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PH poised to shun foreign military tie ups | ['Isang Lahi'] | 15/01/2017 0:00 | foreigners soldiers, ayaw ko,” Duterte said in a business forum in Davao City Saturday night.“Time for the Philippines so sibat na kayo. We are good enough. We are good now. So hindi ko na kailangan ‘yang mag-patrolya-patrolya,” he said.The President also said there was no talk of military alliances when he met Japan P... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/15/ph-poised-to-shun-foreign-military-tie-ups/ |
US Embassy closed on May 1 for Labor Day | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-04-27 21:13:27+00:00 | The Embassy of the United States in the Philippines and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Monday, May 1, in observance of Labor Day, a Philippine holiday.The US Embassy and its affiliated offices will resume their regular services on Tuesday, May 2. | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-embassy-closed-may-1-labor-day-2/324413/ |
CHED, state schools asked to offer free tuition now | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-12-20 21:41:38+00:00 | The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and administrators of State Universities and Colleges should immediately implement free tuition in the SUCs in light of the Senate’s allotment of at least P8.3 billion to provide free tuition for all SUC students.“The move to provide free tuition for SUCs is long overdue. Stude... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ched-state-schools-asked-offer-free-tuition-now/302879/ |
Come home, Pinoys in Afghanistan urged | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-07 00:04:02+00:00 | THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called on Filipinos working in Afghanistan to consider returning to the Philippines in the wake of escalating violence that left more than 200 individuals dead in July alone.At the same time, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano extended his condolences to Afghanista... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/come-home-pinoys-in-afghanistan-urged/427372/ |
PCSO winning war vs jueteng – Balutan | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-20 00:08:18+00:00 | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander “Mandirigma” Balutan said on Wednesday that the agency earned P30.78 billion from January to June 2018.The amount represents the combined retail receipts from Lotto, Keno, Small Town Lottery (STL), and Instant Sweepstakes.“We are winning the war aga... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-winning-war-vs-jueteng-balutan/421238/ |
PH eyes 2 projects to protect women | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-02-26 00:00:15+00:00 | THE Philippines has introduced two major projects that seeks to further protect women and develop legal instruments on human rights during the 23rd meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Boracay last week.In a statement, the Department of Fo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-eyes-2-projects-protect-women/314155/ |
Poe seeks independent media task force | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-09 00:01:20+00:00 | SEN. Grace Poe on Wednesday asked the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) to make the body independent by giving media practitioners and other sectors more involvement.Poe, who chairs the Senate Committee of Public Information and Mass Media, urged PTFoMS Executive Director Joel Sy Egco to recommend to P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/poe-seeks-independent-media-task-force/428127/ |
Asean officials brace for Manila summit | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-03-14 21:46:45+00:00 | Senior officials from the three community pillars of Association of Southeast Asian Nations–Political-Security Community, Economic Community and Socio-Cultural Community–will meet at the Philippine International Convention Center starting today up to March 16 for the Asean Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) to discuss pr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/asean-officials-brace-manila-summit/317207/ |
Gonzales named Tourism Board OIC | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2018-05-25 00:01:50+00:00 | The Department of Tourism has appointed Arnold Gonzales as officer-in-charge of the Tourism Promotions Board.He will take the post vacated by Cesar Montano who resigned on Monday.The department said Gonzales was uninanimously chosen as OIC by the Board of Directors on Thursday.Gonzales previously served as the OIC of t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/gonzales-named-tourism-board-oic/400924/ |
Transport group plans another ‘holiday’ vs modernization program | ['Fair Gamer', 'Cornell Ong'] | 22/03/2017 0:00 | A transport group is planning to stage yet another transport holiday, this time, for three days to protest the government’s proposal to phase-out jeepney units older than 14 years.The Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators ng Pilipinas Genuine Organization (STOP and GO) yesterday announced their plan to paralyze again the ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/22/transport-group-plans-another-holiday-vs-modernization-program/ |
Duterte insures govt interests for P1B | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-08-09 21:39:16+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has initially earmarked P1 billion for the insurance of key pieces of property, assets and other insurable interests of the government.The move came with issuance by the President of Administrative Order (AO) 4, which created an inter-agency committee to formulate the necessary policies, rules... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-insures-govt-interests-p1b/343403/ |
Cadets ‘violated’ anti-hazing law | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-03-29 00:05:11+00:00 | The Philippine National Police Academy has condemned a video that shows PNPA cadets striking other cadets with a stick and a paddle in recent “initiation rites.”In a text message to The Manila Times, PNP spokesman John Bulalacao pointed out that the PNP does not tolerate the act as it violates the anti-hazing law.“Init... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cadets-violated-anti-hazing-law/389137/ |
Sotto pushes salary hike for Comelec employees | ['Javier J. Ismael'] | 2018-11-07 00:01:20+00:00 | Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd has filed a measure that seeks to upgrade the salaries of employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and reorganize the poll body’s offices.Sotto filed Senate Bill 2082 to address the disparity in the salaries of Comelec employees with those in other government agencies.“It is... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sotto-pushes-salary-hike-for-comelec-employees/463342/ |
