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DILG bares road closures for Asean convoy dry run | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-10-27 22:38:44+00:00 | The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has advised motorists to brace for road closures on October 29 during the final vehicle convoy dry run for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit on November 13-15.The Asean Summit will be held in Clark Field, Pampanga, north of Manila.The DI... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dilg-bares-road-closures-asean-convoy-dry-run/359043/ |
July class opening in Marawi likely | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-06-08 21:12:33+00:00 | THE opening of classes in public elementary and high schools in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, may be moved to next month because of damages to property brought about by armed clashes between government troops and the terrorist Maute Group in the city, according to a high-ranking official of the Department of Education (D... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/july-class-opening-marawi-likely/331633/ |
Estrada to seek last term as Manila mayor | ['Raadee S. Sausa'] | 2018-02-06 00:03:26+00:00 | Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada will run for a third and last term next year.“Nobody can change my inspiration, no one can divert me on my mission, on my dream in Manila. I had already laid down my program of government to regain the lost pride and glory of Manila. I will fulfill my promises and with your help, with the su... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/estrada-seek-last-term-manila-mayor/378373/ |
PCOO creates office for global media affairs | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-11-13 00:05:27+00:00 | THE Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has set up the Office for Global Media Affairs to address concerns of foreign journalists.In a radio interview, PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said this would pave the way for the revival of the press attaché division, which will be operational once the Office of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcoo-creates-office-for-global-media-affairs/466651/ |
Workers ‘frustrated’ over failed promise on ‘endo’ | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-07-25 22:25:08+00:00 | THE country’s biggest labor groups were frustrated and felt neglected by President Rodrigo Duterte’s failure to lay down a clear-cut policy on work contracting and other forms of short-term employment during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/workers-frustrated-over-failed-promise-on-endo/340599/ |
Bill to require first aid kits in vehicles | ['Angelica Ballesteros'] | 2016-11-10 21:26:12+00:00 | A bill seeking to require motor vehicle owners to carry first aid kits in their cars was filed in the House of Representatives on Thursday.Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones filed House Bill 4312 or the “Vehicle Emergency Preparedness Act of 2016” seeking to require car owners, government agencies and franchise open... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bill-require-first-aid-kits-vehicles/295871/ |
Duterte names Mama-o special envoy to Kuwait | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-05-08 21:44:01+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has named presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Abdullah Mama-o as the country’s special envoy to Kuwait, Malacañang said Tuesday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque, Jr. said the appointment was announced during the Cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon.“Secretary Mama-o had just ret... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-names-mama-o-special-envoy-to-kuwait/397607/ |
Customs-NAIA expects hitting target this year | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-28 20:09:19+00:00 | Officials of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday expressed optimism on meeting this year’s target of P50.1 billion with the acquisition of new scanning machines at the country’s premier gateway.Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said taxable items can be easily detec... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-naia-expects-hitting-target-year/353462/ |
Villar seeks probe of garlic ‘cartel’ | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-05-30 21:35:01+00:00 | SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Tuesday asked the Senate to look into a reported resurgence of a garlic cartel as supposedly indicated by a sudden rise in garlic prices in the local market.Villar, who heads the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, noted that the increase in garlic prices is reminiscent of 2014 when the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/villar-seeks-probe-garlic-cartel-2/330109/ |
DoLE ruling favoring Nutri-Asia questioned | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-07-02 00:04:09+00:00 | SOME members of the House of Representatives urged Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd to reverse a ruling that cleared big-time condiments-maker NutriAsia of labor malpractices.The Makabayan bloc party-list lawmakers, which include Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna, Antonio Tinio and France Castro of Alliance of Concerned T... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-ruling-favoring-nutri-asia-questioned/414931/ |
Agriculture to sell rice for P38 a kilo | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-02-21 21:00:05+00:00 | Starting Monday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will deploy trucks loaded with bags of rice to be sold for P38 per kilo as it starts its “surgical rice selling operations” in Metro Manila.The DA will target thickly populated districts of Metro Manila or the National CapitalRegion starting with Tondo in Manila and P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/agriculture-sell-rice-p38-kilo/381788/ |
BBL signed into law this month – lawmakers | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-10 00:08:53+00:00 | The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will be in accordance with the Constitution and signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte during his third State of the Nation Address on July 23, lawmakers said Monday.Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas gave the assurance on the firs... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bbl-signed-into-law-this-month-lawmakers/417750/ |
