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We’re staying put – Kadamay | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-03-24 21:40:49+00:00 | Members and leaders of an urban poor group on Friday said they will not vacate idle homes that they occupied on March 8 until the government distributes to them for free the houses built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) during the past administration.Earlier in the day, tension rose after militants from the grou... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/staying-put-kadamay/319031/ |
DoLE needs 36 labor compliance officers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-06-20 22:08:23+00:00 | THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given its go- signal to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to beef up the latter’s existing pool of labors laws compliance officers (LLCOs) as it steps up its campaign against illegal work contracting.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Tuesday said 36 new... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-needs-36-labor-compliance-officers/333870/ |
Blue Ribbon to decide Faeldon’s fate – Gordon | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-01-06 01:08:12+00:00 | SEN. Richard Gordon on Friday said he cannot decide alone on a requested “furlough” of detained former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon since the blue ribbon committee is a collegial body.Gordon, chairman of the Senate blue ribbon committee, justified his decision to turn down Faeldon’s request to attend Mass and join the... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/blue-ribbon-decide-faeldons-fate-gordon/372517/ |
Barangay Assembly Day ‘mandatory’ under the law | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-03-05 20:27:49+00:00 | The secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) over the weekend defended the holding of the Barangay Assembly Day, describing it as “mandatory” under the law.Ismael Sueno warned that barangay (village) officials who fail to mark the day will be slapped with administrative charges for violat... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/315568-2/315568/ |
La Mesa dam water level lowest in 5 years | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-05-11 00:02:32+00:00 | The water level at La Mesa dam dropped to its lowest in five years, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned Thursday.As of 6 a.m. yesterday, the water level was at 72.68 meters. The dam supplies the water needs of thousands of residents in Metro Manila.Pagasa hydrologist G... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/la-mesa-dam-water-level-lowest-in-5-years/398067/ |
CA rebuffs Ombudsman on ouster of councilor | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2016-12-12 21:48:39+00:00 | THE Court of Appeals (CA) has turned down a decision of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing former actor and Quezon City councilor Roderick Mendenilla Paulate and several others.In a 17-page decision penned by Associate Justice Stephen Cruz and concurred in by Associate Justices Jose Reyes Jr. and Ramon Paul Hernand... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ca-rebuffs-ombudsman-ouster-councilor/301369/ |
Duterte, labor to hold talks on job contracting | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-02-14 20:43:34+00:00 | TAKING the cudgels for the more than 30 million contractual workers, President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to hold a dialogue with organized labor groups over the contentious issue of work contracting.Duterte had made a commitment during the campaign in last year’s elections to end contractualization within a few weeks ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-labor-hold-talks-job-contracting/312217/ |
Gas, diesel cheaper by 65 centavos per liter | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2016-11-15 22:19:08+00:00 | In separate advisories on Monday, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum, Eastern Petroleum, Phoenix Petroleum, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, Unioil, Flying , and Jetti said they will roll back prices of both gasoline and diesel by 65 centavos.Shell, Seaoil and Flying V will lower kerosene prices by 55 centavos per liter.Petron, Caltex ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/gas-diesel-cheaper-65-centavos-per-liter-2/296700/ |
DILG warns vs impostor seeking funding | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-11 20:49:29+00:00 | Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael Sueno has warned governors and mayors against a certain individual who is allegedly using the name of the department to collect letters of request from local government units (LGUs) for funding of local development projects.Sueno had received infor... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dilg-warns-vs-impostor-seeking-funding/296071/ |
Taiwan official hails mutually beneficial relations between Manila and Taipei | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-09 21:22:26+00:00 | Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin, Representative of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Philippines, recently said the long-standing and mutually beneficial close relations between Taiwan and the Philippines gained greater significance under President Tsai Ing-wen’s “New Southbound Policy” with a visit early this month by an ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/taiwan-official-hails-mutually-beneficial-relations-manila-taipei/295656/ |
Group cites Lopez’s ‘legacy’ of justice and equity | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-05 22:54:29+00:00 | The world’s “largest marine conservation non-profit” hailed Secretary Regina Lopez of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, a day after her posting at the department was rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA).Oceana, in a statement, cited the “trail-blazing achievements of out... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/group-cites-lopezs-legacy-justice-equity-2/325719/ |
Consumers hail TRO vs retail power deals | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-03-03 20:27:10+00:00 | Major consumer groups and a non-government organization (NGO) on Friday hailed a recent temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) against mandatory power supply contracts.They said the TRO against a controversial policy of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) represented a victory for consume... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/consumers-hail-tro-vs-retail-power-deals/315251/ |
