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Lawyer takes up fight of blind masseurs | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-17 00:46:42+00:00 | Election lawyer and senior citizens advocate Romulo Macalintal called on the management of Duty Free Shop in Parañaque City to allow blind masseurs in its waiting area.Macalintal lamented the transfer of the blind masseurs to an area where they are hardly noticed.“For the past 14 years, a group of 10 masseurs have been... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawyer-takes-fight-blind-masseurs/369129/ |
Faster LRT 1 trains seen | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2018-02-03 00:01:04+00:00 | The Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 is expected to run faster trains beginning “probably in the second quarter” of the year, from 40 kilometer per hour to 60 kph, according to its operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC).LRT 1 plies the Monumento (Caloocan City)-Baclaran (Pasay City)-Monumento route.“What we are concen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/faster-lrt-1-trains-seen/377859/ |
Pray for Duterte’s health – CBCP | ['Neil Jayson Servallos'] | 2018-10-07 00:05:18+00:00 | The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday urged the public to pray for the health of President Rodrigo Duterte, who had hinted that he may have cancer.“It’s sad news, the medical findings, and we would like to really pray for our President that he would be recovering from this found illness... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pray-for-dutertes-health-cbcp/449111/ |
Airlines told: Account for terminal fee take | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-03-17 21:24:55+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Friday sought an immediate accounting of the “illegal” collection of travel tax and terminal fee from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for the last three years.“They [airline companies] have to account to us how much they collected for the last three years and up to now and how mu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/airlines-told-account-terminal-fee-take/317771/ |
Govt welcomes adoption by UN of rights report | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-09-23 20:36:47+00:00 | Malacañang on Saturday welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) adoption of the Philippines’ human rights report card.In a statement, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said the final adoption of the Third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report by the 47-member body affirms Manila’s commitment... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-welcomes-adoption-un-rights-report/352318/ |
Suspension of drug tests in schools pushed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-10 19:55:20+00:00 | Random drug tests in schools in the wake of recent drug-related killings of students Kian de Los Santos, Reynaldo de Guzman and Carl Angelo Arnaiz should be suspended.The proposal was made over the weekend by Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who asked the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education to s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/suspension-drug-tests-schools-pushed/349891/ |
DoH bares P8.1-B anomalous project | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-06-19 00:20:49+00:00 | THE Department of Health (DoH) said it has uncovered anomalies in the multi-billion peso Barangay Health Station (BHS) project of the previous administration.The P8.1-billion project was supposed to build 5,700 barangay (village) health stations to ensure the access of barangay residents to primary care, using public e... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doh-bares-p8-1-b-anomalous-project/409840/ |
No ‘cover up’ of clergy sex abuse cases, Catholic bishops vow | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-09-01 00:04:40+00:00 | The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) vowed to not “cover up” clergy abuses as it expressed “pain and shame” over alleged sex abuse committed by some of its priest and church leaders.In a pastoral letter titled “We Pray For The Church,” Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, CBCP president said, “In these... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-cover-up-of-clergy-sex-abuse-cases-catholic-bishops-vow/436663/ |
Govt urged to take up UN on drug-related killings | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-24 19:46:48+00:00 | The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has called on the Philippine government to reconsider the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act on extrajudicial killings after the council conducted a universal review on human rights conditions in the country.“Very strong recommendations were ma... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-urged-take-un-drug-related-killings/352579/ |
Australia affirms support to Mindanao | ['Michael Joe T. Delizo'] | 2017-01-28 21:27:43+00:00 | THE Australian government has pledged more support for development projects in Mindanao.In a reception for journalists earlier this week, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely announced a major education development program that will be rolled out this year that will run for nine years.Canberra has bee... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/australia-affirms-support-mindanao/309399/ |
Bounty placed on Peter Lim | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-09-15 00:10:51+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) is offering a reward of P500,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitive businessman and alleged drug lord Peter Lim in connection with the drug charges filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) before the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC).“The government is ready to g... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bounty-placed-on-peter-lim/441617/ |
P700-M benefits granted to govt, private workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-11-07 23:20:33+00:00 | The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has urged workers who were initially denied of their claim for compensation benefits to appeal their cases before the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC).Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd made the call on Tuesday after the ECC granted some P700 million in benefits to... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p700-m-benefits-granted-govt-private-workers/361374/ |