Groups set to hold Labor Day rallies | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-04-23 22:37:02+00:00 | The country’s biggest workers group, the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), on Sunday said thousands of organized and unorganized workers from left, center and right ideological persuasions will hold nationwide rallies on May 1 to remind President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfill his ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/groups-set-hold-labor-day-rallies/323680/ |
Declaring Boracay under state of calamity mulled | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-08 00:06:45+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte plans to put Boracay under a state of calamity in order to address environmental problems in the world-famous tourist destination.“I told [Department of the Interior and Local Government] Secretary Eduardo Año] to finish [the clean-up that I had recommended] in six months. End it. Six months, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/declaring-boracay-under-state-of-calamity-mulled/384655/ |
Duterte drug war mirrors 1972 martial law–Noynoy | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-08-21 21:58:53+00:00 | Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd on Monday said the issue of violence during martial law under then-President Ferdinand Marcos has no difference with that under the drug war of the Duterte administration.He added that the problem that the Philippines was facing 34 years ago is the same one that the country ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-drug-war-mirrors-1972-martial-law-noynoy/345898/ |
Land review alarms 5M workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-11-26 19:55:40+00:00 | ORGANIZED labor has urged Congress to be judicious in its investigation and review of Agribusiness Venture Arrangements (AVAs), including Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs), to protect the livelihood of almost 5 million plantation workers.The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) made ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/land-review-alarms-5m-workers/365195/ |
QC to crack down on online cockfight betting | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-05 19:49:55+00:00 | The Quezon City goverment is running after operators of online cockfighting or sabong in various off-track betting (OTB) stations.OTBs are originally established to accept horseracing bets only but a group of businessmen introduced online sabong using facilities of the OTBs last year.And Quezon City has one of the bigg... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/qc-crack-online-cockfight-betting/310689/ |
Senate passes 10-year passport validity bill | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-15 21:19:58+00:00 | THE passage of a bill making Philippine passports valid for 10 years will give much relief to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara.“This measure will certainly give comfort to our OFWs. Often, they have to file a leave from work for them to be able to travel back and forth to the near... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-passes-10-year-passport-validity-bill-2/327360/ |
ConCom OKs election of transition leader | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-11 00:08:19+00:00 | THE Consultative Committee (Con-Com) on Tuesday agreed in principle to include a provision in the draft federal constitution the holding of elections for the transition president after the ratification of the new charter.ConCom chairman Reynato Puno said the inclusion of the provision was in compliance with the instruc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/concom-oks-election-of-transition-leader/418143/ |
Priority transport seats for elderly pushed | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-03-21 21:39:17+00:00 | The elderly should be given priority seats in public transport vehicles including air and sea, with the seats closest to entrance doors reserved for them, Sen. Grace Poe said on Tuesday.Senate Bill (SB) 1367 that she has filed proposes the priority seating for the senior citizens in jeepneys, buses, trains and airplane... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/priority-transport-seats-elderly-pushed/318422/ |
Defense chief: We can look for other chopper sources | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-02-12 00:50:44+00:00 | The Philippines can look for different country sources that can supply choppers similar to those from a Canadian manufacturer whose P12-billion contract with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had been ordered terminated by President Rodrigo Duterte.In a text message, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/defense-chief-can-look-chopper-sources/379611/ |
Teachers seek free medical assistance from govt to spare them from debt | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-11-24 21:58:42+00:00 | A teachers’ group on Friday asked the government to provide free medical assistance to public school teachers so that they would not sink deeper into debt.One of the principal factors why teachers borrow money, according to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), is that the government does not have medical assistance f... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/teachers-seek-free-medical-assistance-govt-spare-debt/364770/ |
Sereno appearance in hearing of impeach raps not necessary | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-11-17 21:55:53+00:00 | AN OPPOSITION lawmaker on Friday said Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno does not need to appear at the resumption of hearings by the House Committee on Justice of the impeachment complaint filed against her by lawyer Larry Gadon.The committee has sent an invitation to Sereno to personally appear before it on November ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sereno-appearance-hearing-impeach-raps-not-necessary/363418/ |
Marcoses urged: Bury Marcos in hometown | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-11-15 22:21:17+00:00 | Members of the family of former President Ferdinand Marcos should take the high road and bury him in his hometown of Ilocos Norte instead of pursuing a hero’s burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City (Metro Manila).Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe made the call on Monday in the aft... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marcoses-urged-bury-marcos-hometown-2/296702/ |
PLDT, PAL biggest ‘violators’ of labor laws | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-04-19 22:21:25+00:00 | TWO of the country’s top corporations, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and sister company PAL Express face stiff sanctions for violating the law against illegal work contracting and sub-contracting, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).Labor Secr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pldt-pal-biggest-violators-labor-laws-2/323054/ |
