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Densing named DILG usec | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-05-30 00:04:55+00:00 | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has promoted Interior and Local Government assistant secretary Epimaco Densing 3rd as undersecretary of the department, replacing John Castriciones who was named Agrarian Reform secretary.Densing represents the Department of Interior and Local Government in the Boracay inter-agency task force ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/densing-named-dilg-usec/402279/ |
Clipping of President’s judicial powers sought | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-01-11 23:23:23+00:00 | THE Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has appealed to the Supreme Court (SC) to intervene in the issue of appointments to the judiciary and allow them to clip the powers of the President by imposing the clustering system in the line-up of shortlists of possible appointees.In its motion for reconsideration, the JBC explain... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/clipping-presidents-judicial-powers-sought/306430/ |
Nograles backs probe of plot to oust Duterte | ['Paul Parenas', 'Plug Ur Mouth To Ur Brain.'] | 28/12/2016 0:00 | A House leader has echoed the call of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to investigate reports of a plot originating from the United States to unseat President Rodrigo Duterte.“We are throwing our full support towards the move by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to look into the matter,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/12/28/nograles-backs-probe-of-plot-to-oust-duterte/ |
Quezon City police defy CHR on use of drop boxes | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-12-19 21:30:50+00:00 | The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has stood by its recently implemented distribution of drop boxes where residents can drop written names of alleged drug suspects, despite objection of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).QCPD Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar defended the implementation and argued that the drop boxes... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/quezon-city-police-defy-chr-use-drop-boxes/369576/ |
Govt letting China survey Benham Rise ‘capitulation’ | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-01-16 20:46:34+00:00 | The Duterte administration was accused on Tuesday by a lawmaker of accommodating the caprices of China in a reprise of what then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo did.“It can really be seen that [the government has] indeed capitulated. We are giving in to the whims of China,” Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano said o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-letting-china-survey-benham-rise-capitulation/374653/ |
We continue to wait for traffic solutions | ['Dato Karajaw'] | 20/03/2017 0:00 | The administration has made it clear that without the special powers it seeks from Congress, the traffic problem in Metro Manila, especially along Epifanio Delos Santos Ave. (EDSA) will remain unsolved.But Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has also assured that in the meantime, it will ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/20/we-continue-to-wait-for-traffic-solutions/ |
Two-day transport strike set next week | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-10-09 22:57:14+00:00 | Transport groups Piston and No to Jeepney Phaseout Coalition on Monday said they will hold a two-day transport strike on October 16 and 17.The strike is a protest against a planned phaseout of public utility jeepneys and the foreign and local “monopoly” of the public transport industry in the country that is “abetted b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/two-day-transport-strike-set-next-week/355484/ |
Pag-ibig waives penalties for delinquent employees | ['Charissa Mae Nemis'] | 2017-09-15 23:35:33+00:00 | ~By CHARISSA MAE NEMISPag-IBIG on Wednesday announced that it is offering the Penalty Condonation Program for unregistered or delinquent employers to register with the Pag-IBIG fund without having to pay penalties. All they are required to do is to pay their share in their employees’ savings with the fund. The program ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pag-ibig-waives-penalties-delinquent-employees/350881/ |
Tax reform eyed to fund free medicines | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-11-04 20:55:41+00:00 | THE Senate version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) aims to expand the government’s free medicines for the poor.Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, on Friday said Senate Bill (SB) 1592 also seeks to fund the construction of more public hospitals in ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tax-reform-eyed-fund-free-medicines/360656/ |
Supreme Court sacks 17 judges | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-01-29 21:08:03+00:00 | The Supreme Court has sacked a total of 17 judges as part of efforts to clean its ranks.In a speech before the Management Association of the Philippines in Makati City last week, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the high tribunal had aggressively exercised its disciplinary powers, resulting in the dismissal of 1... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/supreme-court-sacks-17-judges/309562/ |
Cheap rice back in the market | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-06-19 00:13:24+00:00 | SUBSIDIZED imported rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) is back in the market, allowing consumers to buy the staple at P27 to P32 per kilo.NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez told The Manila Times some of the 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice, which came from Thailand and Vietnam, had been distributed to public markets ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cheap-rice-back-in-the-market/410003/ |
Postponing barangay’ polls an ‘imposition’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-02-22 00:02:37+00:00 | To postpone scheduled barangay (village) elections for the first time may be tolerable, postponing it the second time may be bearable but to postpone it again for the third time is already untenable and so unreasonable, an election lawyer said on Wednesday.In a statement, Romulo Macalintal cited Sen. Ralph Recto who, a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/postponing-barangay-polls-imposition/381785/ |
