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Mayor Sara, Davao City to be feted for clean air initiatives | ['Romeo Lavilla Jr.'] | 1/11/2017 0:00 | Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will be honored as Clean Air Champion by non-profit organization Clean Air Philippines, an official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.Speaking at Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM Annex, DENR official Melvin Dapitanon of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/01/mayor-sara-davao-city-tobe-feted-for-clean-air-initiatives/ |
3 more Sayyaf killed in military clashes | ['Al Jacinto'] | 2017-02-08 22:05:57+00:00 | ZAMBOANGA CITY:Government troops hunting down Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists had killed three more gunmen in fighting on Capual Island off the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials announced on Wednesday.Army Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, said a total of eight re... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/3-sayyaf-killed-military-clashes-2/311181/ |
P48-B subsidy won’t help poor – lawmakers | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-05-18 21:09:48+00:00 | A P48-billion government subsidy under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) bill package won’t save the poor from looming new taxes on fuel and sugar- sweetened beverages, among others.Rep. Sarah Elago of Kabataan party-list and Rep. Arnolfo Teves of Negros Oriental gave the warning after congressional... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p48-b-subsidy-wont-help-poor-lawmakers-2/327889/ |
Ombudsman’s office to close more ‘illegal’ dumps | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2016-10-17 21:32:25+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman is eyeing completion next month of closures of all 50 “illegal” dumps, which were the subject of a complaint earlier filed before the office.Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosquera, who leads the office’s environmental team, told reporters on Monday that they have closed down 29 dumps in ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ombudsmans-office-close-illegal-dumps/291742/ |
Agri damage from ‘Ompong’ hits P26.7B | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-09-25 00:02:41+00:00 | The damage wrought by typhoon Ompong on agriculture reached P26.7 billion, with Cagayan Valley bearing the brunt, sustaining P13.8 billion in losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday.Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the figure is the highest since the destruction of super typhoon Yolanda in 20... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/agri-damage-from-ompong-hits-p26-7b/444856/ |
Duterte reaches out to Misuari | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-06-17 23:38:02+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope that Nur Misuari, the founder of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), would take part in drafting the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).“We will try to pass the BBL. I hope Chairman Misuari can be convinced to join the talks,” Duterte said.He added that Misuari’s inputs would be ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-reaches-out-to-misuari/409524/ |
PH envoy presents credentials to Queen | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-03-14 21:47:50+00:00 | In keeping with tradition and royal protocol, Ambassador Antonio Manuel Lagdameo formalized his assumption of the duties as envoy to the Court of St. James by presenting his credentials to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.Lagdameo and his wife, Maria Linda, were received by the Queen in a private aud... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-envoy-presents-credentials-queen/317208/ |
Teener killed in ParaÑaque | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-04-01 23:50:28+00:00 | ~A robbery-snatching suspect was shot dead by a gunman in a motorcycle on Friday night in Parañaque City (Metro Manila). Senior Supt. Jose Carumba, Parañaque City police chief, said victim Lance Hormigos, 17, was in front of a bakery along Bagong Silang Street in Barangay Baclaran when the gunman shot him twice at abou... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/teener-killed-paranaque/320457/ |
Revenue from tax bill to fund free tuition | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-09-22 20:09:50+00:00 | Revenue gain from the Senate version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) measure will fund implementation of the free-tuition law that needs P51 billion, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, chairman of the sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Finance... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/revenue-tax-bill-fund-free-tuition/352223/ |
Longest day of 2017 to occur on June 21 | ['Elshamae Robles'] | 2017-06-06 22:28:17+00:00 | The Philippines and other countries in the northern hemisphere will experience the longest day of the year during the summer solstice on June 21.“Philippine nights are at their shortest and daytimes at their longest during the summer solstice,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/longest-day-2017-occur-june-21-2/331304/ |
‘House-approved budget pork-free’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-11 20:11:48+00:00 | There is no “pork barrel” in the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018 approved by lawmakers, Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday.On September 26, the House of Representatives approved House Bill 6215 or the 2018 General Appropriations Act on third and final reading.“Just like last year, this y... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-approved-budget-pork-free/355957/ |
Duterte defends granddaughter | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-12-18 21:29:13+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has downplayed criticisms hurled against his granddaughter Isabelle, who recently held a photo shoot in Malacañang.Isabelle, daughter of Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, earned public censure over the lavish photo shoot using the Presidential seal as her backdrop.“It was published that she... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-defends-granddaughter/369387/ |
P433-M budget for OVP approved | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-15 20:13:49+00:00 | The House of Representatives appropriations committee on Tuesday approved in less than two minutes the proposed P433-million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2018.As courtesy to a former member of the House, Robrero got the approval for the budget, which is three percent more than the P428.6-million... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p433-m-budget-ovp-approved/344653/ |
