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Most Pinoys ‘neutral’ on Bangsamoro – survey | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-07-22 00:04:00+00:00 | Most Filipinos are “neutral” on the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in Congress, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.The poll, conducted from June 27 to 30 among 1,200 adults nationwide, revealed that 40 percent of the respondents were undecided on the measure that seeks to create ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/most-pinoys-neutral-on-bangsamoro-survey/422115/ |
Pass expanded maternity leave bill, House prodded | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-03-13 00:06:09+00:00 | Lawmakers and labor groups on Monday pushed for the passage of House Bill 4113 that seeks to expand maternity leave from 60 days to 100 days.Reps. Emmi de Jesus of Gabriela party-list, Bernadette Herrera Dy of Bagong Henerasyon party-list, Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao and Tom Villarin of Akbayan party-list joined the Publi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pass-expanded-maternity-leave-bill-house-prodded/385734/ |
Public attorney sacked for grave misconduct | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-10-17 23:20:18+00:00 | THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) finding a public attorney guilty of grave misconduct and of being notoriously undesirable for uttering threatening remarks against her colleagues in the presence of Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta.In a ruling penned by A... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/public-attorney-sacked-grave-misconduct/357064/ |
Calm down over PUV phaseout, operators asked | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-16 20:38:05+00:00 | Public utility vehicle (PUV) operators planning to stage a transport strike to protest the implementation of the Transportation department’s modernization program were asked to calm down by Sen. Grace Poe.The program seeks to free the roads of dilapidated motor vehicles 15 years old or older.At the same time, Poe on Tu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/calm-puv-phaseout-operators-asked/374651/ |
EX-Marcos campaigner named UK ambassador | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-02-17 20:57:30+00:00 | ~Former Davao representative and 2016 campaign manager of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has assumed office as ambassador-designate to the United Kingdom. Antonio Manuel Lagdameo arrived in London to assume his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Kingdom of Grea... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-marcos-campaigner-named-uk-ambassador/312821/ |
Written authorization required in filing complaint or information | ['Persida Acosta'] | 2017-01-16 21:07:51+00:00 | Dear PAO,I was charged before the City Prosecutor of Makati City (Metro Manila) for violation of Republic Act 7610. The resolution to file against me was without question duly approved by the Senior Assistant City Prosecutor. I, however, observed that the Information filed in court regarding my case was only signed by ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/written-authorization-required-filing-complaint-information/307240/ |
House okays insurance for land reform beneficiaries | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-11-08 23:34:44+00:00 | THE HOUSE Committee on Appropriations has approved the funding provision of a substitute bill seeking to grant full insurance coverage to all qualified Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).The still-unnumbered bill is principally authored by Deputy Speaker and Ilocos ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-okays-insurance-land-reform-beneficiaries/361538/ |
‘No’ to lower minimum age of criminal liability | ['Angelica Ballesteros'] | 2016-11-16 22:12:54+00:00 | The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday opposed congressional bills seeking to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 years old to nine.In a position paper sent by DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo to Reynaldo Umali, the chairman... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-lower-minimum-age-criminal-liability/296881/ |
Environmentalists file hazard raps vs steel firms | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-29 20:21:08+00:00 | Environmentalists have filed complaints at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against several industrial factories and steel mills located in the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila), Region 3 (Pampanga) and Region 11 (Davao) for various violations of the Philippine Clean Air Act includ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/environmentalists-file-hazard-raps-vs-steel-firms/359508/ |
1 killed, 1 wounded in Pasig shooting | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-10-18 21:24:58+00:00 | A man included in a barangay (village) drug watch list was killed while his live-in partner was critically wounded after unidentified gunmen fired at them as they walked along Atis Street in Pasig City (Metro Manila) before midnight on Monday. Killed was John Patrick Marcelo, 24, of Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City. Bro... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/1-killed-1-wounded-pasig-shooting/291909/ |
De Lima’s ex-lover back in Camp Crame | ['Anthony Vargas'] | 2016-12-01 21:20:57+00:00 | RONNIE Dayan, the driver-lover and alleged bagman of Sen. Leila de Lima when she was the secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) during the administration of then-President Benigno Aquino 3rd, is back in Camp Crame.Director General Ronald dela Rosa, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, on Thursday confirmed tha... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/de-limas-ex-lover-back-camp-crame-2/299420/ |
Bill seeks compensation for victims of armed conflict | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-01-28 21:28:46+00:00 | A lawmaker seeks to institutionalize the granting of compensation to civilians injured or whose family members were killed in armed conflict.Rep. Strike Revilla of Cavite has filed House Bill (HB) 2237 which seeks to give powers to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to administer a Civilian Compensation Fund.A victim... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bill-seeks-compensation-victims-armed-conflict/309395/ |
