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Tighter cargo watch set to meet BoC target | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-10-01 20:22:38+00:00 | BUREAU of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has issued marching orders meant to achieve the agency’s P468 billion collection target for 2017.“Intensify our daily collection efforts with the end view of meeting our revenue target for calendar year 2017,” Lapena said in a memorandum addressed to all district and d... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tighter-cargo-watch-set-meet-boc-target/354011/ |
Duterte may sign ‘endo’ order – Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-04-30 21:26:02+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte may sign the promised executive order (EO) that will end the illegal practice of contractualization of workers on Labor Day, Malacañang said on Monday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque said whatever will be signed will be the fruit of the meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Labor Secretar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-may-sign-endo-order-palace/396041/ |
DepEd starts integrating social health insurance modules in schools | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-07-29 22:01:54+00:00 | THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to integrate the social health insurance module in the basic to tertiary education curriculum.The program was introduced to students in the tertiary level of Sultan Kudarat Educational Institution in Tacurong, Sult... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-starts-integrating-social-health-insurance-modules-in-schools/341368/ |
Group seeks closure of education programs | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-10-03 22:15:32+00:00 | A GROUP of education reform advocates has renewed its call for the closure of the teacher education programs of schools that performed poorly in the licensure examination for teacher (LET) in the last eight years.The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) said at least half of the country’s 1,800 teacher education in... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/group-seeks-closure-education-programs/354342/ |
Senators: Criminalize premature campaigning | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-29 00:06:54+00:00 | SENATORS Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, Richard Gordon, and Leila de Lima have pushed a measure that seeks to criminalize premature campaigning.Pimentel, Gordon, and de Lima authored Senate Bill 2064, under Committee Report 492, which aims to severely punish premature campaigning.The measure also redefines the term “candida... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-criminalize-premature-campaigning/458777/ |
UN: World must slash meat consumption to save climate | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-10-12 00:03:37+00:00 | PARIS: The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order to avoid devastating climate change, scientists said Wednesday in the most thorough study so far on how what we eat affects the environment.As humanity grapples with tough choices to offset a rapidly heating planet, the research suggests that the We... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/un-world-must-slash-meat-consumption-to-save-climate/451000/ |
Riyadh extends amnesty for illegal workers | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-07-03 21:15:12+00:00 | THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has agreed to extend until July 24 its amnesty program for all foreigners working illegally in the country, giving undocumented Filipinos more time to be included in a mass repatriation to be undertaken by the Philippine government.Lawyer Raul Dado, executive director of the Department of Fo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/riyadh-extends-amnesty-illegal-workers/336385/ |
More than 1,000 HIV cases reported in June | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2017-08-28 21:29:27+00:00 | A recent report on Filipinos carrying the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) said 1,013 cases were recorded in June, making it the second time in a row that cases have breached the 1,000-mark since May.According to the HIV and AIDS Registry of the Philippines (HARP) report of the Department of Health (DoH), the month o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/1000-hiv-cases-reported-june/347295/ |
DFA rolls out passport on wheels | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-15 21:38:20+00:00 | THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday formally launched its Passport on Wheels (POW) program that will make passport applications more accessible to Filipinos.The program was launched at Villar SIPAG in Las Piñas in recognition of the contribution of Sen. Cynthia Villar as co-sponsor of the bill extending t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dfa-rolls-passport-wheels/374526/ |
Bill granting PhilHealth coverage OK’d | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-31 00:02:25+00:00 | A measure that seeks to grant persons with disabilities (PWD) automatic membership in the Philippine Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a step closer to being a law after the Senate passed it on third and final reading on Monday.Voting 18-0, senators approved Senate Bill 1391 or the Mandatory PhilHealth coverage for... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bill-granting-philhealth-coverage-okd/425044/ |
Vehicle with ‘8’ protocol plate in road rage incident recovered | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-16 15:01:30+00:00 | A VEHICLE bearing the “8” protocol plate used by a civilian in a road rage incident in Angeles City, Pampanga this week was recovered by the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) on Friday morning.Chief Supt. Roberto Fajardo, director of PNP-HPG, said the Toyota FJ-Cruiser, owned by Jojo Valerio, wa... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/vehicle-with-8-protocol-plate-in-road-rage-incident-recovered/468642/ |
Atienza extols late Manila mayor Lopez | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-18 22:29:36+00:00 | Buhay party-list lawmaker and Senior Deputy Minority Leader Lito Atienza paid tribute to former Manila Mayor Mel Lopez, citing the latter’s achievements as an outstanding public servant.“Whether in his professional life or as a socio-civic leader in Tondo [Manila], Mel always showed his sincere love of country. During ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/atienza-extols-late-manila-mayor-lopez/307586/ |