BI foils escape attempt of 57 illegal Chinese | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-01 21:39:18+00:00 | FIFTY-seven of the 1,240 Chinese who were arrested over illegal online gambling have tried to escape from their temporary detention cell inside the Fontana Leisure Park in Clark, Pampanga but majority were either captured or voluntarily returned with 27 still unaccounted for.The Bureau of Immigration (BI) spokesman, la... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bi-foils-escape-attempt-57-illegal-chinese-2/299425/ |
Corrections bureau gets new OIC | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-17 21:39:14+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday tapped an official of the Bureau of Corrections to temporarily run the affairs of the agency after the resignation of BuCor Director General Benjamin de los Santos a week ago.Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd issued Department Order 477 designating BuCor Administrative Di... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/corrections-bureau-gets-new-oic-2/338933/ |
Climate change threat to food security – Dar | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-15 21:47:11+00:00 | CLIMATE change will threaten food security if the country fails to manage water use efficiently, William Dar, president of the InangLupa Movement Inc., warned on Thursday.Dar said most countries, including the Philippines, can expect reduced crop yields by 2050 and the only way to avoid this is for the country to come ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/climate-change-threat-food-security-dar/332914/ |
DepEd expects more enrollees in senior HS | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-05-06 23:45:52+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting more junior high school or Grade 10 completers to enroll in senior high school this coming school year.DepEd Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Dina Ocampo said she is confident that 100 percent of junior high school graduates will enroll in senior high school or G... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-expects-enrollees-senior-hs/325894/ |
Lawyers’ group to sue Trillanes for sedition | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-11-09 19:18:18+00:00 | A group of lawyers on Thursday said they would be filing various criminal charges, including sedition, against Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th for encouraging soldiers to kill President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech delivered more than a month ago.According to the group headed by former congressman Jacinto Paras, Trillanes li... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawyers-group-sue-trillanes-sedition/361709/ |
Include CPR in school curriculum – Angara | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-08 00:01:30+00:00 | SEN. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Saturday urged all private and public schools to include in their curriculum training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).He authored Republic Act 10871, or the “Samboy Lim Law,” which aims to make lifesavers out of the Filipino youth.“Everyone can be a lifesaver, including our yo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/include-cpr-in-school-curriculum-angara/417199/ |
Sandigan inhibits from BI plunder case | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-04-06 00:04:08+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division has inhibited from hearing a plunder case filed against former Bureau of Immigration (BI) deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles and Wenceslao Sombero Jr. in connection with alleged receipt of money in exchange for release of supposedly illegal Chinese workers.The case w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigan-inhibits-from-bi-plunder-case/390654/ |
Philippines, US to begin drug demand reduction programs | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-08 22:38:01+00:00 | The Philippines and the United States have announced plans to begin drug demand reduction programs under the existing Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano and US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim signed an amended letter of agreement, which c... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philippines-us-begin-drug-demand-reduction-programs/349473/ |
Troops ‘cleaning’ Marawi | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-08-21 21:52:57+00:00 | Soldiers and policemen are ‘clearing’the besieged city of Marawi and cleaning the streets and every mosque laid waste by the Islamic State-linked Maute Group terrorists.In a statement on Monday, Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., chief of the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), said around 80 soldiers and policemen are ar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/troops-cleaning-marawi/345896/ |
Aguirre to NBI: Probe ex-UP student’s killing | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-09-04 21:57:00+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the death of Carl Angelo Arnaiz, who allegedly shot it out with Caloocan City policemen who had accosted him for allegedly robbing a taxi driver.Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd made the directive after the Publ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/aguirre-nbi-probe-ex-students-killing/348635/ |
Angara wants free dialysis for poor patients | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-08-27 00:06:09+00:00 | Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a measure that seeks to provide free dialysis treatment for poor Filipinos suffering from kidney disease.In his Senate Bill 1329, Angara wants all national, regional and provincial government hospitals to establish a dialysis ward or unit that will offer free dialysis treatmen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/angara-wants-free-dialysis-for-poor-patients/435000/ |
BoC eyes P14M from auction | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-09-15 00:04:53+00:00 | THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) expects to generate P14 million additional revenue for the government as it sets for public auction 30 container vans of various seized, imported goods.“We expect to generate some P14 million in additional revenues from the public auction,” Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said on Friday.T... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boc-eyes-p14m-from-auction/441614/ |
