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Only 60,000 contractuals regularized – official | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-07-11 20:30:51+00:00 | A year after President Rodrigo Duterte promised to stamp out end-of-contract or endo employment, only 60,000 of the more than 2,000,000 contractual employees were regularized, according to an official of the Labor department.Undersecretary for Labor Relations Joel Maglunsod, a former representative of Anakpawis party-l... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/60000-contractuals-regularized-official/337844/ |
Tan retained as UP Diliman chancellor | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-01-29 21:06:13+00:00 | ANTHROPOLOGIST and writer Michael Tan has been reappointed chancellor of the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines (UP), a post he has held since March 2014.On Thursday, the UP System’s Board of Regents affirmed that Tan, 64, would serve for another three-year term.In a statement, the former dean of the U... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/tan-retained-diliman-chancellor/309559/ |
Postpone issuance of new P5 silver coins–senator | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-12-28 00:01:09+00:00 | Addressing concerns that the new P5 silver coins are “similar in size” to the P1 coins, Sen. Nancy Binay on Wednesday asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to postpone the issuance of the new generation coins that it plans to release in January 2018.She said the new P5 coins, which the BSP rolled out this Decembe... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/postpone-issuance-new-p5-silver-coins-senator/370878/ |
Arrest Bautista – Escudero | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-02-13 00:07:45+00:00 | SEN. Francis Escudero on Monday asked the Senate to issue an arrest order against former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista, who again failed to attend the investigation on his alleged hidden wealth.Escudero, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, asked... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/arrest-bautista-escudero/379744/ |
PCSO to seek help of BIR experts | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-02-19 23:03:35+00:00 | THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will ask the help of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in justifying the imposition of 20 percent tax on all sweepstakes prizes.PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the agency will invite tax experts from the BIR to defend the newly imposed tax on the prizes br... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/PCSO+to+seek+help+of+BIR+experts |
Bersamin takes over division left by de Castro | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-10-21 01:07:02+00:00 | Supreme Court Justice Lucas Bersamin now sits as acting chairman and signatory of the court’s First Division, temporarily taking over the position vacated by retired chief justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro.|Under Special Order 2606 dated October 10 and signed by Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Bersamin was “... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bersamin-takes-over-division-left-by-de-castro/454947/ |
PCSO rues restraining order vs lotto system | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-07-28 22:07:40+00:00 | The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Board of Directors, officials and employees are disheartened by a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by a Makati City court against the agency’s bidding for the five-year lease of the National Online Lottery System (NOLS) with an Approved Budget for the Contract (A... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/pcso-rues-restraining-order-vs-lotto-system/341111/ |
Dingdong Dantes to run for Congress | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2018-04-08 00:02:45+00:00 | Movie and television actor Dingdong Dantes has expressed his desire to join the congressional race in Quezon City’s District 2 in the 2019 elections.On Saturday, The Manila Times Entertainment tried to confirm whether Dantes is indeed considering running for a government post.Both the actor and his manager Perry Lansin... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dingdong-dantes-to-run-for-congress/391175/ |
Army needs 14,000 new troops for 2017 | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-03-01 22:14:42+00:00 | THE Philippine Army needs a total of 13,910 new troops for 2017 to fill up various Army units throughout the country, a military official announced on Wednesday.Col. Benjamin Hao, Army spokesman, said the Army will be recruiting at least 349 officers (2nd Lieutenants); 8,892 soldiers for the special quota as approved b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/army-needs-14000-new-troops-2017/314888/ |
Oil firms impose hefty price hike | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2018-09-04 00:02:16+00:00 | OIL companies again imposed a hefty price increase – jacking up the price of diesel by P1.20 per liter, and the cost of gasoline and kerosene by 95 centavos per liter, respectively.Caltex, Eastern Petroleum, Flying V, Petro Gazz, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, and Total adjusted their pric... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/oil-firms-impose-hefty-price-hike-2/437801/ |