Lacson blasts Alvarez attack on Senate | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-08 21:46:45+00:00 | SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Monday chided House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over his recent attacks against the Senate noting that Senators think and act more independently.Lacson, one of the few senators who reacted to Alvarez’s sudden assault, noted that the Senate works differently from the lower House and nobody could dic... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lacson-blasts-alvarez-attack-senate/373107/ |
Dec 26, Jan 2 special non-working days | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2016-12-14 20:43:13+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has declared December 26 this year and January 2 next year, which both fall on Monday, as special non-working days nationwide.The declaration was made through Proclamation 117 signed by Acting Executive Secretary Menard Guevarra by authority of President Duterte.The proclamation said the two d... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dec-26-jan-2-special-non-working-days/301718/ |
President Duterte in ‘tip-top condition,’ says aide | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-13 00:03:41+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte is in tip-top shape, his top aide Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go assured the public on Wednesday amid persistent rumors about the Chief Executive’s health.Go made the statement after Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th called on Duterte to release his health records.Go said there was nothing to worry a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/president-duterte-in-tip-top-condition-says-aide/440762/ |
Govt to launch new OFW ID system | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-04 22:25:56+00:00 | THE government is set to launch an identification card specifically tailored to make it easier for overseas Filipino. workers (OFWs) to avail of government services while in the Philippines, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd announced on Tuesday.In a media conference in Malacañang, Bello said OFWs will no longer need... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-launch-new-ofw-id-system/336499/ |
Court reinstates PNB exec | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2016-11-27 20:48:48+00:00 | THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) which ordered the reinstatement of a high-ranking official of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) who was criminally and administratively charged for alleged irregularities in granting loans.The SC en banc denied the petition for review on certi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-reinstates-pnb-exec/298742/ |
Duterte declares state of calamity in NLuzon | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-28 00:08:39+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in four regions of northern Luzon that were pounded by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut).Duterte, upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), signed on September 25 Proclamation 593 placing Regi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-declares-state-of-calamity-in-nluzon/445948/ |
PCSO adds P2.5B to charity fund | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-11-21 22:09:16+00:00 | The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) transferred P2.514 billion of its operating fund that was not used this year its charity fund.The move is in accordance with Republic Act which provides that “All balances of any funds in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office shall revert to and form part of the char... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-adds-p2-5b-charity-fund/364213/ |
CALOOCAN TAXPAYER faces tax evasion case | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-01 00:22:19+00:00 | The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a tax evasion case before the justice department against Pepito Gutierrez Baes of Caloocan City for allegedly evading payment of P4.92 million in taxes for 2010. The BIR alleged that Baes had been issued notices of the tax liabilities, however, he failed to file any protest or... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/caloocan-taxpayer-faces-tax-evasion-case/335825/ |
Why we must rally on Sept. 21 | ['Papa Ethan', 'Rose White', 'Boien Reyes'] | 15/09/2017 0:00 | and his order to plant evidence on suspects who wouldn’t resist arrest so the police could kill them. Or the loud justifications of his henchmen and trolls that the teenagers’ murders were supposedly just punishment because they were pushers, runners or addicts.Only time, science and our outrage could perhaps compel au... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/09/15/why-we-must-rally-on-sept-21/ |
Aid given to OFWs stranded in NAIA | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-08-25 00:03:27+00:00 | Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)stranded by the runway closure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport over the weekend received P5,000 financial aid and assistance upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).In a statement, the DFA said some 300 OFWs who arrived on board a special Philippin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/aid-given-to-ofws-stranded-in-naia/434163/ |
The Parojinogs of Ozamiz | ['Pablo Aballe Dublin', 'Lily Cagas', 'Ms. Venice'] | 4/8/2017 0:00 | Ozamiz, a sleepy little city off the coast of Panguil Bay in northern Mindanao, has become famous for being the fiefdom of the Parojinogs, a family who has been linked to various criminal activities in over three decades. The Parojinogs ran the city like it was their “feudal state,” President Rodrigo Duterte said.Duter... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/04/the-parojinogs-of-ozamiz/ |
Palace: No Chinese flag planted on PH sandbar | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-08-24 20:25:23+00:00 | Malacañang on Thursday denied claims that a Chinese flag has been planted on a sandbar near Philippine-controlled Kota Island in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).Quoting a “very reliable source,” Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said there was no Chinese flag on the sandbar, a Philippine territory.“According to... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-no-chinese-flag-planted-ph-sandbar/346583/ |
‘Traslacion’ 2017 on FB Live eyed | ['Hein S'] | 2/1/2017 0:00 | ‘To allow Black Nazarene devotees who are unable to physically join the annual ‘traslacion’ on January 9 in some way still be part of the annual ritual, Monsignor Hernando “Ding” Coronel, Rector of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church yesterday bared plans to have the procession carried via Faceboo... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/02/traslacion-2017-on-fb-live-eyed/ |