Senate panel eyes raps vs NHA execs | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-02 00:10:35+00:00 | The Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement wants the National Housing Authority (NHA) to file charges against former and current officials of the agency as well as developers whose projects were not completed.Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, chairman of the committee, said the filing of charges w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-panel-eyes-raps-vs-nha-execs/425756/ |
Tattoo artist caught with marijuana at train station | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-09-05 21:19:43+00:00 | A tattoo artist was apprehended after he was caught in possession of marijuana leaves on Monday afternoon while entering the V. Mapa Light Rail Transit 2 station in Manila. Sampaloc Police Station 8 commander Supt. Ruben de la Rama Ramos identified the suspect as Emercito Rodriguez, 32, of 4076 Baldovino Street, Sampal... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tattoo-artist-caught-marijuana-train-station/348846/ |
Duterte tags Goldberg, other US diplomats as ‘spies’ | ['Just Me', 'Chris Dixon', 'Ako Madamosiya 毛むくじゃら'] | 29/12/2016 0:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has branded most ambassadors of the United States as experts in eroding the politics of a country, citing the career of former U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg as a prime example.“Most of the ambassadors of the United States, but not all, are not really professional ambassadors,” President Dute... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/29/duterte-tags-goldberg-other-us-diplomats-as-spies/ |
Women are competent but they ‘melt’ – Duterte | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-05-26 00:02:46+00:00 | AMID criticisms hurled against him over his supposedly misogynistic behavior, President Rodrigo Duterte has tried to appease his critics by saying he believes women are competent and capable, but could not stand “threats and intimidation.”In his remarks in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte said he still trusted the... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/women-are-competent-but-they-melt-duterte/401169/ |
PNP ‘on track’ with drug war | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-07-02 00:30:21+00:00 | THE police is on track with the Duterte administration’s crackdown against illegal drugs even if it was suspended because of policemen who committed abuses, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday.The campaign against illegal drugs, dubbed Operation “Tokhang” (knock and plead), has achieved 70 percen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pnp-track-drug-war/336063/ |
‘Beware of online Canada job scam, | ['Kim Kong'] | 1/10/2017 0:00 | ‘Jobseekers have to be wary of unscrupulous groups and individuals recruiting Filipinos online supposedly for jobs in Canada.In an advisory, the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa advised Filipinos to be careful in dealing with companies or persons with job offers to Canada as this may be an online job recruitment scam.The P... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/01/beware-of-online-canada-job-scam/ |
Duterte’s bold new world with China and Russia | ['Dale Jose C. Gozar'] | 16/05/2017 0:00 | China, Philippines and Russia. It’s the only way.”True to his word, Duterte will visit Russia on May 25 in another historic move that would have rocked the old Washington, DC were it not reeling from its diminished status in the world. Fortunately for the Philippines, too, US President Donald Trump is supportive of Dut... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/16/dutertes-bold-new-world-with-china-and-russia/ |
ICC withdrawal not linked to sea row – Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-10-14 00:02:19+00:00 | Malacañang sees no link between the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its maritime dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said on Saturday.Panelo disagreed with Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio who ea... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/icc-withdrawal-not-linked-to-sea-row-palace/451951/ |
Palace ally Saycon named commissioner | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-01-25 00:05:22+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Pastor Saycon, who is seen as a Malacañang ally, as one of two new members of the EDSA People Power Commission.Saycon’s appointment paper and that of Christopher Carrion were released on January 18 but were only made available to the media on January 24.Saycon claimed that he wit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-ally-saycon-named-commissioner/376215/ |
Emergency aid for displaced Boracay workers sought | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-04-24 00:04:24+00:00 | SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the government to provide “emergency” financial assistance and livelihood to over 6,000 workers who will be affected by the six-month closure of Boracay island.The government will shut down Boracay on April 26 to rehabilitate the island that President Rodrigo Duterte described a ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/emergency-aid-for-displaced-boracay-workers-sought/394415/ |
PH to have 3rd telco in December – Duterte | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-12 00:01:12+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Philippines would have its third major telecommunications player in December, as he vowed to select the offer of the bidder with the “best track record.”Duterte made the statement as he expressed frustration over the delays in the government’s selection of the country’s thi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-to-have-3rd-telco-in-december-duterte-2/440459/ |
Palace stand against same-sex marriage hailed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-03-21 21:38:32+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte’s stand against same-sex marriages has been hailed by House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Lito Atienza.“President Duterte is correct in saying that same-sex marriages are not for us because we are a Catholic nation, aside from the legal aspect where the Civil Code provides for marriage between... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-stand-sex-marriage-hailed/318421/ |