Integrity Pledge waived for renewal of locator’s permit | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-08 00:39:08+00:00 | The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Board has issued Resolution 17-05- 2004, removing the Integrity Pledge as a requisite for renewal of a locator’s business certificate.The resolution came out on June 15 this year.Earlier, Brighterday Subic Ltd. Inc. (BSLI), operator of All Hands Beach, filed a petition before... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/integrity-pledge-waived-renewal-locators-permit/343125/ |
BI: Queues in airports over | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-04-18 22:21:16+00:00 | BUREAU of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other major airports have dropped earlier plans to resign en masse or go on mass leave despite their low pay and non-payment of their overtime pay out of patriotic duty.Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Tuesday disclosed th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bi-queues-airports-2/322891/ |
‘3-term limit rule does not apply in village polls’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-05 00:05:00+00:00 | Barangay (village) officials elected last month who face disqualification cases for violating the three-term limit rule can keep their posts if the new theory on three-term limit rule advocated by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal is sustained by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and eventually by the Supreme Court... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/3-term-limit-rule-does-not-apply-in-village-polls/404513/ |
Duterte not after perpetuating himself in power – Palace official | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-09-25 21:25:49+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte is not after perpetuating himself in power even if he named his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as his possible successor, a Palace official said on Monday.Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella noted that such pronouncement from the President over the weekend in his hometown of Davao ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-not-perpetuating-power-palace-official/352777/ |
CBCP condemns killings in Christmas message | ['William Depasupil'] | 2016-12-25 22:48:11+00:00 | THE influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday reiterated its call on the faithful to make their voices be heard against drug-related killings as the nation celebrated Christmas Day.In a pastoral message entitled Feast of Beauty and Hope, which was read as homily in all Masses, CBCP pr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cbcp-condemns-killings-christmas-message/303645/ |
‘Values’ to counter corruption at Customs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-09-20 21:32:39+00:00 | THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) will train a new breed of employees in the proposed Philippine Customs Academy (PCA) to help address rampant corruption there and restore the people’s respect for and confidence in the agency.“We want the new hires to go through an academy. We are creating an academy that will train, impart ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/values-counter-corruption-customs/351738/ |
Lawmaker welcomes COA report on LLDA | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-06-15 21:39:02+00:00 | BUHAY Partylist Rep. and Senior Deputy Minority Leader Lito Atienza welcomed the recent Commission on Audit (COA) annual audit report on the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) directing the agency to immediately dismantle illegal structures in the Laguna Lake following findings that many fish pens are owned and o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-welcomes-coa-report-llda/332909/ |
Palace: Morales can’t dismiss ex-governor | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-02-14 00:05:37+00:00 | OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales “cannot arrogate the power of Congress” to dismiss Deputy Speaker and Cebu City Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia from her post, Malacañang said on Monday night.Morales had found Garcia administratively liable for grave misconduct involving a five-year-old case dating back to the time when she was... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-morales-cant-dismiss-ex-governor/380004/ |
2 navymen face raps for killing Vietnamese fishermen off Bolinao | ['Melenggay Laranery'] | 10/10/2017 0:00 | Task Group on Investigation (STGI) that conducted a probe into the death of two Vietnamese fishermen caught poaching in waters off Bolinao last month has recommended the filing of charges against two Philippine Navy (PN) personnel and eight others.The STGI is composed of representatives from the PN, the Pangasinan Poli... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/10/2-navymen-face-raps-for-killing-vietnamese-fishermen-off-bolinao/ |
467 Immigration personnel at NAIA reshuffled again | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-11-30 21:04:05+00:00 | A total of 467 Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been reshuffled again as part of the agency’s program to prevent corruption and improve its service to the traveling public.BI Commissioner Jaime Morente on Tuesday said all Immigration officers posted at ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/467-immigration-personnel-naia-reshuffled/365950/ |
‘Trillanes death threat figment of imagination’ | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-09-23 00:08:50+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte’s top lawyer has downplayed the alleged threat to the life of Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th, saying it was just a figment of the lawmaker’s imagination in a bid “to milk publicity for himself.”Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Trillanes should stop acting like an “anxious pupp... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/trillanes-death-threat-figment-of-imagination/444330/ |
Trump says he liked Duterte ‘very much’, pours in $101 M | ['Reden Macayan Pajara', 'Jan Rune', 'Clara De Luca', 'Tony Navarro', 'Pope Rommell', 'Relatos Rene'] | 17/11/2017 0:00 | Malacañang said President Duterte has earned the trust of United States (US) President Donald Trump after the White House announced it was pouring in $101.3 million (about P5.1 billion) to support the initiatives of the Duterte administration.In a statement issued Wednesday upon Trump’s return, the White House said the... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/17/trump-says-he-liked-duterte-very-much-pours-in-101-m/ |
Duterte to meet partymates next week | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-04 00:05:27+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to meet next week with members of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to address the breakout of factions within the party, his top aide said on Friday.In a media interview in Tagum, Davao del Norte, Special Assistant to the President Christoper Lawr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-to-meet-partymates-next-week/426352/ |