Notice of disallowance vs NFA execs affirmed | ['Mt Admin'] | 2018-06-17 23:33:05+00:00 | The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its notice of disallowance on P6.05 million worth of grocery incentives issued by nine National Food Authority (NFA) officials to themselves.The notice covered food and grocery incentives issued by NFA officials Beverlyn Peralta of Ilocos Norte, Fortunato Bulao of Ilocos Sur, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/notice-of-disallowance-vs-nfa-execs-affirmed/409526/ |
NBI takes custody of Kerwin Espinosa | ['Anthony Vargas'] | 2016-12-15 21:56:11+00:00 | THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has transferred custody of alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), The Manila Times learned on Thursday.Espinosa was reportedly in handcuffs and wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was brought by operatives of the PNP Anti-Ill... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/nbi-takes-custody-kerwin-espinosa-2/301914/ |
Duterte, Saudi prince vow to strengthen ties | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-20 00:05:08+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif agreed to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia on Monday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Prince, who is also the Minister of Interior, re-affirmed the importance of the Philippines to the Middle Eas... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-saudi-prince-vow-to-strengthen-ties/387228/ |
Korean import traders’ deportation assailed | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-04-25 20:13:58+00:00 | Over strong moves to recuse himself from the case of Kang Tae Sik, a South Korean businessman who was ordered arrested and deported by Justice Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd, Court of Appeals Justice Apolinario Bruselas instead ordered Kang’s former lawyer, Alex Tan, to file a comment on a motion for inhibition.Redentor Viaje, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/korean-import-traders-deportation-assailed/324050/ |
DOLE allocates P200-M ‘endo’ fund | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-11-08 20:38:20+00:00 | “DO not be afraid, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is not here to close your companies. Rather, it is here to help you.”Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Tuesday reiterated his assurance to workers as the government intensifies its campaign to end illegal contractualization, also known... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-allocates-p200-m-endo-fund-2/295480/ |
Go springs surprise in Valenzuela CITY | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2018-05-07 00:04:30+00:00 | A basketball game turned into a charity event when Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go showed up in Valenzuela City on Sunday.Go gave food to children and distributed eyeglasses and wheelchairs to the elderly who also availed themselves of free eye check-up.Go played a three-point game with Philipp... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/go-springs-surprise-in-valenzuela-city/397291/ |
Policeman in accidental firing surrenders | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-18 22:09:31+00:00 | ~By A Quezon City policeman who accidentally pulled the trigger of his M-16 assault rifle on Friday night grazing a detainee of the nearby Quezon City Female Dormitory has surrendered to his superior. Quezon City Police District Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar said Police Officer (PO) I Ericson Eslao of the District Publ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/policeman-accidental-firing-surrenders/312967/ |
QC to hear Bistek’s 7th State of the City Address on Monday | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-10-15 21:58:12+00:00 | Quezon City residents will have to listen to Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday as he will deliver his 7th State of the City Address (SOCA) where he will report on the various socio-economic gains and accomplishments of his administration. Bautista’s SOCA, his first since getting a fresh mandate for his third an... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/qc-hear-bisteks-7th-state-city-address-monday/291412/ |
DepEd tracks down Marawi teachers | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-06-16 21:43:50+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) is tracking down hundreds of public school teachers from Marawi City in Lanao del Sur.“With the opening of classes in Marawi still pending, not all teachers have reported to the (school) division. Being unable to report, however, does not mean that they have gone missing,” Education ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-tracks-marawi-teachers-2/333186/ |
Asean leaders guarantee workers’ rights in region | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-11-14 00:47:16+00:00 | Leaders of the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) are set to sign today the Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers that would benefit over 210,000 Filipino workers in the region.The signing of the document is one of the highlights of the 31st Asean Summit and Related Summ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/asean-leaders-guarantee-workers-rights-region/362658/ |
House leaders back pullout from IPU | ['Glee Jalea'] | 2018-10-25 00:05:40+00:00 | House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez filed a resolution on Wednesday supporting the recommendation of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to withdraw the membership of the Philippines from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).Resolution 2270 states that the Geneva-based organization of international parliamentarians “stepped... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-leaders-back-pullout-from-ipu/456674/ |
LTO says licenses, plates out in 2017 | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-19 21:07:46+00:00 | The Land Transportation Office (LTO) over the weekend reiterated an earlier announcement that plastic license cards and car plates will be available by the second quarter of 2017.Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante issued the statement after his office continued to receive inquiries and complaints about the non-availabi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lto-says-licenses-plates-2017/297348/ |