Poll watchdog seeks better election infra | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-08-31 00:02:24+00:00 | Election watchdog Democracy Watch called on the government to invest in “adequate” election infrastructure as it welcomed the declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte that there would be “clean and orderly” polls next year.The group’s secretary general, Claudette Guevara, said switching to an automated election system ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/poll-watchdog-seeks-better-election-infra/436226/ |
CHR raids ‘hidden cell’ inside MPD Station 1 | ['Fred Garcia', 'Ken Charbonneau', 'Cheap Tuesdays', 'John Puruntong', 'Prison Planet'] | 27/04/2017 0:00 | Twelve individuals were found inside a “secret lock-up cell” at the Manila Police District Station 1 in Tondo, Manila after members of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conducted a surprise visit.The CHR reportedly received information that there exists a “secret holding cell” inside the station and that the police ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/27/chr-raids-hidden-cell-inside-mpd-station-1/ |
Anak Mindanao rep resigns | ['Bibiane Adirte'] | 3/10/2017 0:00 | Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Partylist Rep. Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman on Monday announced her resignation from her post in the House of Representatives.In a privilege speech, Turabin-Hataman said she intended to go back “home” and to “her people”– not as a reperesentative, but “as one of them.”Turabin-Hataman said she will ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/03/anak-mindanao-rep-resigns/ |
Social media fosters Philippine nationalism | ['Nathanael Flores'] | 9/5/2017 0:00 | In the battleground that is social media, the pro-Duterte netizens are winning the war. Their opponents are the anti-reformists and foreign bullies; their weapons are nationalist posts, videos, and their huge mass base. As they fight the establishment types, they have rekindled the flames of nationalism.This was clearl... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/09/social-media-fosters-philippine-nationalism/ |
Junjun Binay seeks dismissal of graft case | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-05-20 21:01:37+00:00 | FORMER Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. is asking the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division to reconsider its resolution to proceed with the trial of graft and falsification charges lodged against him and several others in connection with the alleged anomalous construction of the Makati City Hall Parking Building... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/junjun-binay-seeks-dismissal-graft-case/328260/ |
‘Wrongful’ executions likely under Duterte | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-09 22:38:30+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to send more than 2,000 malefactors to the gallows within 12 months could easily result in hundreds of wrongful executions, House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza warned on Monday.“The last time the country experimented on the death penalty, the wrong... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/wrongful-executions-likely-duterte/306000/ |
Workers oppose higher SSS monthly contribution | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-02-27 22:09:05+00:00 | ORGANIZED labor has called on the new leadership of the state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) to set aside a planned increase in monthly contribution of its members while internal reforms are being worked out.Associated Labor Unions (ALU) spokesman Alan Tanjusay on Monday said they strongly oppose the pla... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/workers-oppose-higher-sss-monthly-contribution/314493/ |
7 Filipino sailors kidnapped off Nigeria | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-09-26 00:01:50+00:00 | SEVEN Filipino seamen aboard a Swiss-owned vessel were kidnapped by armed men off the coast of Nigeria on September 22, 2018, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Tuesday.The DFA said the Filipinos were among the 12 crewmembers of MV Glarus who were taken by the unidentified men.The Philippine embassies... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/7-filipino-sailors-kidnapped-off-nigeria/445211/ |
40,000 workers benefit from mediated disputes | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-04-24 20:14:07+00:00 | An alternative dispute settlement mechanism of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has proved its effectiveness in settling labor conflicts involving monetary and collective bargaining benefits amounting to more than P2 billion.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Monday said it was a record expeditious set... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/40000-workers-benefit-mediated-disputes-2/323871/ |
Brigada Eskwela gets better turnout | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-12-03 21:06:24+00:00 | THIS year’s Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week of the Department of Education (DepEd) was able to generate more than P4.7 million worth of donations in kind from private companies and various groups.Margarita Consolacion Ballesteros, director for External Partnerships Services at DepEd, revealed t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/brigada-eskwela-gets-better-turnout/299810/ |
Lawyer’s complaint vs fastfood chain ‘valid’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-03-20 23:05:37+00:00 | After making a previous ruling that it has no jurisdiction on the complaint aired by a senior citizen and election lawyer Romulo Macalintal that McDonald’s recently concluded promotional discount “is not senior citizens friendly,” the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ruled in favor of Macalintal’s appeal.In a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawyers-complaint-vs-fastfood-chain-valid/318271/ |
SKorea cargo ship with 16 Pinoys missing off Uruguay | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2017-04-01 23:54:12+00:00 | SEOUL: A South Korean cargo ship has gone missing in waters off Uruguay after making a distress call, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday.The Stella Daisy with eight South Korean and 16 Filipino crew members on board disappeared Friday after sending a text message that it was sinking, the ministry said.“It remains u... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/skorea-cargo-ship-16-pinoys-missing-off-uruguay-2/320465/ |