PH students top 13th international math contest | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2017-08-28 21:26:39+00:00 | The Philippines topped the 13th International Mathematics Contest recently held in Singapore by bagging 245 medals and 111 merit awards.Seventeen students from Sen. Renato Compañero Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School (SRCCMSTHS) and Signal Village National High School (SVNHS) of Taguig City won 33 gol... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-students-top-13th-international-math-contest/347288/ |
Court orders rearrest of CPP’s Tiamzons | ['Raadee S. Sausa'] | 2018-01-17 19:43:26+00:00 | THE Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued a warrant of arrest against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon.A January 11 decision of Presiding Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina of the Manila RTC Branch 32 and released to the public on Wednesday ordered the arrest of the Tiamzons as it... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-orders-rearrest-cpps-tiamzons/374906/ |
Fertilizer fund scam case to proceed | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-08-18 00:02:34+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan has junked the petitions of former Agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr., former National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Arthur Yap, and Tomas Guibani to dismiss the five graft charges filed against them in connection with the alleged questionable purchase of P46.4million fertilizers in 2003.In a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fertilizer-fund-scam-case-to-proceed/431575/ |
Execution mode to 'ruin' death bill | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-03-11 20:57:27+00:00 | Execution mode to ‘ruin’ death billhome/News/Nation/Execution mode to ‘ruin’ death billThe restoration of the death penalty is a waste of time and the Senate should just throw the death penalty bill out, according to House Senior Deputy Minority leader and Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza.“The method of execution is ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/execution-mode-ruin-death-bill/316650/ |
SSS chief summoned over P74-M NPO deal | ['Francis Earl Cueto'] | 2017-04-27 21:12:49+00:00 | THE NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has summoned Social Security System (SSS) Chairman Dean Amado Valdez to shed light on an alleged P74-million scam in printing of “document forms” in the National Printing Office (NPO).The NBI clarified that Valdez is not a suspect in the alleged irregularity but considered as ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sss-chief-summoned-p74-m-npo-deal/324411/ |
‘Safe trip mo sagot ko’ ready for all saints’ day | ['Lisbet K. Esmael'] | 2018-10-24 00:04:40+00:00 | THE Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) stepped-up the service capacity of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (Sctex) and Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) for the convenience of over 350,000 motorists who will use the expressways on All Saints’ Day. This is in line with MPTC’s launch this year ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/safe-trip-mo-sagot-ko-ready-for-all-saints-day/456038/ |
Senate to review spending of govt agencies | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-08-17 00:01:49+00:00 | THE Senate will scrutinize how government agencies spent their 2018 budget to determine those that deserve budget cuts for underspending, Sen. Loren Legarda said on Thursday.The chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance said the panel would not only scrutinize the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019 but... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-to-review-spending-of-govt-agencies/431130/ |
China to ask PH approval in visiting Benham Rise | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-04-04 20:13:15+00:00 | China respects the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the Benham Rise off the country’s eastern Luzon, according to acting Secretary Enrique Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).In fact, Manalo said on Tuesday, Beijing will ask Manila’s permission every time it visits the multimillion-hectare area east of ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/china-ask-ph-approval-visiting-benham-rise/320982/ |
Senators want law banning plastic | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-06-08 00:07:30+00:00 | SENATORS Juan Miguel Zubiri and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel on Thursday sought a law banning the use of single-use plastic amid reports that the Philippines is the third worst plastic polluter of oceans.Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, recently said that the Philippines ranked third ne... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senators-want-law-banning-plastic/405691/ |
DepEd implements ‘flexi-time’ scheme | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-06-13 22:37:35+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) is now implementing a flexible work time system for its non-teaching personnel nationwide to help ease traffic in Metro Manila and other highly urbanized cities.The DepEd recently issued Department Order 23, s. 2018 or Implementation of the Flexible Working Hours for the Non-Teaching... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-implements-flexi-time-scheme/407850/ |