Court allows Honasan to travel to Hong Kong | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-03-11 00:02:40+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Second Division has allowed Sen. Gregorio Honasan to travel to Hong Kong from March 15 to 18 to attend seminars.Honasan, who is out on bail, is facing graft cases along with other individuals in connection with alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel allocati... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-allows-honasan-to-travel-to-hong-kong/385384/ |
Chamber rejects Binondo-Intramuros bridge | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-09-04 00:01:34+00:00 | The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) and historical preservation groups said the China-aided project to build a bridge connecting Intramuros to Binondo would “destroy” some historical sites of the Walled City.“Our stand is that preservation of heritage is paramount. We are not saying to preserve, yo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/chamber-rejects-binondo-intramuros-bridge/437799/ |
Lone bettor bags P45-M lotto pot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-02-08 23:57:58+00:00 | A bettor from Batangas won the P45.3-million Megalotto 6/55 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) during Wednesday night’s draw.PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the lone winner got the six-number combination 38-14-44-07-26-34 using “lucky pick” (computer generated).According to Balutan,... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lone-bettor-bags-p45-m-lotto-pot/379058/ |
Drive vs illegal gambling gaining ground – Balutan | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-01-15 21:35:26+00:00 | THE fight against illegal numbers game and all forms of illegal gambling is gaining ground, state-owned gaming agency Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said on Monday.“We started this in 2016 when we were appointed by our President [Rodrigo Duterte]. We have expanded the Small Town Lottery (STL) nationwide t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/drive-vs-illegal-gambling-gaining-ground-balutan/374525/ |
Japanese squadron arrives in Manila | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-10-24 21:35:36+00:00 | A training squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is in Manila for a five-day goodwill visit to enhance the strong relationship between the Philippine Navy and the JMSDF.Capt. Lued Lincuna, Navy spokesman, on Monday said the squadron, headed by its commander, Rear Adm. Hidetoshi Iwasaki, is composed of three... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/japanese-squadron-arrives-manila/292932/ |
Ex-AFP chief named Interior undersecretary | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-10-27 22:37:47+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Armed Forces Chief of Staff Eduardo Año as undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).Malacañang released Año’s appointment papers on Friday, or less than a day after Año retired from military service.His appointment papers were dated October ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-afp-chief-named-interior-undersecretary/359040/ |
La Viña named DA undersecretary | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-06-08 00:05:40+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Tourism undersecretary Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña as undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture.He replaces Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who was named Tourism secretary.This is La Viña’s second government post since being fired by Duterte in February from his post as Social S... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/la-vina-named-dar-undersecretary/405687/ |
10 smokers die every minute – WHO | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-05-31 00:03:54+00:00 | PARIS: Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars.There are around one billion smokers in the world, about a seventh of the global population, according to World Health Organization (WHO) and other estimates.Ch... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/10-smokers-die-every-minute-who/402683/ |
Duterte names Cabinet execs to Unesco panel | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-03-22 21:36:07+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has named members of his Cabinet to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (Unesco) National Commission of the Philippines.Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Education Secretary Leonor Briones, Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato de la ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-names-cabinet-execs-unesco-panel-2/318593/ |
De la Rosa wants SAF out of Bilibid | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-07-05 21:33:36+00:00 | Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald de la Rosa does not believe that Special Action Force (SAF) commandos assigned to the national penitentiary New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City are involved in illegal drugs.De la Rosa on Wednesday defended his men “with an open heart” after Justice Secr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/de-la-rosa-wants-saf-bilibid/336673/ |
SBMA neglects 70-30% export rule violations | ['Patrick Roxas'] | 2018-07-09 00:10:30+00:00 | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: Many foreign trading firms here that import used vehicles and heavy equipment have been violating the 70-30 percent export-domestic sale policy by not exporting their products, but the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has not been able to stop this practice, sources said.One of the sources, a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sbma-neglects-70-30-export-rule-violations/417435/ |
Norway minister upbeat on PH peace | ['Michael Joe T. Delizo'] | 2016-11-25 20:57:26+00:00 | VISITING Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende sees increasing chances for the Duterte administration forging a peace deal between the Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).Speaking at the sidelines of the 4th European Ambassadors’ Forum in Manila on Friday, the diplomat cited recent ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/norway-minister-upbeat-ph-peace/298431/ |
Comelec resumes voters’ registration | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-11-06 22:18:15+00:00 | THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on the public to register early as it resumes today (Monday) the continuing voters’ registration in preparation for next year’s barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or Youth Council).At the same time, the Comelec also announced the resumption of registration f... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/comelec-resumes-voters-registration/295145/ |