Justice Martires bids farewell to Supreme Court, judiciary | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-30 00:01:51+00:00 | OUTGOING Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice and incoming Ombudsman Samuel Martires is set to bid goodbye to the high court and the judiciary.Martires will attend his last flag ceremony as associate justice on Monday, deliver his speech, and say farewell to court officials and personnel.Martires said he loved the judi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/justice-martires-bids-farewell-to-supreme-court-judiciary/424731/ |
Court’s right to handle de Lima case disputed | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-04-24 20:14:43+00:00 | A MOTION for reconsideration (MR) was filed by the legal counsel of detained Sen. Leila de Lima before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court (QC-MeTC) Branch 34 that questions the jurisdiction of the court to handle her “disobedience to summons” case filed by congressional leaders.Fhillip Sawali, de Lima’s chief of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/courts-right-handle-de-lima-case-disputed/323842/ |
Interior department releases FOI Manual | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-26 20:24:54+00:00 | Heeding President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to make government transactions transparent to the public, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently came out with its own Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual, making it one of the first government agencies to comply with the presidential order.How... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/interior-department-releases-foi-manual/298540/ |
Court junks Enrile, aide’s bid for justice’s inhibition | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-09-15 23:41:10+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Special Third Division has thumbed down a plea of former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and of his former aide Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes that Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang inhibit herself from a plunder case filed against them and several others in connection with the Priority Devel... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-junks-enrile-aides-bid-justices-inhibition/350890/ |
Batangas bettor bags P24.8M lotto jackpot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-03 23:07:04+00:00 | A lone bettor from Batangas City hit the P24.8 million lotto 6/42 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) during Tuesday night’s draw.PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the winner was able to correctly guess the six-number combination of 17-16-19-29-04-14.Balutan said the lucky bettor bough... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/batangas-bettor-bags-p24-8m-lotto-jackpot/372088/ |
LPA to bring cloudy skies, rains over eastern Mindanao | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-03-22 23:54:31+00:00 | The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday. The weather system was located at 2,300 kilometers (km) east of... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lpa-to-bring-cloudy-skies-rains-over-eastern-mindanao/387912/ |
Marawi rehab gets P730M from US, P5M from China | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-09-06 21:47:44+00:00 | Malacañang on Wednesday announced P730 million in assistance from the United States and P5 million from China for ongoing relief operations and eventual rehabilitation of besieged Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, in southern Mindanao.“We welcome the assistance of the United States to finance emergency relief and recovery ef... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marawi-rehab-gets-p730m-us-p5m-china/349055/ |
OFWs should not pay travel tax – Bello | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-11-06 00:03:06+00:00 | AIRLINE companies continue to collect travel taxes and terminal fees from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in violation of existing laws, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said on Monday.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said the collection of said fees was “illegal” because under Presidential Decree 1183... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ofws-should-not-pay-travel-tax-bello/462731/ |
Removal of ‘comfort women’ statue opposed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-01-11 18:29:50+00:00 | A purported plan by the Philippine government to remove a statue honoring “comfort women” along Roxas Boulevard in Manila supposedly at the request of the Japanese government earned more critics at the Kamuning Bakery’s Pandesal Forum on Thursday.The Gabriella party-list said taking down the statue would not make the “... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/removal-comfort-women-statue-opposed/373698/ |
Australian journalist shot in Marawi City | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-06-15 21:46:02+00:00 | An Australian journalist covering the siege in Marawi City was shot in the neck on Thursday and was taken to Iligan City for treatment.Adam Harvey, reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Company, was the first member of the media to be hit by a terrorist sniper.He later posted an image of an x-ray showing the bullet ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/australian-journalist-shot-marawi-city/332913/ |
Big drug dealer under NBI custody | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2016-12-28 22:00:56+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian has been transferred from the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila) to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila late Tuesday nightJustice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd on Wednesday sa... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/big-drug-dealer-nbi-custody/304088/ |
Guidelines on Kuwait deployment out soon | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-05-20 21:29:11+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will soon come out with the new guidelines to be followed in the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd signed over the weekend Administrative Orders 254-18 and 254A-18, lifting the ban on the deployment of newly-hired skilled and semi-... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/guidelines-on-kuwait-deployment-out-soon/400114/ |
Invest in your ‘own’ Overseas Filipino Bank | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-10-20 21:38:27+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is encouraging Filipino migrant workers to invest in the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB), “their” bank, and become part-owners of it.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Friday said interested OFWs may opt to use their credit line with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administra... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/invest-overseas-filipino-bank/357662/ |