Draft order for OFW Bank under review | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2017-09-21 20:58:36+00:00 | A draft for an Executive Order (EO) creating a remittance bank that will specifically cater to overseas Filipinos have been submitted for President Rodrigo Duterte’s review, according to the Finance department.“We were able to submit the draft EO in first week of September. We are ahead of schedule as we were expecting... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/draft-order-ofw-bank-review/351972/ |
Pass healthcare bill, Senate urged | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-07-27 00:10:28+00:00 | Malacañang on Thursday urged the Senate to pass a bill that seeks to provide universal healthcare coverage for Filipinos.The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill in September last year.“The President had sent a clear, loud, and unequivocal message regarding universal healthcare to Congress, and the H... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pass-healthcare-bill-senate-urged/423702/ |
MWSS VOWS ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-05-13 00:01:34+00:00 | THE Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) alleviated woes of an imminent water supply shortage despite the onset of the dry season and La Mesa dam hitting its critical low level. “The main source of water for Metro Manila are the Angat and Ipo dams. Despite the extreme hot weather, Angat Dam’s water level ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mwss-vows-adequate-water-supply/398417/ |
Meralco rates up in April | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-04-07 00:10:38+00:00 | Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Friday an increase of P0.2250 per kilowatt hour (kWh) this month, the third time since January.In effect, electricity rates will now be P10.55 per kWh from P10.32 per kWh in March.In a statement, Meralco said power rates went up because of the P0.1773 per kWh increase in the g... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/meralco-rates-up-in-april/390871/ |
Calida got P7.5M in excess pay | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-06-02 00:08:25+00:00 | Some officials of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), including Solicitor General Jose Calida, were paid honoraria or allowances that exceeded 50 percent of their annual basic salary, the Commission on Audit (CoA) said.According to CoA’s audit report on the OSG for 2017, the excess sums that they received totale... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/calida-got-p7-5m-in-excess-pay/403263/ |
Taiwan, PH team up in war vs illegal drugs | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-09-26 20:46:27+00:00 | Taiwan is not a source but an indispensable ally of the Philippines in the fight against transnational illegal syndicates that have been operating in the region, according to the Representative of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines.Lin Song-huann said Taiwan has never been a source of ill... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/taiwan-ph-team-war-vs-illegal-drugs/352969/ |
Court upholds graft raps vs Lorenzo, Yap | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-10-04 00:01:31+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division stood pat on its ruling denying the pleas of former Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. and former National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Arthur Yap to dismiss the five graft complaints filed against them in connection with the procurement of fertilizers.The court denied for l... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-upholds-graft-raps-vs-lorenzo-yap/448055/ |
Transportation safety board creation pushed | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-03-13 21:10:44+00:00 | IN light of road crashes, a senator on Monday reiterated the need for the creation of an independent agency dedicated to addressing worsening transport-safety woes in the country.Grace Poe, head of the Senate Committee on Public Services, noted that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) already has its hands full att... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/transportation-safety-board-creation-pushed-2/317047/ |
DOF shoots down 2 Duterte promises | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-10-13 20:23:09+00:00 | Two campaign promises of President Rodrigo Duterte that would benefit farmers may remain just promises because no less than the President’s Finance secretary expressed doubt on their viability.At the Commission on Appointments (CA) public hearing on Thursday, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dof-shoots-2-duterte-promises/291069/ |
Lorenzana: US to build, fix facilities in PH camps under EDCA | ['Ako Madamosiya 毛むくじゃら'] | 26/01/2017 0:00 | The enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA) is still on despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier pronouncements against the United States, defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Thursday, January 26.In a press briefing at the DND headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Lorenzana relayed word from Pent... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/26/lorenzana-us-to-build-fix-facilities-in-ph-camps-under-edca/ |
Prosecutor of BoC fixer now Lucena City judge | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-03 00:07:14+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has promoted the prosecutor who indicted Bureau of Customs (BoC) fixer Mark Ruben Taguba over the P6.4-billion shabu shipment from China.The promotion was contained in a transmittal letter of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, dated January 17, 2018, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/prosecutor-boc-fixer-now-lucena-city-judge/377863/ |
Duterte the diplomat | ['Catalyst Of Change', 'Richard Ochotorena', 'Beatriz Caniban Montebon Romo', 'Jo Banana'] | 3/11/2017 0:00 | and refocused attention on our natural allies, our fellow Asians.Both Japan and China are wooing Duterte, who has emerged as an important diplomatic player in Asia even with the contentious disputes over land and maritime claims in the South China Sea. Duterte’s power comes from his strong leadership and this is someth... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/03/duterte-the-diplomat/ |
Pass Dengvaxia bill, Senate urged | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-08-30 00:01:30+00:00 | The Department of Health (DoH) urged the Senate to approve the bill that seeks to allot P1.16 billion as supplemental budget “exclusively” for those vaccinated with Dengvaxia.Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd made the call after the Senate cancelled deliberations on the bill on August 15.“We are making an appeal in ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pass-dengvaxia-bill-senate-urged/435944/ |