Subsidy for jeepney drivers may be cut | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-10-25 00:03:40+00:00 | The government might cut the fuel subsidy for drivers of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) if the second tranche of the fuel excise tax would not be implemented in 2019, the Department of Finance said on Wednesday.Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino 2nd admitted that the fuel subsidy for jeepney drivers would be af... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/subsidy-for-jeepney-drivers-may-be-cut/456667/ |
DOLE vows to boost informal sector inclusion | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2017-05-06 23:44:42+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Saturday met with members of an informal sector group in Davao City to inform them that the labor department supports their inclusion in the formal economy.Officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and National Anti-Poverty Commission Workers in the Informal Secto... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-vows-boost-informal-sector-inclusion/325892/ |
DA to import galunggong every year – Piñol | ['Eireene Jairee Gomez'] | 2018-08-27 00:08:51+00:00 | The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said the country will import galunggong (round scad) every year despite the opposition of some groups to the government’s move to bring in 17,000 metric tons (MT) of the fish to curb rising prices and ensure food security.Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Philipp... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/da-to-import-galunggong-every-year-pi%C3%B1ol/435004/ |
More taxes urged for buyers of every additional vehicle | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-07-12 19:50:25+00:00 | Owners of motor vehicles must be taxed more for every additional vehicle they purchase to lessen traffic congestion in the Philippines, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.In her proposed House Bill 3928, Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin seeks to double the tax imposed at present under Executive Order 43 Series of 1986 or Restruct... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/taxes-urged-buyers-every-additional-vehicle/338028/ |
Wanted: Courts for ‘collateral’ victims | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-01-04 22:55:16+00:00 | The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to create special courts to handle cases involving innocent victims in connection with the war on illegal drugs of President Rodrigo Duterte.This was contained in the one-page letter to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC).In partic... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/wanted-courts-collateral-victims/305191/ |
PhilHealth to expand insurance coverage | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-15 00:02:22+00:00 | The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) may yet achieve its goal of universal health coverage for all Filipinos with an increased budget of P67.4 billion for its National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) in 2019.The proposed budget is 24.4 percent higher than this year’s P54.1 billion.For 2019, the NHIP is ex... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philhealth-to-expand-insurance-coverage/467713/ |
Terrorist tag suits CPP-NPA–‘Bato’ | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-02-23 00:05:16+00:00 | They “had it coming.”Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa on Thursday was referring to the terrorist label that the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday tacked on the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA).De la Rosa said the CPP-NPA wants Filipinos to st... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/terrorist-tag-suits-cpp-npa-bato/381983/ |
Robredo’s net worth down 19.7% since 2016 | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-05-16 21:36:25+00:00 | Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo has reported a 19.7-percent decrease in net worth since assuming office last year.Her latest Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) showed that her net worth fell to P8,878,111.43 at the end of 2016, from P11,053,138 as of June 30, 2016.The decrease in the Vice Preside... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/robredos-net-worth-19-7-since-2016/327508/ |
Go to govt personnel: Do not seek special treatment | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-10-03 00:07:27+00:00 | Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go urged government officials and employees to learn from the incident involving ACTS-OFW party-list Rep. Aniceto “John” Bertiz 3rd and follow rules.“As government officials, we were never exempted from adhering to such. The President himself will not ask u... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/go-to-govt-personnel-do-not-seek-special-treatment/447776/ |
Pia, Rachel welcome PH bid to host Miss U anew | ['Manny Santos'] | 10/6/2017 0:00 | Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, along with other fellow Filipina beauty queens welcomed the possibility of the Philippines’ back-to-back hosting of the Miss Universe pageant.“Hindi ko pa po alam kung ano yung final na decision. Hintayin na lang po natin kung ano yung magiging announcement ng Miss Universe. San... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/10/pia-rachel-welcome-ph-bid-to-host-miss-u-anew/ |
Trial of Jinggoy, others starts Sept. | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-05-22 21:09:18+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division will start trying in September graft cases filed against former senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and several other individuals in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam.Pretrial of the cases was terminated on Monday as the prosecution and the... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/trial-jinggoy-others-starts-sept-2/328628/ |
DOLE to help displaced workers in 23 closed mines | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2017-02-08 22:10:52+00:00 | The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide assistance to displaced workers affected by the closure of 23 mining companies in functional watersheds.To deliver this promise, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd has ordered four regional offices to assess the situation of the affected workers.DOLE offices i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-help-displaced-workers-23-closed-mines-2/311185/ |