Private hospitals set up dengue fast lanes | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2018-03-07 00:05:45+00:00 | The Department of Health (DoH) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with different hospital associations on Tuesday to provide a “one-stop-shop” for those who contracted dengue or inoculated with Dengvaxia.The fast lanes will be set up in all member-hospitals of the Philippine Health Association and Private Hospitals Assoc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/private-hospitals-set-dengue-fast-lanes/384511/ |
Duterte on trolls: I have followers | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-25 22:24:04+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has denied a report that his administration was using government funds to hire people to defend him on social media even after his election victory.In a news conference after he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, Duterte admitted paying online trolls but said th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-on-trolls-i-have-followers/340598/ |
Bill seeks free education for ‘special’ children | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-05-03 20:23:54+00:00 | A bill that seeks to provide free education for children with “special educational needs” has been filed at the Senate.Senate Bill (SB) 1298 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) aims to implement “zero-reject policy” in public schools as the bill mandates all public schools in the country to have t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/325344-2/325344/ |
VP’s supporters continue drive to raise protest fee | ['The Yellow-Bellies', 'Dadda Schuetz', 'Jan Rune', 'Magnetic Levitation'] | 15/08/2017 0:00 | a tricycle driver, OFW, housewife, laborer, artist, entrepreneur and industry leader, in protection of his/her vote,” former human rights commissioner Paulynn Sicam said in a statement.Aside from the Sicam and Yuson, other prime movers of the fund-raising campaign include former Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/15/vps-supporters-continue-drive-to-raise-protest-fee/ |
UAE offers amnesty program | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-02 00:02:34+00:00 | THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday urged undocumented or overstaying Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take advantage of the amnesty program being offered by the Gulf state.Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the DFA, along with the Department of Labor and Employment and ot... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/uae-offers-amnesty-program/425752/ |
Duterte to soldiers: Kill terrorists | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-08-27 00:09:49+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to destroy and kill extremists as he slammed anew the ideology of terrorists.Duterte issued the directive after he met wounded soldiers on Saturday in Jolo, Sulu.“I assure you that you have my full support as you conduct intensive military operations against these terr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-to-soldiers-kill-terrorists/434993/ |
Skills training for Muslim youths, IPs | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-03-11 20:54:15+00:00 | STATE skills training agency Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will give free skills training to thousands of Muslim out-of-school youth in Mindanao and indigenous peoples in Cordillera and Caraga regions starting this year.TESDA Director General Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong said the agency has ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/skills-training-muslim-youths-ips/316647/ |
DAR chief to beneficiaries: Selling, leasing lots illegal | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-13 23:42:55+00:00 | AGRARIAN Reform Secretary Rosalina Bistoyong on Friday warned agrarian reform beneficiaries who engage in the illegal selling or leasing of their lots that they would face penalties and will be disqualified as beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).“We urge those who were forced ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dar-chief-beneficiaries-selling-leasing-lots-illegal/356265/ |
DA to import up to 17,000 MT of galunggong | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-08-16 00:01:18+00:00 | THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will import 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scad) to curb the increasing prices of fish and ensure food security.Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol signed a Certificate of Necessity on Wednesday allowing accredited traders to import fish.The Agriculture department said the i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/da-to-import-up-to-17000-mt-of-galunggong/430856/ |
Malacañang names new Pag-IBIG Fund OIC | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-03-06 21:08:08+00:00 | The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or the Pag-IBIG Fund got a new officer-in-charge (OIC) after President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the resignation of the agency’s former chief.Acmad Rizaldy Moti will assume the post to “ensure uninterrupted delivery of public service,” according to a memorandum issued by Executive... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/malacanang-names-new-pag-ibig-fund-oic/315763/ |
Ban foreign acts, films – ex-Quezon City councilor | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-01-11 23:22:54+00:00 | A multi-awarded singer and composer on Wednesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to effect a temporary ban on foreign acts and shows, except cultural exchange programs, to give local artists a fighting chance to resuscitate the country’s ailing music industry.Anthony Castelo, former Quezon City Councilor District 4... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ban-foreign-acts-films-ex-quezon-city-councilor/306442/ |
Customs bureaus of PH, China tackle illicit trade | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-06-20 22:11:19+00:00 | BUREAU of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and members of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of China Customs on Tuesday started their initial discussions on the two countries’ initiatives and counter measures against illicit trade.Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) Dir... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-bureaus-ph-china-tackle-illicit-trade/333872/ |