RESIDENTS CAN’T RETURN HOME UNTIL BUTIG IS FREE OF BOMBS | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-12-04 22:45:58+00:00 | THREE days after it declared the municipality of Butig in Lanao del Sur as “100 percent cleared” of terrorists, the military is still not allowing residents to go back to their respective houses as “sweeping” operations are still ongoing for booby traps, landmines and unexploded bombs, a military official said on Sunda... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/residents-cant-return-home-butig-free-bombs/299991/ |
‘Village head declared used vehicles brand new’ | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-05-20 21:32:36+00:00 | The reelected chairman of a village in Las Piñas City is facing another complaint for allegedly purchasing two secondhand rescue vehicles but declared them as brand new.The complainant, Enrico Medina, an incumbent council member of Barangay Daniel Fajardo, claimed that their village head, Robert Cristobal, purchased a ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/village-head-declared-used-vehicles-brand-new/400115/ |
Grounds for denial of petition for legal separation | ['Persida Acosta'] | 2017-10-25 21:14:30+00:00 | Dear PAO,I found out that my wife filed a case for legal separation against me. I am yet to receive and see the actual case but I want to know the grounds for the denial of a prayer for a legal separation. Also, I want to know who will have the custody of our minor son in case the legal separation case is granted. Plea... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/grounds-denial-petition-legal-separation/358628/ |
Imee: Robredo all wrong on Top 20 poorest provinces | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-04-11 00:03:17+00:00 | Was it a simple case of misreading an official data, or an intentional political overture against her political rivals just to score points against them?Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Tuesday said she thinks that it was politics that took the better of Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, whom she chided for doing th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/imee-robredo-all-wrong-on-top-20-poorest-provinces/391726/ |
CBCP appeals to Duterte to free old and sick inmates | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-11-22 20:10:59+00:00 | THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has again knocked on President Rodrigo Duterte’s mercy and compassion as it appeals the grant of executive clemency for some 500 old and sick prisoners at the National Bilibid Prisons in Muntilupa City (Metro Manila).Bro. Rudy Diamante, executive secretary of t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cbcp-appeals-duterte-free-old-sick-inmates-2/297828/ |
P2,000 SSS pension hike up to Congress –fund official | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2016-12-15 21:53:51+00:00 | The P2,000 across-the-board increase in Social Security System (SSS) pensioners’ benefits will not be released by January if Congress fails to approve its resolution by Christmas break.According to Dean Amado Valdez, Social Security Commission (SSC) chairman, the two chambers of Congress should approve their joint reso... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p2000-sss-pension-hike-congress-fund-official/301912/ |
PH reopens consulate in Houston, Texas | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-09-22 00:04:41+00:00 | After 25 years, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is reopening the Philippine Consulate General in Houston on September 24, Monday, to serve the growing consular needs of the Filipino community in the south central United States.The Consulate General, which was closed in September 1993, is expected to serve some ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-reopens-consulate-in-houston-texas/443764/ |
First storm of the year threatens Surigao | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-01-07 21:50:01+00:00 | A low pressure area spotted east of Mindanao has developed into a tropical depression named Auring, the first storm to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this year.According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), “Auring” will make landfall over the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/first-storm-year-threatens-surigao/305703/ |
Poor kids at risk if 4Ps is abolished—think tank | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2017-01-15 21:10:54+00:00 | The Conditional Cash Transfer Program (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps) is a smart populist program and its abolition or scaling down could damage the gains achieved especially on the welfare of poor children, according to state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).But this does not... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/poor-kids-risk-4ps-abolished-think-tank/307111/ |
Ex-PBA players used in spying | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-08-04 21:54:33+00:00 | AMONG other functions, some of the former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players hired by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) were performing intelligence work that effectively helped the bureau in law enforcement.“Why are EJ [Edward Joseph] Feihl and some of the PBA players in the intelligence [service]? They do not ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-pba-players-used-spying/342431/ |
Cabinet team to help kidnapped Pinoys in Libya | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-08 00:05:13+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte will send a team composed of Cabinet members instead of warships to secure the release of two Filipino workers kidnapped by an armed group in Libya, his spokesman said on Tuesday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte formed a high-level task force led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cabinet-team-to-help-kidnapped-pinoys-in-libya/427718/ |
Deployment of OFWs to Saudi slows down | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-10-29 00:05:59+00:00 | The deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia had slowed down but that country remains the top destination of migrant Filipino workers, records from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed.In 2017, total deployment to Saudi Arabia reached 417,411, nine percent lower than the 2016 figure of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deployment-of-ofws-to-saudi-slows-down/458772/ |
Would the old pols let Bato jump the line? | ['Kwak Kwak Kwak', 'Rey David', 'Lucas Temoteo', 'Berdugo Katapang', 'Sam Nicolas', 'Myca Delos Santos', 'Michael Timbreza', 'Trisha Hipolito', 'Felipe Soriano'] | 15/11/2017 0:00 | Last column I said Police Director-General Ronald dela Rosa would have a hard time becoming president even if he had a strong backer in the person of, ahem, President Duterte.In an unexpected outburst recently, he said he would grant pay and pension increases to cops “when I become president.”But how would he accomplis... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/15/would-the-old-pols-let-bato-jump-the-line/ |