EDSA P2P buses suspended over video of ‘violation’ | ['Shower Thoughts'] | 6/1/2017 0:00 | point (P2P) bus service operated by Froelich, which takes passengers only at terminals without picking up or alighting passengers along EDSA, has been suspended until further notice.In its Facebook post on Friday, January 6, the express bus service said the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board imposed t... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/06/edsa-p2p-buses-suspended-over-video-of-violation/ |
Blind army soldier to join heroes run | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-10-18 21:43:59+00:00 | SECOND Lieutenant Jerome Jacuba lost his eyesight when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off during a combat operation in Maguindanao in southern Philippines in May this year.Still confined at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center (AFPMC) in Quezon City, he asked his commanders recently to allow hi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/blind-army-soldier-join-heroes-run/291919/ |
Armed Forces chief, 5 envoys get CA’s nod | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-02-08 22:09:58+00:00 | THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the promotion of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Eduardo Año and 29 other military officials but deferred the confirmation hearing of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. because of issues regarding his citizenship.There was no opposition ra... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/armed-forces-chief-5-envoys-get-cas-nod/311184/ |
Atienza lauds ruling on IRA | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-11 00:07:49+00:00 | Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Partylist Rep.Lito Atienza welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for Local Government Units (LGUs) would now include all taxes collected from other government agencies apart from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), especially the Value Adde... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/atienza-lauds-ruling-on-ira-2/418122/ |
SC urged to intervene in row over ‘Ilocos 6’ | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-09 18:15:05+00:00 | The Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) has urged the Supreme Court (SC) to intervene in an apparent feud between the House of Representatives and the Court of Appeals (CA) over the continuing detention of six employees of the Ilocos Norte provincial government.In a statement, Philconsa over the weekend ask... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-urged-intervene-row-ilocos-6/337457/ |
China will be ‘good neighbor’ — Zhao | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-09-29 00:03:50+00:00 | CHINESE Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said China would continue to be the Philippines’ “good neighbor and trusted partner” as he confirmed reports that preparations were underway for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Manila.In a speech during the 69th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Zhao said China “sta... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/china-will-be-good-neighbor-zhao/446188/ |
Opposition to challenge death bill | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-01 20:41:19+00:00 | Pro-life and human rights campaigners in the House of Representatives are determined to challenge Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s plan to have his bill bringing back the death penalty passed before the Christmas recess.“The Speaker has thrown down the gauntlet on the death penalty. We will put up a fight,” House senior dep... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/opposition-challenge-death-bill/294224/ |
‘Lawin’ damage estimated at P658M | ['Anthony Vargas'] | 2016-10-22 22:39:26+00:00 | THREE days after Super Typhoon “Lawin” left a trail of death and destruction, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said agriculture and infrastructure losses in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera regions have reached nearly P658 million.Agricultural damage was place... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawin-damage-estimated-p658m/292629/ |
We don’t use social media for partisan or political purposes – Palace | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-01-03 23:06:43+00:00 | The Duterte administration does not employ trolls or people who spew hate speech or insults online or use Facebook for partisan purposes, a Palace official said on Wednesday.Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque made the statement in connection with the US network’s MSNBC report taking Facebook to task for training campaign... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dont-use-social-media-partisan-political-purposes-palace/372084/ |
Village chiefs told: Account for financial records, assets | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2018-02-12 00:46:20+00:00 | Interior Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Año has ordered all incumbent punong barangay (village chiefs) to conduct an inventory of village financial records and pieces of property under their custody from the start of their term of office up to the present.Año issued the directive to ensure smooth transition from outgoing of... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/village-chiefs-told-account-financial-records-assets/379607/ |
Robredo planning to visit Marawi | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-25 21:17:24+00:00 | Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo is thinking of going to strife-torn Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, this Monday.The Vice President made the announcement over her radio show “BISErbisyong Leni,” which airs every Sunday on dzXL.“We’ll try to go inside Marawi, but if it can’t happen, we’ll just go somewhere near Ma... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robredo-planning-visit-marawi/334837/ |
Heavier penalties vs news fakers urged | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-08 18:54:00+00:00 | GOVERNMENT officials who give false information or spread “fake news” should be meted with heavier penalties than ordinary people who commit the same act, a lawmaker said on Sunday.Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino 4th came up with the proposal several days after a Senate hearing on “fake news” where several senators grilled P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/heavier-penalties-vs-news-fakers-urged/355333/ |