US, PH ink child protection pact | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-04-16 00:35:29+00:00 | The United States and the Philippines signed a new partnership to enhance efforts to reduce online child sexual exploitation and child labor trafficking in the Philippines.The US-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership was executed on Tuesday by Justice Secretary and Inter-Agency Council Against Traffick... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-ph-ink-child-protection-pact/322384/ |
Justice chief ‘lawyering’ for Sulu official | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-24 22:07:42+00:00 | Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd should be investigated for abuse of authority over “lawyering” for Sulu Vice Gov. Abdusakur Tan, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.Rep. Munir Arbison of Sulu made the call under his House Resolution 1014, which seeks a congressional probe of the Department of Justice’s handling of cas... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/justice-chief-lawyering-sulu-official/329026/ |
‘High prices of vegetables to remain until year-end’ | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-09-15 00:01:40+00:00 | CONSUMERS may expect the sky-high prices of vegetables to remain for the rest of the year, driven by the reduced production in the highlands that is now bracing for the impact of super typhoon “Ompong” (“Mangkhut”).While harvesting is ongoing in some areas in the country, it is impossible for 100 percent of the vegetab... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/high-prices-of-vegetables-to-remain-until-year-end/441597/ |
PNP declares total war vs illegal gambling | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-02-13 22:29:22+00:00 | SAYING that it breeds corruption and may mutate into other forms of organized crime, including drug-trafficking, illegal vices, money-laundering and kidnapping, the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Monday declared an all-out war against all forms of illegal gambling.At the sam... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pnp-declares-total-war-vs-illegal-gambling/312058/ |
Senators close ranks, reject joint voting | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-25 00:10:19+00:00 | WITH the change in leadership at the House of Representatives, senators on Tuesday closed ranks to insist that when it comes to Charter change (Cha-cha), the chamber will vote separately.“The Senate will really make a stand as one regarding Cha-cha. We will assert our role in accordance with the provisions of the Const... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-close-ranks-reject-joint-voting/423010/ |
Sandigan halts proceedings vs former MWSS official | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2016-10-23 21:21:07+00:00 | The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan’s First Division has suspended proceedings in a graft case filed against former Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Administrator Diosdado Jose Allado in connection with an allegedly anomalous award of a lease deal over an MWSS property, pending final resolution of a related o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigan-halts-proceedings-vs-former-mwss-official/292748/ |
Thousands venerate St. Padre Pio relic | ['Liezelle Roy'] | 2018-10-10 00:02:35+00:00 | Thousands of devotees braved the suffocating heat and sudden downpour for a chance to see and venerate the incorrupt heart relic of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on display at the Manila Cathedral.Over 4,000 devotees lined up outside the Cathedral, causing traffic gridlocks in Intramuros, Manila.Most of the devotees c... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/thousands-venerate-st-padre-pio-relic/450214/ |
Collapse of death penalty bill in Senate hailed | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-04-27 21:12:23+00:00 | Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza on Thursday hailed reports that a bill reviving the death penalty is dead in the Senate‘’If Senator Franklin Drilon’s claim is true, then that is very good news. We’ve always maintained that the death penalty is useless in fighting crime, it does not serve any purpose that is not alre... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/collapse-death-penalty-bill-senate-hailed-2/324410/ |
Paolo Duterte faces SALN investigation | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-06-12 00:02:12+00:00 | Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is facing investigation before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), according to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales.“I think it has to do with his SALN,” Morales said in an interview with CNN Philippines’s Th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/paolo-duterte-faces-saln-investigation/407086/ |
Court grants ex-lawmaker's plea for separate trials | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2016-11-21 21:23:55+00:00 | Court grants ex-lawmaker’s plea for separate trialsThe Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division has granted a petition of former Rep. Edgar Valdez of the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) to conduct separate trials for plunder and the graft cases filed against him and several others in connection with the Pr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-grants-ex-lawmakers-plea-separate-trials/297706/ |
Case vs Pichay should not be dismissed – prosecution | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-09-30 00:03:57+00:00 | The prosecution has asked the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division to deny the plea of House Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr. to dismiss the breach of conduct case filed against him in connection with the release by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) of P1.5 million to the National Chess Federation of the Phil... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/case-vs-pichay-should-not-be-dismissed-prosecution/446682/ |
Lawmaker hits P27-B govt grant to car firms | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-10-18 23:15:43+00:00 | A LAWMAKER on Wednesday called on the House Committee on Transportation to investigate the Duterte administration’s planned phaseout of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) under a modernization program.Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, in airing his appeal to fellow lawmakers, contrasted the plan to the government’s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-hits-p27-b-govt-grant-car-firms/357355/ |
Filipina trafficker behind ‘Daisy’ video arrested | ['Richard Burton'] | 28/01/2017 0:00 | A Filipina child trafficker who was an accomplice and partner of an accused Australian pedophile was arrested in Cebu on Tuesday, January 24, culminating a nearly two-year manhunt against her.Liezyl Margallo, 23, was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation Region 7 on Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/28/filipina-trafficker-behind-daisy-video-arrested/ |
