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Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Sat., Dec. 8, 2018
December 8, 2018, 7:47 am
BUSINESS MIRROR -- Can we grow more food on less land? INQUIRER -- 'Kickback recipient' free; brains guilty MANILA BULLETIN -- Revilla acquitted of plunder PHILIPPINE STAR -- Sandigan acquits Revilla of plunder MANILA STANDARD -- Bong acquitted, Janet convicted MANILA TIMES -- 'Not guilty!'… Read More
GMA's district didn't get lion's share of 2019 budget: Andaya
December 7, 2018, 9:59 pm
MANILA -- House of Representatives Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Friday defended the PHP2.4-billion allocation for Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's district, saying 99 more representatives enjoy bigger shares of congressional insertions in the proposed 2019 national budget. In a press… Read More
Flour firm turns over baking innovation center to TESDA
December 7, 2018, 9:55 pm
MANILA -- Pilmico Foods Corp. and Aboitiz Foundation officially turned over the Wooden Spoon -- a business innovation center -- to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) this week. The innovation center is a renovated facility, which will enhance the students'… Read More
Go hails Silay City for fair implementation of law
December 7, 2018, 9:13 pm
MANILA – Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday commended Silay City for its fair implementation of laws and ordinances even if it resulted in the removal of a tarpaulin bearing his name at the city plaza. “I would also like to thank Mayor… Read More
Weekend road works in parts of Metro Manila set
December 7, 2018, 8:59 pm
MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday advised motorists of road works in parts of Metro Manila this weekend. In its traffic advisory, the MMDA said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct road reblocking and repairs in the following areas… Read More
Balangiga bells to arrive in Manila Dec. 11: Lorenzana
December 7, 2018, 8:51 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will personally witness the arrival of the three Balangiga Bells in the Philippines on Tuesday, Dec. 11, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. Lorenzana said the aircraft that will bring the war artifact will arrive at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay… Read More
Korean gov't, PAGASA inaugurate flood forecasting center in QC
December 7, 2018, 8:41 pm
MANILA -- The Korean government, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) inaugurated on Friday the Pasig-Marikina-Tullahan River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in Quezon… Read More
64 Filipinos affected by Ottawa tornadoes get aid
December 7, 2018, 8:40 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released about PHP670,000 to assist overseas Filipinos affected by tornadoes that hit Canada last September, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said Friday. "Sixty-four affected overseas Filipinos received USD200 each, with a total… Read More
JBC opens application for SC, LEB vacancies
December 7, 2018, 8:36 pm
MANILA -- The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday opened the application for the vacancy in the 15-man Supreme Court (SC). The council said interested applicants have until Jan. 22, 2019 to file their applications and their requirements. “The date of actual receipt by the JBC of the… Read More
COC to prevent misunderstanding in WPS: Lorenzana
December 7, 2018, 8:34 pm
MANILA -- A code of conduct (COC) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) within three years or earlier would reduce miscalculations and misunderstanding in the hotly-contested maritime area, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of the Pilipinas… Read More
SC observes human rights day with Imao art
December 7, 2018, 8:25 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court is commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with an art installation by noted multi-media artist Toym de Leon Imao. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted on Dec. 10, 1948 as the world acknowledged the inherent… Read More
CPP ceasefire declaration not AFP’s concern
December 7, 2018, 8:05 pm
MANILA -- If the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) wants to declare a unilateral ceasefire then that is their lookout, Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson, said Friday. "Well, that being unilateral, eh nasa sa kanila yun (it's… Read More
Pasig court resets Maria Ressa's arraignment to Feb 2019
December 7, 2018, 7:50 pm
MANILA -- Online news publisher Maria Ressa's arraignment on tax evasion charges before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court has been reset to February. Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 265 Judge Danilo Buemio rescheduled Ressa's arraignment to Feb. 6, 2019 after Ressa's defense counsels filed a… Read More
DOST to hold biz summit for 'incubators’, startups
December 7, 2018, 7:48 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will gather its agency-assisted "incubators" and startups to help them sharpen their entrepreneurial skills, and to better showcase the agency's programs and support for the sector. This will be held in Manila on Dec. 19, via the 2nd… Read More
Palace sees better business, consumer optimism in coming months
December 7, 2018, 7:46 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang is confident that business and consumer confidence will go up in the coming months as prices of goods are already stabilizing. In a statement on Friday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Duterte administration has addressed and continues to address the rising… Read More
Youth urged to be screened, tested for HIV/AIDS
December 7, 2018, 7:44 pm
MANILA -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) screened its staff on Thursday for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to better promote the World AIDS Day message, "Know your status." "We are in the best position to advocate for this campaign, since… Read More
LTFRB approves 2 new TNCs
December 7, 2018, 6:54 pm
MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday accredited two new transportation network companies (TNCs). These companies are Aztech Solution International Corporation, which has an app called Snappy Cab; and RYD Global Inc. with its app RYD Global. “With… Read More
AFP to brief Senate on proposed martial law extension
December 7, 2018, 6:50 pm
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will hold a security briefing with senators next week to tackle the proposed extension of martial law in Mindanao, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday. Sotto said the briefing will be held in executive session on Monday at 10 a.m.… Read More
PCOO chief meets with CDO Press Club members
December 7, 2018, 6:39 pm
MANILA – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday met with members of the Cagayan de Oro (CDO) Press Club and donated equipment to boost their capability in delivering news and information to the public. Andanar, a native of Cagayan de Oro, gave two… Read More
Katipunan Ave. extension takes off after almost 6 decades
December 7, 2018, 6:16 pm
MANILA -- After almost six decades on the drawing board, the Katipunan Ave. extension project that will ease traffic in the area going to Batasan and San Mateo, Rizal, will finally push through. This, after the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Department of Public Works and… Read More