Govt auctions rice import permits for Zambasulta | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-09-22 00:02:25+00:00 | The government has awarded to 21 suppliers the rights to import 100,000 metric tons (MT) of rice meant to augment supply of the staple in the Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi or Zambasulta area, the National Food Authority (NFA) announced on Friday.This follows the successful auction conducted by policymaking bod... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-auctions-rice-import-permits-for-zambasulta/443760/ |
DENR says waste-to-energy viable solution to garbage problem | ['Elmer B. Sambo'] | 23/08/2017 0:00 | RuizThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has cited waste-to-energy (WTE) technology as a viable solution to the worsening garbage problem in the country, particularly in the metropolis.DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs Jonas Leones said WTE was a “smart alternative... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/23/denr-says-waste-to-energy-viable-solution-to-garbage-problem/ |
Oil firms jack up gas, diesel prices anew | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2017-07-10 19:52:38+00:00 | Motorists will have to pay more for diesel and gasoline as oil companies implemented a hefty price increase effective Tuesday, July 11.In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell, Seaoil, Eastern Petroleum, Phoenix Petroleum, and Flying V announced that they will raise the price of diesel by P1.20 and gasoline by 70 centav... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-jack-gas-diesel-prices-anew/337649/ |
Customs bureau needs 2,000 employees | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-07 22:22:14+00:00 | THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) is hiring new employees to fill up the more than 2,000 positions that were left vacant for years as a result of the past administrations’ rationalization policies and freeze on hiring.The BOC spokesman, retired colonel Neil Anthony Estrella, disclosed on Wednesday that an initial 1,366 vacan... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-bureau-needs-2000-employees/300531/ |
Toll increases baseless, questionable – lawmaker | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-10-25 21:17:11+00:00 | A LAWMAKER has slammed the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for the provisional toll increases recently granted to toll operators of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and Star, describing them as “baseless” and “questionable.”Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate in a statement on Wednesday said the toll hikes are just a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/toll-increases-baseless-questionable-lawmaker/358630/ |
Former BI execs face graft raps | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-01-28 21:28:14+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges against former Bureau of Immigration (BI) Acting Commissioner Teodoro Delarmente, former Acting Associate Commissioner Roy Almoro, former Associate Commissioner Jose Cabochan, and two others for allegedly allowing a convicted foreigner to leave the country in 2005.Als... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/former-bi-execs-face-graft-raps/309394/ |
Duterte order awaited to resolve SBMA row | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-08 21:14:28+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte will issue an executive order addressing a leadership dispute in the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority between SBMA Chairman Martin Diño and SBMA Administrator Wilma Eisma, a Palace official said on Thursday.Lawyer Eulogio Sabban, representative of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, made t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-order-awaited-resolve-sbma-row/331635/ |
72 private armed groups based in ARMM | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-10-11 00:05:15+00:00 | Out of the 77 private armed groups being monitored, 72 are based in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), according to the Philippine National Police. The others are in Masbate and Abra. Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., PNP spokesman, said the 77 armed groups have 2,060 members and 1,574 firearms. He added th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/72-private-armed-groups-based-in-armm/450521/ |
Duterte: Only PDEA can conduct anti-drug ops | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-10-11 20:12:27+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to exclusively conduct anti-illegal drug operations.In a memorandum dated October 10 and released on Wednesday, the President noted that all information received by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-pdea-can-conduct-anti-drug-ops/355958/ |
Lawmakers seek to oust each other | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-12-12 21:47:41+00:00 | Kabayan party-list lawmakers Harry Roque and Ron Salo called for each other’s ouster from Congress on Monday after exchanging allegations of dishonorable behavior over Roque’s apparent inappropriate questioning of Ronnie Dayan and Salo’s pending estafa case in connection with a P3.5-billion license plate deal.In a stat... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmakers-seek-oust/301367/ |
Customs chief orders tight watch on imported firecrackers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-16 21:14:04+00:00 | Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has ordered agency officials and personnel to keep a tight watch on the entry of illegal “finished” firecrackers, fireworks, and other pyrotechnic devices as the country prepares for the Christmas and New Year celebrations.Faeldon issued a memorandum reminding Bureau of Customs (BoC... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-chief-orders-tight-watch-imported-firecrackers-2/302185/ |
Palace not keen on MCC grant | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-20 21:01:35+00:00 | The Duterte administration is not keen on accepting aid grants from the United States government under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a Palace official said on Sunday.Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella issued the statement in light of an announcement from the MCC that the Philippines made it to the list... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-not-keen-mcc-grant/345735/ |