Manila village head survives ambush | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-06-22 22:18:11+00:00 | A village chairman in Port Area, Manila who had just attended an event hosted by Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada was ambushed by four men on two motorcycles Wednesday night at the corner of Roxas Blvd. and Quirino Avenue.Kristo Hispano, 37, sustained five gunshot wounds but survived.Two police officers — Anthony Abobo and ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/manila-village-head-survives-ambush/334329/ |
‘A horrible day for democracy’ | ['Prison Planet', 'Perfecto Yasay Jr', 'Paul Parenas', 'Franky Breva'] | 8/11/2016 0:00 | “This is a horrible day for democracy.”Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, acting president of the Liberal Party (LP), stressed this yesterday upon learning of the Supreme Court (SC) decision allowing the burial of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City.“Thanks to ... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/11/08/a-horrible-day-for-democracy/ |
Honors readied for war veterans | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-07 21:02:32+00:00 | American and Filipino veterans will be honored at the annual Veterans Day ceremony to be held November 11 at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Metro Manila.Veterans of both nations will participate in the event, along with representatives from the US Embassy, the Philippine government and the Ar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/honors-readied-war-veterans/295298/ |
Power supply for new Marawi shelter secured | ['Jordeene Sheex Lagare'] | 2017-12-28 00:03:10+00:00 | People residing in a settlement area in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, now have access to power supply seven months after the city was besieged by terrorists, a Cabinet official reported on Wednesday.Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the Department of Energy (DoE) has already energized the newly built Sagonsongan Transit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/power-supply-new-marawi-shelter-secured/370881/ |
Senate awaits DoJ’s word on death penalty | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-05-22 21:10:28+00:00 | THE Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights will resume its hearings on a proposal to revive death penalty in the country only after the Department of Justice (DoJ) submits its legal opinion on the matter.Senator Richard Gordon, committee chairman, suspended last Friday’s hearing on the death penalty bill after th... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senate-awaits-dojs-word-death-penalty-2/328629/ |
Black Friday protesters warned vs violence | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2016-11-23 21:34:37+00:00 | Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has said he is allowing the so-called Black Friday protest this week of anti-Marcos forces.He, however, warned them not to resort to violence.Led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan or Bayan, the protesters are composed of individuals and groups who are against the burial of former president Ferdi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/black-friday-protesters-warned-vs-violence-2/298016/ |
Sue me, Bello dares accusers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-07-17 00:10:17+00:00 | Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd is unfazed by allegations of corruption hurled against him, saying his conscience is clear.“If they have the evidence, they can go ahead and sue me,” Bello said.He was reacting to allegations of corruption filed against him and former Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say before the Pre... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sue-me-bello-dares-accusers/420095/ |
DBM asked to fund buying of damaged rice | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-10-21 21:43:21+00:00 | THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should release a supplemental budget that will enable the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy typhoon-damaged rice from farmers affected by super Typhoon Lawin (international code name: Haima), Sen. Francis Pangilinan said on Friday.Pangilinan made the proposal after recei... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dbm-asked-fund-buying-damaged-rice/292469/ |
Growing Mindanao will lift the country, and despite martial law, business here is upbeat | ['God Please Kill Duterte'] | 10/7/2017 0:00 | Marawi’s coming reconstruction brings a heightened focus on Mindanao’s economy.Specifically, many in Manila ask me how the island’s economy as a whole is faring. It’s doing fine, I say, with the usual bumps, but generally, hopes are up.For far too long, many assume that the Mindanao economy is broken and war- torn like... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/10/growing-mindanao-will-lift-the-country-and-despite-martial-law-business-here-is-upbeat/ |
PH drops in economic freedom poll | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2018-02-04 23:59:44+00:00 | The Philippines dropped three notches in a worldwide poll of economic freedom on account of lower scores for government integrity, monetary freedom and property rights, US-based think tank Heritage Foundation said in its latest annual survey.In the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), which covers 180 countries, the P... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-drops-economic-freedom-poll/378258/ |