DENR lifts quarrying ban | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-09-29 00:09:26+00:00 | The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the quarrying ban it imposed shortly after a landslide buried houses in Naga, Cebu last week.Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the order to suspend quarrying was lifted because the investigation conducted by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/denr-lifts-quarrying-ban/446192/ |
14 killed in PNP’s renewed war on drugs | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-03-12 18:55:57+00:00 | A promise that the government’s renewed war on illegal drugs would be different from its forerunner appeared to be not true at all as 14 alleged drug dealers had been killed six days after the restart of the campaign.Aside from the 14 suspects, some 467 others were arrested from March 6 to March 12 based on data from t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/14-killed-pnps-renewed-war-drugs/316795/ |
Youth group tells Duterte: ‘Expect more walkouts’ | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-02-03 00:05:32+00:00 | A youth group has warned President Rodrigo Duterte to “expect more class walkouts” after he called the attention of students from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, who had led a protest against his leadership on Thursday.“On February 23, Duterte should expect bigger protests, participated in by... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/youth-group-tells-duterte-expect-walkouts/377862/ |
FDA fines Sanofi, cans Dengvaxia listing | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-01-06 01:09:05+00:00 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fined French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur P100,000 and has suspended the certificate of product registration of the company’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia for a year.The FDA imposed the P100,000 (around $2,000) penalty on Sanofi after it was found that the pharmaceutical co... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fda-fines-sanofi-cans-dengvaxia-listing/372508/ |
CPP calls Bohol clash a CIA job | ['Ros Feliciano', 'Paul Parenas'] | 15/04/2017 0:00 | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is accusing the United States government of allegedly having a hand in the military operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Inabangan, Bohol last April 11.“The news stories regarding the supposed arrival and presence of members of the Abu Sayyaf criminal bandit grou... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/15/cpp-calls-bohol-clash-a-cia-job/ |
Romualdez reappointed as special envoy to US | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-10 19:53:38+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed media executive Jose Manuel Romualdez as special envoy to the United States, Malacañang said on Monday.“The Palace announces the re-appointment of Mr. Jose Manuel Romualdez as special envoy of the President to the United States. We are confident that the re-appointment of Mr. R... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/romualdez-reappointed-special-envoy-us-2/337651/ |
PCSO: New STL to stamp out illegal numbers games | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-01-30 21:49:40+00:00 | THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will introduce today (Tuesday) its new and improved Small Town Lottery (STL) that will not only provide more funds for charitable purposes but also help stamp out all kinds of illegal numbers games in the country.The launching signals the expansion of the STL operation i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-new-stl-stamp-illegal-numbers-games/309730/ |
Alvarez: House will defy SC in the name of martial law | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-08 21:16:38+00:00 | Not even the Supreme Court (SC) can compel the House of Representatives and the Senate to convene in a joint session to discuss the merits or lack of them of martial law, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte said on Thursday.Alvarez was responding to a move of at least 300 lawyers, led by former Solicitor Gener... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/alvarez-house-will-defy-sc-name-martial-law/331637/ |
AFP bats for enhanced ASEAN border security | ['Lucas Temoteo', 'Rey David', 'Kwak Kwak Kwak', 'Berdugo Katapang', 'Simon Antonio', 'Parasa Bayan', 'Maka Pili'] | 5/11/2017 0:00 | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero has called for the enhancement of regional border security agreement with neighboring countries in a bid to combat transnational crimes.In a statement, AFP Public Affairs Office Chief Marine Colonel Edgard Arevalo, said that Guerrero wa... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/05/afp-bats-for-enhanced-asean-border-security/ |
PHLPost launches 5th letter writing contest | ['Ashley Jose'] | 2017-10-03 22:14:09+00:00 | The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has invited students to join its 5th National Letter Writing Day to celebrate World Post Day. The event will be held at SM North Edsa in Quezon City and other SM branches on October 9.Letter-writing contests will also be held in the cities of Cabanatuan, Tarlac, San Pablo, Cebu, Il... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/phlpost-launches-5th-letter-writing-contest/354341/ |
Solicitor general blocks Delfin Lee’s release | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-09-20 00:02:04+00:00 | The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the syndicated estafa charges against Globe Asiatique (GA) owner Delfin Lee and four others accused of using ghost borrowers for P6.6-billion worth of Pag-IBIG Fund loans in 2009.In a 47-page motion filed, Solicitor General Jose Calida, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/solicitor-general-blocks-delfin-lees-release/443093/ |
Palace tells Rappler: If you want to earn, follow the law | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-10 00:04:44+00:00 | MALACAÑANG again hit online news outlet Rappler, this time in connection with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filing a P133-million tax evasion case against the media player before the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday.In an interview aired via the social media site Facebook on Friday, Palace spokesman Harry... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-tells-rappler-if-you-want-to-earn-follow-the-law/385063/ |
Go vows more govt help for flood victims | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-08-15 00:04:16+00:00 | Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said the government is ready to deliver relief goods to people affected by floods.Go gave assurances that President Rodrigo Duterte has been monitoring the situation and has ordered concerned agencies to help storm victims.He made the statement whe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/go-vows-more-govt-help-for-flood-victims/430428/ |