September 1 declared Muslim holiday | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-08-29 21:18:00+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has declared September 1, Friday, as a regular holiday in commemoration of the Muslims’ Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice.Eid’l Adha is considered one of the two greatest feasts in Islam but is regarded as the holier one since it commemorates the sacrifice of prophet Abraham who was willing to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/september-1-declared-muslim-holiday/347497/ |
CHED sets rules on free tuition in state schools | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-12-23 21:42:26+00:00 | THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is set to craft guidelines for implementation of the P8-billion budget for free tuition in all state universities and colleges (SUCs) for the next academic year, CHED Chairman Patricia Licuanan said on Friday.“To bring the country closer to the reality of free college education... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ched-sets-rules-free-tuition-state-schools-2/303432/ |
Reopen Aquino-Galman case, President urged | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-02-26 00:00:59+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte was urged to reinvestigate the killing of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and his alleged assassin, Rolando Galman.In a petition letter that the Movement for National Salvation (MNS) plans to send to Malacañang, the group said that it is high time that the government should revisit and reinves... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/reopen-aquino-galman-case-president-urged/314159/ |
NPO officials charged for graft | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2017-07-21 21:35:33+00:00 | TWO days before the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran recommended the prosecution of several officials of the National Printing Office (NPO) led by its Deputy Director Sherwin Prose Castañeda over the controversial issuance of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/npo-officials-charged-graft/339697/ |
Confusion mars 5th round of talks | ['Ros Feliciano'] | 27/05/2017 0:00 | that it will not proceed to participate in the scheduled fifth round of peace negotiations,” said Dureza, reading from his prepared statement.WHY GRP IS PULLING OUTDureza’s prepared statement was confirmed in Manila by Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, who said the decision was reached when the CPP ordered the ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/27/confusion-mars-5th-round-of-talks/ |
House leaders downplay ‘plot’ to oust Duterte | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-23 21:40:29+00:00 | ADMINISTRATION and opposition leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday downplayed an apparent plot of government critics, including the “yellow forces” allied with the previous administration, to use the burial of remains of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LMNB) in Taguig Ci... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-leaders-downplay-plot-oust-duterte/298017/ |
SC scolds 2 litigants for disrespect to courts | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-03-17 21:23:10+00:00 | LITIGANTS do not have unrestrained freedom of choice on how to set up their cause before the court and also on the court to which their cause is to be directed.Thus, the Supreme Court (SC) junked a position paper of litigants Jose Beso Gulmatico Sr., and Normal Gulmatico Estampador, alleged heirs of the plaintiffs-appe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-scolds-2-litigants-disrespect-courts/317767/ |
Ex-Defense chief Abat, 92 | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-03-09 00:04:47+00:00 | Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat died on Wednesday night, the Department of National Defense (DND) confirmed on Thursday.DND spokesman Arsenio Andolong said Abat passed away at 7 p.m. t the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City.“The Department of National Defense mourns the loss of former Defense Secre... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-defense-chief-abat-92-2/384860/ |
Govt, employers ‘delaying’ wage hike for NCR workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-09-04 21:53:48+00:00 | A labor group has accused the government and employers’ representatives to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productive Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) of delaying the release of a new wage hike order for private-sector workers in Metro Manila or NCR.Wage hike petitioner Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Co... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-employers-delaying-wage-hike-ncr-workers/348634/ |
Duterte names de Vera CHEd chairman | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-10-18 00:08:09+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Prospero de Vera 3rd as chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched).De Vera, who had sought more subsidy for higher education, will serve until July 21, 2022.He replaced Patricia Licuanan.De Vera was a commissioner of the agency from Sept. 13, 2016 and served as its off... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-names-de-vera-ched-chairman/453329/ |
2 ‘Most Wanted’ suspects nabbed | ['Chilito Naviamos'] | 23/03/2017 0:00 | The No. 1 drug personality in Calamba City, Laguna and the Most Wanted Man in Cainta, Rizal have fallen in the hands of police in separate operations waged last Wednesday.In Laguna, Enojario D. Amlon, alias “Ninoy,” 32, a native of Samar and resident of Barangay Parian, Calamba City, was collared in a buy-bust operatio... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/23/2-most-wanted-suspects-nabbed/ |
4 TMTC grads pass 2016 Bar exams | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-05 22:56:50+00:00 | THE Manila Times College (TMTC) congratulates four of its journalism graduates who pursued law studies and passed the 2016 Bar examinations.Therese Claire Federigan Carbero, Tasnem Asdala Hamdain, Katrina April Mennen Apalisok Valdez and Suzette Mortera Longboy were among the 3,747 successful Bar examinees announced by... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/4-tmtc-grads-pass-2016-bar-exams-2/325721/ |
LRTA, PNP sign pact on passengers safety, security | ['Ma. Lisbet K. Esmael'] | 2017-10-03 22:09:19+00:00 | The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) om Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement to ensure passenger safety and security.Under the agreement, the PNP will heighten its presence and provide aid to LRT-2 commuters in need of assistance.The agreement also calls for establishment... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lrta-pnp-sign-pact-passengers-safety-security/354339/ |