DBM okays hiring of 1,000 BI personnel | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-06-28 22:02:55+00:00 | The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has approved the hiring of at least 1,000 personnel for deployment to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports in the country amid overtime-pay and salary issues.In a radio interview on Wednesday, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dbm-okays-hiring-1000-bi-personnel/335368/ |
Duterte backs PH hosting bid for 2023 FIBA World Cup | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-10-22 22:12:40+00:00 | Malacañang on Saturday said President Rodrigo Duterte supports the Philippines’ bid to co-host the 2023 Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) World Cup.The Philippines, which failed to claim the hosting rights for the 2019 staging of the World Cup, teamed up with Japan and Indonesia for the 2023 edition.In a s... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-backs-ph-hosting-bid-2023-fiba-world-cup/358103/ |
Indonesian ‘terrorist’ now under BI custody | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-03-16 00:02:37+00:00 | An alleged Indonesian terrorist was arrested by police at Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, in southern Mindanao and has been taken into custody by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, spokesman for the Soccsksargen police, identified the suspect as Mushalah Somina Rasim, alias Abu Omar, 32, who was first sig... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/indonesian-terrorist-now-under-bi-custody/386420/ |
DFA vows justice for Pinoy killed in Slovakia | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-06-04 00:39:29+00:00 | The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday vowed to give justice to an overseas Filipino worker in Slovakia who died a few days after he was mauled by two unidentified men in the capital Bratislava.The Philippine embassy in Vienna reported that Henry John Acorda died on Thursday at the University Hospital Ruźjno... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dfa-vows-justice-for-pinoy-killed-in-slovakia/404264/ |
Supreme human love | ['Victorino Villaflor'] | 17/06/2017 0:00 | -An Ode to Soldiers in Mindanao-They say “Love is in the air”I’d say love is everywhere-It can be found in land, sky and waterAs love has a malleable character.But love is of different kindsDepending on whose heart it emanates fromAnd its object recipientsIt is dissimilar in expressionsand is of varying degrees.Puppy l... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/17/supreme-human-love/ |
CHR to police: Stop arresting ‘tambays’ | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-06-21 00:10:36+00:00 | The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to suspend its anti-tambay (loiterer) campaign until grounds for the arrests are explained to the public.CHR Commissioner Gwen Pimentel said the police should explain who are considered “tambays” or loiterers.“What is the exten... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/chr-to-police-stop-arresting-tambays/410570/ |
VP Leni in Thailand for food security meet | ['Rey David', 'Lucas Temoteo', 'Trisha Hipolito', 'Michael Timbreza'] | 9/11/2017 0:00 | Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday left for Thailand to join Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Asia-Pacific Summit that will “discuss practical and evidence-based steps for food security and nutrition.”Robredo was among the foreign leaders in... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/09/vp-leni-in-thailand-for-food-security-meet/ |
Alcala in graft raps over garlic ‘cartel’ | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-04-25 00:10:28+00:00 | The Office of the Ombudsman has found basis to charge former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala and other individuals with graft before the Sandiganbayan over an alleged garlic cartel.Also facing indictment were former Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Clarito Barron, then-BPI division chiefs... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/alcala-in-graft-raps-over-garlic-cartel/394652/ |
‘Ex-mayor made City Hall a job agency’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-01-19 21:33:36+00:00 | Former acting Makati Mayor Romulo Peña Jr. had padded the number of city employees by over 1,300 during his term, among them his relatives and relatives of his political allies, according to a city official.The Peña administration also did not open to public bidding some half a billion pesos in contracts and merely ex-... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-mayor-made-city-hall-job-agency/307756/ |
PhilHealth coverage reaches 97 million Filipinos as of 2017 | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-07-14 00:04:02+00:00 | Around 97 million Filipinos are now being covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) since the end of 2017, the agency said on Friday.This is equivalent to 93 percent of 104 million Filipinos in the country, PhilHealth chief Roy Ferrer said in a statement.“The war on population coverage is alre... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philhealth-coverage-reaches-97-million-filipinos-as-of-2017/419125/ |