DepEd, Comelec assure teachers of tax refund | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-05-13 00:15:59+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have committed to ensure that teacher-volunteers, with annual basic salary of P250,000 and below, will promptly receive their tax refunds after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) decided to impose a 5-percent withholding tax on their honora... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-comelec-assure-teachers-of-tax-refund/398436/ |
DFA to issue passports valid for 10 years | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-26 20:32:36+00:00 | FILIPINOS beginning January 2018 will be issued passports that will be valid for 10 years under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 10928 or An Act Extending the Validity of Philippine Passports.President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law in August RA 10928, which extends the period of valid... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dfa-issue-passports-valid-10-years/358911/ |
Cooperation on OFW reintegration sought | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-09-01 22:00:22+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has pushed for the productive reintegration of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to reverse the country’s decades-old labor export policy.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd called on all sectors to support the government’s continuing efforts to help the OFWs, espe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cooperation-ofw-reintegration-sought/348032/ |
Oil firms face probe over climate change | ['Leander C. Domingo'] | 2017-12-09 22:28:00+00:00 | ADVOCACY groups have all the reason to be jubilant as the world’s first-ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for causing climate change will be held on Monday in Manila, or one day after Human Rights Day.Multinational companies in the oil industry including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Ch... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-face-probe-climate-change/367744/ |
Duterte abolishes sugar agency | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-10-30 00:22:39+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has abolished the Philippine Sugar Corporation (Philsucor), a government-owned and -controlled corporation (GOCC) created on Nov. 14, 1983.Duterte signed the directive on Oct. 25, 2018.The agency was created to provide financing in the acquisition, rehabilitation and expansion of sugar mills, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-abolishes-sugar-agency/459438/ |
Farm damage from 2 storms hit P565M | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-07-24 00:10:06+00:00 | The two tropical storms that soaked Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon damaged P565 million worth of crops, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday.The DA’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) said the rice sector incurred the heaviest damage at P428 million, followed by the fisheries sector, P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/farm-damage-from-2-storms-hit-p565m/422643/ |
Help farmers, Duterte orders Landbank | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-09-21 00:06:25+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte told Landbank officials to support farmers, especially those affected by typhoon “Ompong”.The President met with officials of Landbank and Development Bank of the Philippines on Wednesday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte wanted to cut the processes and requirements of Landbank for... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/help-farmers-duterte-orders-landbank/443423/ |
ECOP to regularize 300,000 workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-08-14 00:02:56+00:00 | THE Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), the country’s biggest group of employers, has committed to match the goal of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to regularize 300,000 contractual workers this year.“I am glad to inform you that ECOP is committing 300,000 regular workers from their member... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ecop-to-regularize-300000-workers/429969/ |
LPA, typhoon threaten Luzon | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-09-10 00:07:09+00:00 | A low pressure area (LPA) spotted off Basco, Batanes will intensify into a tropical depression in 24 hours, while a severe tropical storm may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, the weather bureau said on Sunday.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lpa-typhoon-threaten-luzon-2/439954/ |
Evasco runs for Bohol governor | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-10-17 00:03:32+00:00 | CABINET Secretary Leoncio “Jun” Evasco Jr. has resigned from his post to run for governor of Bohol in next year’s elections.In a phone interview with reporters, Evasco said he filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday “after a long, long (contemplation), [and]because I want to change Bohol and people really request... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/evasco-runs-for-bohol-governor/452858/ |
Marawi’s son takes center stage at UP Diliman graduation rites | ['Winnie Zacharias', 'Aphetsky Lasa'] | 23/06/2017 0:00 | Even after delivering his anticipated valedictory address to thousands of graduates on Sunday, summa cum laude Arman Ali Ghodsinia hopes to “continue the momentum” especially when it comes to addressing the ongoing crisis in Marawi City – his hometown.“I definitely want the momentum to continue even after I give my spe... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/23/marawis-son-takes-center-stage-at-up-diliman-graduation-rites/ |
Palace shrugs off plan to derail Train | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-01-04 20:27:21+00:00 | Malacañang on Thursday pooh-poohed a plan of opposition lawmakers to bring President Rodrigo Duterte’s Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law before the Supreme Court (SC).In a radio interview, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the new law would be beneficial to Filipinos, citing ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-shrugs-off-plan-derail-train/372252/ |
Hontiveros seeks foreign policy ‘audit’ | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-06-13 00:06:24+00:00 | SEN. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called for an “audit” of the Duterte administration’s foreign policy.The senator said a foreign policy audit would scrutinize the diplomatic actions taken by the Department of Foreign Affairs against China’s militarization in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).She wants to know “what diplomat... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/hontiveros-seeks-foreign-policy-audit/407421/ |