Phivolcs’ Solidum appointed to DOST | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-03-01 22:06:21+00:00 | Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum Jr. will soon leave his post to join the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as an undersecretary.In a news conference in Malacanang, Science Secretary Fortunato de la Peña announced that Solidum will be the DOST undersecretar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/phivolcs-solidum-appointed-dost/314885/ |
DAR seeks P10-B budget for 2018 | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-08-08 00:41:33+00:00 | The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is seeking a P10.28-billion budget for 2018.The sum is 0.7 percent higher than DAR’s 10.14-billion budget for 2017.“[Using this proposed budget, DAR under the Duterte administration will try to give sufficient provision to support our farmers and further develop our agriculture s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dar-seeks-p10-b-budget-2018/343127/ |
Survey on teachers ‘dubious, ambiguous’ | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-03-30 00:02:06+00:00 | THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines (ACT) has denounced what it describes as an unfair and a malicious survey being conducted by Light and Grace Market Research Services among public school teachers in the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila) through the endorsement of the regional Department of Edu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/survey-on-teachers-dubious-ambiguous/389324/ |
Lawmaker backs push for more telco players | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-08 18:54:22+00:00 | A LAWMAKER has voiced his support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan of bringing new players to the telecommunications or telco sector in an effort to improve its services.Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. on Sunday said the lack of effective competition in the sector is the main cause of the poor quality of services d... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-backs-push-telco-players/355334/ |
DoF plan to hike road user’s tax hit | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-09-01 00:05:30+00:00 | VEHICLE owners on Friday rejected the plan of the Department of Finance (DoF) to increase the Road User’s Tax as part of the Package 1B of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) law, which seeks raise funds to enable the government to spend big on infrastructure and human capital.Augusto Lagman, presiden... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dof-plan-to-hike-road-users-tax-hit/436665/ |
P450M earmarked for Spratly seaport | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-19 21:08:54+00:00 | The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is spending P450 million to build a new seaport in Pag-asa Island in the Spratly archipelago, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, a member of the House committee on appropriations, said over the weekend.“Funding for the project has been included in the House-approved 2017 Gener... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p450m-earmarked-spratly-seaport/297351/ |
Bautista leaves resigning, going on leave to God | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-09-15 23:42:29+00:00 | EMBATTLED Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista is not about to give up his post or file a leave of absence despite a pending impeachment complaint against him before the House of Representatives for alleged unexplained wealth.Bautista, in a radio interview, on Friday said it is the sign he ha... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bautista-leaves-resigning-going-leave-god/350891/ |
PSG bars reporters briefly from Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-05-02 00:05:47+00:00 | The Presidential Security Group (PSG) temporarily barred some reporters from entering Malacañang as security tightened during Labor Day on Tuesday.Reporters and crew of television networks, including state-run PTV4, were among those stopped at the Palace gates despite having vehicle passes.The reporters were eventually... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/psg-bars-reporters-briefly-from-palace/396198/ |
Diesel lower by 25 centavos | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2017-03-27 22:21:27+00:00 | In separate advisories on Monday, nine oil companies–Petron, Pilipinas Shell, Phoenix Petroleum, Eastern Petroleum, Seaoil, Unioil, PTT Philippines, Flying V and Jetti– announced that they will roll back diesel prices by P0.25 per liter, effective March 27 and March 28, Tuesday.Petron, Pilipinas Shell, Petron and Flyin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/diesel-lower-25-centavos-2/319535/ |
PACC blasts Morales for shielding Aquino | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-06-26 00:06:25+00:00 | THE Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on Monday blasted Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for her attempt to shield former President Benigno Aquino 3rd from being charged with a graver offense in connection with the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).The anti-corruption body chaired by D... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pacc-blasts-morales-for-shielding-aquino/412484/ |
DoH to address BPO health issues | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2017-10-07 22:46:02+00:00 | The Department of Health (DoH) plans to educate business process outsourcing (BPO) employees on health issues as some studies reveal people working in the industry suffer from various diseases.In partnership with multinational company One Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the DoH want to address the health challenges of the B... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doh-address-bpo-health-issues/355106/ |
MILITARY, POLICE BOOST CIVIL RELATIONS DRIVE | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-04-09 19:08:43+00:00 | THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have formed a committee that will coordinate and synchronize the military’s civil-military operations and the police’s community relations.Top AFP and PNP officials signed over the weekend a letter directive creating the Joint AFP-PNP Ci... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/military-police-boost-civil-relations-drive/321844/ |
30% STL revenue lost to illegal gambling | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-09-23 20:33:29+00:00 | Illegal gambling operations in various part of the country have taken a toll on the earnings of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office that would have been used to help provided medical assistance to Filipinos, according to PCSO Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz.He said the PCSO is losing 30 percent of its potential income... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/30-stl-revenue-lost-illegal-gambling/352317/ |