An erasable boundary? | ['Ako Madamosiya 毛むくじゃら'] | 20/03/2017 0:00 | provided there is mutual respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of each other.Bullies of any kind, whether persons or countries, respect power and determination. At the rate our sovereignty and territorial integrity is being eroded in the Spratlys and at the Scarborough Shoal, it is clear to me that ther... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/20/an-erasable-boundary/ |
Lorenzana, Mattis discuss terror in Washington meeting | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-09-21 00:07:35+00:00 | Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana discussed terrorism and other defense issues with US Defense Secretary James Mattis when he visited the latter in Washington on Wednesday.Dana White, Pentagon chief spokesperson, said the highlight of the meeting was terrorism, a major issue faced by both countries for years.“The lead... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lorenzana-mattis-discuss-terror-in-washington-meeting-2/443431/ |
Lawmaker believes politics behind husband’s killing | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-05-30 00:02:15+00:00 | The widow of former La Union representative Eufranio Eriguel said politics was behind her husband’s killing.“Congressman Franny’s murder is politically motivated. There is no other angle. Congressman Franny’s leadership is inclusive, and the mastermind of this murder probably thinks that to take Congressman Franny down... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-believes-politics-behind-husbands-killing/402274/ |
LTO suspends memo on temporary license plates | ['Dale Mubarak'] | 25/02/2017 0:00 | The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended its memorandum requiring vehicle dealers to secure uniform temporary license plates.LTO chief Edgar Galvante on Thursday announced the suspension during a meeting with car and motorcycle dealers.He said the suspension will be effective for three months.During the meeti... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/02/25/lto-suspends-memo-on-temporary-license-plates/ |
Diokno opposes Train suspension | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2018-05-10 00:04:03+00:00 | Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday stressed the need to implement the tax reform law amid warnings by some senators that congress may recommend the suspension of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train) law.“Suspending the law is to me out of the question. It has to be implemented,” Diokno t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/diokno-opposes-train-suspension/397823/ |
AFP: Only Omar Maute alive, 6 other brothers dead | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-09-08 22:42:15+00:00 | The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday said it has “reason to believe” that Omar Maute remains in the fight in Marawi City while six of his brothers have been killed during a clash in the area.During a Mindanao Hour news briefing, AFP spokesman Restituto Padilla Jr. said he got word from Lt. Gen. Carlito G... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-omar-maute-alive-6-brothers-dead/349481/ |
DoJ issues lookout bulletin vs suspected drug traders | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-31 23:46:31+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued an immigration lookout bulletin against suspected illegal-drug traders.Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd ordered Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente to place Peter Go Lim aka “Jaguar,” Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa, Peter Co, Marcelo L. Adorco, Max Miro, Lovely Ad... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doj-issues-lookout-bulletin-vs-suspected-drug-traders-2/341722/ |
Teen pregnancy on the rise; 4 out of 10 girls are mothers | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2016-10-22 22:32:53+00:00 | Teenage pregnancy remains a problem in the Philippines where four of 10 teenagers are mothers, according to Klaus Beck, country representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).Beck cited a study that showed that at least P33 billion in earnings is lost annually due to teenage pregnancy, which is also the m... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/teen-pregnancy-rise-4-10-girls-mothers/292634/ |
PNP, CIDG chiefs get subpoena powers | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-03-10 00:07:08+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Philippine National Police additional powers by authorizing the PNP chief, as well as the director and deputy director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to help them in their investigations.A subpoena is a writ ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pnp-cidg-chiefs-get-subpoena-powers/385065/ |
Hungary offers to help automate PH farming | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-03-29 22:44:19+00:00 | Seeing the Philippines as an agricultural country, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjárto said his country could be a big help to Filipino farmers by automating farming in the countryside.“Hungary too is primarily an agricultural country and our export over gross domestic product [GDP] is more tha... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/hungary-offers-help-automate-ph-farming/319869/ |
House bill unlikely to send kids to jail | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-05-22 21:08:09+00:00 | The House justice committee is unlikely to reduce the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine years old under a measure that, initially, is the second highest priority of the Duterte administration next to the death penalty bill.Rep. Reynaldo Umali of Oriental Mindoro, committee chairman, made the prediction on Monda... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-bill-unlikely-send-kids-jail/328627/ |
ERC chief suspended for insubordination | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-08-03 19:33:50+00:00 | Malacañang has suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman Jose Vicente Salazar for four months for insubordination.In a news conference, Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag said the Office of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea decided on Wednesday to suspend Salazar after he ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/erc-chief-suspended-insubordination/342243/ |
House approves bill on PWDs | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-09-07 00:02:32+00:00 | The House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill that seeks to provide health care coverage for all persons with disabilities (PWDs).House Bill 8014 was approved via voice vote during the plenary session on Wednesday.The bill requires all PWDs to be covered by the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-approves-bill-on-pwds/438855/ |