Duterte to visit Myanmar, Thailand | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-03-16 21:39:29+00:00 | The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday announced that President Rodrigo Duterte will go to Myanmar and Thailand for official visits starting this week.Duterte and his entourage will leave for Nay Pyi Daw in Myanmar on Sunday.They will stay there overnight then proceed to Bangkok on Monday until Wednesday.I... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-visit-myanmar-thailand-2/317586/ |
Oil firms impose hefty price hike increase | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-07-31 00:04:17+00:00 | OIL companies again imposed a hefty price increase, a week after slashing pump prices.The price of diesel went up by 95 centavos per liter, gasoline by P1.15 per liter and kerosene by 85 centavos per liter.Caltex, Flying V, Petro Gazz, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines, Seaoil and Total adjusted their... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-impose-hefty-price-hike-increase/425048/ |
PhilHealth denies owing hospitals P9B | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-05-13 21:21:15+00:00 | THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Sunday rejected allegations it owed private hospitals P7 billion to P9 billion, calling the figures “erroneous and inaccurate.”“In summary, our initial data analytics show that the allegations of Dr. [Rustico] Jimenez on the alleged unpaid claims are erroneous and i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philhealth-denies-owing-hospitals-p9b/398620/ |
PDEA increases manpower for drug war | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-18 22:16:43+00:00 | The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is strengthening its organizational structure and beefing up the number of its personnel to boost its readiness in the war on drugs.PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña said a newly-approved Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Resolution has created an additional 1,280 regular plant... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pdea-increases-manpower-drug-war/312983/ |
CBCP proposes overhaul of PH justice system | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-16 21:13:30+00:00 | THE highly-influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has proposed to the Duterte administration the overhauling of the country’s criminal justice system amid moves by Congress to re-impose the death penalty.The CBCP president, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, made the appeal durin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cbcp-proposes-overhaul-ph-justice-system/302189/ |
Senators seek review of distracted driving IRR | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-05-18 21:08:49+00:00 | SENATORS have raised the need to review the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act that took effect on Thursday, saying that some of the provisions are confusing and could lead to abuse.Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd and Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito both agreed that th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-seek-review-distracted-driving-irr/327887/ |
Motorists with ‘8’ plate numbers to be arrested -- PNP highway patrol group | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-15 19:41:34+00:00 | THE Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) will start arresting motorists using the special plate with the number “8,” its director said on Thursday.“I already issued to all chiefs nationwide to conduct a crackdown of plates with ‘8’ as their plate number…We will help the Congress to find those who a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/motorists-with-8-plate-numbers-to-be-arrested-pnp-highway-patrol-group/468169/ |
FDA files raps vs Belo Group | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-02-15 00:02:07+00:00 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed administrative and criminal charges against The Belo Medical Group (BMG) for selling unregistered cosmetic products.Last week, the FDA ordered BMG to halt the sale of 11 cosmetic products.FDA Director General Nela Charade Puno said some of the company’s employees face contem... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fda-files-raps-vs-belo-group/380266/ |
Maute death count now 523 | ['Blackie Hawkie', 'Mr. Troliling'] | 6/8/2017 0:00 | The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday said that the number of Isis-inspired Maute Group terrorists killed in the ongoing battle inside Marawi City continued to increase following the death of another enemy.According to AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, another Maute Group fighter was killed in t... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/06/maute-death-count-now-523/ |
500 Leyte leaders joining PDP-Laban | ['Isang Lahi'] | 18/10/2017 0:00 | Close to 500 provincial officials and local leaders completed the PDP-Laban Basic Membership Seminar held here Wednesday.PDP-Laban Eastern Visayas President Marjorie R. Jaramilla told Manila Bulletin the one-day seminar was hosted by former Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla, Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico L.... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/18/500-leyte-leaders-joining-pdp-laban/ |
Singapore to help PHease traffic congestion | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-31 19:06:44+00:00 | The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore government for possible development of an intelligent transport system (ITS) to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.Under the memorandum DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) C... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/singapore-help-phease-traffic-congestion/347885/ |
SM vows support to disaster resilience | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2016-10-22 22:36:24+00:00 | The head of SM Prime Holdings pledged to include disaster resiliency in its business models during the meeting of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) private sector alliance for disaster resilience held in Washington D.C. recently.Hans Sy was the only Filipino international board member of th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sm-vows-support-disaster-resilience/292636/ |
Tesda chief to probe corruption in agency | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-05-12 21:03:41+00:00 | The head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) on Friday disclosed that he is set to create a team that will conduct a thorough investigation of possible massive corruption and irregularities in the agency.Director General Secretary Guiling Mamondiong said he sensed that the corruption and... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tesda-chief-probe-corruption-agency-2/326896/ |
