National
Metro mayors to form body for guidelines on class suspensions
August 7, 2018, 9:18 pm
MANILA -- The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is set to create a technical working group (TWG) that will formulate uniform guidelines on class suspensions in the metropolis. The initiative will help ensure the coordination of local government units (LGUs) in the metropolis during inclement weather… Read More
Gov’t economic team considers Arroyo’s inflation counter-measures
August 7, 2018, 7:56 pm
MANILA -- Several recommendations to address the rising inflation have been considered by the economic cluster of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday. Roque said the inflation issue was not formally discussed during Monday’s Cabinet meeting… Read More
European Union earmarks P9.2-M for Filipino flood victims
August 7, 2018, 7:54 pm
MANILA-- The European Commission, the politically independent executive arm of the European Union (EU), is allocating EUR150,000 or about PHP9.2 million to Filipinos affected by the widespread flooding triggered by non-stop monsoon rains in the past few weeks. The funding was announced by the EU… Read More
Palace bats to transform interest on federalism amid viral ‘jingle’
August 7, 2018, 7:45 pm
MANILA – Malacañang said it is taking the controversial dance video on federalism as a challenge to “transform” new interest on federalism into explaining how this proposed system of government will benefit Filipinos. In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque… Read More
House okays rice tariffication bill on 2nd reading
August 7, 2018, 7:00 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading the rice tariffication bill, which would help ease inflation and lower the price of the food staple. The lower chamber passed via voice vote House Bill 7735 or the “Revised Agricultural Tariffication Act,” which… Read More
307 jails cleared of illegal drugs in less than a year: BJMP
August 7, 2018, 6:51 pm
MANILA --The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has lauded the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for 307 drug-free jails in less than a year of its intensified internal cleansing campaign. DILG Officer-in-Charge Secretary Eduardo Año said the BJMP has made great… Read More
Roque joins Hugpong party as ‘indication of support’ for Mayor Sara
August 7, 2018, 6:45 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday he took his oath as member of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the local party of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Z. Duterte, as an “indication of support” for his boss’s daughter. Roque earlier said he took oath as member of the HNP,… Read More
Kin of Libya kidnap victim confident gov’t will bring 'Papa' back home
August 7, 2018, 6:33 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The wife of one of the three Filipinos kidnapped on July 6 in Tripoli, Libya is confident her husband will return home safe through the government's help. Jane (not her real name) said they are in constant coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which updates… Read More
'Cash-based' nat'l budget system to cut gov't underspending
August 7, 2018, 6:26 pm
MANILA – The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on Tuesday presented to the Senate finance committee the proposed PHP3.757-trillion national budget for 2019, the third budget of the Duterte administration and the first “cash-based budget” of the government. The proposed 2019… Read More
Palace hails PH ranking as 3rd top exporter of manufacturing services
August 7, 2018, 6:11 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the annual World Trade Statistical Review of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which identified the Philippines as third among all exporters of manufacturing services on physical inputs in 2017. Citing the report, Roque said the Philippines ranked third… Read More
PRRD okays TWG on PH-China joint exploration
August 7, 2018, 6:07 pm
MANILA-- President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the establishment of a technical working group (TWG) on the Philippines-China joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday. "I just got his approval in principle, but I can tell you… Read More
SC issues show cause order vs. same-sex marriage petitioners
August 7, 2018, 5:50 pm
MANILA -- Lawyer Jesus Nicardo Falcis III is facing another setback as the Supreme Court (SC) issued a show cause order against him and his colleagues for their failure to file a memorandum, in connection with their petition pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the country. In a… Read More
Comelec ready for BOL plebiscite
August 7, 2018, 5:45 pm
MANILA -- While it is in the middle of preparations for the May 2019 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured its readiness to conduct a plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said holding a plebiscite is not as tedious as regular… Read More
Arroyo files resolution on voting separately in Con-ass
August 7, 2018, 5:24 pm
MANILA – Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday filed a resolution “expressing the position of the House of Representatives” that both chambers of Congress shall vote separately in a constituent assembly (Con-ass) to propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution. “Yes this morning (I… Read More
Lorenzana hails passage of nat'l ID law
August 7, 2018, 5:23 pm
MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 11055 or the Philippine System Identification Act. "Based on our experience, armed conflicts and insurgencies are often rooted in poor governance and delivery of basic services. Having a national ID… Read More
HPG warns public vs. 'sangla/pasalo' carnap scam
August 7, 2018, 5:17 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday cautioned the public against the 'sangla/pasalo' scam. "Carnapping (methods) have mutated," PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG) director Chief Supt. Roberto B. Fajardo explained. Fajardo said the scam is perpetrated by thieves who "rent"… Read More
SC okays issuance of precautionary HDO vs. suspects
August 7, 2018, 5:14 pm
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has approved a rule on the issuance of a Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO) against individuals facing criminal charges. This was announced by SC Spokesman Theodore Te in a press briefing after the High Court's en banc session. Te said the High Tribunal,… Read More
House recognizes Suarez as minority leader
August 7, 2018, 5:10 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a motion recognizing Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez as the minority leader after an almost two-week leadership row. Through voice voting, the lawmakers approved majority leader Rolando Andaya Jr.'s motion to recognize Suarez as the minority… Read More
CBCP: OFWs must also benefit from nat'l ID law
August 7, 2018, 5:01 pm
MANILA -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) is hoping that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would also benefit from the newly-enacted national ID system law. CBCP-ECMI chairman Bishop Ruperto… Read More
DOLE mulls job fairs in Middle East for ‘Build, Build, Build’
August 7, 2018, 4:59 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking to hold a series of job fairs in Middle Eastern countries to encourage Filipinos working abroad to avail of job opportunities, in connection with the Duterte administration’s “Build Build Build” program. Labor Secretary… Read More