DepEd will no longer accept Pagcor classrooms | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-10-21 21:43:54+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) under the watch of Secretary Leonor Briones will no longer accept classrooms donated by state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).“I will not dishonor the previous executives who accepted them [classrooms donated by Pagcor] because they were there already but not durin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-will-no-longer-accept-pagcor-classrooms/292470/ |
AFP assures safety of hostages still its main consideration | ['Isang Lahi'] | 17/01/2017 0:00 | The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured yesterday that the safety of hostages is still the main consideration in the conduct of any operation against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).In a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Air Force Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesman, gave the assurance that th... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/17/afp-assures-safety-of-hostages-still-its-main-consideration/ |
Imee: Fariñas eyeing Ombudsman’s post | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-13 21:17:20+00:00 | Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Thursday bared what could be behind Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas’ alleged undue interest in continuing to cause the detention of six workers of the provincial government.Fariñas, according to Marcos, is eyeing to become the Ombudsman after his third and last term in Congress ends.She recalled h... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/imee-farinas-eyeing-ombudsmans-post/338156/ |
Napoleses seek court nod for US trip | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-10-20 01:42:15+00:00 | Jo Christine and James Christopher Napoles, children of pork barrel scam prime suspect, have asked the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division to let them travel to the United States on November 15 to face charges filed in courts there.A US grand jury indicted Lim-Napoles; her children Jo Christine, James Christopher and Jeane;... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/napoleses-seek-court-nod-for-us-trip/454554/ |
Boracay workers to get cash aid | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-05-24 00:04:39+00:00 | Displaced workers in Boracay will receive financial assistance of P4,200 every month for six months, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday.Workers on the island will also be given access to job opportunities suitable to their skills, through job matching, referral, and placement services for local or ov... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boracay-workers-to-get-cash-aid/400674/ |
Up to Duterte to convene National Security Council | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-05-13 21:20:43+00:00 | Convening the National Security Council (NSC) is a prerogative of President Rodrigo Duterte and in the meantime, other options in coordinating the country’s security efforts are available, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Sunday.Esperon came out with the statement after Vice President Maria Leon... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/up-to-duterte-to-convene-national-security-council/398619/ |
State university teachers urge gov’t to stop killings | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-10 19:54:21+00:00 | Faculty members of government-run University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, have called on the Duterte administration to “stop the killings” related to its ongoing campaign against illegal drugs, citing the recent deaths of three teenagers.“We are deeply concerned about the mounting number of unresolved an... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/state-university-teachers-urge-govt-stop-killings/349888/ |
‘P10-M intel funds missing from SBMA’ | ['Felipe Soriano'] | 8/6/2017 0:00 | ‘As the congressional inquiry into the leadership of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) opened here last Tuesday, it was revealed that some P10 million in intelligence funds of the SBMA is missing.Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas were driving deep into the leadership dispute ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/08/p10-m-intel-funds-missing-from-sbma/ |
Therapeutic scheme for drug users in Bataan jail | ['Mika', 'Ros Feliciano'] | 3/12/2016 0:00 | In a bid to help cure the imprisoned drug users, the Bataan Provincial Jail is preparing a scheme which the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is set to launch as the “Therapeutic Community Modality.”Superintendent William Tauli, provincial jail warden of Bataan, revealed yesterday that the scheme is a brain... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/03/therapeutic-scheme-for-drug-users-in-bataan-jail/ |
Marcos jewelry trove ill-gotten wealth – SC | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-02-13 22:28:20+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC), led by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, has ruled that the “Malacanang Collection” of Marcos jewelry is part of the ill-gotten wealth cases against late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos and his family.In a 21-page resolution of the SC First Division, dated January 18, 2017, Sereno affirme... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marcos-jewelry-trove-ill-gotten-wealth-sc/312057/ |
‘Mindanao lawmakers back Alvarez, Fariñas’ | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2018-04-04 00:05:50+00:00 | At least 60 lawmakers from Mindanao support the leadership of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Rep. Maximo Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro said on Tuesday.Rodriguez downplayed a report published in The Manila Times that some Mindanao lawmakers are working to oust Alvarez and Fariñas. The... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mindanao-lawmakers-back-alvarez-farinas/390282/ |
‘Joma needs psychiatric help’ | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-08-09 21:37:00+00:00 | Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison should be consulting a professional psychiatrist to treat his hallucinations over “reports” that the military is planning to assassinate him, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Eduardo Año.“I believe Sison need... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/joma-needs-psychiatric-help/343401/ |