Teachers not ‘waterproof’ | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-07-29 22:00:19+00:00 | A teachers’ group has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to clarify in a public statement that public school teachers are not required to report to work during class suspension.According to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition, they are receiving complaints from some teachers in localities that have declared a suspen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/teachers-not-waterproof/341362/ |
Senate OKs school feeding program bill | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-02-06 00:06:33+00:00 | THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to establish a national feeding program for public school students in a bid to eradicate malnutrition among Filipino children.Senators were unanimous in voting for the approval of the bill that will institutionalize the school feeding program in... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-oks-school-feeding-program-bill/378384/ |
Delayed release of Pag-IBIG benefits hit | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-03-18 00:02:17+00:00 | The Home Development Mutual Fund, more popularly known as Pag-IBIG Fund, should expedite its system upgrade so that benefits due its members could be given on time.Rep. France Castro of Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list made the appeal on Friday, citing that the system upgrade or the migration of documents to a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/delayed-release-of-pag-ibig-benefits-hit/386926/ |
Gueverra to name new acting prosecutor-general | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-06-29 00:01:07+00:00 | JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra has granted the request of acting Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan to be relieved as head of the National Prosecution Service (NPS).Gueverra said Catalan asked to be relieved from his post as acting prosecutor general so he could focus on his job as Makati city prosecutor.Catalan was ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/gueverra-to-name-new-acting-prosecutor-general/413671/ |
Senators junk proposal to limit cell towers | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-25 00:04:48+00:00 | SENATORS Grace Poe and Francis Escudero had rejected the proposal to allow only two telecommunication companies (telcos) to put up cell site towers in the country.Poe described as “stupid” the plan of Presidential Adviser on Information and Communications Technology Ramon Jacinto to limit to two the number of private c... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-junk-proposal-to-limit-cell-towers/456671/ |
Invest in PH, OFWs urged | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-12-04 21:38:00+00:00 | FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday urged Filipinos working in Hong Kong and Macau to invest their earnings in the Philippines to secure the future of their families back home.Cayetano made the call on Sunday during separate town hall meetings with members of the Filipino Community in Hong Kong and ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/invest-ph-ofws-urged/366658/ |
Robredo denies violating gag order on poll protest | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-04-25 00:03:57+00:00 | Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo has denied violating a gag order issued by the Supreme Court (SC) in connection with a poll protest filed against her by former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying she was merely addressing Marcos’ alleged lies.The Vice President made the denial in a compliance filed by her legal co... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robredo-denies-violating-gag-order-on-poll-protest/394651/ |
PH to witness historic lunar eclipse on July 28 | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-07-06 00:01:26+00:00 | The longest total lunar eclipse of the century will be visible in the Philippines on July 28, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.The eclipse will occur from 1:13 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. or approximately six hours.“The entire event will also be seen in Antarc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-to-witness-historic-lunar-eclipse-on-july-28/416325/ |
Saudi, Qatar lay off hundreds of OFWs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-02-06 00:02:44+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is closely monitoring Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid ongoing political and economic developments in the two countries that led to the dismissal or retrenchment of hundreds of employees.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd confirmed the mass layoff on ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/saudi-qatar-lay-off-hundreds-ofws/378370/ |
House vows to restore obligations-based outlay | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-08-11 00:04:18+00:00 | THE House of Representatives will move to restore the proposed P3.7-trillion budget for 2019 to an obligations-based budget from an unprecedented cash-based budget, which will require all government agencies to spend their obligated budgets within the year or lose the funds.The House appropriations panel chairman, Rep.... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-vows-to-restore-obligations-based-outlay/428820/ |
Compulsory insurance coverage for OFWs PUSHED | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2017-02-04 01:10:33+00:00 | Government agencies joined forces to push for public awareness of the mandatory insurance for millions of overseas Filipinos workers with the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Insurance Commission... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/compulsory-insurance-coverage-ofws-pushed/310397/ |
Arsenic poisoning a risk for 50 million in Pakistan | ['James O Sullivan'] | 24/08/2017 0:00 | far more than previously thought, according to a new study.Pakistan is aware of the growing problem, with arsenic levels rising in some areas as people increasingly and indiscriminately draw from the country’s underground aquifers, said Lubna Bukhari, who heads the government’s Council for Research in Water Resources.“... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/24/arsenic-poisoning-a-risk-for-50-million-in-pakistan/ |