IRRI urges govt to increase rice output | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-11-18 23:56:51+00:00 | THE Los Banos-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has urged the Philippine government to increase the country’s rice production so prices of staple will go down.“The price of rice in the Philippines is slightly higher than [in] any other countries, so by increasing productivity we will be able to bring p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/irri-urges-govt-increase-rice-output/363734/ |
Govt assures medical repatriation of OFWs | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-18 19:34:05+00:00 | To further protect the rights and promote the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has forged a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) with five other government agencies harmonizing the policies and processes involving cases of medical repatriation.Foreign Affairs Secretary Ala... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-assures-medical-repatriation-ofws/333521/ |
PH, US navies begin maritime exercise | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-19 21:53:54+00:00 | THE Philippine and United States navies kicked off on Monday the Maritime Training Activity focused on mutual security concerns affecting the Philippines, including maritime domain awareness and patrol.The week-long maritime exercise being held in Cebu province is designed to enhance the complexity and diversity of tra... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-us-navies-begin-maritime-exercise-2/333668/ |
CABBIE, AIRPORT WORKER RETURN CASH, VALUABLES | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-01-21 23:35:21+00:00 | A wheelchair attendant assigned at the Cathay Pacific Airways area turned over to airport authorities a red sling bag containing US$11,075 and more than P11,000. Rizaldy Ocde found the bag at the foreign exchange counter near the check-in area at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) gen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cabbie-airport-worker-return-cash-valuables/308078/ |
Marcoses’ restricting access ‘injustice’ | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-11-22 20:13:07+00:00 | The family of late former President Ferdinand Marcos is perpetuating injustice by subjecting access to the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LMNB)–a public property–to their whims, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, whose brother Hermon was abducted during Marcos’ martial law regime and was never found again, wa... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marcoses-restricting-access-injustice/297830/ |
De Lima, Trillanes want high court to reconsider Sereno ruling | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-02 00:03:35+00:00 | OPPOSITION senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes 4th on Friday filed a motion for reconsideration before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the dismissal of the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General against ousted Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno for lack of jurisdiction.In a 25-page mot... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/de-lima-trillanes-want-high-court-to-reconsider-sereno-ruling/403259/ |
No-fly zone for drones, choppers over MOA | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-01-28 21:22:35+00:00 | ~A no-fly zone for helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones is being implemented starting today (January 29) until Monday at vicinity of the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City (Metro Manila). The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines issued the advisory through a notice-to-airmen for security rea... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-fly-zone-drones-choppers-moa/309388/ |
Junking of seniors’ party list registration sought | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-04 22:53:33+00:00 | Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to immediately act on a petition of his client, senior citizen Cecilia Lopez, to cancel the registration of the Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines (CASCP), a duly registered party-list in the May 2016 ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/junking-seniors-party-list-registration-sought/305188/ |
QC suspends real property tax hike | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2018-10-27 00:05:58+00:00 | Without admitting the move was in “aid of election,” the Quezon City Council passed an ordinance suspending the 500-percent increase in fair market values of real property until the end of 2019.In a press conference, the majority floor leader, Councilor Franz Pumaren, who is one of the principal authors of the ordinanc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/qc-suspends-real-property-tax-hike/457749/ |
Bautista ‘not functioning’ as Comelec chairman | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-08-29 21:19:51+00:00 | EMBATTLED Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista no longer functions as “full-time” head of the poll body, resulting in work backlogs that need his immediate attention.Commissioner Rowena Guanzon recently disclosed that documents needed to be signed by Bautista are filing up because he could no... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bautista-not-functioning-comelec-chairman/347499/ |
Duterte committed to defend sovereignty over disputed seas | ['Jern Dion', 'Edward Silvia'] | 6/6/2017 0:00 | President Duterte is committed to defend the country’s sovereignty without resorting to confrontation with China over the dispute in the South China Sea, Malacañang said yesterday.The President believes the government could pursue both the protection of the nation’s sovereignty as well as the creation of a “conflict-fr... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/06/duterte-committed-to-defend-sovereignty-over-disputed-seas/ |
Roxas laughs off plunder case | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-11-22 22:41:17+00:00 | FORMER Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas 2nd on Wednesday described as “pathetic” the filing of plunder complaint against him and other cabinet officials of the previous administration over the allegedly anomalous Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 maintenance contract.Roxas, who is abroad, said the charges were filed by the Dep... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/roxas-laughs-off-plunder-case/364430/ |