Facebook to launch independent body for calls on content | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-16 11:47:39+00:00 | SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook announced Thursday it is creating an independent body to make potentially precedent-setting calls on what content should be yanked from the social network.The announcement came as Facebook reported it has ramped up its ability to quickly detect “hate speech” and other posts violating community r... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/facebook-to-launch-independent-body-for-calls-on-content/468562/ |
ConCom eyes 3 supreme courts | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-05-22 00:08:28+00:00 | THE Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to draft a new constitution has proposed the creation of three supreme courts and specialized courts to “speed up the delivery of justice.”The proposed three high tribunals are the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Administrative Court—all... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/concom-eyes-3-supreme-courts/400226/ |
Padre Pio relic to visit several PH churches | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-09-06 00:01:55+00:00 | The heart relic of the famed stigmatist St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina will leave its home in Italy to visit the Philippines from October 6 to 26.The rector of the National Shrine of Padre Pio in Sto. Domingo, Batangas, Joselin “Jojo” Gonda said the Philippines would be the fourth country to host the relic.St. Padre Pio’... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/padre-pio-relic-to-visit-several-ph-churches/438539/ |
Poe seeks probe of defective police cars | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-03 00:01:29+00:00 | SEN. Grace Poe on Monday said she would push for a Senate investigation of the acquisition by the Philippine National Police of defective patrol cars worth P1.8 billion.“I will push for an inquiry to look into these and determine the culpability of the PNP officials, among others,” Poe said.She made the statement after... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/poe-seeks-probe-of-defective-police-cars/415244/ |
US warship sails near Spratlys | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-10-02 00:03:26+00:00 | WASHINGTON, D.C.: An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday.“Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur conducted a freedom of navigation operation,” ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-warship-sails-near-spratlys/447285/ |
No more ‘faulty’ housing policies by Christmas | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-11-01 20:40:24+00:00 | Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo has vowed to end all faulty housing policies by December.In a chance interview in Naga City (Camarines Sur) where she visited the grave of her late husband and Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo on Tuesday, the Vice President identified five problematic housing polic... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-faulty-housing-policies-christmas/294220/ |
Free tuition for medical students in SUCs sought | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-18 19:31:36+00:00 | THE Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) move to provide free tuition for medical students in select state universities and colleges (SUCs) is a good start but it should also convince Congress to act and pass a law that would ensure the continuity of the program, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said on Sunday.Angara expres... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/free-tuition-medical-students-sucs-sought/333516/ |
Duterte defends order to retain drug-tainted CIDG-8 head | ['James O Sullivan'] | 5/12/2016 0:00 | “Whatever the reason be, that’s my discretion,” so said President Rodrigo Duterte as he denied breaking protocol when he ordered Philippine National Police director general Ronald dela Rosa not to remove Supt. Marvin Marcos as head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in region 8.“I do not have to e... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/05/duterte-defends-order-to-retain-drug-tainted-cidg-8-head/ |
Police in Espinosa case face sanctions | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-09 21:23:01+00:00 | Refusing to divulge contents of its report, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Thursday said it recommended sanctions against policemen involved in the fatal shooting of jailed former Albuera (Leyte) Mayor Rolando Espinosa and another inmate.Napolcom Vice Chairman Rogelio Casurao said the commission found pro... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/police-espinosa-case-face-sanctions/311346/ |
21 Pinoy seafarers stranded in India | ['Neil Jayson Servallos'] | 2018-10-07 00:02:15+00:00 | The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 21 Filipino seafarers have been stranded for more than three months at a port in India after their employers abandoned them in June.The Philippine embassy in New Delhi has been instructed to help the seafarers.Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday ordered t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/21-pinoy-seafarers-stranded-in-india/449108/ |
Co-ops: We didn’t cause P25-B tax loss | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-01 21:30:45+00:00 | The 14-million strong Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has cried foul over claims of the Finance department that the government is losing P25 billion worth of revenues from Value-Added Tax exemption for cooperatives.The CDA is a government agency that regulates cooperatives in the Philippines.CDA Chairman Orland... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/co-ops-didnt-cause-p25-b-tax-loss/330434/ |
Air Force to get 2 more fighter jets from korea | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-11-29 21:06:48+00:00 | THE Korean Aerospace Industries, Ltd (KAI) will deliver the second batch of fighter jets to the Philippine Air Force on December 1.Piloted by KAI personnel, the two FA-50PH with tail No. 003 and 004 will touch down at the Air Force City in Clark Air Base, Pampanga at about 11:30 a.m.Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/air-force-get-2-fighter-jets-korea/299049/ |