House panel OKs P1.1-B Dengvaxia assistance fund | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-05-23 00:10:25+00:00 | appropriations panel of the House of Representatives has approved the proposed P1.16 billion supplemental budget for the Dengvaxia Assistance Fund that will be used to aid those who have been injected with the anti-dengue vaccine.The Department of Health revised its original proposal of P1.5 billion to P1.16 billion by... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-panel-oks-p1-1-b-dengvaxia-assistance-fund/400476/ |
‘Bato’ prefers local over senatorial position | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-01-19 20:36:13+00:00 | Does “Barangay Captain Bato” ring better than “Senator Bato”?In an interview over CNN Philippines, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa on Friday admitted that he prefers to run for a local position rather than a national one.De la Rosa was speculated to be planning to run for senator in the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bato-prefers-local-senatorial-position/375379/ |
Duterte names ex-MMDA chief as political adviser | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-11 20:31:30+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman and defeated senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino as his adviser on political affairs.Tolentino’s appointment paper dated June 27 was released by Malacañang on Tuesday.Duterte previously said he was thinking of gi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-names-ex-mmda-chief-political-adviser/337833/ |
Reward up for killing drug-linked PNP men | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-11-08 00:10:15+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to reward policemen who will kill their superior officers involved in the illegal drug trade.Duterte made the offer after commending the policemen behind a buy-bust operation that led to the killing of Police Supt. Santiago Rapiz in Barangay Miputak, Dipolog City on Monday. Rapiz ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/reward-up-for-killing-drug-linked-pnp-men/464187/ |
Palace dismisses US senators’ call for PH aid review amid ‘mass atrocities’ | ['Orod Ii', 'Plug Ur Mouth To Ur Brain.', 'Sketch Republic'] | 27/12/2016 0:00 | Malacañang shrugged off calls made by three U.S. senators for the State Department to review its process of extending aid to the Philippines amid what they call “a campaign of mass atrocities” by the government of President Rodrigo Duterte.Senators Edward Markey, Marco Rubio, and Christopher Coon, in a letter dated Dec... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/27/palace-dismisses-us-senators-call-for-ph-aid-review-amid-mass-atrocities/ |
Sandigan junks fertilizer fund raps vs former energy chief | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-08-11 00:02:45+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan has junked graft charges against former Energy secretary Carlos Jericho “Icot” Petilla and his mother, incumbent Palo, Leyte Mayor Remedios Petilla in connection with the 2004 fertilizer fund scam on grounds that it took the Ombudsman almost five years to file the case.The anti-graft court’s fourth di... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigan-junks-fertilizer-fund-raps-vs-former-energy-chief/428811/ |
Delayed tax bill passage won’t affect infra rollout | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-07-09 18:14:25+00:00 | THE head of the Senate economic affairs committee over the weekend said delay in passage of the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train) will have little effect on the ambitious infrastructure program of the Duterte administration.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the committee, noted that t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/delayed-tax-bill-passage-wont-affect-infra-rollout/337454/ |
4 European countries eyed as OFW destinations | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-05-31 00:04:13+00:00 | THE country’s largest organization of licensed recruitment services providers is eyeing at least four European countries as job markets for Filipino workers.Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI) president Elsa Villa on Wednesday said the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Austria are experiencing m... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/4-european-countries-eyed-as-ofw-destinations/402687/ |
‘Village officials should be subjected to ‘Tokhang’ ‘ | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-03-13 00:01:49+00:00 | Barangay (village) officials involved in illegal drugs should be subjected to Operation Tokhang before the holding of local elections, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa said Monday.“Bago mag-barangay elections, na-Tokhang na dapat yang mga kapitan na yan, nakausap na (village officials lin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/village-officials-should-be-subjected-to-tokhang/385728/ |
Eco group presses stop to plastic pollution | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-09-17 00:34:14+00:00 | AN environmental group has asked the government, industry and the citizenry to help put a stop to the dumping of plastic wastes into waters that is destroying the world’s oceans.The EcoWaste Coalition made the appeal in observance of the National Cleanup Month and the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.To pr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/eco-group-presses-stop-plastic-pollution-2/351156/ |
Samar clash not an ambush – military | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-02 00:03:07+00:00 | The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said the misencounter in Samar last week between soldiers and policemen was not an ambush as claimed by Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde.Lt. Gen. Rafael Valencia, the AFP Inspector General, said based on the reenactments conducted by the military and p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/samar-clash-not-an-ambush-military/414930/ |
Cebu Pacific under fire over viral video | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2017-06-17 23:28:49+00:00 | THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) will investigate budget carrier Cebu Pacific after a video showing passengers in panic and a woman fainting probably from heat inside the plane went viral.“Please be informed that the DOTr, through its Undersecretary for Aviation Capt. Manuel Antonio Tamayo, has already instructe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cebu-pacific-fire-viral-video/333370/ |
Coming soon: Clark-Shanghai flights | ['Simon Templar'] | 10/3/2017 0:00 | China Eastern, China’s second largest carrier in terms of passenger volume, will launch its Clark-Shanghai flights in the coming months, the state-run Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) announced Friday.The development was disclosed after China Eastern toured the Clark International Airport (CRK) facilities... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/10/coming-soon-clark-shanghai-flights/ |