Harsher punishment sought for cybercrimes | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-12-23 21:40:52+00:00 | A lawmaker has sought stiffer penalties for cybercrimes.“All over the world, incidents of cybercrime like hacking and computer fraud have become rampant. Bank depositors are losing money from their ATM accounts. Private corporations and even government offices are also falling victims to various forms of cyber scams an... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/harsher-punishment-sought-cybercrimes/303430/ |
Fight for gas exploration in West PH Sea, Duterte urged | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-10-16 18:47:32+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte should insist on the Philippines’ right to exploit the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when he visits China this week, with the Malampaya field off Palawan set to run out of natural gas in less than a decade, a neophyte senator said.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the impen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fight-gas-exploration-west-ph-sea-duterte-urged/291570/ |
Ex-PACU head endorsed as CHEd commissioner | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-10-31 00:05:44+00:00 | THE Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is looking for a commissioner who would fill the post left vacant by Prospero de Vera 3rd, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman of the agency.“With my appointment as chair, there is one commissioner position vacant. It would be good if the President would ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-pacu-head-endorsed-as-ched-commissioner/460046/ |
No bidding for China firm as 3rd telco player | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-01-03 23:08:41+00:00 | A Chinese firm, China Telecom, would not undergo public bidding in its bid to make an investment as the third telecommunications or telco company in the country, Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque said on Wednesday.“Let me be clear on this. The offer to China was made in a bilateral talk between the President [Rodrigo Du... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-bidding-china-firm-3rd-telco-player/372090/ |
Ombudsman absolves DOJ deputy chief fiscal | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2016-12-20 21:42:07+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman has exonerated Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Severino Gaña Jr. of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with administrative charges filed against him by a litigant in 2012.A seven-page decision, signed and approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, copies of which were sent to t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ombudsman-absolves-doj-deputy-chief-fiscal-2/302874/ |
Ex-BoC deputy commissioner faces raps over SALN | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-06-30 00:03:23+00:00 | Former Bureau of Customs (BoC) Deputy Commissioner Prudencio Reyes Jr. is facing breach of conduct charges before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly failing to disclose business interests and assets in three Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) and for falsifying documents.The Office of the Ombudsman ac... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-boc-deputy-commissioner-faces-raps-over-saln/414151/ |
Palace to allies: Don’t ask for special treatment | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-09-19 22:21:02+00:00 | Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte, including those in Congress, should not seek special treatment over anything, including traffic laws, Malacañang spokesman Ernesto Abella said on Tuesday.Abella sounded off the call in response to a request of House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas of Ilocos Norte that authorities sh... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-allies-dont-ask-special-treatment/351554/ |
Farm experts call for soil conservation | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-04-30 01:53:53+00:00 | The Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) is urging the use of farm mechanization and renewable energy, and to undertake soil and water conservation and management to help secure the country’s food needs.The PSAE concluded its 67th PSAE Annual National Convention in Legazpi City on Saturday, where experts... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/farm-experts-call-soil-conservation/324728/ |
STL created 300,000 jobs – Balutan | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-28 00:06:32+00:00 | The expanded Small Town Lottery (STL) provided 309,436 jobs and generated P2 billion a month for President Rodrigo Duterte’s medical program for the poor, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan said Wednesday.“Apart from providing economic activity to the province, the establishe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/stl-created-300000-jobs-balutan/413242/ |
Labor group presses demand for P500 subsidy | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-03-11 22:17:55+00:00 | ORGANIZED labor has pressed its demand for a P500 monthly cash or voucher subsidy for the estimated four million minimum wage earners around the country as the value of the minimum wage had fallen down by six percent during the first two months of implementation of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Act or Train... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-group-presses-demand-for-p500-subsidy/385533/ |
Transport group puts on hold 3-day strike | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-04-02 21:54:30+00:00 | Transport group Stop & Go Coalition clarified that they did not cancel their planned three-day transport strike but are only putting it on hold pending results of the group’s exclusive dialogue with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).The dialogue will have taken place on Friday last week.A... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/transport-group-puts-hold-3-day-strike/320578/ |
Proposed cellphone law up for ratification | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-14 00:02:33+00:00 | THE proposed Lifetime cellphone Number Act may soon be signed by President Rodrigo Duterte into law since the Bicameral Conference Committee tasked to reconcile the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill 1632 and House Bill 7652 agreed to submit for ratification by the Senate and the House of Representatives the reconci... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/proposed-cellphone-law-up-for-ratification/467099/ |