Philippines and Indonesia both hate illegal drugs | ['Daniel Cruz', 'Dungis Ma'] | 28/07/2017 0:00 | Another day, another biased report from Western media. This time, the narrative being pushed by foreign news agencies is that Indonesian President Joko Widodo is copying Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s hardline position against illegal drugs. In other words, Duterte is such a “bad influence” on Widodo.Their jump... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/28/philippines-and-indonesia-both-hate-illegal-drugs/ |
Supreme Court releases gag order on Marcos, Robredo | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-23 00:03:48+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) has formally issued a gag order to camps of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo in connection with an electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo.In a resolution, the SC en banc, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ruled that since a rev... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/supreme-court-releases-gag-order-marcos-robredo/381982/ |
Bato: Arrest gun-toting ‘barangay’ watchmen | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-01-02 23:01:37+00:00 | Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa on Tuesday instructed all policemen to arrest barangay tanod (village watchmen) illegally carrying firearms in their localities.The order came after an incident in December last year involving 10 policemen in Mandaluyong City who mistakenly fired at a vehi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bato-arrest-gun-toting-barangay-watchmen/371865/ |
DoE urged to deploy 3,000 electric tricycles | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2017-08-23 21:43:45+00:00 | Senators Loren Legarda and Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the Department of Energy to deploy the 3,000 electric tricycles under the DoE’s custody.During the Senate finance committee’s hearing on the proposed P2.65-billion DoE budget, Legarda asked Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to find a way to utilize these e-tr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doe-urged-deploy-3000-electric-tricycles/346338/ |
563 surrender on Day 1 of ‘Tokhang’ | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-01-31 00:02:32+00:00 | A total of 563 individuals nationwide surrendered to police authorities on Monday, the first day of resumption of Operation Tokhang, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).In 430 separate “Tokhang” operations, the 563 individuals were the subjects listed on a validated drug list of the PNP Directorate for In... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/563-surrender-day-1-tokhang/377372/ |
No grave, no justice for martial law victims | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-11-02 21:56:19+00:00 | For relatives of desaparecidos or victims of enforced disappearances during martial law imposed by then-President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, mourning seemed not to turn easier because the remains of their dear departed have not been found.Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, whose brother Hermon is presumed to be a desaparecido, du... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-grave-no-justice-martial-law-victims/294444/ |
‘Paris Climate Agreement not perfect, can be improved’ | ['Elshamae Robles'] | 2017-06-05 21:48:43+00:00 | In celebration of World Environment Day, Sen. Loren Legarda urged the government and the public to commit to the directives of Paris Climate Change Agreement at a forum held in Quezon City on Monday.“The Paris Agreement is not perfect but it can be improved,” she said.After US President Donald Trump confirmed withdrawa... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/paris-climate-agreement-not-perfect-can-improved/331128/ |
Brazilian traders explore opportunities in Manila | ['Michael Joe T. Delizo'] | 2016-12-17 23:33:54+00:00 | A BUSINESS delegation from Brazil seeks to explore investment and trade opportunities in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.Foreign Trade Secretary William O’Dwyer of the state of Goias informed the Philippine Embassy in Brasília of the proposed visit of Brazilian businessmen to Manila from F... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/brazilian-traders-explore-opportunities-manila-3/302339/ |
INC’s outreach program reaches Africa | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-06-28 00:02:58+00:00 | MORE than 33,000 people benefited from the outreach programs held over the weekend by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in two African countries under its “Lingap sa Mamamayan” (Lingap) campaign.The INC held activities in Kibera and Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya on June 23 and 24 after holding similar activities in Blantyre a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/incs-outreach-program-reaches-africa/413236/ |
DOLE extends labor attaches’ tour of duty | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-11-16 22:10:38+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has extended the tour of duty of labor attaches from three years to five years to make full use of their experience for the benefit of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in various parts of the world.At the same time, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-extends-labor-attaches-tour-duty/296874/ |
Ombudsman sues former PhilPost chief | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-01-09 22:35:17+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman has filed charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Philippine Postal Corporation (PPC or PhilPost) Postmaster General Ma. Josefina dela Cruz and two others over their alleged failure to remit to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) the loan amortizations of a then-employee f... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ombudsman-sues-former-philpost-chief/305998/ |
PCSO helped 37,186 patients in May | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-21 00:02:56+00:00 | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan on Tuesday said 37,186 patients benefited from the agency’s Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP) in May this year.“This translates to P727.5 million in expenses for the month of May, based on the data provided to me by the Charity As... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-helped-37186-patients-in-may/410566/ |
Lacson ready to probe P1.8-B defective cars | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-06 00:06:29+00:00 | SEN. Panfilo Lacson is ready to lead the investigation into the procurement by the Philippine National Police (PNP) of patrol vehicles worth P1.8 billion that were found defective by the Commission on Audit (COA).Lacson, who heads the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, backed Sen. Grace Poe’s call fo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lacson-ready-to-probe-p1-8-b-defective-cars/416335/ |