BuCor ready to secure land leased by Tadeco | ['Oliver Vicente', 'Jasmine Anne Cortez', 'Jun Garcia', 'Mary Kuyno', 'Monique Cruz', 'Mitch Ilano'] | 14/06/2017 0:00 | The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is ready to take over 5,308 hectares planted to banana should the agency’s joint venture agreement (JVA) with Tagum Agricultural Development Co. Inc. (Tadeco) be struck down as illegal.This was disclosed by BuCor Director Benjamin delos Santos, who said that, once the JVA becomes inope... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/14/bucor-ready-to-secure-land-leased-by-tadeco/ |
Free rides on govt buses today | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-02-05 19:53:31+00:00 | Free rides on government buses and 6×6 trucks will be available to the public today, Monday, according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in response to a strike by public utility vehicles (PUVs).Meanwhile, rides on private buses can be availed by passengers of on a minimal fare.The STO... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/free-rides-govt-buses-today/310693/ |
Duterte to send off PH athletes to Asian Games | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-08 00:01:01+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte will send off next week athletes who will represent the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, his top aide Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said on Tuesday.Go confirmed that Duterte would lead the send-off ceremony on August 13.“To the entire Philippine delegation, President Duterte ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-to-send-off-ph-athletes-to-asian-games/427716/ |
House committee asked to uphold Sereno’s rights | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-10-23 22:14:05+00:00 | THE spokesman for Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno has submitted to the House Committee on Justice a motion that will guarantee Sereno’s rights to cross-examine witnesses, to be given counsel and to be provided with pieces of evidence on charges seeking her removal from the Supreme Court (SC).Lawyer Josa Deinla already... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-committee-asked-uphold-serenos-rights/358255/ |
‘Railroading’ of death penalty bill slammed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-12-05 22:13:09+00:00 | The death penalty is a” band-aid solution being applied to a gravely ill patient in the emergency room,” according to House Senior Deputy Minority leader and Buhay party-list group Rep. Lito Atienza.“Our criminal justice system is like a very sick patient that needs immediate surgical treatment. If we are to save the p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/railroading-death-penalty-bill-slammed/300194/ |
Marawi, Sandigan justices top SC vacancy nominees | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-07 21:12:46+00:00 | A Muslim justice from Marawi City was one of two topnotchers on a shortlist of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for a vacancy in the Supreme Court (SC).Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Japar Dimaampao and Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo got seven votes each from the seven-member council.A law professo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marawi-sandigan-justices-top-sc-vacancy-nominees/337158/ |
‘No grace period’ for smoking ban | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-07-17 21:43:11+00:00 | Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial on Monday said there will be “no grace period” for the implementation of the nationwide smoking ban.In a news conference in Malacañang, Ubial advised public establishments and vehicles to be ready to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 26 setting a smoking ban by S... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-grace-period-smoking-ban-2/338935/ |
‘Just pray’: Palace assures Nazarene devotees’ safety | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-01-06 23:03:59+00:00 | Malacañang on Saturday assured the public of their safety, saying security measures are in place to secure millions of devotees who will join the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila on January 9.In a radio interview, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said local government units and security ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/just-pray-palace-assures-nazarene-devotees-safety/372738/ |
14th month pay bill pushed | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-08-12 00:01:57+00:00 | SENATE President Vicente Sotto 3rd on Saturday clarified that not all private companies will be covered by his bill that seeks to grant employees in the private sector 14th month pay.He issued the clarification amid objection from private companies to the passage of Senate Bill 2 requiring employers to grant 14th month... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/14th-month-pay-bill-pushed/429297/ |
Oil firms impose hefty price cut | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-06-03 01:08:46+00:00 | Oil companies imposed a hefty price rollback on Saturday, days after the government announced that it will import 240 million liters of diesel from Russia.Petron, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, and Total reduced the prices of diesel and gasoline by 90 centavos per liter and P1.20 per liter, respectively, at ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-impose-hefty-price-cut/403859/ |
Court divided over photobomber condo | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-04-03 20:06:50+00:00 | Supreme Court (SC) justices are set to deliberate and vote on the controversial case of the Jose Rizal shrine’s photobomber, the Torre de Manila condominium built by the DMCI.The case of the Knights of Rizal against the DMCI and the City of Manila under GR No. 213948 is included in the agenda in Baguio City for the SC’... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-divided-photobomber-condo/320782/ |
Lawmakers to look into Tadeco deal next week | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-05-05 22:51:05+00:00 | The House of Representatives will start its probe of the controversial 2003 Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Tagum Agricultural Development Co. (Tadeco) on May 9, a lawmaker said on Thursday.Rep. Ariel Casilao of Anakpawis party-list the Makabayan bloc of lawmakers, of whi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmakers-look-tadeco-deal-next-week-2/325718/ |