Last day for filing of SOCEs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-06-13 00:02:02+00:00 | CANDIDATES who ran in last month’s village and youth polls have until today to file their statements of election contributions and expenditures (SOCE).Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez on Tuesday warned all candidates to comply with the law against or risk perpetual disqualification from holding... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/last-day-for-filing-of-soces/407416/ |
Give drug users ‘chance to reform’ | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-10-12 22:51:06+00:00 | Drug dependents should be given a chance to live a life free from drug addiction, according to Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo.Robredo made the statement after her consultation with medical professionals, faith-based groups, non-government organizations and recovered drug dependents on how the Office of the Vi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/give-drug-users-chance-reform/290913/ |
Ex-Japanese premier unveils Fukuda plaque | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-10-02 00:04:41+00:00 | FORMER Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday said the Philippines, where the Fukuda Doctrine was born, is an “important country” for Japan.He made the remark during the unveiling of the Fukuda Doctrine memorial plaque at the Manila Hotel.Fukuda’s father, the late former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, an... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-japanese-premier-unveils-fukuda-plaque/447287/ |
SC admits errors in disbursement of funds | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-10-28 00:03:36+00:00 | THE Supreme Court (SC) has admitted that there appeared to be violations in the disbursement of its funds and loans from the World Bank (WB) under former chief justice Artemio Panganiban. However, it cleared the former chief magistrate of any accountability.The SC, however, ordered the investigation of Evelyn Toledo-Du... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-admits-errors-in-disbursement-of-funds/458326/ |
Lawmaker raises alarm on ‘culture of death’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-12 21:44:17+00:00 | Rep. Lito Atienza of Buhay Party-list raised concerns over what he called the creeping “culture of death” that is enveloping the country amid daily killings in the past several months.“Many of these killings may be drug related and some of them are not. We don’t know which is which. We are allowing the nation to tread ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-raises-alarm-culture-death/296192/ |
Senate BBL Bill Legal – Drilon | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-06-03 01:10:39+00:00 | SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri believe that the Senate’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law is “more compliant” with the Constitution than the bill passed by the House of Representatives.Drilon on Saturday identified at least 10 major differences between the two measures that must b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-bbl-bill-legal-drilon/403886/ |
Police exec in chopper deal reinstated | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-10-24 00:10:55+00:00 | SUPREME COURT RULING SETS PRECEDENTTHE Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) ordering the reinstatement of a police colonel involved in a supposed helicopter scam, giving way to jurisprudence that the reinstatement of a dismissed public officer shall be immediately executory pending appe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/police-exec-in-chopper-deal-reinstated-2/456069/ |
PBA coaches want more games in ‘awesome’ Philippine Arena | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-01-08 18:10:15+00:00 | “Awesome,” “amazing,” “first-class.”These were the words used by champion Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) coach Tim Cone to describe the Philippine Arena, which hosted two holiday season PBA games highlighted by the much-anticipated “Manila Clasico,” a match-up between Cone’s Gin Kings and the Star Hotshots.“Am... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pba-coaches-want-games-awesome-philippine-arena/305826/ |
Duterte irons out party kinks | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-10 00:10:45+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte presided over a closed-door meeting of the ruling party PDP-Laban, which he chairs, on Thursday night in Makati City to smooth out problems that arose from the ouster of its officials from their posts at the House of Representatives.Ronwald Munsayac, chairman of PDP-Laban’s Public Information ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-irons-out-party-kinks/428527/ |
Senator slapped with wiretapping, ethics raps | ['Joviland Rita'] | 2017-10-02 21:12:32+00:00 | Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguire 2nd on Monday filed a criminal complaint against Sen. Risa Hontiveros before the Pasay Prosecutor’s Office for alleged violation of Republic Act 4200 or the Anti-Wiretapping Law.He later proceeded to the Senate to also file an ethics complaint against the senator.The complaint before ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senator-slapped-wiretapping-ethics-raps/354142/ |
Duterte endorses highest civilian award’s conferment on Miriam | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-12-05 21:27:19+00:00 | THE late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago deserves President Rodrigo Duterte’s official endorsement for conferment of the Quezon Service Cross, the highest civilian award in the Philippines, in recognition of her “exemplary” contributions as a public servant, according to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara.Santiago was 71 years old... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-endorses-highest-civilian-awards-conferment-miriam/366846/ |
Govt to import diesel in August | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-07-20 00:01:00+00:00 | THE government plans to import diesel from Russia and non-member countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in August or September, according to Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) President and Chief Executive Officer Pedro Aquino Jr.“Kung maayos lahat (If e... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-to-import-diesel-in-august/421230/ |
House panel sets aside P6.5B for Mindanao railway line | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-13 19:21:08+00:00 | The House appropriations committee has earmarked an initial amount of P6.58 billion to jumpstart the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP).Committee member and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel over the weekend said the amount is part of the items in the Rail Infrastructure Program of the Department of Transportation (DOTr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-panel-sets-aside-p6-5b-mindanao-railway-line/344254/ |