VP Leni a mother, first and foremost | ['D P', 'Cecilia Sy', 'Ugly Whites'] | 13/05/2017 0:00 | As the entire nation commemorates Mother’s Day and pays tribute to mothers, Vice President Ma. Leonor ‘Leni’ G. Robredo, a mother of three, recounts the enduring joys and challenges of being a mother to her children and attending to her duties as the second highest elected official of the land.Robredo bared that she co... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/13/vp-leni-a-mother-first-and-foremost/ |
Duterte vows OFW Bank will open soon | ['Think Dynamic'] | 13/05/2017 0:00 | President Duterte announced on Saturday that the proposed OFW Bank will be opened soon, as government finalized steps to acquire the Philippine Postal Bank (PPB).Speaking before some 1,000 representatives of the OFW community here, Duterte said the bank designed to upgrade the economic condition of workers deployed abr... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/13/duterte-vows-ofw-bank-will-open-soon/ |
Duterte appoints 17 new judges | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-04-23 00:05:54+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed 17 new judges, including two women whose fathers are also members of the judiciary.The appointments were contained in a transmittal letter of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (on leave) dated April 19, 2018.They were processed by Acting... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-appoints-17-new-judges/394196/ |
4 ARRESTED FOR MAKING FAKE DOCUMENTS | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2018-09-09 00:01:15+00:00 | FOUR persons on Recto Avenue in Manila were arrested for making fake documents such as diplomas, transcript of records, drivers’ licenses and even police ID cards. Police made the arrest on a tip on renewed proliferation of such fake documents and IDs in the area. During the operation, police saw how ID cardss and even... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/4-arrested-for-making-fake-documents/439666/ |
‘Flat tax’ rate offered to self-employed | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-10-30 21:44:04+00:00 | THE Senate version of the tax reform package has offered an eight percent “flat tax” for self-employed individuals and professionals to encourage them to pay the correct taxes.Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara on Monday said the Senate version of the tax reform package has made available to self-employed individuals and profess... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/flat-tax-rate-offered-self-employed/359630/ |
DENR, Radio Veritas partners for climate-change awareness | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-10-13 23:34:42+00:00 | THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has partnered with Catholic Church-owned Radio Veritas in providing the public with better understanding of climate change and other environmental issues through a weekly radio program.The radio program, entitled “Ang Tinig ng Klima” and aired every Saturday fr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/denr-radio-veritas-partners-climate-change-awareness/356262/ |
‘Answer CJ’s junk quo warranto plea’ | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-03-21 00:05:05+00:00 | ~The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file an answer to an explanation filed by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on its quo warranto petition seeking to oust her from her position.Quo warranto is a writ or legal action requiring a person to show by what warrant an off... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/answer-cjs-junk-quo-warranto-plea/387417/ |
Court stops suspension of ERC commissioners | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-10 21:20:39+00:00 | THE Court of Appeals (CA) on Friday stopped the suspension of the four Commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) so as “not to impair public service.”In a resolution by the appellate court’s 9th Division, dated February 9, 2018, the court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Office of th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-stops-suspension-erc-commissioners/379391/ |
Taguig loses Global City roadblock case | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-03-12 18:54:21+00:00 | ~THE Court of Appeals (CA) has granted a plea filed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) in connection with thelower court’s injunction order preventing the firm, among others, from placing roadblocks in its property located along McKinley Parkway Drive in Taguig City (Metro Manila). In its 14-page ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/taguig-loses-global-city-roadblock-case/316841/ |
Two-tier tobacco market’s ‘multiple benefits’ cited | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-11 23:24:11+00:00 | House Bill 4144 is beneficial to all, a proponent of the measure argued during a recent hearing of the chamber’s committee on ways and means.“It’s a misconception that HB 4144 only favors one local manufacturer,” Quirino Rep. Dakila Cua said during the hearing.“Let’s not forget that foreign tobacco companies are also p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/two-tier-tobacco-markets-multiple-benefits-cited/306437/ |
30 more days of job help in typhoon-hit areas eyed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-10-23 21:21:23+00:00 | The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Sunday said emergency employment in areas greatly affected by super Typhoon Lawin may be extended up to 30 days.“Due to the extent of damage in the regions, particularly in Isabela and Cagayan, the emergency employment may extend up to 30 days,” DOLE Secretary Silvestre ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/30-days-job-help-typhoon-hit-areas-eyed/292749/ |
Tax filing ends on high note | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2018-04-17 00:04:04+00:00 | The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) declared the end of the filing of income tax returns (ITR) a success, saying there were shorter queues and fewer complaints from taxpayers.“The last day of filing was successful. The lines are shorter now and complaints from taxpayers have lessened,” a bureau employee told The Manil... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tax-filing-ends-on-high-note/393033/ |
Mayors should suspend classes – DILG | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-07-19 00:02:11+00:00 | Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing on Wednesday rejected the proposal of local chief executives that the authority to suspend classes be returned to the Department of Education (DepEd).In a radio interview, Densing called out the mayors for escaping their duty.“The opinion of bringing back the authority to suspend... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mayors-should-suspend-classes-dilg/420918/ |