Bro. Eddie raises concern over EJK, same-sex unions | ['Felipe Soriano', 'Riko Mambo', 'Singing Nurse', 'Roseller Silves Fabros'] | 27/10/2017 0:00 | Thou shall not murder. No one has the right to take another person’s life,” added Villanueva.He said that in Bulacan alone, where he hails from, Christians could not accept the 32 casualties of apparent extrajudicial killings (EJK).“The headline then was 32 killings in Bulacan, 28 in Manila. As a Christian, I could not... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/27/bro-eddie-raises-concern-over-ejk-same-sex-unions/ |
Duterte told: Walk the talk on ‘endo’ | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-04-27 21:13:10+00:00 | A coalition of labor groups on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to “walk the talk” in ending contractualization (endo), not legitimize it, through Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Order 174.At a news conference in Quezon City, Buklurang Manggagawa ng Pilipinas (BMP) Chairman Leody de Guzman said th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-told-walk-talk-endo/324412/ |
'Fast-track public transport projects' | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-10 00:23:48+00:00 | ‘Fast-track public transport projects’home/News/Nation/‘Fast-track public transport projects’IF the government wants to reduce the number of vehicles on the road to address traffic congestion by raising motor vehicle tax, it should fast-track its public transport system projects so that commuters would have viable mean... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fast-track-public-transport-projects/331933/ |
House OKs regulating food tech sector | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-29 20:19:00+00:00 | THE HOUSE Committee on Appropriations has approved a bill funding a regulatory board that would strengthen the practice of food technology in the country.The unnumbered Philippine Food Technology Act seeks to develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded professional food technologists through th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-oks-regulating-food-tech-sector/359510/ |
Oust House minority leader, SC urged | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-16 01:13:06+00:00 | At least seven opposition lawmakers have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to install Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat as minority leader in the House of Representatives, declaring that their group is the authentic minority in the chamber.The declaration was contained in a petition for mandamus filed by Baguilat as well as Edcel ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oust-house-minority-leader-sc-urged-2/296810/ |
Foreigners ordered to report to BI | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-22 21:10:27+00:00 | The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced that all registered aliens in the country should report to the bureau’s main office in Intramuros, Manila, from January 1 to March 1, 2018 as mandated by the law.Under Republic Act 562 or the Alien Registration Act of 1950, all registered aliens must report to the BI in pers... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/foreigners-ordered-report-bi/370189/ |
Binay camp blasts Leni’s ‘most hard working’ claim | ['Michael Joe T. Delizo'] | 2016-12-06 22:23:12+00:00 | THE camp of former Vice President Jejomar Binay has resented the claim of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo that she is the most hardworking chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).In a news conference after she rendered her resignation from the top HUDCC post on Monday, Robr... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/binay-camp-blasts-lenis-hard-working-claim-2/300317/ |
Airlines cancel international flights to Hong Kong | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2016-10-21 21:45:17+00:00 | Several airlines on Friday canceled their international flights as super Typhoon Lawin (international code name: Haima) made its way out of the country.Flights going to Hong Kong were grounded as China’s Special Administrative Region braced for Lawin with destructive 145 kilometer per hour winds at its center.At the Ni... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/airlines-cancel-international-flights-hong-kong/292471/ |
VACC to Duterte: Act on rising drug death toll | ['Anthony Vargas'] | 2016-11-04 21:07:40+00:00 | The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) on Friday made an urgent appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to quickly address the rising death toll in the face of the government’s brutal and strict war against illegal drugs.The anti-crime watchdog made the appeal as the death toll in the government’s war against i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/vacc-duterte-act-rising-drug-death-toll/294840/ |
LPA spotted off Samar town | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-24 20:25:01+00:00 | A low pressure area (LPA) was detected early on Thursday at 670 kilometers northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar, while a southwest monsoon will be affecting western Luzon, according to state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).Cloudy skies with light to mo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lpa-spotted-off-samar-town/346582/ |
Marcos’ poll move ‘circumvents rules’ | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-10-13 23:36:45+00:00 | The camp of Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo has opposed a move of former senator Ferdinand Marcos to put the 2016 poll ballots in Basilan, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur provinces under technical examination, saying it will violate the Supreme Court (SC) rules on election protests.Romulo Macalintal, lawyer for Robre... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marcos-poll-move-circumvents-rules/356264/ |
Only Congress can extend martial law, Drilon tells Palace | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-07-07 00:29:18+00:00 | SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said the Palace cannot circumvent the law and just issue a new martial law proclamation if Congress does not extend Proclamation 216 placing the entire Mindanao under military rule.President Rodrigo Duterte had said extending martial law would depend on the recommendat... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/congress-can-extend-martial-law-drilon-tells-palace/336998/ |
Senators reject Train 2 | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-07-26 00:10:03+00:00 | NO senator was willing to sponsor the second package of the comprehensive tax reform program of the Duterte administration because of its negative impact on ordinary people, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Wednesday.While the second part of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train 2... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-reject-train-2/423265/ |