SSS denies increase in contribution rates | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-01-10 22:05:02+00:00 | The Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday denied that it already increased its member contribution rates effective January this year contrary to some reports.The agency said its member contribution rates remain at 11 percent and no changes have been made.According to Social Security Commission Chairman Amado Valdez... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sss-denies-increase-contribution-rates/373448/ |
Seven candidates shortlisted for SC | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-06-23 20:52:32+00:00 | The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday shortlisted six Court of Appeals (CA) magistrates and a law professor for Supreme Court (SC) posts.Presiding Justice Andres Reyes Jr. of the Court of Appeals garnered seven votes from the JBC followed by CA Justices Rosmari Carandang and Jose Reyes Jr. with 6 votes each.CA J... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/seven-candidates-shortlisted-sc/334511/ |
BINAY PRESSES FOR ONE JAIL FACILITY FOR METRO MANILA | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-05-10 21:59:26+00:00 | Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is pressing for the creation of an integrated jail facility for Metro Manila to address the worsening problem of congestion in local jails.In a letter to acting Secretary Catalino Cuy of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Binay said the DILG should consider reviving... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/binay-presses-one-jail-facility-metro-manila/326498/ |
P3.5B in local govt support funds released | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-01-23 20:48:40+00:00 | A total of P3.5 billion in funds for local government projects that were set aside by the 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA) but were not released during the Aquino administration has been finally released.Secretary Ismael Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday thanked Presiden... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/p3-5b-local-govt-support-funds-released-2/308404/ |
Ex-CHeD official pleads not guilty to graft charge | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2017-11-17 22:04:13+00:00 | Then-Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Executive Director IV Julito Vitriolo pleaded not guilty to the graft charge he is facing for allegedly allowing the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) to issue transcripts of record to graduates of a supposedly suspended education program in 2010.Vitriolo, who is out on b... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ex-ched-official-pleads-not-guilty-graft-charge/363421/ |
Ethics committee junks complaints vs 3 senators | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-02-21 00:05:25+00:00 | THE Senate Committee on Ethics dismissed several complaints filed against three members of the chamber during its meeting on Tuesday.The ethics panel, headed by Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd, unanimously backed a motion to junk the ethics complaints filed by former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Fael... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ethics-committee-junks-complaints-vs-3-senators/381564/ |
Voters registration to start in July | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-06-25 00:02:53+00:00 | THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the ball rolling for the resumption of the system of continuing registration of voters and the filing of petitions for registration of political parties and coalition of political parties.The commission en banc approved over the weekend Comelec Resolutions 10392 and 10395 i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/voters-registration-to-start-in-july/412146/ |
House okays bill giving PWD additional benefits | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2017-12-08 22:14:26+00:00 | A HOUSE panel has approved an unnumbered substitute bill providing for additional privileges to persons with disability (PWD).The House Committee on Social Services approved the bill seeking to amend Sections 5 and 32 of Republic Act (RA) 7277 or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability.Under the bill, at least two ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/house-okays-bill-giving-pwd-additional-benefits/367465/ |
BOY FACING ROBBERY CHARGES SHOT | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-06-10 00:19:29+00:00 | A 16-year old boy who is facing charges of robbery and drug pushing was shot and wounded by his peer when he tried to bully another minor Thursday evening in Malabon City. Roger (not his real name) of 19 P. Concepcion, Brgy. Tugatog was rushed to the Caloocan City Medical Center (CCMC) for treatment of a bullet wound i... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/boy-facing-robbery-charges-shot/331928/ |
Nurse tops PMA Class of 2018 | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-03-15 00:03:14+00:00 | An Ilonggo registered nurse is the valedictorian of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Alab-Tala” (Alagad ng Lahing Binigkis ng Tapang) Class of 2018 and will receive various honors in graduation rites on Sunday.Jaywardene Hontoria, 25, is set to join the Philippine Marine Corps under the Philippine Navy, according... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/nurse-tops-pma-class-of-2018-2/386214/ |