Palace vows to push back vs NPA rebels | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-02-06 00:05:34+00:00 | THE Philippine government will not back down in its campaign against members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), Malacañang warned on Monday amid the threat of CPP founder Jose Ma. Sison that the rebel group would kill one soldier per day to force the gov... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-vows-push-back-vs-npa-rebels/378382/ |
‘Drop box’ budget eyed for other projects | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-10-14 22:53:28+00:00 | The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) can use its budget for the “drop box” project for other purposes, Officer-In-Charge Catalino Cuy said on Saturday.Cuy made the pronouncement as the drop box project was grilled in the Senate plenary debate for the DILG’s budget, where it was deemed “prone to ma... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/drop-box-budget-eyed-projects/356445/ |
ROBBERY-HOLDUP GANG MEMBER KILLED | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-06-10 00:18:49+00:00 | An alleged member of a notorious robbery-holdup gang in Parañaque City was shot dead at dawn on Friday. The unidentified person sustained several gunshot wounds after he engaged policemen in a firefight. Senior Supt. Lemor Modequillo said his men went to Pelaez St. in Barangay San Dionisio at around 2:30 a.m. after the... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robbery-holdup-gang-member-killed/331927/ |
Cases filed vs Mamasapano carnage ‘brains’ consolidated | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-12-02 20:46:30+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division has granted the prosecution’s plea to consolidate the graft case and the charge of usurpation of official functions filed against former President Benigno Aquino 3rd with the cases filed against former Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima and former PNP-Special Ac... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cases-filed-vs-mamasapano-carnage-brains-consolidated/366229/ |
French frigate to visit Manila | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-03-11 00:03:01+00:00 | A light patrol frigate of the French Navy is set to arrive next week in the country for a “goodwill visit,” according to the Philippine Navy.Capt. Lued Lincuna, Navy spokesman, over the weekend said the French Navy ship, Vendemiaire, is scheduled to dock on Monday and will be welcomed by the Philippine Navy at Pier 9, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/french-frigate-to-visit-manila/385385/ |
Lawmakers seek stronger rules on delivery services | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-10-04 20:57:01+00:00 | THE HOUSE Committee on Dangerous Drugs is pushing for stronger rules on deliveries made by drivers of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) in wake of recent cases of illegal drugs being sent through such means.“It seems that the drug traffickers are being bolder and bolder, [becoming] ingenious. They’ve been using... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmakers-seek-stronger-rules-delivery-services/354539/ |
Stop ‘tokhang’ ops, SC asked | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-01-26 21:35:46+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday was asked by a survivor and relatives of four slain garbage collectors to stop the Philippine National Police (PNP) from conducting so-called tokhang operations in enforcing the government’s war on drugs.Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) were implicated in the death of... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/stop-tokhang-ops-sc-asked-2/308918/ |
‘Build, Build, Build’ to transform PH into Asian economic power | ['Kirikiri Togo', 'Duterte Betrayed Public Trust'] | 23/07/2017 0:00 | ‘The Duterte administration’s massive infrastructure development program, “Build, Build, Build,” will transform the Philippines into Asia’s next economic powerhouse, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said.“We will usher in President (Rodrigo Roa) Duterte’s golden age of infrastructure with a sense of urgency. W... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/23/build-build-build-to-transform-ph-into-asian-economic-power/ |
Sotto asks PNP to allow de Lima hold committee hearings | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-07 00:02:07+00:00 | SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd has requested the Philippine National Police (PNP) to allow detained Sen. Leila de Lima to conduct committee hearings inside the custodial center in Camp Crame.In a letter to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde dated July 2, 2018, a copy of which was released to the media Friday, Sotto a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sotto-asks-pnp-to-allow-de-lima-hold-committee-hearings/416643/ |
Philippines’ CHR to probe Duterte killing boast | ['Just Me', 'Lance Ceellot'] | 22/12/2016 0:00 | PresseThe Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights said Thursday, December 22 it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission he killed three criminals years ago, after the United Nations’ rights chief called for a murder probe.Duterte, who is waging an anti-drugs war that has left thousands dead, said last we... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/22/philippines-chr-to-probe-duterte-killing-boast/ |
Reconsider DBM official’s suspension, court urged | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-06 22:17:40+00:00 | Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Mario Relampagos and DBM employees Rosario Nuñez, Lalaine Paule and Marilou Bare are asking the Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division to reconsider its ruling that ordered their preventive suspension.Earlier, the court ordered their 90-day suspension as well as that of Munt... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/reconsider-dbm-officials-suspension-court-urged/295144/ |
It’s business as usual in Palawan | ['Ramon B. Mitra'] | 12/5/2017 0:00 | It’s business as usual in the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR), the country’s most popular river, despite the travel advisory issued by the US Embassy alerting its residents about possible kidnappings by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).The world-famous underground river is still fully-booked today, Elizabe... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/12/its-business-as-usual-in-palawan/ |
China lands aircraft on another PH reef | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-05-11 00:16:19+00:00 | A Chinese military aircraft has landed on the last of three airstrips it had built at the disputed Spratly Islands, at a reef claimed by the Philippines that is close to an island occupied by Filipino troops.The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, aWashing... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/china-lands-aircraft-on-another-ph-reef/398080/ |