Govt ordered to comment on Mighty’s petition vs raids | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-04-02 21:55:02+00:00 | The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to comment on Mighty Corporation’s (Mighty) petition seeking to prohibit government raids on its warehouses.In a three-page resolution dated March 28, the CA directed BOC Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and other officials under him to explain why it should... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-ordered-comment-mightys-petition-vs-raids/320579/ |
Mindanao needs new security plan – lawmaker | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-09-11 20:49:47+00:00 | The Department of National Defense and the Philippine National Police need to draw up a whole new security strategy for Mindanao to prevent a repeat of the Marawi City siege elsewhere, according to a lawmaker.“We cannot afford to expose another city or large municipality in Mindanao to a crisis akin to Marawi, or to th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mindanao-needs-new-security-plan-lawmaker/350053/ |
Senate to SSS: Explain hike in members’ contribution | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-01-11 23:24:35+00:00 | Senators on Wednesday expressed their reservations over a plan of the Social Security System to impose a 1.5 percent increase in the monthly contribution of SSS members as a way to offset expected losses from the P1,000 pension hike for retired members that was approved recently by President Rodrigo Duterte.Minority Se... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-sss-explain-hike-members-contribution-2/306440/ |
Free ‘Undas’ shuttle for Muntinlupa folk | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-10-27 20:31:38+00:00 | The local government of Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila) will be providing free shuttle services to and from public and private cemeteries from October 31 to November 2.Public Information Officer Tez Navarro on Thursday said locals can avail of free rides in JRF E-jeepneys that will ply the national road and also in gove... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/free-undas-shuttle-muntinlupa-folk/293432/ |
Senators to probe govt ‘underspending’ | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-07-27 18:33:46+00:00 | SENATOR Ralph Recto on Thursday said his colleagues would cross party lines in finding out whether underspending still plagues budget utilization as it had in the past Aquino administration.The Senate president pro tempore added that senators would grill agencies during the 2018 national budget hearings if they are on ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-to-probe-govt-underspending/340996/ |
Revised rules on distracted driving out | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-06-14 22:04:42+00:00 | The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will begin apprehending violators of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act in July, following the publication of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) details of which Department of Transportation (DOTr) and LTO officials presented to media on Wednesday. In a news conferenc... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/revised-rules-distracted-driving/332743/ |
Boracay rehab ‘a lesson of political will’ — Palace | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-10-28 00:06:16+00:00 | Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte was pleased with the rehabilitation of Boracay, adding the bold move of shutting down the island for six months was “a lesson of political will.”“Boracay is a lesson of political will, as exhibited by PRRD (Duterte) and yet, it is also a lesson of neglect, misfeasance and malfe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boracay-rehab-a-lesson-of-political-will-palace/458332/ |
Cha-cha plebiscite impossible - Atienza | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-10-16 00:03:56+00:00 | Cha-cha plebiscite impossible – Atienzahome/News/Nation/Cha-cha plebiscite impossible – AtienzaHouse Deputy Minority Leader Jose “Lito” Atienza on Monday said holding a plebiscite for Charter change next year is “impossible.”He issued the statement after Rep. Vicente Veloso, chairman of the House Committee on Constitut... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cha-cha-plebiscite-impossible-atienza/452482/ |
June 15 a holiday for Eid’l Fitr feast | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-06-07 00:01:28+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 15 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of the Eid’l Fitr or the end of Ramadan.“Under Proclamation No. 514 signed today, 6 June 2018, the President declared Friday, 15 June 2018, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feas... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/june-15-a-holiday-for-eidl-fitr-feast/405238/ |
SEARCA, DoST tie up for climate change scholarships | ['Leander C. Domingo'] | 2017-08-07 00:53:06+00:00 | THE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) has offered to tie up with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) to provide scholarships for advanced studies to develop capacities and expertise to address issues on climate change. Searca Director Gil Saguigit Jr. re... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/searca-dost-tie-climate-change-scholarships/342899/ |
DoE chief tells TransCo: Lower power, ‘Net rates | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-06 01:11:11+00:00 | Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday ordered the National Transmission Co. (TransCo) to maximize the utilization of the fiber optic assets of the power transmission facilities to lower electricity and Internet rates.“At the onset of this administration, we repeatedly requested the National Grid Corp. of the Philippi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/doe-chief-tells-transco-lower-power-net-rates/325795/ |
US donates 1,000 protective masks to PH Navy | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-09-02 23:26:18+00:00 | The United States Embassy in the Philippines said on Saturday it has given 1,000 protective masks and filter canisters to the Philippine Navy.According to the embassy, the Joint United States Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) delivered 1,000 M40 field protective masks and C2 filter canisters to the Philippine Navy’s M... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-donates-1000-protective-masks-ph-navy/348347/ |
Aquino pushes entry of more foreign telecom firms | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-12-18 21:27:21+00:00 | SEN. Paolo Benigno Aquino 4th on Monday pushed for the entry of more foreign players in the telecommunication industry, saying it will lead to the provision of better services.President Rodrigo Duterte earlier announced that China Telecom will be the third player in the country’s telecom industry to break the duopoly o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/aquino-pushes-entry-foreign-telecom-firms/369385/ |