Office of Cabinet Secretary revamped | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-11-02 00:06:26+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has revamped the Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS) and removed its supervision of eight government agencies.Duterte signed on October 31 Executive Order (EO) 67 that renamed the OCS to the Office of Cabinet Secretariat.The President transferred to other departments the supervision of eight... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/office-of-cabinet-secretary-revamped/460886/ |
International Human Rights Day: Palace lambasts HRW | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-10 18:52:02+00:00 | Malacañang on Sunday, International Human Rights Day, lambasted the Human Rights Watch (HRW) for accusing the Duterte administration of not making “genuine efforts” to make accountable those responsible for alleged abuses in the government’s brutal war against illegal drugs.In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/international-human-rights-day-palace-lambasts-hrw/367878/ |
‘World’s largest Acacia canopies’ in danger in Puerto Princesa | ['Richard Ochotorena'] | 16/08/2017 0:00 | ‘A signature campaign has been launched to save a long row of Acacia trees here, which could be obliterated with the planned P30-billion road widening project of the Palawan provincial government.Presented as “Please save Palawan’s Acacia Tunnel,” the online petition that was posted at Change.org three days ago, now on... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/16/worlds-largest-acacia-canopies-in-danger-in-puerto-princesa/ |
CA gives nod to Abas as Comelec chairman | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-05-24 00:03:08+00:00 | THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday approved the nomination of Commissioner Sheriff Abas as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the youngest and the first Muslim to head the poll body.Abas was appointed Comelec commissioner in 2015 at the age of 35. He replaced Andres Bautista who resigned a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ca-gives-nod-to-abas-as-comelec-chairman/400673/ |
Lone bettor bags P29.7-M lotto jackpot | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-11-12 23:02:48+00:00 | A lone bettor from Negros Occidental won the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot worth P29.7 million during Saturday night’s draw.According to PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan, the lucky winner correctly guessed the winning combination 11-19-35-41-10-05 with a total jackpot prize... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lone-bettor-bags-p29-7-m-lotto-jackpot/362367/ |
Palace confirms Trump’s visit to PH in November | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-09-30 22:00:37+00:00 | Malacañang on Saturday confirmed that United States President Donald Trump will visit the Philippines in November this year.“We confirm US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Philippines this November,” Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.For his part, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano sai... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-confirms-trumps-visit-ph-november/353857/ |
Palace Communications office tapped to enforce FOI | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2017-01-04 22:54:54+00:00 | Malacañang has assigned the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to oversee implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill in the executive branch.Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed Memorandum Order No. 10 on December 29, mandating the PCOO “as the lead agency in the implementation o... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-communications-office-tapped-enforce-foi/305190/ |
Marine troopers in SKorea for assault vehicle training | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2018-11-05 00:05:30+00:00 | The Philippine Navy on Sunday said troops from the Philippine Marine Corps are in South Korea for amphibious assault vehicle training.Commander Jonathan Zata, Navy spokesman, made the confirmation after receiving information from the training officer of the Philippine Marines that several troops were currently in South... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/marine-troopers-in-skorea-for-assault-vehicle-training/462335/ |
DoLE orders Japanese firms: Regularize workers | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-11-24 21:33:05+00:00 | THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has ordered two Laguna-based Japanese firms to give regular employment status to their over 1,000 workers after they were found to be engaged in the illegal labor-only contracting activities.In a report submitted on Friday to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd, DoLE Region... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dole-orders-japanese-firms-regularize-workers/364767/ |
Duterte receives ‘pro-poor’ draft charter | ['Catherine S. Valente'] | 2018-07-10 00:09:32+00:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday received the proposed federal constitution drafted by the Consultative Committee (Concom) as part of efforts to “build a permanent and indissoluble nation.”Former chief justice Reynato Puno, head of the ConCom, said the “pro-poor” federal government being proposed was “strong enough”... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-receives-pro-poor-draft-charter/417760/ |