Jinggoy Estrada seeks court nod for medical exam | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-01-08 18:12:03+00:00 | Former Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada is asking permission from the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division to undergo an X-ray and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his left knee at a hospital in San Juan City (Metro Manila).Estrada is detained at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame in Quezon C... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/jinggoy-estrada-seeks-court-nod-medical-exam/305828/ |
Customs losing millions of pesos to undervaluation | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-06-26 21:27:34+00:00 | THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) is losing some P48 million a month in duties and taxes from rampant undervaluation, a form of technical smuggling, clearly undermining Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon’s strengthened anti-smuggling campaign aimed at cleansing the allegedly graft-ridden bureau and generate much-needed revenues.Do... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-losing-millions-pesos-undervaluation/335043/ |
Summary-execution probe findings rejected | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-12-15 21:57:28+00:00 | THE findings of two Senate committees that there were no state-sponsored extrajudicial killings under the Duterte administration were based merely on weak logic and inadequate evidence, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said in his dissenting opinion on Thursday.While he agrees with the findings of the committees on justice and ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/summary-execution-probe-findings-rejected-2/301915/ |
AFP gets new ‘psyops’ chief | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-12-02 20:46:22+00:00 | BRIGADIER General Ronnie Evangelista has been designated as the new commander of the Civil Relations Service (CRS), the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that conducts psychological operations against threat groups.In a change of command ceremony at the CRS headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City,... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-gets-new-psyops-chief/299665/ |
Senators oppose book tax | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-09-25 00:06:49+00:00 | SENATORS Juan Miguel Zubiri and Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Monday vowed to oppose the proposal to tax books and other reading materials under the proposed package 2 of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law.Train 2, also called Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High Quality Opportunities (Trabaho) bill... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-oppose-book-tax/444864/ |
Hazard lights not an excuse for illegal parking – MMDA | ['Yolanda Santos'] | 12/6/2017 0:00 | The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned motorists that flashing hazard lights is not an excuse for parking in prohibited areas and streets.MMDA General Manager Tim Orbos said a good number of motorists think that they can get away with being apprehended for illegal parking when their hazard lights a... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/12/hazard-lights-not-an-excuse-for-illegal-parking-mmda/ |
Power back in Ilocos villages | ['Philippines News Agency'] | 2018-09-30 00:01:32+00:00 | Electricity has been restored in 465 villages in Ilocos Norte, or about 95 percent of the 557 areas hit by Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) two weeks ago, the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) said.Felino Herbert Agdigos, INEC general manager, said in a press briefing that the cooperatives’ linemen were working overtim... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/power-back-in-ilocos-villages/446675/ |
QC bans Sale OF tB MEDicine | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-02-04 01:09:14+00:00 | THE QUEZON City government has prohibited the selling of anti-tuberculosis drugs in pharmacies and drugstores within the city without doctor’s prescription or over-the-counter purchase. Mayor Herbert Bautista signed Ordinance No. 2545 or the “No prescription, no dispensing of anti-TB drugs policy.” This gives the local... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/qc-bans-sale-tb-medicine/310396/ |
Judy to Duterte: You didn’t keep faith with me | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-08-23 21:47:38+00:00 | ON her last day of office, former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo expressed her sadness over the lack of President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for her 14-month term.The Commission on Appointment (CA) denied Taguiwalo’s appointment on August 16 with no valid explanation.At leas... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/judy-duterte-didnt-keep-faith/346342/ |
P257B needed for health care program | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-11-14 00:03:36+00:00 | THE Department of Health (DoH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are ready to implement the Universal Health Care Program (UHCP), which would need at least P257 billion on its first year of enforcement.Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd made the assurance on Tuesday during the hearing on the prop... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p257b-needed-for-health-care-program/467102/ |
Duterte against divorce bill – Palace | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-20 00:03:47+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, whose marriage to his first wife Elizabeth Zimmerman was annulled in 2000, does not support the passage of the divorce bill, Malacañang said on Monday.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. issued the statement in a press briefing at the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges Auditorium in Nabua, Camar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-against-divorce-bill-palace/387227/ |
UP postpones entrance exams | ['Jove Moya'] | 2018-09-13 00:01:45+00:00 | THE University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) scheduled on September 15 and 16 has been postponed because of the entry of typhoon Ompong.Ompong entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 3 p.m. Wednesday.University officials postponed the UPCAT to prevent exposing students and UP personnel to r... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/up-postpones-entrance-exams/440758/ |