SC allows trial of Maute cases in Metro Manila | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-18 22:55:10+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) has formally granted a plea for the transfer of the trial of the cases concerning the attacks in Marawi City to Metro Manila from Cagayan de Oro City.During Tuesday’s en banc session, the SC agreed to changing the venue of the hearing of the criminal charges against the Maute Group and their coho... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-allows-trial-maute-cases-metro-manila/339128/ |
Prosecutor rank given to PAO chief | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-03-07 22:14:47+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) has empowered the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) by giving its chief and lawyers special rank of and salary enjoyed by a prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DOJ).This came about after the High Court junked a petition filed by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) against the Civil Servic... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/prosecutor-rank-given-pao-chief/315965/ |
BoC suspends guidelines on ‘balikbayan’ privileges | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-10-06 21:11:50+00:00 | BUREAU of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered the temporary suspension of the implementing guidelines on the availment of duty- and tax-free privileges on balikbayan (returnee) boxes containing personal effects and household goods sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their families in the Philip... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boc-suspends-guidelines-balikbayan-privileges/354905/ |
PH’s Maya-1 launched into space | ['Reginan Kurt Ivan Abang'] | 2018-07-01 00:04:39+00:00 | THE rocket carrying the Filipino-made cube satellite the Maya-1 was launched into space in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday.The Falcon 9 CRS-15 rocket lifted off at 5:41 Philippine Standard Time.The rocket, part of the SpaceX Resupply Mission, was carrying supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.In... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/phs-maya-1-launched-into-space/414714/ |
Metro subway gets traction from Duterte-Abe meeting | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-11-14 23:33:37+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has reaffirmed to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the strong relationship of the Philippines with Japan, with the two countries exchanging notes on proposed infrastructure projects, and economic and social development programs.Duterte and Abe met during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/metro-subway-gets-traction-duterte-abe-meeting/362824/ |
Sotto seeks amendment to drugs act | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-01-01 21:13:49+00:00 | SEN. Vicente Sotto 3rd wants to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act by not requiring anymore drug dependents to seek court order to be admitted in government-run rehabilitation centers.He filed on December 5 Senate Bill (SB) 1628 that aims to streamline the process for the admission of drug dependents in government drug reh... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sotto-seeks-amendment-drugs-act/371675/ |
Martires to be fair on Duterte cases | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-07-28 00:10:32+00:00 | Newly appointed Ombudsman Samuel Martires has vowed to be impartial on cases that would involve President Rodrigo Duterte and his family.Martires made the assurance when he visited the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, a day after his appointment as top corruption-buster was announced by Duterte.He is expected to take... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/martires-to-be-fair-on-duterte-cases/423991/ |
PH, Kuwait approve draft agreement on OFWs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-03-20 00:07:05+00:00 | THE Philippines and Kuwait labor panels have approved the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would provide strong guarantees on the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly household service workers (HSWs).Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said on Monday that the agreement was re... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-kuwait-approve-draft-agreement-on-ofws/387238/ |
New guidelines to restrict media coverage of House proceedings | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-09-25 00:05:24+00:00 | Reporters may no longer be allowed to hold “ambush” interviews if the House of Representatives approves proposed guidelines for media coverage.Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, told reporters on Monday that members of the media might be “restricted” once the guidelines ar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-guidelines-to-restrict-media-coverage-of-house-proceedings/444862/ |
Employers told to release 13th month pay on time | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-11-01 20:43:04+00:00 | WITH a little over 50 days to go before Christmas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers to release the 13th month pay of workers on time or not later than December 24.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Tuesday said all workers who have rendered at least one month of service are entitled ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/employers-told-release-13th-month-pay-time/294227/ |
Baguio enthrones 3 new sultans | ['John Ishmael Fagyan', 'Keyser Söze'] | 21/08/2017 0:00 | The Sultanate of Baguio-Benguet has three new Muslim sultans.Sultan Mohammad Amin Baab Torres, together with the 16 and 28 Royal Houses of Lanao representatives, confirmed yesterday the enthronement of Sultan Andres Roberto Moran as Sultan Cabugatan; retired-Colonel Omar Adigue as Sultan Makapundug; and Akjer Hadji Hak... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/21/baguio-enthrones-3-new-sultans/ |
Palace bucks Facebook deal with Rappler | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-04-17 00:08:30+00:00 | Malacañang on Monday expressed opposition to Facebook’s move to tap online news outlets Rappler and Vera Files for its third-party fact checking program aimed at reducing fake news on the social media platform.“I would say that the efforts of Facebook to counter fake news is the solution and not legislation. However, t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-bucks-facebook-deal-with-rappler/393034/ |
Labor seeks congressional inquiry into SSS operations | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-11-30 00:03:14+00:00 | ORGANIZED labor has sought a legislative probe of all aspects of operations of the Social Security System (SSS) amid a controversy hounding the state pension fund that raised doubts on the integrity of private workers’ money.The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) made the call on Wednesday, saying the fund ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-seeks-congressional-inquiry-sss-operations/365682/ |