Drug awareness program pushed | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-06-24 00:01:48+00:00 | SEN. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara pushed for the passage of a bill creating a nationwide education and awareness program on illegal drugs to prevent drug addiction among the youth.The senator made the call after the Department of Education (DepEd) opposed the plan of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to cond... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/drug-awareness-program-pushed/411826/ |
Bangsamoro draft less legally ‘objectionable’ | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-07-12 19:51:20+00:00 | THE new leadership of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) is confident that its version of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will get Congress’ approval since it already addressed the “objectionable features” of the first draft crafted during the Aquino administration.Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/bangsamoro-draft-less-legally-objectionable/338030/ |
DSWD responders alerted on Typhoon ‘Nina’ | ['Nelson Badilla'] | 2016-12-25 22:47:07+00:00 | Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo over the weekend ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to be on alert and to position their forces in areas that could be affected by Typhoon Nina.The job of the QRTs is to help government rescuers bring families to relocation... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/dswd-responders-alerted-typhoon-nina/303644/ |
Court denies Pichay’s plea to junk graft case | ['Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino'] | 2018-10-24 00:03:53+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division denied the plea of House Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr. to dismiss the breach of conduct case he is facing in connection with the P1.5-million financial sponsorship requested by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.The defense earlier filed a d... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-denies-pichays-plea-to-junk-graft-case-2/456066/ |
Senator seeks passage of bill creating rural jobs | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-05-01 18:21:02+00:00 | THE unemployment problem in rural areas in the country may soon be addressed if the Senate immediately acts on the Rural Employment Assistance Program bill still pending at the committee level.Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, the author of Senate Bill (SB) 947, or “An Act Providing for Rural Employment Assistance Program a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senator-seeks-passage-bill-creating-rural-jobs-2/324961/ |
Taiwan warns PH vs ‘economic criminal’ | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-08-26 20:26:09+00:00 | TAIWAN has warned the Philippine government against doing business with Xianglu Dragon Group in China which is owned by Taiwan’s most wanted “economic criminal” You Hao Chen.The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) issued the warning following reports that Chen’s company has proposed a $360-billion investment to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/taiwan-warns-ph-vs-economic-criminal/346882/ |
CHEd releases rules under free education law | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-03-15 00:02:58+00:00 | THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has released the Enhanced Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or Republic Act 10931, a landmark legislation that seeks to provide free tuition to college students enrolled in public higher education institutions.The... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/ched-releases-rules-under-free-education-law/386213/ |
2 drug den maintainers fall, 17 arrested in QC | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2017-03-04 21:24:28+00:00 | OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) raided a house doubling as a drug den and arrested 19 suspects, including two of its alleged owners, in Barangay San Martin de Porres, Cubao, Quezon City over the weekend. PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña said PDEA Regional Office-National Capital Region un... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/2-drug-den-maintainers-fall-17-arrested-qc/315394/ |
WMD proliferation top concern in bilateral talks | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-07-03 21:14:16+00:00 | The Philippines and the United States recently met in Manila and discussed ways to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems and related materials in the first bilateral Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).The US Department of Defense and the Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/wmd-proliferation-top-concern-bilateral-talks-2/336389/ |
New jeepney prototype out by September – LTFRB | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-07-04 22:23:30+00:00 | THE final prototype of the new jeepney under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program will be released in the first week of September, according to the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).“What DTI approves will be the basic design of the jeepney,” LTFRB Board Member Aileen Lizada sai... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-jeepney-prototype-september-ltfrb/336497/ |