Probe lease of govt houses – Malacañang | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-02-02 00:02:36+00:00 | The government will investigate reports that some members of urban poor group Kadamay are allegedly putting a number of government-awarded housing units in Pandi, Bulacan, up for rent, Malacañang said on Thursday.“[If we verify this report that they are not occupying those houses, we will investigate],” Palace spokesma... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/probe-lease-govt-houses-malacanang/377650/ |
PH ready to assist Laos – Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-07-29 00:01:10+00:00 | The Philippine government is ready to help Laos, which was hit by floods following the collapse of a dam that left scores of people dead and hundreds missing.“The Philippine government is ready to extend any humanitarian assistance in whatever way we can,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said in a statrment.Roque said... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-ready-to-assist-laos-palace/424476/ |
Duterte: No plans to kill ‘lumad‘ kids | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-28 22:09:30+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified that he had no plans of killing lumad (indigenous people) children when he ordered the bombing of indigenous schools operating without a permit from the Department of Education (DepEd).In a media interview in Negros Oriental on Thursday, Duterte said he merely warned to burn luma... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-no-plans-to-kill-lumad-kids-2/341112/ |
Gringo’s co-accused says projects were above-board | ['Ibrahim Barambangan'] | 12/8/2017 0:00 | The former Secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), who was accused with Senator Gregorio Honasan for the alleged misuse of his P30-million pork barrel funds in 2012, has maintained that these were ““used properly for projects in six Muslim communities, all of which projects were later duly liqu... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/12/gringos-co-accused-says-projects-were-above-board/ |
DOLE mulls moratorium on household workers deployment to Kuwait | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2017-01-28 21:21:38+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said they consider imposing temporary suspension of Filipino household service workers (HSW) deployment to Kuwait over increasing calls of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) for a moratorium. “We will make a decision on the proposed moratorium soon,” he said. Meanwhile, the labor chief ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-mulls-moratorium-household-workers-deployment-kuwait/309385/ |
Pimentel reminds Executive to act on implementing rules and regulations of Ease of Doing Business Act | ['Anna Leah E. Gonzales'] | 2018-11-16 13:12:39+00:00 | REELECTIONIST Sen. Aquilino Pimentel 3rd on Friday urged the Executive branch to immediately act on the pending Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Ease of Doing Business Act.“It [IRR] is pending in the Office of the President. I think if he approves that this year, it will be felt starting first quarter of... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pimentel-reminds-executive-to-act-on-implementing-rules-and-regulations-of-ease-of-doing-business-act/468578/ |
DOLE chief vows to run after corrupt officials | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-25 22:44:28+00:00 | A department-wide revamp is forthcoming at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to get rid of incompetent and corrupt officials who are coddling and protecting the interest of unscrupulous employers in exchange for bribe money.Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd disclosed on Sunday that “heads w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-chief-vows-run-corrupt-officials/303642/ |
More US patrols in disputed sea ‘purely’ Pentagon’s call | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-03 20:23:24+00:00 | The Pentagon conducting more regular patrols in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) is “purely” its decision, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday.The Wall Street Journal had reported that the United States military is eyeing to deploy two to three “freedom of navigation” patrols a month in waters di... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-patrols-disputed-sea-purely-pentagons-call/348444/ |
DepEd chief satisfied with senior high rollout | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-05-11 00:03:30+00:00 | EDUCATION Secretary Leonor Briones on Thursday said results of the first two years of implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) program exceeded expectations.“But we still have challenges catching up with facilities; we still have to provide for the computers which we are now buying; we are also catching up with t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-chief-satisfied-with-senior-high-rollout/398068/ |
‘How stupid can Canada get?’ | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-22 00:39:47+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night called Canada “very stupid” in connection with a canceled $233-million helicopter deal.“You saw the order of the military, Air Force, of attack helicopters. Look at how stupid the Canadians are, very stupid. They already approved the deal. When they delivered it, they said, ‘B... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/how-stupid-can-canada-get/387711/ |
Ex-envoy leads Magsaysay awardees | ['Neil Jayson Servallos'] | 2018-09-02 00:07:03+00:00 | Howard Dee, former Philippine ambassador to the Vatican and Malta, led five other “Heroes of Hope in Asia” who received the coveted Ramon Magsaysay Awards on Friday in Pasay City.The other awardees were Vo Thi Hoang Yen of Vietnam, Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz of East Timor, Sonam Wangchuk and Bharat Vatwani of India,... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-envoy-leads-magsaysay-awardees/437199/ |
SBMA exec welcomes criminal raps | ['Patrick Roxas'] | 2018-09-29 00:01:04+00:00 | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Director Brian Gordon welcomed the filing of administrative and criminal complaints against him before the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for alleged graft, threats and blackmail, saying the investigation would clear his name.“I am happy with t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sbma-exec-welcomes-criminal-raps/446165/ |