House okays bill on detection of eye problems | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-12-25 00:04:31+00:00 | THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to facilitate early detection of eye disorders and ailments among kindergarten pupils.House Bill 3222 will establish a National Vision Screening Program (NVSP) to be under the Department of Education (DepEd), which will identify early c... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-okays-bill-detection-eye-problems/370493/ |
Cigarette maker rebuts fake stamps allegation | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-25 21:22:39+00:00 | Mighty Corporation (MC), the country’s only Filipino-owned cigarette manufacturer fighting competition against a “monopolistic” multinational tobacco company, on Thursday strongly denied it is using fake stamps in its operation.“Our operation is transparent and closely monitored by revenue authorities from sourcing of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cigarette-maker-rebuts-fake-stamps-allegation/308712/ |
Pinoy workers ‘most at risk’ | ['Aric John Sy Cua'] | 2018-06-13 00:02:15+00:00 | Filipino workers face threats here and abroad and have no assurance that their labor rights will be upheld, according to the Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa.The group cited the recently released International Trade Union Confederation’s Global Rights Index that gave the Philippines a category five r... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pinoy-workers-most-at-risk/407414/ |
34 cities, towns recognized for education reforms | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-09-08 00:02:54+00:00 | THIRTY-four cities and municipalities from across the country were recognized for their efforts in improving the quality of basic education in their communities.Seventeen local government units were conferred the “Seal of Good Education Governance,” while the rest received the Jesse Robredo Award in Education Governanc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/34-cities-towns-recognized-for-education-reforms/439189/ |
‘Duterte can sit as DENR chief’ | ['Lance Ceellot', 'Maynila Dyaryo'] | 4/5/2017 0:00 | Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said yesterday that President Duterte can head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), but if it were up to him, he’d rather not see the President saddled with more work since his hands are already full with matters of the state.“A president can alway... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/04/duterte-can-sit-as-denr-chief/ |
‘Paolo’ intensifies, rainshowers ahead | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-10-17 23:17:22+00:00 | TROPICAL storm Paolo (international codename: Lan) has slightly intensified, the state-run weather bureau reported in a Tuesday morning forecast.According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Paolo at 3 a.m. was located 885 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/paolo-intensifies-rainshowers-ahead/357060/ |
QC, BJMP sign deal for new jail in Payatas | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-05-06 23:45:03+00:00 | The Quezon City government and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) had executed an agreement designating a portion in Payatas as the site for a new city jail.Through City Resolution 7077-2017 introduced by Councilors Alexis Herrera and Franz Pumaren, a deed of usufruct was entered into between the city go... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/qc-bjmp-sign-deal-new-jail-payatas/325891/ |
LTO to set allowable tint grade for cars | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-05-21 19:32:09+00:00 | The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to meet tint manufacturers this week to determine the allowable grade of tints for cars.“Assistant Secretary [LTO chief Ed] Galvante will talk to tint manufacturers this week to determine which grade of tint is allowable,” Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lto-set-allowable-tint-grade-cars/328448/ |
New Interior chief can help reform police – US envoy | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-10 22:05:57+00:00 | FORMER Armed Forces chief Eduardo Año’s takeover as head of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) could help straighten up some members of the police force who have not been behaving well, United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said.Año on Tuesday officially took over as officer-in-ch... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-interior-chief-can-help-reform-police-us-envoy/373449/ |
Afp races to save German hostage | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-02-15 22:58:20+00:00 | The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) intensified its operations to save a German hostage whom his captor–the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)–had threatened to behead before the lapse of a two-week ultimatum, a military official said on Wednesday.“They [jihadists] gave a February 26 deadline and we are doing our best effort... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-races-save-german-hostage/312476/ |
Palace asked to ‘physically’ oust Deputy Ombudsman | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-02-24 00:01:46+00:00 | A group of lawyers led by two former lawmakers on Friday filed a motion before the Office of the President, urging it to enforce “necessary and reasonable force” to implement the 90-day preventive suspension against Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang.In their joint motion, the complainants, lawyers Manuelito Lun... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-asked-physically-oust-deputy-ombudsman/382164/ |
7 ROB INDIAN OF VALUABLES | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-06-10 00:18:10+00:00 | Makati city police on Friday asked the public to help them find seven individuals who robbed an Indian of over $900,000 and P200,000 in cash and gadgets at dawn of Friday inside a posh hotel in the city. Police identified six of the seven suspects as Alma de Leon, Edna Genon, Evelyn Mendoza, Jayson Avilla, Joseph Felic... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/7-rob-indian-valuables/331926/ |
Register ‘kasambahays’ in barangays | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-18 22:15:25+00:00 | Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno urged those who have domestic workers or kasambahays in to register them in their barangay (villages) centers.In his directive to local executives, Sueno urged the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 10361 or “Batas Kasambahay,” which requires every... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/register-kasambahays-barangays/312979/ |