Watchdog warns against lead-laden fake cosmetics | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2016-12-11 21:29:41+00:00 | Excessive lead has been found in fake cosmetics by a product watchdog.Ecowaste Coalition over the weekend said it detected lead reaching 3780 parts per million (ppm) in 11 bogus MAC lipsticks.This exceeds the Asean Cosmetic Directive’s limit of 20 ppm maximum lead in cosmetics.The coalition said it used a portable X-Ra... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/watchdog-warns-lead-laden-fake-cosmetics/301186/ |
Mindoro bettor wins P27-M lotto jackpot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-01-25 21:21:34+00:00 | A bettor from Oriental Mindoro has won the P27.7-million Superlotto 6/49 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the lucky winner bought the ticket with the winning combination of 10-29-02-27-16-05 from a lotto outlet in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro using sta... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mindoro-bettor-wins-p27-m-lotto-jackpot-2/308711/ |
Top police officials inspect Kerwin’s cell | ['Jose Raquel'] | 30/10/2016 0:00 | Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) inspected security measures at the Leyte provincial jail as drug kingpin Kerwin Espinosa is expected to be detained.PNP Eastern Visayas Chief Supt. Elmer C. Beltejar led the inspection of the prison facility on Friday in Kauswagan village, this town.Espinosa was arr... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/10/30/top-police-officials-inspect-kerwins-cell/ |
Ex-Cebu mayor faces graft case | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-02-17 20:40:56+00:00 | ~The Office of the Ombudsman has filed a graft case before the Sandiganbayan against former Mayor Valdemar Chiong of Naga City, Cebu for allegedly issuing a mayor’s permit in 2014 an energy firm despite lack of certification from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). In a charge sheet filed on February 9, the Ombudsman ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-cebu-mayor-faces-graft-case/380890/ |
Labor chief lifts ban on OFWs’ direct hiring | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-05-17 20:49:26+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd has lifted the suspension of the issuance of overseas employment certificates (OECs) to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are seeking exemptions from the ban on direct hiring.Through Administrative Order (AO) 155-A, Series of 2017, Bello directed the Philippine Overseas Employment... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-chief-lifts-ban-ofws-direct-hiring-2/327673/ |
Duterte wishes Pacquiao good luck | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2016-11-02 21:54:51+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte wishes Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao good luck in his scheduled boxing match against Jessie Vargas on November 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Speaking to reporters in Davao City on Tuesday night, the President said he prayed that Pacquiao will stop Vargas during the early rounds.“[I’m no] boxing expe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-wishes-pacquiao-good-luck-2/294443/ |
Lawmakers oppose call to extend martial law | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-12-08 22:23:04+00:00 | MEMBERS of the House of Representatives are not pleased with a proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that martial law in Mindanao should be extended for another year.On Friday, Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesman, said in a news briefing in Malacañang that the basis for the extension of martial ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmakers-oppose-call-extend-martial-law/367467/ |
Relief packs for women pushed | ['Paul Parenas'] | 15/07/2017 0:00 | Senator Juan Edgardo Angara has pressed for the mandatory distribution of “dignity kits” for women in evacuation centers, citing that many displaced Marawi City residents are women and children.Each “dignity kit” must contain 22 personal care items, including bath soap, laundry soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, underwear, ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/15/relief-packs-for-women-pushed/ |
Dec 29 last day to swap old banknotes for new ones | ['Aric John Sy Cua'] | 2017-12-28 19:58:50+00:00 | The public has only until Friday, December 29, to exchange their old banknotes for new ones, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).BSP Managing Director Carlyn Pangilinan on Thursday said the BSP already extended the deadline three times for those with the discontinued New Design Series (NDS), which has be... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dec-29-last-day-swap-old-banknotes-new-ones/371012/ |
DepEd hit for removing teachers’ local allowances | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-02-17 20:58:56+00:00 | HUNDREDS of public school teachers from Metro Manila on Friday afternoon stormed the central office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Pasig City to denounce the agency for scrapping their local allowances.The teachers, most of them clad in black shirts, demanded the resignation of Secretary Leonor Briones for s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-hit-removing-teachers-local-allowances-2/312825/ |
Rogue police seeks NBI custody again | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-01-25 21:26:46+00:00 | The Pubic Attorney’s Office has pleaded before a local court that Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Santa Isabel, who is tagged in the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo, be returned to the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarte... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/rogue-police-seeks-nbi-custody/308715/ |
Lone Davao bettor wins P45-M mega lotto pot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-11-08 20:31:05+00:00 | A lone bettor from Davao is now a multimillionaire after hitting the Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday night amounting P44.6 million.PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the lucky winner who correctly guessed the winning combination 11-31-24-17-39-16 bought the... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lone-davao-bettor-wins-p45-m-mega-lotto-pot/295471/ |
Surigao del Norte SP declares DepEd 13 head ‘persona non grata’ | ['Isang Lahi'] | 10/3/2017 0:00 | For failing to attend an emergency meeting in the immediate aftermath of the devastating February 10 earthquake, the acting regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd 13) has been declared “persona non grata” by the Surigao del Norte provincial council.The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved Resolution ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/10/surigao-del-norte-sp-declares-deped-13-head-persona-non-grata/ |