Palace congratulates Putin on poll win | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-03-20 00:02:25+00:00 | Malacañang congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for his election victory on Sunday.Putin, who has dominated the political landscape for 18 years, won his fourth term by a wide margin on Sunday.“We can only congratulate him because we don’t meddle in the affairs of other states,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-congratulates-putin-on-poll-win/387226/ |
Sandigan asked to deny ‘plunderers’ PNP custody | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-04-14 00:03:05+00:00 | The prosecution is asking the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division to deny a plea of former Bureau of Immigration (BI) Deputy Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles as well as Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. for detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame in Quezon City.Argosino, Robl... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigan-asked-to-deny-plunderers-pnp-custody/392402/ |
Lawmaker blames PNP for husband’s killing | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-06-04 00:38:53+00:00 | The widow of former La Union Representative Eufranio Eriguel said the failure of the Philippine National Police to respond to the grave threats against her family led to the killing of her husband last month.Rep. Sandra Eriguel of La Union claimed that her husband became an easy target after the PNP, through Chief Supt... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-blames-pnp-for-husbands-killing/404263/ |
Robredo backs suspension of OFW deployment to Kuwait | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-02-12 00:47:19+00:00 | Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo on Sunday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s suspension of deploying Filipino workers to Kuwait amid increased incidence of violence, including sexual abuse, committed against Filipino workers in the Gulf nation.Recently, the body of a missing Filipino household worker was discovered... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robredo-backs-suspension-ofw-deployment-kuwait/379608/ |
‘Pork’ banned under federal govt | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-05 00:10:38+00:00 | RETIRED chief justice Reynato Puno, chairman of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to draft a new charter, said the allocation of pork barrel funds would no longer be allowed under the federal form of government.The 22-man ConCom approved on Tuesday the 78-page draft constitution for the proposed Federal Republ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pork-banned-under-federal-govt/416063/ |
‘Great countries need strong institutions’ | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-05-27 00:10:17+00:00 | Not strongmen, says Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-MoralesOUTGOING Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales urged Filipinos on Friday to “remain steadfast and vigilant in asserting full adherence to the rule of law,” as she warned against creeping authoritarianism in the country under the Duterte government.Speaking before the Mak... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/great-countries-need-strong-institutions/401373/ |
ConCom to vote on draft charter | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-03 00:05:35+00:00 | THE Consultative Committee (ConCom) will vote on Tuesday, July 3, on the draft charter that proposes the creation of 18 federated regions, ConCom spokesman Ding Generoso said on Monday.“We have come to the homestretch. This is the most awaited part. This is the federal structure of the federal system. So, tomorrow we w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/concom-to-vote-on-draft-charter/415269/ |
Italians charged with illegal recruitment | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-09-24 00:02:56+00:00 | ~The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal charges before the Mandaluyong Prosecutor’s Office against two Italians and three Filipino officials of a shipping company for recruiting applicants despite lacking a license to do so. In a nine-page complaint, the NBI charged with syndicated and large-scal... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/italians-charged-with-illegal-recruitment/444498/ |
Puyat orders all DoT execs to resign | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2018-05-16 00:02:37+00:00 | ALL undersecretaries and assistant secretaries of the Department of Tourism were told to submit their courtesy resignations to give Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat a free hand in implementing reforms.“In the exigency of service, and in order to give the undersigned a free hand to perform the mandate given to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/puyat-orders-all-dot-execs-to-resign/399048/ |
Woman gunned down in Manila | ['Paul Parenas', 'Romeo Siervo'] | 11/5/2017 0:00 | old woman was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Tondo, Manila the other day.Initial investigation showed that Lea Ruth Contreras was in front of their house at 1326 Quiricada Street about 4 p.m. when neighbors heard two successive gunshots.When they looked outside to check, witnesses said they saw a man standing... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/11/woman-gunned-down-in-manila/ |
5 Customs personnel fail lifestyle check | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2018-10-04 00:03:26+00:00 | Five Customs personnel were dismissed from their posts after failing the Department of Finance (DoF) lifestyle check.The Finance department’s Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) said the dismissed personnel “were found to have owned properties that they did not report in their respective SALN (Statement of Asse... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/5-customs-personnel-fail-lifestyle-check/448059/ |
Briones starts corruption investigation at DepEd | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2016-11-26 20:25:25+00:00 | Education Secretary Leonor Briones has formed an investigating team to look into reported corruption in the agency, involving the bidding of projects and travels abroad by several of its officials.Meanwhile, the good governance group Filipino Alliance for Transparency and Empowerment appealed to Briones to look into re... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/briones-starts-corruption-investigation-deped/298541/ |
PAO files 12th Dengvaxia case | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-08-02 00:03:41+00:00 | The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Wednesday filed its 12th Dengvaxia-related criminal case before the Department of Justice (DoJ).The respondents were former Health Secretary Janette Garin, Health Undersecretaries Vicente Belizario, Jr. and Kenneth Hartigan-Go, officers of vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur and it... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pao-files-12th-dengvaxia-case/425754/ |