Palace respects Trump’s climate deal withdrawal | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-06-03 21:38:46+00:00 | MalacaÑang on Saturday said it respects President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate change agreement.In a statement, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said Trump’s announcement of America’s abandonment of the Paris climate deal is “a domestic matter on their part.”“We und... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-respects-trumps-climate-deal-withdrawal/330785/ |
PH to acquire submarines | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-06-12 00:05:08+00:00 | The Philippines is set to acquire submarines in line with the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) modernization program, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday.“We are looking at [South] Korea and Russia and other countries [as source of the submarines],” Lorenzana told reporters after the flag raising ce... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-to-acquire-submarines/407093/ |
11 dioceses nationwide vacant – CBCP | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-14 20:11:06+00:00 | The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has revealed that 11 dioceses in the country are vacant.The dioceses of Iba (Zambales) and Mati (Davao Oriental) were left vacant after Bishop Florentino Lavarias of Iba was appointed as archbishop of San Fernando (Pampanga) in 2014 and Bishop Patricio Alo of M... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/11-dioceses-nationwide-vacant-cbcp/368660/ |
Calbayog police stop rampant gambling | ['Happy Folger'] | 10/9/2017 0:00 | The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas said it has put an end to rampant illegal gambling in Calbayog City in Samar that was reported in a local newspaper.New PNP Eastern Visayas Regional Director Chief Supt. Gilbert DC Cruz ordered the Calbayog police to stop the illegal gambling at the city bus termi... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/09/10/calbayog-police-stop-rampant-gambling/ |
Meralco rates up slightly in Oct | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2017-10-09 22:58:23+00:00 | The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Monday announced a rate increase of P0.0345 per kilowatt hour (kWh), which will be reflected in the billing this October.Meralco, in a statement, said the rate adjustment was caused by a P0.1777 per kWh hike in the generation charge.This means that typical households that consume 20... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/meralco-rates-slightly-oct/355485/ |
Transport groups to hold another strike | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-11-28 21:25:48+00:00 | Public utility transport groups are set to launch another two-day nationwide strike next week to continue denouncing the government’s jeepney modernization program.The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) and No to Jeepney Phaseout Coalition said on Tuesday that the transport strike will h... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/transport-groups-hold-another-strike/365516/ |
Marcos: Comelec should shoulder storage fees | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-08-25 22:29:21+00:00 | THE camp of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to order the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to shoulder storage fees and other expenses it incurred in connection with the preservation and safekeeping of various election materials and paraphernalia used in the May 9... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marcos-comelec-shoulder-storage-fees/346731/ |
Palace welcomes new US envoy | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2016-11-05 21:31:52+00:00 | Malacañang has welcomed the appointment of Sung Y. Kim as the new US Ambassador to the Philippines.Kim, who was sworn in by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington D.C. on Thursday, will replace Philip Goldberg.Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said it is “very significant” that Kim, who was born in Korea, w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-welcomes-new-us-envoy-2/294961/ |
SSS files raps vs 34,000 delinquent employers | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2016-12-09 23:10:17+00:00 | Some 34,000 delinquent employers are subject of criminal and civil charges for their deliberate failure to implement the Social Security Law (SSL).The charges were readied against the employers on orders of Dean Amado Valdez, chairman of the Social Security Commission (SSC).Voltaire Agas, Social Security System (SSS) s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sss-files-raps-vs-34000-delinquent-employers-2/300922/ |
Lawmaker urges DOTr to push ‘build’ program | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-11-04 20:54:13+00:00 | A LAWMAKER has asked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to “work, work, work” on the Metro Manila Subway Project, now that Japan has provided the country financial support for the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration.According to House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Rep. Karlo Nogral... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-urges-dotr-push-build-program/360655/ |
Long-delayed north RR project will finally begin | ['Cris Vacal'] | 12/11/2017 0:00 | to Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Camarines Sur, Albay. There was a rail service to the north that went as far as Damortis, Pangasinan, where buses transported passengers up to Baguio City via Kennon Road.Over the years, rail transport gave way to road transport. Railroad links to ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/12/long-delayed-north-rr-project-will-finally-begin/ |
US has right to ban Muslims – Palace | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-01-29 21:06:52+00:00 | THE United States has the right to ban people from entering the country, Malacañang said on Sunday in reaction to the implementation of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump restricting the entry of citizens of seven countries.“We respect the policy of the United States of America if they have prohibition... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-right-ban-muslims-palace/309560/ |