PH, Australia start sea drills in Palawan | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-07-17 00:03:57+00:00 | The Philippine Navy and the Royal Australian Navy kicked off on Monday joint maritime exercises in Palawan.The drills focus on kidnapping and counter-terrorism.Cpt. Cheryl Tindog, spokeswoman for the military’s Palawan-based Western Command (WestCom), said the Naval Forces West (NavForWest), which is the naval componen... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-australia-start-sea-drills-in-palawan/420087/ |
DepEd lowers passing score for takers of ‘alternative’ test | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2018-03-04 00:02:33+00:00 | Less than 17 percent of out-of-school youth and adults who took last year’s examination under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) passed, prompting officials from the Department of Education (DepEd) to make immediate changes to accommodate those who failed.A statement said Education Secretary Leonor Briones adjusted ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-lowers-passing-score-takers-alternative-test/383922/ |
Lapeña confirms Faeldon received P107-M ‘welcome gift’ | ['Ganny Salazar Sabino', 'Ray Nonato', 'Rey David', 'Lucas Temoteo', 'Kwak Kwak Kwak', 'Berdugo Katapang', 'Liwanag Para Sa Bayan', 'Simon Antonio', 'Parasa Bayan'] | 17/10/2017 0:00 | Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has confirmed that former customs chief Nicanor Faeldon received not P100-million, but P107-million “pasalubong” or welcome gift, according to Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.In an interview over ANC Headstart yesterday, Lacson said Lapeña confided to him in his office t... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/17/lapena-confirms-faeldon-received-p107-m-welcome-gift/ |
Labor hopes for abolition of job contractualization | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-07-16 18:26:45+00:00 | GRASSROOTS workers remain hopeful that President Rodrigo Duterte will address their concerns in his coming second State-of-the-Nation Address, particularly their long demand for the abolition of work contractualization.Taking the cudgels for the estimated 25 to 30 million contractual workers, the group Associated Labor... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-hopes-abolition-job-contractualization/338742/ |
MRT-3 SETS RECORD OF NO UNLOADING INCIDENTS FOR 17 DAYS | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2018-05-13 00:03:28+00:00 | THE METRO Rail Transit-3 achieved a record of no unloading incidents for 17 consecutive days, the Department of Transportation said on Friday. “This is the longest no unloading incident streak since 2011. This surpassed the 13 consecutive days of no unloading from October 12 to 24, 2014,” the DOTr said. “It was in 2011... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/mrt-3-sets-record-of-no-unloading-incidents-for-17-days/398431/ |
US embassy in Manila closed on friday | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-06-13 22:30:59+00:00 | THE United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Friday, June 15, in observance of Eid’l Fitr. A statement released on Wednesday said all affiliate offices of the embassy will also be closed during the important religious holiday of Muslims. The embassy and affiliated offices will resume their services on Monday, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-embassy-in-manila-closed-on-friday/407831/ |
Seek amnesty before Ramadan, illegal OFWs urged | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-05-08 22:00:07+00:00 | THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has called on some 5,000 undocumented and overstaying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to avail early of the host country’s 90-day general amnesty program ahead of the observance of the holy month of Ramadan.OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Ca... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/seek-amnesty-ramadan-illegal-ofws-urged/326167/ |
Slow Marawi rehab exasperates Duterte | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-10-19 00:02:10+00:00 | Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo on Thursday admitted that President Rodrigo Duterte was “exasperated” with the slow rehabilitation process in Marawi City, which was ravaged by a five-month war between the Maute terror group and government troops.Panelo said groundbreaking rites for the reconstruction of the Islamic Ci... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/slow-marawi-rehab-exasperates-duterte/453722/ |
Scaled-down ‘Balikatan’ still relevant – US general | ['Philippines News Agency'] | 2017-05-13 23:29:02+00:00 | THIS year’s joint military exercises between Philippine and US troops remains “relevant and beneficial” even if scaled down to training on counter-terrorism and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR), the American training director for the “Balikatan” (shoulder to shoulder) exercises said.“Despite the fact ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/scaled-balikatan-still-relevant-us-general/327084/ |
Immigration bureau to deport Australian nun | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-07-20 00:04:33+00:00 | The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday ordered the deportation of Australian missionary Patricia Anne Fox for being an undesirable alien.It included Fox in its blacklist and barred her from returning to the Philippines.The resolution, signed by BI’s Board of Special Inquiry (BSI) lawyers Marcela P. Malaluan, Romain... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/immigration-bureau-to-deport-australian-nun/421391/ |
Probe digital currency firm, Justice chief orders NBI | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-02-03 00:04:18+00:00 | The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday ordered an investigation of a digital currency firm that allegedly uses the name of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd and the Senate itself to attract customers.Department Order 57 was issued by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd mandating the National Bureau ofInve... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/probe-digital-currency-firm-justice-chief-orders-nbi/377861/ |
JPE shrugs off move to bring him back to jail | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2018-10-25 00:02:44+00:00 | Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday shrugged off moves to bring him back to jail.“I leave it to the good judgment of the Ombudsman and the Supreme Court. They (petitioners) have not done so much for the progress of the province, but just talk and talk,” Enrile, who is seeking a Senate seat in next year’s elec... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/jpe-shrugs-off-move-to-bring-him-back-to-jail/456669/ |