Kerwin Espinosa pleads not guilty | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-10-20 21:39:43+00:00 | Self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa of Albuera, Leyte, on Friday morning entered a not guilty plea in connection with drug charges against him.Espinosa, son of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa, maintained his innocence of the charges filed against him before Judge Silvino Pampilo Jr. of the Manila Regional Tri... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/kerwin-espinosa-pleads-not-guilty/357663/ |
Suspected terrorist charged | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-19 23:06:44+00:00 | ~Criminal charges were filed against a suspected member of the International terrorist group ISIS on Monday, two days after his arrest in Ermita, Manila.Fehmi Lassqued alias John Rasheed Lassoned, a Tunisian, was charged at the Department of Justice.Lassqued underwent inquest proceedings on Sunday at the Philippine Arm... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/suspected-terrorist-charged/381386/ |
Palace defends threat to bomb ‘lumad’ schools | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-25 22:23:05+00:00 | Malacañang on Tuesday came to the defense of President Rodrigo Duterte over his threat to bomb lumad (indigenous people) schools in Mindanao after the indigenous people joined an anti-administration protest during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.In a statement, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said Dute... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-defends-threat-to-bomb-lumad-schools/340597/ |
Schools open doors to displaced Lanao students | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-06-07 21:18:34+00:00 | A number of public schools inside and outside Mindanao has begun accommodating school children displaced from Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province on the first day of classes despite facing challenges, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Wednesday.“We thank Region 10 and neighboring provinces of Marawi, even b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/schools-open-doors-displaced-lanao-students/331474/ |
93% of La Union’s politicians take big leap to PDP-Laban | ['Jeff Jaramillo'] | 2/6/2017 0:00 | Ninety-three percent of the elected officials in this province, led by Governor Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” Ortega III, joined the other day President Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).Ortega, along with other incumbent officials, nearly filled the Eriguel Covered Court, here, where they ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/02/93-of-la-unions-politicians-take-big-leap-to-pdp-laban/ |
Senate foregoes November 13-15 sessions; budget, TRAIN delayed | ['Rey David', 'Lucas Temoteo', 'Kwak Kwak Kwak', 'Berdugo Katapang'] | 2/11/2017 0:00 | two priority legislation of the administration.However, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that several routes in Pasay City and Manila would be locked down from November 8 to November 15 to pave way for the 31st ASEAN Summit activities.Pimentel said he and Majority Floor Leader Sen. V... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/02/senate-foregoes-november-13-15-sessions-budget-train-delayed/ |
Duterte a believer of lies peddled by his allies – Robredo | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-01-03 22:28:51+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte is a believer of lies, Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo said on Tuesday.Robredo issued the statement in connection with remarks made by the President last week after he earlier barred Robredo from attending Cabinet meetings as the chief of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Coun... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-believer-lies-peddled-allies-robredo/305021/ |
Pasay City bettor bags P36-M megalotto pot | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-28 20:10:51+00:00 | A lone bettor from Pasay City has bagged the P36.3-million Megalotto 6/45 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).Alexander Balutan, PCSO general manager, said the bettor correctly guessed the six-number winning combination 06-16-09-12 -13-29 during Wednesday night’s draw.Balutan added that the winn... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pasay-city-bettor-bags-p36-m-megalotto-pot/353463/ |
Piston leads transport strike tomorrow | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-06-03 21:40:51+00:00 | A big transportation group is set to hold a strike in Metro Manila and several provinces on Monday, the opening of classes.The transport strike headed by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) would be the third to protest the government’s plan to phase out the 15-year-old jeepney ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/piston-leads-transport-strike-tomorrow/330787/ |
Palace won’t stop CHR budget cut | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-09-11 20:53:26+00:00 | MalacaÑang won’t stand in the way of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s proposal to reduce the 2018 budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to P1,000, a Palace official said on Monday.“None that I know of,” was Malacañang spokesman Ernesto Abella’s reply when asked if the Palace will oppose Alvarez’s proposal.“I will h... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-wont-stop-chr-budget-cut/350055/ |
Marawi rehab to start April | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-02-09 23:55:38+00:00 | Rehabilitation efforts of the government for war-torn Marawi City in Lanao de Sur will be completed by the end of 2021, the Undersecretary of Task Force Bangon Marawi said on Friday.During the Bangon Marawi news briefing at Malacañang, Falconi Ace Millar, also the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUD... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marawi-rehab-start-april/379281/ |
PNP, PDEA, BoC urged to act On drug info leaks | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-10-05 00:04:01+00:00 | The sharing of confidential intelligence information on illegal drugs should be limited to top government officials to prevent leaks, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said on Thursday.Barbers, who heads the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs that is investigating the entry of a P6.8-billion shabu shipment, said intelligence inf... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pnp-pdea-boc-urged-to-act-on-drug-info-leaks/448395/ |
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