AFP sets 5% recruitment for Muslims | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-04-16 00:34:26+00:00 | THE Armed Forces of the Philippines is set to allocate five percent of the total number of applicants for Filipino Muslims, an AFP official said on Saturday.Marine Colonel Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP Public Affairs, disclosed in a statement that it was Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año who ordered the maximum 5 p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-sets-5-recruitment-muslims/322366/ |
No ‘pork’ in 2019 budget — Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-17 00:02:09+00:00 | Malacañang on Thursday maintained that there was no “pork barrel” hidden in the proposed national budget for 2019 amid allegations of questionable allocations.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the assurance after Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson claimed that there were “hundreds of billions of pesos” in the proposed budg... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-pork-in-2019-budget-palace/431132/ |
LTFRB, airport body gear up for ‘Undas’ | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-10-25 21:27:58+00:00 | The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have started bracing for the “Undas” season (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day) in the country.All Saints’ Day is marked every November 1 and All Souls’ Day, every November 2.On those two days, Filipi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ltfrb-airport-body-gear-undas-2/358632/ |
P500K to go to families of soldier, police casualties | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-04-02 21:53:19+00:00 | The family of a soldier or a policeman killed or wounded in action stands to receive up to P500,000 in financial assistance under the government’s Comprehensive Social Benefits Program (CSBP).The CSBP has been rolled out by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of National Defense, i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p500k-go-families-soldier-police-casualties/320576/ |
Court of Appeals merges de Lima’s 2 petitions to stop drug probe | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-03-01 22:05:35+00:00 | The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the consolidation of the two petitions filed by embattled Sen. Leila de Lima questioning the Department of Justice (DOJ) preliminary investigation against her in connection with the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) illegal drug trade.In a four-page resolution of the CA 17th Division, penn... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-appeals-merges-de-limas-2-petitions-stop-drug-probe/314884/ |
House OKs P1.1B-Dengvaxia fund | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-05-31 00:10:45+00:00 | The House of Representatives has approved the P1.16 billion supplemental budget for the Dengvaxia Assistance Fund on third reading late Tuesday.The fund will be used to treat those who were injected with Dengvaxia.Before midnight on Tuesday, 231 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill 7449 that was certified as urgent b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-oks-p1-1b-dengvaxia-fund/402689/ |
ROTC cadets eyed for disaster relief | ['Philippines News Agency'] | 2016-12-10 23:25:31+00:00 | The humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) capabilities of the Reserve Officers Training Corps were highlighted during the 2nd National ROTC Summit on Saturday.There is more to ROTC than military drills and formations under the scorching sun, Colonel Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines public af... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/rotc-cadets-eyed-disaster-relief/301080/ |
Oil companies again hike pump prices | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-04-17 00:02:05+00:00 | Oil companies again increased the pump prices of petroleum products, a week after implementing a price rollback.Eastern Petroleum, Flying V, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines, Total and Seaoil raised the price of diesel by 55 centavos per liter effective 6 a.m. on Tuesday.The cost of gasoline went up ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-companies-again-hike-pump-prices/393031/ |
JBC opens applications for associate justices | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-17 17:45:34+00:00 | The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened to interested judges and lawyers applications for the positions of Sandiganbayan associate justice and Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice.The council opened the nominations in view of the promotion to the Supreme Court of former Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexande... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/jbc-opens-applications-associate-justices/351237/ |
DepEd: Razor supplier failed to follow specs | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-06-30 00:07:52+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said the supplier of the alleged overpriced procurement of razors for senior high school students in Region 10 failed to meet the standards set by the Bureau of Learning Resources (BLR).DepEd Region 10 reported that the supplier delivered Gillette Razors to the recipient sc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-razor-supplier-failed-to-follow-specs/414158/ |
Seafarer group to file raps vs Marina head | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-05-28 19:32:42+00:00 | The United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) is set to file a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman today against the administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and its former officials and board members for their allegedly dubious approval of a memorandum circular.The UFS said the circular violates provis... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/seafarer-group-file-raps-vs-marina-head/329760/ |
Sereno seen manipulating clerk of court appointment | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-25 22:31:10+00:00 | Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal-Sereno is reportedly scheming to appoint her choice for Supreme Court (SC) Clerk of Court for the en banc without passing through the 15-man court.According to unimpeachable sources of The Manila Times in the high tribunal, Sereno ordered to review the appointments of the previous en ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sereno-seen-manipulating-clerk-court-appointment/382685/ |
DoLE to repatriate 5,000 migrant workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-04-05 20:20:51+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is taking advantage of a 90-day general amnesty given by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to all undocumented and overstaying migrant workers for humanitarian reasons by repatriating at least 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).A DoLE team of senior official... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-repatriate-5000-migrant-workers-2/321203/ |