Group seeks smoking ban in ports, terminals | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-04-09 19:08:17+00:00 | Anti-smoking group New Vois Association of the Philippines has urged the transport sector to consider implementing a “no smoking policy” in all ports and terminals nationwide.In a statement over the weekend, NVAP president Emer Rojas said actions undertaken by a bus port at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City, sho... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/group-seeks-smoking-ban-ports-terminals/321843/ |
CHEd backs projects with up to P15M each | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-08-22 20:37:02+00:00 | THE Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has announced the reopening of applications for the discovery-applied research and extension for trans/inter-disciplinary opportunities (DARE TO) Grant-in-Aid program, which will finance high-impact research proposals of up to P15 million each for a maximum duration of two year... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ched-backs-projects-p15m/346108/ |
Ombudsman backs changes in anti-wiretapping law | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2016-12-25 22:49:29+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman supports an amendment to the anti-wiretapping law allowing wiretapping for purposes of investigation without violating constitutional rights.Republic Act (RA) 4200 prohibits and punishes wiretapping and related violations of communication privacy, except in certain cases and provided that th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ombudsman-backs-changes-anti-wiretapping-law/303646/ |
Alvarez: Mindanao railway project breaking ground in 2018 | ['Victorino Villaflor'] | 17/06/2017 0:00 | Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said the first and second phases of the Mindanao Railway System would be completed within the six-year term of President Duterte, with the first phase set to start early next year.Alvarez added that the national government would fund the acquisition of the right-of-way while the rest would be ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/17/alvarez-mindanao-railway-project-breaking-ground-in-2018/ |
Knowing when to give | ['Rey David', 'Trisha Hipolito', 'Michael Timbreza', 'Myca Delos Santos', 'Parasa Bayan', 'Maka Pili', 'Liwanag Para Sa Bayan'] | 26/11/2017 0:00 | and were promptly paid. The BSP kept growing its gold reserves.Then former BIR Commissioner Kim Henares stepped in sometime in 2011. Henares insisted on automatically withholding 5 percent on sales of gold to the BSP. No ifs and buts about it. That’s the law, Henares said.She may have been correct but unfortunately, He... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/26/knowing-when-to-give/ |
Paid sex to blame for most HIV cases in October 2017 | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-01-11 18:30:15+00:00 | Paid sex was behind most of the 918 cases of Filipinos found to be carrying the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in October 2017.These cases brought to 9,217 the partial total for last year of the number of Filipino HIV carriers, according to the Department of Health (DoH)-Epidemiology Bureau.They made for an average... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/paid-sex-blame-hiv-cases-october-2017/373699/ |
High court to retrieve votes in Iloilo this week | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-05-20 21:34:08+00:00 | The Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), will retrieve votes cast in the 2016 vice- presidential race in Iloilo from May 21 to May 25.The Iloilo votes will be counted next in the ongoing manual poll recount that stemmed from the poll protest lodged by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/high-court-to-retrieve-votes-in-iloilo-this-week/400117/ |
1,000 workers cry rescue from layoff | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2016-10-23 21:21:54+00:00 | Around 1,000 workers, majority of them women, of a SouthKorean-owned factory in Cavite are hoping that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) could change the mind of the firm’s management to save the workers from being jobless just as Christmas is fast approaching.The workers’ union and the management of Faremo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/1000-workers-cry-rescue-layoff/292750/ |
De Lima: Jail, not Cabinet post for Cam | ['Herbert Halm'] | 12/3/2017 0:00 | a matter which the President is supposedly willing to give to the former witness in the 2005 jueteng payola scam.“Sandra Cam must not be allowed to have a respectable position of trust in government. She must instead be investigated for certain nefarious activities,” De Lima said in a handwritten note she sent to her s... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/12/de-lima-jail-not-cabinet-post-for-cam/ |
Luxury cruise ship docks at Port Area in Manila | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2017-03-19 20:03:09+00:00 | Asia-Pacific cruise ship SuperStar Virgo of global line Star Cruises has home-ported in the Manila South Harbor at the Port Area in Manila.In a statement, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said the docking of the cruise ship will be a milestone in local tourism as SuperStar Virgo and its destinations will provide the conveni... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/luxury-cruise-ship-docks-port-area-manila/318061/ |
Body formed to probe PNPA practices | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-27 00:03:24+00:00 | Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) to punish the three cadets allegedly involved in the hazing of two plebes.The senator said, “heads must roll at the Philippine National Police Academy for the despicable sexual hazing incident involving three PNPA cadets and two plebe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/body-formed-to-probe-pnpa-practices/457742/ |
‘54 children killed in drug war’ | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-04-06 00:06:52+00:00 | Fifty-four minors were killed from July 2016 to August 2017 during the first year of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, according to the watchdog Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center (CLRDC).Kian de los Santos was the 54th victim, the CLRDC said.De los Santos, 17, was found dead on the night of August... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/54-children-killed-in-drug-war/390655/ |
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