Duterte declares holidays for 2019 | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-08-17 00:03:10+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has declared 17 holidays for next year.Duterte signed on Wednesday, August 15, Proclamation 555 declaring 10 regular holidays and seven special non-working days, paving the way for several long weekends.The regular holidays include New Year’s Day, January 1 (Tuesday); Araw ng Kagitingan, April... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-declares-holidays-for-2019/431134/ |
Be more active vs drug killings, CHR urged | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-07-14 21:32:44+00:00 | A human rights lawyer on Friday urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to be more active in helping solve drug-related killings, especially in cases where police say suspects resist arrest and put up a fight.Jose Manuel Diokno, founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law and the current chairman of t... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/active-vs-drug-killings-chr-urged/338376/ |
Marawi evacuees hurting – RM awardee | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-30 19:58:56+00:00 | If there is one person who understands the sufferings of people displaced by an ongoing war or armed conflict, she can be Gethsie Shanmugan of Sri Lanka who is now in the country to receive on Thursday evening the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.Shanmugan, 83, is a veteran worker in conflict zones as she witnessed th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marawi-evacuees-hurting-rm-awardee/347679/ |
Joyce Bernal to direct President’s 3rd SONA | ['Arlo Custodio'] | 2018-07-06 00:05:22+00:00 | Box-office hit director Joyce Bernal is taking over the job of directing the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte from Cannes Film Festival Best Director Brillante Mendoza, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said.Mendoza directed the first two SONAs, which were met by more j... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/joyce-bernal-to-direct-presidents-3rd-sona/416333/ |
PCSO strengthens partnership with AFP | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-08-29 00:13:39+00:00 | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan on Tuesday said the agency would continue to partner with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the smooth delivery of medical assistance to victims of calamities.“I really appreciate AFP chief General Carlito Galvez Jr. for paying a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-strengthens-partnership-with-afp/435650/ |
Phivolcs to Cabuyao, Laguna, folk: Be prepared for the ‘Big One’ | ['Edorian Mip', 'Tibo Basques', 'Ver Caparas'] | 16/07/2017 0:00 | Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Executive Director Dr. Renato Solidum has urged Cabuyao officials and residents to always be on the lookout for earthquakes and increase their preparedness level since Barangay Casile sits atop t... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/16/phivolcs-to-cabuyao-laguna-folk-be-prepared-for-the-big-one/ |
Universal Robina buys 10 tons of Robusta coffee from Sulu | ['Victorino Villaflor'] | 16/05/2017 0:00 | Sulu Royal Coffee, an agrarian reform cooperative engaged in producing high quality coffee beans, has received a purchase order from Universal Robina Corp. for 10,000 kilograms, or 10 metric tons, of Robusta coffee bean ‘red pick’.This information was relayed to the Department of Agrarian Reform – Autonomous Region in ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/16/universal-robina-buys-10-tons-of-robusta-coffee-from-sulu/ |
Filipino envoy to head IAEA general conference | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-09-20 21:31:21+00:00 | Philippine Ambassador to Austria Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson was elected president of the 61st International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference that opened on September 18 at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria.The IAEA works for safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/filipino-envoy-head-iaea-general-conference/351737/ |
‘Balikbayan’, OFWs told: Carry your own luggage | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2016-12-07 22:14:21+00:00 | Authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) reminded returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to reject offers from “business personalities” who will ask for favors in exchange for cash.“We are expecting thousands of returning OFWs and balikbayan this Christmas holiday from around the globe.As port c... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/balikbayan-ofws-told-carry-luggage/300522/ |
Trump’s ‘little narco’ tag fake news – Trillanes | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-11-01 22:27:19+00:00 | SENATOR Antonio Trillanes 4th on Wednesday laughed off reports quoting US President Donald Trump calling him “little narco,” or someone involved in drugs.Trump’s “narco” description of Trillanes were posted on several blogs like Thinking Pinoy, being handled by pro-administration blogger RJ Nieto, Adobo Chronicles and ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/trumps-little-narco-tag-fake-news-trillanes/360092/ |
Bahrain offers ‘flexible’ visa for migrant workers | ['Neil Jayson Servallos'] | 2018-10-14 00:06:39+00:00 | Bahrain has launched a “Flexible Work Permit” to help undocumented migrant workers acquire regular immigration status, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday.Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ferdinand Ver said Flexi Visa holders would be issued a renewable work permit with two years validity, ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bahrain-offers-flexible-visa-for-migrant-workers-2/451963/ |
Duterte had ‘very intimate’ meeting with mayors | ['Just Me', 'Yolanda Santos', 'Lance Ceellot', 'Sea Eagle'] | 12/1/2017 0:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte met with at least 1,400 mayors in a “very intimate manner” on Wednesday night, January 11 in Malacanang, the palace said on Thursday.“What I can tell you is that it was a heart-to-heart talk between the president and the mayors,” presidential communications secretary Martin Andanar said in an ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/12/duterte-had-very-intimate-meeting-with-mayors/ |
