Gierran… Read More
2019 polls, Cha-cha plebiscite can’t be held on same day
December 10, 2018, 5:50 pm
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said holding the May 13, 2019 polls and the plebiscite on the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution on same day is not possible. “All of the factors are actually pointing to a negative possibility there. It is already unlikely to… Read More
PCSO charity assistance down by 56%
December 10, 2018, 5:31 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday announced the agency’s charity assistance registered a 56-percent decrease from PHP416,663,375 in October 2017 to PHP181,956,434 for the month of October this year. “While the Charity Assistance Department received 14,621… Read More
Senate ratifies Universal Health Care bill
December 10, 2018, 5:01 pm
MANILA -- The Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the reconciled version of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill, which seeks to guarantee equal access to quality and affordable health services for all Filipinos. Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito, the measure’s… Read More
House OKs bill lowering gov't retirement age to 56
December 10, 2018, 4:51 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure lowering the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56. With 206 affirmative votes, the chamber passed House Bill 8683 which seeks to amend Section 13-A of Republic Act… Read More
Ex-Zambo Sibugay town mayor faces 8-year jail term for graft
December 10, 2018, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former municipal mayor of a town in Zamboanga Sibugay province to eight years imprisonment for giving higher typhoon cash aid to her husband and sister in 2007. The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division, in a 32-page decision dated Dec. 4, 2018, also perpetually… Read More
Andanar cites PCOO achievements during Aklan visit
December 10, 2018, 4:30 pm
MANILA — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar took the opportunity to highlight the PCOO’s accomplishments when he met with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Aklan Chapter on Sunday. Andanar said among the important achievements of the… Read More
No need to probe Paolo's 'Oust Duterte Movement' list
December 10, 2018, 4:13 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said there is no need to conduct a probe on the list of individuals and groups that are allegedly conspiring to oust President Rodrigo R. Duterte which his son, former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, posted on social media. Presidential… Read More
Balangiga Bells now in Japan, en route to Manila
December 10, 2018, 4:13 pm
MANILA-- All three Balangiga Bells are now in Japan on the eve of its official return to the Philippines on Tuesday, Dec. 11, the United States embassy in Manila said Monday. In a photo released by the embassy, two US Air Force airmen are shown preparing the three Balangiga Bells to be transported… Read More
QC to promote talents via performers’ database
December 10, 2018, 3:51 pm
MANILA -- Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday vowed to give opportunities to the city's student performers to showcase their talents through a database which aims to track and scout every performing arts group that could represent the city during various events in and out of the country.… Read More
Question Hour on 2019 budget to proceed with or without Diokno
December 10, 2018, 3:50 pm
MANILA -- The leadership of the House of Representatives said the Question Hour regarding the PHP3.757-trillion national budget for 2019 will proceed as scheduled on Tuesday amid Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno's request for its postponement. In a letter dated Monday, Majority Leader Rolando… Read More
PNP urges Reds to go down, spend holidays with families
December 10, 2018, 3:41 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday urged remaining communist rebels to take time to spend the holiday season with their families and see for themselves significant reforms being implemented by the government. PNP spokesperson, Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., made this… Read More
ASG member convicted of killing Samal resort guard, worker
December 10, 2018, 3:18 pm
MANILA -- A Taguig court has convicted a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group for the death of a security guard and an employee of a resort in Samal, Davao del Norte, which was attacked by the group 17 years ago. In a 14-page ruling dated Dec. 3, Presiding Judge Marivic C. Vitor of the Taguig City… Read More
BI fields more personnel to airports as holiday rush begins
December 10, 2018, 3:15 pm
MANILA -- A total of 56 immigration officers will be deployed to different international airports to beef up their manpower in anticipation of the influx of international passengers that will enter and exit the country during the holiday break. Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) Port Operations… Read More
PH hosts gender mainstreaming confab for ASEAN economic cluster
December 10, 2018, 2:56 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine government opened on Monday a three-day regional conference seeking to infuse gender perspectives into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC). The Senior Officials Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in the AEC is the second attempt of… Read More
Raising of security alert level up to area commanders: PNP
December 10, 2018, 2:35 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said raising the alert level for the holiday season is up to the discretion of the police regional and provincial directors across the country. In a statement, PNP spokesperson, Chief Supt. Benigno Durana said the PNP already has a template… Read More
TF Balik-Loob to provide legal aid to surrendering rebels
December 10, 2018, 2:34 pm
MANILA -- The Task Force Balik-Loob will do its best to help New People's Army (NPA) surrenderers with their pending cases. This was stressed by its chief, Defense Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu, when asked how the task force will help NPA rebels interested in surrendering, but with pending arrest… Read More
Senate passes measure simplifying adoption process
December 10, 2018, 2:23 pm
MANILA -- With 17 yes votes, no negative vote and no abstention, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading simplifying the adoption process of a child by allowing the rectification of simulated births through a simpler administrative proceeding. Senate Bill 2081, entitled "Simulated… Read More