Pichay seeks dismissal of case at Sandiganbayan | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-09-16 00:21:28+00:00 | House Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr., who served as acting chairman of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) board of trustees, asked the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division to dismiss the breach of conduct case he is facing in connection with the grant of P1.5 million to the National ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pichay-seeks-dismissal-of-case-at-sandiganbayan/441966/ |
Sparing ‘lumad’ from terrorist tag not absolute – DND chief | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-03-18 00:09:23+00:00 | The Department of National Defense (DND) over the weekend said lumad (indigenous peoples) will not beaffected in the government tagging of members of rebel groups as terrorists.In a statement released on Saturday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana clarified that the label will only apply to leaders, regular fighters a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sparing-lumad-from-terrorist-tag-not-absolute-dnd-chief/386932/ |
More senior citizens committing suicide–study | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-04-11 22:00:22+00:00 | Blame it on rapid economic and social changes but more and more senior citizens are taking their own lives, according to a recent study.University of the Philippines Professor Clarita Carlos said this in her pioneering book “Population Ageing in the Philippines, Issues and Challenges.”Carlos cited statistics from the A... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senior-citizens-committing-suicide-study/322149/ |
POEA warns again of fake online jobs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-01-06 20:10:39+00:00 | The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Friday reiterated its warning that cautions job applicants on fake job offers proliferating in the Internet through email and social media.“We were informed that in addition to the previous modus operandi of these unscrupulous scammers, which include sending e... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/poea-warns-fake-online-jobs/305536/ |
Bato wants Sayyaf's police girlfriend sacked | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-04-24 20:15:48+00:00 | Bato wants Sayyaf’s police girlfriend sackedhome/News/Nation/Bato wants Sayyaf’s police girlfriend sackedIS police superintendent Maria Christina Nobleza, who was arrested in Bohol in the company of a suspected terrorist, a Trojan horse rolled into the Philippine National Police (PNP) by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bato-wants-sayyafs-police-girlfriend-sacked/323872/ |
Senate Oks Human Settlements dept | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-09 00:05:32+00:00 | THE Senate on Monday approved the landmark measure creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to consolidate all housing agencies under one body.The senators passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1578 to streamline bureaucracy and compel shelter agencies to “work together more ha... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-oks-human-settlements-dept/449778/ |
House approves mental health bill | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-11-20 22:15:21+00:00 | THE HOUSE of Representatives approved on Monday House Bill 6452 or the Comprehensive Mental Health Act on third reading.All 223 congressmen present voted for the measure that aims to ensure a community of healthy Filipinos by giving them access to an integrated, organized and efficient mental health care system.The bil... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-approves-mental-health-bill/364004/ |
Raps filed vs importers of illegal drugs, sugar | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-08-18 00:05:14+00:00 | THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has filed criminal charges before the Department of Justice (DoJ) against the importer of the two abandoned magnetic lifters that were found to contain 355 kilos of shabu worth P2.4 billion.Vedasio Cabral Baraquel, the registered owner of importing firm Vecaba Trading, was charged with viola... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/raps-filed-vs-importers-of-illegal-drugs-sugar/431581/ |
DILG to intensify campaign for federalism | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2018-07-02 00:02:05+00:00 | The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is more driven to push for constitutional change following the result of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed one out of four or 25 percent of Filipinos were aware of federalism.“The numbers look promising and we’ll take it as an opportunit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dilg-to-intensify-campaign-for-federalism/414929/ |
De Lima wants BI investigated | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-08-19 00:05:46+00:00 | For not collecting express lane chargesSen. Leila de Lima has sought an inquiry into the Bureau of Immigration’s failure to collect “express lane” charges from June to December 2017 that resulted in the loss of government revenues amounting to over P869 million.In its 2017 report, the Commission on Audit (CoA) found th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/de-lima-wants-bi-investigated/432125/ |
Edukasyon.ph teams up with ‘The Manila Times’ | ['Elshamae Robles'] | 2017-09-05 21:54:48+00:00 | The Manila Times and Edukasyon.ph have signed a Memorandum of Agreement under which the latter will give the former a listing access to its one-stop website for education and career information.The Manila Times President and CEO Dante Francis Ang 2nd and Henry Motte-Muñoz, founder and president of Edukasyon.ph, a socia... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/edukasyon-ph-teams-manila-times/348873/ |
Senators oppose closure of Boracay | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-03-17 00:08:38+00:00 | STRICT compliance with existing laws, not total closure, should be the main focus of the government in its efforts to restore world-famous Boracay, according to senators.Although they acknowledged that over-commercialization has resulted in serious degradation of the island, closing Boracay for one year is not the best... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-oppose-closure-of-boracay/386601/ |