PHILIPPINE ARMY RESHUFFLES OFFICERS | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-12-11 21:29:10+00:00 | THE Philippine Army has designated new chiefs in the offices of logistics and plans and programs and the new secretary of the Army general staff, an Army official announced on Sunday.According to Col. Benjamin Hao, Army spokesman, Col. Glenn Cruz has been named Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4), replacing Col... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philippine-army-reshuffles-officers/301185/ |
NPC may support Imee, Bam in 2019 elections | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-24 00:01:55+00:00 | Ilocos Norte Gov. Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos and Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino may be included in the list of senatorial candidates the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) will support in next year’s midterm elections, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Thursday.Sotto said some members of the party wo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/npc-may-support-imee-bam-in-2019-elections/433806/ |
DILG steps up info drive on federalism | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-05 21:32:50+00:00 | THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has stepped up its information campaign on federalism by deploying teams to various regions to educate the people about the proposed shift to federalism.DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno said the information campaign does not only cover local government officials but... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dilg-steps-info-drive-federalism-2/294962/ |
We’ll ‘win’ vs stolen wealth charges | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2018-01-18 18:25:33+00:00 | Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Thursday said the Marcos family is determined to put an end to all the ill-gotten wealth cases against them.After her speech at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Manila in Makati City, the governor said, “We want a closure on all the cases without exemptions pending in all courts” in the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/well-win-vs-stolen-wealth-charges/375104/ |
DoH reports 171 more cases of ‘cracker injuries | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-01-02 23:01:15+00:00 | The Department of Health (DoH)-Epidemiology Bureau has recorded an additional 171 firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 362 cases since the start of the surveillance period on December 21, 2017 to January 2.Out of the 362 cases recorded in sentinel hospitals, 201 came from Metro Manila.Of the 201, 97 case... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doh-reports-171-cases-cracker-injuries/371864/ |
Programs to curb suicides launched | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2016-11-12 21:40:24+00:00 | The Department of Health (DOH) has launched various programs in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Natasha Goulborn Foundation (NGF) to curb the number of suicides in the country.Among the programs launched by DOH in collaboration with NGF is the Hope Line project which established a call ce... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/programs-curb-suicides-launched/296189/ |
Pinoys affected by Facebook attack | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-30 00:15:55+00:00 | FILIPINOS were among the 50 million Facebook users affected by a massive hacking operation, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Saturday.Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro however said it was not yet known how many Filipinos were affected by the data breach.“They have not determined yet how many Filipinos ar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pinoys-affected-by-facebook-attack/446693/ |
Diesel price up by 20 centavos | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2017-02-13 22:25:05+00:00 | In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell, Caltex, Eastern Petroleum, Seaoil, PTT Philippines, Phoenix Petroleum, Total, Unioil and Flying V on Monday announced that they will raise price of diesel by P0.20 per liter effective February 14, Tuesday.Pilipinas Shell, Caltex, Seaoil and Flying V will increase kerosene price ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/diesel-price-20-centavos-2/312055/ |
No more mayor’s, business permits for health clinics | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-12-11 21:31:02+00:00 | A possible surge of business permit renewals and applications at the start of 2017 has prompted the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to remind local government units (LGUs) to observe the exemption of medical and dental clinics from mayor’s permit and business permit.In a memorandum circular, DILG... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-mayors-business-permits-health-clinics/301198/ |
PH Navy to help rescue 3 Filipinos abducted in Libya | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-08-05 00:01:06+00:00 | The Philippine Navy will assist the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in planning and mounting a mission to rescue three Filipinos kidnapped in Libya.Commander Jonathan Zata, spokesman of the Philippine Navy, said liaison officer Captain Donn Miraflor has been instructed to coordinate with Boy Melicor, the Charge d’A... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-navy-to-help-rescue-3-filipinos-abducted-in-libya/426688/ |
Briones commits to improving basic education | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-12-26 21:54:01+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) under the watch of Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday said it is committed to improving the country’s basic education system, as it promised an active, transparent, consultative, collaborative and corruption-free leadership.The Education department is also committed to responding to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/briones-commits-improving-basic-education/303817/ |
Students hit mandatory drug testing in schools | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-08-08 22:09:42+00:00 | A militant student group on Tuesday opposed the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) approval and impending implementation of mandatory drug testing for college students.“Academic freedom should not be about incriminating students. Drug testing should be non-mandatory, and it should not be a requirement for admissio... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/students-hit-mandatory-drug-testing-schools/343190/ |
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