Outreach for child offenders | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-12-26 00:01:27+00:00 | ABOUT 212 children in conflict with law and under the custody of the Residential and Rehabilitation Division of the Social Services Department in Quezon City got to celebrate Christmas day with their families on Monday.An open house party, to which the children’s families, relatives, and friends were invited, was held ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/outreach-child-offenders/370631/ |
1.4B people risk disease from lack of exercise — WHO | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-09-06 00:02:00+00:00 | PARIS: More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at heightened risk of deadly diseases by not getting enough exercise, doctors warned, with global activity levels virtually unchanged in nearly two decades.With richer nations enjoying an increasingly comfortable, sedentary lifestyle, a study by the World Healt... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/1-4b-people-risk-disease-from-lack-of-exercise-who/438541/ |
AMLC forfeited P911M in 2017 | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-04-22 00:07:25+00:00 | The Anti-Money Laundering Council has civilly forfeited criminal proceeds totaling P911,869,247.40 as of year-end 2017, according to the executive summary of an annual audit report of the Commission on Audit (CoA) on the AMLC for 2017.The sum includes P48,856,022.69, which was “Forfeited and remitted to the Philippine ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/amlc-forfeited-p911m-in-2017/394166/ |
Marine protected areas in Palawan to rebuild fish stocks | ['Imelda Fiesta'] | 26/10/2016 0:00 | due mostly to an ordinance under Republic Act 7611.Collaborative management is the key to effective and sustainably-funded MPAs. Roles, responsibilities and benefits are shared between national and local authorities, communities, the private sector and other resource users.Realizing that sustainability means business v... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/10/26/marine-protected-areas-in-palawan-to-rebuild-fish-stocks/ |
Catholic Church praying for more priests, vocations | ['Giovanni Batista Cjd'] | 9/11/2017 0:00 | The Catholic Church has expressed hope for more young men and women to consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life.According to Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, he is fervently praying for more young men and women to consider becoming a priest or a nun.“I am praying for more vocations to the priesthood... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/09/catholic-church-praying-for-more-priests-vocations/ |
DILG allows insurance companies to transact business sans permits | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-04-30 01:55:05+00:00 | THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has reminded all local government units (LGUs) to follow the law that allows duly-licensed insurance companies to transact business anywhere in the country even without permits.In a statement on Saturday, Catalino Cuy, DILG Officer-in-charge and undersecretary, cit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dilg-allows-insurance-companies-transact-business-sans-permits/324729/ |
Eastern PH placed under storm signals | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2016-11-24 22:15:43+00:00 | SEVERAL areas in the eastern part of the Philippines on Thursday were placed under storm signals as tropical depression Marce continued its approachState weather forecasters said Marce was posited some 160 km east-northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, with maximum winds of 45 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 55... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/eastern-ph-placed-storm-signals/298240/ |
Improve services before raising fare, PNR urged | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-06-19 21:51:41+00:00 | The state-run Philippine National Railways (PNR) must first improve its services before implementing any fare increase but without burdening commuters to raise funds for the purpose, Sen. Francis Escudero said on Monday.The PNR announced last week that starting July 1, the minimum fare would be raised from P10 to P15 f... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/improve-services-raising-fare-pnr-urged-2/333666/ |
CoA: P1M paid to radio reporter illegal | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-07-22 00:02:39+00:00 | THE Commission on Audit (CoA) found that the P1 million paid by the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) to a radio reporter lacked legal basis.“Expenditures amounting to P1,050,000 were bereft of legal basis,” CoA said in its 2017 audit report on the CWC, an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/coa-p1m-paid-to-radio-reporter-illegal/422109/ |
DBM to release P490M for Boracay road rehab | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-05-03 00:34:49+00:00 | The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will release P490 million for the rehabilitation of the Boracay Circumferential Road.Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the fund would be released to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).“The DBM has allotted P50 million for the improvement of Boracay Circu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dbm-to-release-p490m-for-boracay-road-rehab/396540/ |
PDEA agents arrest 11 drug suspects | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-11-28 21:28:57+00:00 | The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) presented to the media 11 suspected drug personalities who were arrested in a hotel buy-bust in Taguig City where P340,000 worth of “date rape” drugs were confiscated.The suspects were about to have a sex orgy when the authorities barged in.“This is a stern warning to those... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pdea-agents-arrest-11-drug-suspects/365518/ |
War games off limits to media | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-05-07 00:15:29+00:00 | For the first time in years, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) banned media from covering the field exercises during the 34th iteration of the Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) war exercises between the Philippines and the United States.Lt. Liezl Vidallon, Balikatan public affairs director for the Philippines, o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/war-games-off-limits-to-media/397292/ |
Senate backs tax exemption for small traders and earners | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-07-07 21:10:00+00:00 | A provision in the proposed tax reform package that seeks to exempt micro businesses and marginal income earners from income tax is expected to help small business to grow and encourage the self-employed and professionals to comply with their tax obligations, according to a senator.Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, who heads t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-backs-tax-exemption-small-traders-earners/337153/ |