Recto seeks repeal of ‘burdensome’ CPD Law | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-13 00:05:25+00:00 | SENATE President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Friday raised the need to repeal the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Law amid complaints that it is burdensome.“It is time for Congress to heed the clamor of 3.2 million registered Filipino professionals to unburden them of this law,” Recto said.He said that fellow ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/recto-seeks-repeal-of-burdensome-cpd-law/451470/ |
Bello reorganizes DOLE agencies | ['Philippines News Agency'] | 2017-02-26 00:01:59+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd has reorganized the agencies and offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).Through Administrative Order No. 41, the DOLE chief re-clustered the agency’s services to effectively implement its programs and render efficient public service.“We have to do this for greater e... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bello-reorganizes-dole-agencies-2/314195/ |
Hundreds of mothers show support for breastfeeding | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-08-06 00:02:20+00:00 | Hundreds of mothers simultaneously nursed their babies in public on Sunday, some of them two at a time, in a government-backed mass breastfeeding event aimed at combating child deaths.About 1,500 women, some of them wearing tiaras and superhero T-shirts, sat on the vast floor of a Manila stadium and let their babies su... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/hundreds-of-mothers-show-support-for-breastfeeding/427139/ |
DOH under fire over turtle-egg 'smuggling' | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-03-09 22:17:32+00:00 | DOH under fire over turtle-egg ‘smuggling’home/News/Nation/DOH under fire over turtle-egg ‘smuggling’HEALTH Secretary Paulyn Ubial can be charged in court in connection with alleged smuggling of more than 5,000 pieces of marine turtle or pawikan eggs from the Turtle Islands by a medical team from the Department of Heal... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doh-fire-turtle-egg-smuggling/316360/ |
DoTr reviews proposal to take over MRT 3 | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-12-25 00:02:43+00:00 | The Department of Transportation (DoTr) is reviewing an unsolicited proposal of the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) to be the new maintenance provider of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)3, according to the Transportation secretary.In a chance interview, Tugade said, “For the MRT 3, we are doing three clusters of app... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dotr-reviews-proposal-take-mrt-3/370490/ |
Agreement allows Filipino farmers to plant rice in PNG | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-02-18 21:27:22+00:00 | An agreement with the Papua New Guinea government allowing Filipino rice farmers to plant rice in the 46-million hectare nation with a population of only 8 million will improve the rice industry in the Philippines, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol.“The proposed project will not only ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/agreement-allows-filipino-farmers-plant-rice-png/381170/ |
Gordon chided over Mamasapano probe | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-07-17 21:37:18+00:00 | SEN. Antonio Trillanes 4th on Monday took to task Sen. Richard Gordon for his “eagerness” to reopen the investigation of the massacre of 44 members of the Special Action Force (SAF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015.Trillanes said Gordon, chairman of the Senate blue ribbon and public order committees, expressed no int... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/gordon-chided-mamasapano-probe/338931/ |
Ex-VP Binay rejects federal system | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-15 00:03:31+00:00 | Former Vice President Jejomar Binay expressed on Wednesday his opposition to the proposed shift to a federal government, saying the proposed draft on the federal charter would be rejected by Filipinos.Binay, who will run for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2019, said a shift to a federal government was “not t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-vp-binay-rejects-federal-system/467716/ |
AFP brass get vital posts | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-01-12 20:05:41+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has designated two top-ranking military officials to vital positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).In a simple ceremony at the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Maj. Gen. Salvador Mison and Rear Admiral Narciso Vingzon assumed the position of AFP vice chief of s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-brass-get-vital-posts/306563/ |
Robredo’s camp: Lies led to failed impeach bid | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-05-03 20:26:50+00:00 | The refusal of members of the House of Representatives to endorse an impeachment complaint against Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo proves that the complaint is baseless, her camp said on Wednesday.Ibarra Gutierrez, legal adviser of the Vice President, made the response a day after the Impeach Leni Team failed to ge... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robredos-camp-lies-led-failed-impeach-bid-2/325347/ |
PAL plane grounded in Riyadh | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-04-07 21:25:50+00:00 | Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday apologized to Manila-bound passengers who were stranded in King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh after a plane of the flag carrier was grounded because of an “aircraft situation” in the Saudi Arabian capital.Flight PR655 was originally set to depart Riyadh on April 6 at 6:50 p.... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pal-plane-grounded-riyadh-2/321590/ |
Disaster operations center on ‘blue alert’ for ‘Crising’ | ['Philippines News Agency'] | 2017-04-16 00:35:02+00:00 | The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has placed its Operations Center on “blue alert” footing as Tropical Depression Crising made landfall in Hernani, Eastern Samar on Saturday afternoon.“The NDRRMC Operations Center has maintained its Blue Alert Status, with representatives of the Armed... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/disaster-operations-center-blue-alert-crising/322382/ |
‘Inday’ intensifies, to dump more rain in Metro, Luzon | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-07-19 00:04:38+00:00 | Tropical depression “Inday” will likely intensify into a storm before it leaves the country, the weather bureau said on Wednesday.“Inday,” the ninth storm to enter the country this year, will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring rains over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/inday-intensifies-to-dump-more-rain-in-metro-luzon/420922/ |
