National
Gatchalian wants greater competition in gov't infra projects
August 9, 2018, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill to remove investment restrictions in a 78-year-old law that prevent foreign contractors from bidding on locally-funded government public works projects. In a news release issued Thursday, Gatchalian said in filing Senate Bill No. 1907, he seeks… Read More
POEA regains authority to license recruitment firms
August 9, 2018, 7:16 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has regained the authority to issue licenses to recruitment and placement agencies, over a year after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assumed the said responsibility. Through DOLE Administrative Order (AO) 443-2018,… Read More
6% GDP ‘still high' despite slowdown: Palace
August 9, 2018, 6:24 pm
MANILA – Despite the slight decline in the gross domestic product (GDP) rate of 0.6 percent during the second quarter of 2018, Malacañang on Thursday said GPD for the period remains “very high”. “I don’t think it is alarming because 6% is still high,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
BI chief to review exclusion order vs. Aussie professor
August 9, 2018, 6:10 pm
MANILA -- A Bureau of Immigration (BI) official on Thursday said the letter sent by the counsel of Australian professor Gill Hale Boehringer requesting to recall the exclusion order against the latter will be assessed by Commissioner Jaime Morente. BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said it is up to… Read More
DILG supports move of mayors on guidelines for class suspension
August 9, 2018, 5:40 pm
MANILA --- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is supporting the move of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to draw up new guidelines for the suspension of classes in the metropolis during bad weather. DILG Officer-In-Charge Secretary Eduardo Año said the decision of the MMC to… Read More
PH Navy test-fires surface-to-surface missile in Bataan
August 9, 2018, 4:55 pm
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN) formally entered the missile age after it test-fired its Rafael Advanced Defense Ltd. Spike-ER (extended range) surface-to-surface missile off Lamao Point, in Limay, Bataan Thursday morning. The missile was fired from one of the Navy's multi-purpose assault… Read More
Lawmakers want to revert to obligation-based budget system
August 9, 2018, 4:44 pm
MANILA -- The chairman of the House committee on appropriations on Thursday said lawmakers want to revert to the obligation-based budget system as they circulate a resolution for the recall of the budget reform bill, which institutionalizes an annual cash-based budget. In an ambush interview,… Read More
PH optimistic of 'better ties' with next UN rights chief
August 9, 2018, 4:40 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday expressed optimism that the Duterte administration will forge better relations with the next United Nations' High Commissioner on Human Rights. Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet was chosen by UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres to be the next UN rights… Read More
Lawmakers want P93-B DPWH budget cut restored
August 9, 2018, 2:18 pm
MANILA -- Lawmakers on both sides of the political fence have united to push for an increase in the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for next year. During the budget deliberations of the House appropriations committee on the DPWH's proposed PHP544.521-billion budget for… Read More
DND earmarks P90-M for M-16 bullets
August 9, 2018, 2:15 pm
MANILA -- The Department of National Defense is allocating some PHP90.3 million for the acquisition of 21 million rounds of 5.56mm M855/SS109 bullets. The funding for the acquisition program will be sourced from the General Appropriation Act FY 2018. Winning bidders are required to deliver the… Read More
DOJ files robbery raps vs. 3 rogue cops
August 9, 2018, 1:06 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed robbery charges at the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court against three policemen and their accomplice, who were arrested for allegedly extorting money from junk shop owners in the City. In a five-page inquest resolution, the DOJ ordered the… Read More
BI bars entry of blacklisted Aussie professor
August 9, 2018, 11:24 am
MANILA—The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that it has barred the entry of Australian professor Gill Hale Boehringer on August 8. In a news release issued Thursday, Immigration Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said Boehringer arrived in Manila past midnight at the Ninoy Aquino… Read More
DOJ: OGCC to review Nayong Pilipino’s ‘flawed’ contract
August 9, 2018, 10:41 am
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the Office of the Corporate Government Counsel (OGCC) to review the lease contract that Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc. (NPFI) had entered into with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. (LRPDC). Guevarra’s order came after… Read More
Enhanced monsoon to bring moderate to heavy rains
August 9, 2018, 9:02 am
MANILA—Tropical storm Karding (international name Yagi) has maintained its strength moving east-northeast and will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat affecting the entire country on Thursday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Thur., August 9, 2018
August 9, 2018, 7:50 am
BUSINESS MIRROR – Samurai bonds sale draws $1.39B for PHL INQUIRER – Federalism worries economic managers MANILA BULLETIN – Duterte to cut tariff on imports MANILA TIMES – House rejects 2019 cash-based budget MANILA STANDARD – Meat tariff cut seen to harm local industry PHILIPPINE STAR… Read More
Duterte won't allow construction of new casinos
August 8, 2018, 10:07 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he will not grant permit for the construction of new casinos. Duterte made this remark two days after he announced in a Cabinet meeting the firing of the entire board and management of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation Inc. (NPFI) for leasing its… Read More
BI to deport 3 foreigners with fake travel documents
August 8, 2018, 9:50 pm
MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has detained and lined up for deportation three foreigners arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last week for using bogus documents. In a news release issued Monday, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the foreigners will undergo… Read More
DepEd makes adjustments as it gets lower budget in 2019
August 8, 2018, 9:38 pm
MANILA -- With a lower budget for its projects and programs next year, the Department of Education (DepEd) will be making the necessary adjustments to ensure the programs continuous implementation, an official said Wednesday. In a press briefing at the DepEd central office in Pasig City, Education… Read More
Egco bares PTFoMS accomplishments, earns praises from Poe
August 8, 2018, 9:35 pm
MANILA -- The head of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Wednesday reported to the Senate its accomplishments, which he said were achieved despite formidable challenges, such as the lack of resources. In his report to the Senate committee on public information and mass… Read More
Duterte urges cops ‘to do good' amid scalawags in uniform
August 8, 2018, 9:29 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged the police to keep on doing good deeds and protect the Filipino people from threat of illegal drugs and criminality despite scalawags in uniform who are hampering their efficiency. “You know, the police can be very good if they want to be… Read More