Congress urged to pass tax reform bill as one package | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-03-23 22:18:33+00:00 | Sharing her “sad experience with tax reform,” former president and now Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has cautioned Congress against passing the Duterte administration’s CTRP (Comprehensive Tax Reform Program) provisions separately instead of as a package.When she asked lawmakers in 2008 to pass a reven... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/congress-urged-pass-tax-reform-bill-one-package-2/318836/ |
PH could eclipse China, Iran, Pakistan as world’s top executioner | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-03 22:28:31+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte’s wish to put five to six malefactors to death every day, or more than 2,000 every year, once granted by Congress, would sink the Philippines into “an unprecedented era of darkness and medieval savagery,” House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza warned on Monday.“If the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-eclipse-china-iran-pakistan-worlds-top-executioner/305020/ |
August declared as Asean Month | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-09 21:36:02+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte on July 31 signed Proclamation 282, declaring the month of August of every year as “Asean Month.”The signing coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), as well as the Philippines’ chairmanship of the association in 2017.The proclamation amended P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/august-declared-asean-month/343400/ |
CEB launches cadet pilot training program | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-10-24 22:53:06+00:00 | Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) is in need of 240 aspirants for its Cadet Pilot Training Program.Successful candidates will then be sent to Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) in Australia for a free 56-week training program.“The Cebu Pacific Cadet Pilot Program will enable ‘everyjuan’ to achieve the dream of becoming a pilot. This ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ceb-launches-cadet-pilot-training-program/358467/ |
DoJ junks Faeldon’s plea to dismiss drug charges | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-10-19 20:20:54+00:00 | Criminal charges against former Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in connection with a P6.4-billion shabu shipment will proceed after the Department of Justice (DoJ) panel of prosecutors junked his motion to dismiss.The panel ruled that it has jurisdiction to conduct preliminary investigation concern... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doj-junks-faeldons-plea-dismiss-drug-charges/357543/ |
Ex-PCSO official pleads not guilty to plunder rap | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2016-10-27 20:33:16+00:00 | Ma. Fatima Valdes, a former official of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, has pleaded not guilty to the plunder charge filed against her before the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan in connection with alleged misuse of the PCSO’s confidential and intelligence funds from 2008 to 2010.Valdes, who was among those ch... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-pcso-official-pleads-not-guilty-plunder-rap/293433/ |
Groundbreaking rites set for P30-billion Cebu-Cordova bridge | ['Viva Manila', 'Victorino Villaflor', 'Edgar De Dios'] | 9/2/2017 0:00 | No less than President Duterte is expected to witness the groundbreaking ceremony of the P30-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, the third bridge that will link mainland Cebu to the island of Mactan.Duterte is scheduled to fly to Cebu on March 2 to witness the groundbreaking of the project that took years to material... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/02/09/groundbreaking-rites-set-for-p30-billion-cebu-cordova-bridge/ |
Dael installed as Tandag bishop | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-06-15 00:02:25+00:00 | Most Reverend Raul B. Dael was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Tandag on Thursday at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral in Surigao del Sur.Dael was the third bishop appointed at the diocese of Tandag.Born in Jasa-an, Misamis Oriental, he was ordained as a priest on June 7, 1993.He studied Philosophy at Xavier... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dael-installed-as-tandag-bishop/408132/ |
Roque to meet Panatag fishers | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-09 23:38:45+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque will meet with fishermen who were reportedly harrassed by some personnel of the Chinese Coast Guard in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal.“(I) will meet with fisherfolks on Monday possibly,” Palace spokesman Roque told The Manila Times in a text message.Asked if Duterte will a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/roque-to-meet-panatag-fishers/406547/ |
Vizcaya bettor bags P33-M lotto pot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-10-28 20:31:08+00:00 | A lone bettor from Nueva Vizcaya won the P33.3-million Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) draw last Thursday night.PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the lucky winner placed his bet on the winning combination 42-37-33-11-13-03 at a lotto outlet in Bambang, Nueva Vizc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/vizcaya-bettor-bags-p33-m-lotto-pot/293615/ |
Oil firms adjust prices | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-16 19:50:26+00:00 | Oil companies adjusted the prices of diesel, gasoline and kerosene on Monday, a week after implementing a rollback in the prices of petroleum products.Flying V left the price of diesel unchanged, although it raised the price of gasoline by 20 centavos per liter and decreased the price of kerosene by 15 centavos per lit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-adjust-prices/356898/ |
NFA should ban private traders from importing rice – lawmaker | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-02-23 00:01:33+00:00 | Private traders should be banned from importing rice thru the state-run National Food Authority (NFA), a lawmaker said on Thursday.Rep. Luis Raymond Villafuerte of Camarines Sur proposed the ban two days after he moved to summon the 13 rice traders whom Rep. Manuel Luis Lopez of Manila accused of manipulating rice pric... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/nfa-ban-private-traders-importing-rice-lawmaker/381980/ |
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