Former SAF commando tops Napolcom validation interview | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-12-11 21:28:19+00:00 | Police Supt. Wildemar Tan Tiu, a civil engineering graduate and a member of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Sambigkis Class of 2003, is this year’s topnotcher of the Police Executive Service Eligibility (PESE) validation interview administered by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) for the third-lev... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/former-saf-commando-tops-napolcom-validation-interview/301195/ |
SC sanctions lawyers over forged documents | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-07-21 21:34:27+00:00 | THE Supreme Court (SC) penalized two lawyers for allegedly notarizing several forged documents. In a full court ruling promulgated by Deputy Clerk of Court Anna-Li Papa-Gombio, the SC found Roger Reyes and Romeo Bernaje guilty for violation of the Notarial Law and the Code of Professional Responsibility. Reyes’ notaria... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-sanctions-lawyers-forged-documents/339696/ |
'Join Pope’s Share The Journey campaign' | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-26 20:44:51+00:00 | Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle is encouraging Filipinos, parishes and church organizations to join Pope Francis in launching the “Share the Journey” campaign on Wednesday, September 27.“We invite all of your parish, diocesan and national organizations to accompany Pope Francis by launching our global campaign in your coun... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/join-popes-share-journey-campaign/352967/ |
PH Navy to receive new radar system | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-08-19 20:55:14+00:00 | The Philippine Navy will be receiving a self-sustained, unmanned Lighter-Than-Air systems coming from the United States government in a formal turn-over ceremony set on August 22.According to Capt. Lued Lincuna, Philippine Navy spokesman, the unit will be receiving the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) donated by t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-navy-receive-new-radar-system/345502/ |
DOST-TAPI holds inventors contest, exhibits in Ilocos | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-11-12 22:54:44+00:00 | THE Department of Science and Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DoST-TAPI), through its Regional Office 1, will conduct the 2017 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit (RICE) from November 14 to 16 at the Robinsons Place–Ilocos in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. To recognize Filipino inventor’s crea... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dost-tapi-holds-inventors-contest-exhibits-ilocos/362353/ |
De Venecia urges farmers to go organic | ['Anna Mae Junio'] | 18/04/2017 0:00 | Rep. Christopher de Venecia of the 4th District of this province has urged farmers in his district to shift to organic farming.Speaking at a recent dialogue with members of the San Fabian Agri-preneurs Association in Barangay Lipit Tomeeng led by Barangay Chairman Jacobo Disu, De Venecia said organic farming is far bet... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/18/de-venecia-urges-farmers-to-go-organic/ |
‘Nando’ exits, LPA sighted off Mindanao | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-24 19:47:08+00:00 | As tropical depression Nando exited the Philippine territory, a new low pressure area (LPA) was spotted in the eastern section of Mindanao, the state-run Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Sunday.The LPA’s trough was forecast to bring cloudy skies with scattered... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/nando-exits-lpa-sighted-off-mindanao/352580/ |
8th suspect in Davao blast yields | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-11-10 21:29:49+00:00 | A MEMBER of a terrorist group in southern Mindanao tagged as among the suspects in the September 2, 2016 Davao City night market bombing that killed 15 people and injured dozens gave up to authorities on Thursday.The surrender of Jerico Javier de Roma alias Kokoy, a resident of Mandanas Compound, RH10, Cotabato City, b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/8th-suspect-davao-blast-yields/295876/ |
NEcija accident victims’ kin to receive P200K each | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-04-20 22:08:36+00:00 | The Passenger Accident Management & Insurance Agency (PAMI) will release P200,000 to families of each casualty in a bus accident in Nueva Ecija last Saturday.The Leomarick bus fell into a ravine in Carranglan town, killing at least 33 passengers and injuring more than a dozen others.The release will be made at the Land... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/necija-accident-victims-kin-receive-p200k/323169/ |
Uber to pay P190-M fine this week – LTFRB spokesman | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2017-08-27 20:04:07+00:00 | Ride-sharing operator Uber has promised to pay this week the P190-million fine that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) had imposed on it for operating colorum vehicles in defiance of a board order.Colorum vehicles do not have franchises.The promise was made, according to LTFRB spokesman Ai... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/uber-pay-p190-m-fine-week-ltfrb-spokesman/347115/ |
Duterte congratulates Verzosa for Tokyo win | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2016-10-28 20:32:06+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has congratulated newly-crowned Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa for her victory on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.Speaking to reporters after his arrival in Davao City from an official visit to Japan, the President said he would like to meet the beauty queen.“I’d like to congratulate the Miss ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-congratulates-verzosa-tokyo-win/293617/ |
House panel to resume Dengvaxia probe | ['Glee Jalea'] | 2018-11-12 00:02:31+00:00 | The House committee on good government and public accountability will resume its inquiry on the Dengvaxia mess on November 20 and 21, Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo said Sunday.Romualdo, the head of the panel, said they will “tie up loose ends” and get “a more complete picture” on how the government procured the P3.5 billi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-panel-to-resume-dengvaxia-probe/466159/ |
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