Mayor detained in his own town’s jail | ['Mind Hack'] | 4/11/2016 0:00 | The mayor of Banga town in South Cotabato who was arrested for possession of firearms and ammunition Thursday is now being detained at the jail of his own town, while awaiting resolution of his petition to post bail.Mayor Albert Palencia has been transferred to his own town’s police detention facility from Gen. Santos ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/11/04/mayor-detained-in-his-own-towns-jail/ |
HealthJustice wants more control over tobacco | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-06-03 21:39:35+00:00 | HealthJustice Philippines, a think tank and advocacy group with legal expertise in tobacco control and health promotion, supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling all countries to prioritize and accelerate tobacco control efforts as part of the responses to the 2030 Agenda of sustainable development.WHO i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/healthjustice-wants-control-tobacco/330786/ |
Banana rice tereces? DepEd reviews textbooks | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2018-08-15 00:01:14+00:00 | THE Department of Education on Tuesday said it would review all textbooks and learning materials being used by public school students across the country after the discovery that one of these books dubbed the country’s Banaue Rice terraces as “Banana Rice Tereces.”Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the error was on... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/banana-rice-tereces-deped-reviews-textbooks/430423/ |
Tearful ‘Bato’ bids PNP farewell | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-04-17 00:02:09+00:00 | Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa on Monday bade farewell to the organization he headed for almost two years and thanked police officers and staff for being with him in his “rollercoaster” ride.“I achieved a lot of things and I could not have done it without my men,” a tearful de la Rosa s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tearful-bato-bids-pnp-farewell/393032/ |
House passes bill opening access in data transmission | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-11-01 22:19:43+00:00 | A BILL seeking to promote open access in data transmission and grant the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) additional powers has been approved at the House of Representatives on its second reading.House Bill 6557 or the Open Access in Data Transmission Act, principally authored by Tarlac Rep. Arthur Yap, sai... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-passes-bill-opening-access-data-transmission/360062/ |
Sandigan’s Alexander Gesmundo goes to SC | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-08-14 22:06:31+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed anti-graft court justice Alexander Gesmundo as associate justice of the Supreme Court (SC).Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed the appointment of Gesmundo–who will assume the post because of the retirement of SC Associate Justice Jose Mendoza–in a message to reporter... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigans-alexander-gesmundo-goes-sc/344439/ |
Judges told to be careful when using social media | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-08-18 22:53:02+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) through the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA)warned judges and court personnel to be “cautious and circumspect” in their use of social media.SC Administrator Jose Midas Marquez issued a circular on Thursday stressing that “[a]s the visible personification of law and justice, judges and cour... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/judges-told-careful-using-social-media/345362/ |
A national ‘Brigada’ for Marawi’s schools | ['Simon Antonio', 'Parasa Bayan', 'Maka Pili', 'Rey David', 'Lucas Temoteo', 'Kwak Kwak Kwak', 'Berdugo Katapang'] | 24/10/2017 0:00 | will focus on the physical repair of the battered school buildings. Donor institutions are welcome to “adopt” a damaged school.“We are inviting the whole country,” Secretary Leonor Briones said. “It will be a national Brigada and all are invited to participate.” She said it needs donations of construction materials su... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/24/a-national-brigada-for-marawis-schools/ |
Duterte wins court case over village funds | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-09 18:14:02+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) recently ruled in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte, in his previous capacity as mayor of Davao City, in connection with alleged withholding of funds appropriated to a barangay (village) in the city.In a ruling, the SC’s First Division granted a petition filed by Davao City, represented by Duter... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-wins-court-case-village-funds/337453/ |
Hazard pay for public prosecutors eyed | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-06-21 00:03:13+00:00 | Valenzuela City Rep. Wes Gatchalian has proposed that public prosecutors be granted hazard pay equivalent to 25 percent of their basic salary.Gatchalian, in House Bill 7870’s explanatory note, highlighted the realities of constant threat and actual killing of public prosecutors.“Prosecutors discharge a vital and indisp... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/hazard-pay-for-public-prosecutors-eyed/410568/ |
Resorts World: No crisis plan for emergencies | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-07 21:25:08+00:00 | The Resorts World Manila (RWM) management on Wednesday admitted that it has no crisis plan in case of multiple emergencies such as a gunman wreaking havoc and setting the place on fire.Armeen Gomez, RWM’s chief of security, made the admission during a House probe of the Resorts World tragedy wherein a lone gunman ident... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/resorts-world-no-crisis-plan-emergencies-2/331477/ |
PCSO employees undergo drug test | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-27 00:04:58+00:00 | Hundreds of officers and employees of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) submitted themselves to a drug test on Monday to show their support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs and to prove that the agency is drug-free, General Manager Alexander Balutan said on Tuesday.Balutan s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-employees-undergo-drug-test/412831/ |
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