Bautista orders fire safety inspection | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-02-04 21:57:28+00:00 | ~By After a massive fire at a factory in the province of Cavite, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Saturday ordered the city fire department to intensify fire safety inspections within to prevent such incidents. Bautista ordered QC fire marshal Senior Supt. Jesus Fernandez and other heads of the city’s public safet... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bautista-orders-fire-safety-inspection/310550/ |
BoC chief dissolves Port of Manila unit | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-10-30 21:46:11+00:00 | ALL 15 sections of the Formal Entry Division (FED) of the Port of Manila (PoM) have been closed as part of continuing reform programs being implemented by Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to rid the bureau of rampant corruption.“We will be having a queuing system for our importers and brokers. All 15 ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boc-chief-dissolves-port-manila-unit/359631/ |
Palace task force acts on threats to journalists | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-17 21:13:34+00:00 | Although still awaiting the final signature on his appointment papers, Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director and Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco wasted no time in responding to journalists under threat.Upon instructions of Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Egco rushed to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-task-force-acts-threats-journalists/297069/ |
China squeezing out Manila in sea dispute – expert | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-02-04 00:02:22+00:00 | First of two partsBeijing is only holding off its plans to build over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in order to squeeze out everything from the Duterte administration and move to the “next step,” according to a maritime expert.Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Southeast Asia pro... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/china-squeezing-manila-sea-dispute-expert/378031/ |
Games played at wakes not spared from anti-vices drive | ['Maynila Dyaryo'] | 5/8/2017 0:00 | Traditional card games and other forms of gambling staged at wakes to raise donations for the bereaved family will not be spared from the Philippine National Police’s (PNP’s) renewed drive against illegal gambling, the PNP Chief said this weekend.“As I have said, my order is to run after all forms of illegal gambling. ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/05/games-played-at-wakes-not-spared-from-anti-vices-drive/ |
Muddy devotees mark feast of St. John | ['Agence France-Presse'] | 2018-06-25 00:07:55+00:00 | They say there’s nothing quite like it for cooling the blood, but for more than a thousand Filipinos at a Catholic festival on Sunday, slathering their bodies in mud was a way to show devotion and humility.The annual tradition forms part of a joyous religious festival honoring a saint they believed saved residents from... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/muddy-devotees-mark-feast-of-st-john/412147/ |
Cigarettes seized by BoC destroyed | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-12-12 21:07:20+00:00 | SOME P3.3 billion worth of cigarettes bearing fake tax stamps that were earlier seized by joint elements of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) were ordered destroyed by the Finance department.Burning of the 229,428 mastercases or 114,714,000 cigarette packs of Mighty and Marvel cigaret... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/cigarettes-seized-boc-destroyed/368258/ |
Stop playing God, bishop tells Speaker | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-02-09 21:27:05+00:00 | FORMER Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz on Thursday reminded Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez that he is not God and should stop acting like one.Cruz made his point in response to the Speaker’s threat to punish lawmaker-members of the so-calle... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/stop-playing-god-bishop-tells-speaker/311349/ |
80,000 Pinoy seafarers may lose EU ship jobs | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-02-01 00:03:06+00:00 | AT least 80,000 Filipino seafarers on board vessels owned by the European Union (EU) may be affected or, in a worse-case scenario, may lose their jobs as a result of a leadership vacuum at the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).This was pointed out on Wednesday by Capt. Gaudencio Morales, president, Integrated Seafar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/80000-pinoy-seafarers-may-lose-eu-ship-jobs/377530/ |
Japanese firms worried over Train 2 | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-09-27 00:02:46+00:00 | SOME Japanese companies have expressed concern over the proposal to rationalize tax incentives under package 2 of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law.Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano of the Japanese Embassy said “there are some concerns that they will be affected by the Train 2 or pa... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/japanese-firms-worried-over-train-2/445676/ |
PH Embassy rescue efforts in Kuwait get senators’ nod | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-04-26 02:05:44+00:00 | SOME senators on Wednesday expressed their support to the assistance being extended by the Philippine Embassy to distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, saying the welfare of Filipinos should be a priority.Senators Joseph Victor Ejercito and Francis Escudero, both members of the Senate Committee on Labor... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-embassy-rescue-efforts-in-kuwait-get-senators-nod/395029/ |
Duterte bent on sacking Salazar | ['Juan Barili'] | 4/5/2017 0:00 | President Duterte yesterday said that Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chief Jose Vicente B. Salazar will not be suspended for long as he will remove him immediately.In his speech at the 27th Philippine Orthopedic Association Mid-year Convention yesterday, Duterte reiterated his resolve to stop corruption in the gove... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/04/duterte-bent-on-sacking-salazar/ |
Woman dies after being dragged by train in Manila | ['Kimberly Malait'] | 2018-06-20 00:02:21+00:00 | A WOMAN died after a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train ran over her and dragged her along the tracks on Perlita Street, San Andres, Manila, at 6:19 a.m. on Tuesday. Police Officer 2 Rey Rabut of the Manila Police District Station 6 said the victim was dragged for about 15 to 20 meters along the railroad tracks. ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/woman-dies-after-being-dragged-by-train-in-manila-2/410302/ |
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