DND chief: Govt faces 3 top security issues | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-03-29 22:41:28+00:00 | COMMUNIST insurgency, dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and terrorism in southern Mindanao are among the top security challenges the country is facing, according to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.Speaking before the general membership meeting of the Consular Corps of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dnd-chief-govt-faces-3-top-security-issues/319867/ |
Another complaint filed vs Bello | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-23 00:06:15+00:00 | ANOTHER corruption complaint was filed against Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd before the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC.)It was the second complaint filed against Bello this month.PACC Commissioner Manuelito Luna said the case was filed by Amanda Lalic-Araneta, the president of the MMML Recruitment ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/another-complaint-filed-vs-bello/422339/ |
SC sacks judge for misconduct | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-05-01 00:04:50+00:00 | THE Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed from the service a judge in Agusan del Sur in southern Mindanao for serious misconduct.In a full court decision, the SC found Judge Hector Salise, acting presiding judge of Branch 6, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Prosperidad, and executive judge of Branch 7, Regional Trial Court, Bayu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-sacks-judge-for-misconduct/396197/ |
Clipping of powers fine with Defense chief | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-04-18 22:17:38+00:00 | THE Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said it welcomes the approval of Executive Order 18, which restricts the authority of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in approving government contracts.The order, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 7, repeals Executive Order (EO) 235, streamlini... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/clipping-powers-fine-defense-chief/322881/ |
Five states ‘ideal’ in federalism shift | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-06-28 22:04:26+00:00 | The Philippines should just have five federal states in order for it to succeed in its planned shift to federalism, an Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) official said on Wednesday.Lawyer Randolph Parcasio, consultant to ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman, made the pitch during a public hearing on the situation of autono... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/five-states-ideal-federalism-shift/335369/ |
Digital gender-gap audit for Philippines launched | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-04-07 21:24:09+00:00 | A DIGITAL gender report card that measures the Philippines’ progress in closing the digital gender gap was launched by the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) on Thursday.The scorecard was developed by the World Wide Web Foundation along with partner organizations from 10 countries.According to FMA Executive Direct... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/digital-gender-gap-audit-philippines-launched/321588/ |
Journalists seek firearms license | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-07-07 21:11:45+00:00 | Journalists on Friday trooped to the National Press Club (NPC) in Intramuros, Manila to secure licenses to own and carry firearms–a program supported by the government–to ensure their safety.Leading the event was Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/journalists-seek-firearms-license/337155/ |
Palace: Probe councilor’s threat to ‘shoot’ news photographer | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-04-26 20:09:57+00:00 | A councilor of Las Piñas City (Metro Manila) is in hot water after he allegedly threatened to shoot a news photographer.Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), told this reporter on Wednesday that he had directed his chief of staff, lawyer Bong Arollado... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-probe-councilors-threat-shoot-news-photographer/324222/ |
Duterte OKs more rice imports | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-26 00:10:10+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an administrative order (AO) removing non-tariff barriers and streamlining procedures on the importation of rice and other agricultural products in a bid to curb inflation.The President cited the “urgent need” to tame the prices of basic agricultural commodities in signing AO 13 on ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-oks-more-rice-imports/445219/ |
Unemployment remains high – ECOP | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-12 22:00:50+00:00 | EVEN as it posted the strongest economic growth in Asia at 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2016, the Philippines’ unemployment rate in remains high owing to abusive behavior of some emplloyers who continue to circumvent the law prohibiting contractualization.“Some 25 million to 35 million of the [country’s] 42 mill... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/unemployment-remains-high-ecop-2/301391/ |
6 senators take drug test | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-31 00:10:20+00:00 | SIX senators as well as 351 officials and employees on Monday underwent a random drug test to show the Senate’s commitment to a “drug-free” environment.Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri as well as Senators Gregorio Honasan 2nd, Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino 4th, An... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/6-senators-take-drug-test/425052/ |
Product safety monitoring of school supplies pushed | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-05-20 00:10:56+00:00 | A consumer and environmental protection group on Saturday called on authorities to intensify the monitoring of school supplies.The EcoWaste Coalition pressed government regulators to keep an eye on school supplies to ensure that these do not contain hazardous substances.The group made the suggestion following the on-th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/product-safety-monitoring-of-school-supplies-pushed/399852/ |
Diesel, gasoline prices rolled back | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2017-03-06 21:07:00+00:00 | In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell, Petron, Eastern Petroleum, Phoenix Petroleum, PTT Philippines, Unioil, Seaoil, Total Philippines and Flying V on Monday announced that they will roll back the price of diesel by P0.10 per liter and the price of gasoline by P0.55 per liter.Pilipinas Shell, Petron, Seaoil and Flyi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/diesel-gasoline-prices-rolled-back-2/315762/ |
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