7,700 policemen to secure ADB meeting | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-04-27 22:39:23+00:00 | The Philippine National Police (PNP) has fielded a total of 7,700 police personnel ahead of the 51st Asian Developlment Bank (ADB) Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting 2018 in Mandaluyong City next week.The PNP sent off the policemen on Friday morning from its headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City.The ADB Board of Go... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/7700-policemen-to-secure-adb-meeting/395435/ |
Probe P59-M mess--Lacson | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-04-19 00:04:34+00:00 | Probe P59-M mess–Lacsonhome/News/Nation/Probe P59-M mess–LacsonSEN. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday sought an inquiry into the alleged non-release of daily subsistence allowance intended for Special Action Force (SAF) troops of the Philippine National Police (PNP) amounting to P58.849 million.He filed Senate Resolution 712... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/probe-p59-m-mess-lacson/393423/ |
Lawmaker in PDAF raps: Clip Ombudsman powers | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2017-03-31 21:54:35+00:00 | A lawmaker in hot water for malversation charges for allegedly diverting her husband’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to her own foundation is seeking to delay the Ombudsman’s investigation against them.Toward that end, Rep. Florida Robes of San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan filed House Bill 2188 or Act Pro... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/lawmaker-pdaf-raps-clip-ombudsman-powers/320305/ |
Block the shabu supply | ['Melenggay Laranery', 'Wilfred Parrocha'] | 4/8/2017 0:00 | its supply was initially curtailed when local laboratories were discovered and shut down in the early months of the anti-drugs campaign. But the main supply, it is believed, comes from outside the country and is smuggled quite easily through the country’s porous borders.Last week, a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee opened... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/04/block-the-shabu-supply/ |
SC post goes to Duterte appointee | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2016-12-14 20:30:43+00:00 | A Supreme Court (SC) seat that shall be occupied by the first appointee of President Rodrigo Duterte has been officially declared vacant.The vacancy came about as SC Associate Justice Jose Portugal Perez on Thursday stepped down from his post after 45 years of service.The High Court held its special en banc session on ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-post-goes-duterte-appointee/301714/ |
US to allocate $6M more for Marawi folk | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-01-09 20:43:28+00:00 | The United States ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday said an additional $6 million through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) would be allocated to assist the most vulnerable members of the population in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.Sung Kim said the fund would be used to help the children and the ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-allocate-6m-marawi-folk/373275/ |
PhilHealth chief’s trips, allowances defended | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-05-05 00:01:37+00:00 | TRAVELS made by the top official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) were not irregular and were all authorized, a spokesman of the agency said on Friday.“The interim president is allowed to get reimbursable expenses. I would like to clarify that all her travel [expenses] are covered by authority,” ac... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/philhealth-chiefs-trips-allowances-defended/396859/ |
Senator links govt housing brass to NPA | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-04-23 22:42:19+00:00 | THE forced occupation of more than 5,000 government housing units in Pandi in Bulacan province by members of urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) does not only set a bad precedent but could also have national security implications, Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th said on Sunday.Trillanes viewed Kadamay... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/senator-links-govt-housing-brass-npa/323683/ |
‘Narco’ officials’ list out this week | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-04-26 02:09:35+00:00 | The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will release the names of all 211 alleged barangay (village) narco officials who are on its drugs watchlist.In a news conference on Wednesday, PDEA Director Aaron Aquino said President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered him to release the names of the village officials who are all... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/narco-officials-list-out-this-week/395033/ |
Protest rally set vs PUV modernization | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-07-16 18:26:07+00:00 | PISTON and No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition transport groups said they will hold today a protest against the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program of the government.The protest, which will start in front of the National Housing Authority in Quezon City at 7 a.m. and end at Mendiola in Manila, hopes to get ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/protest-rally-set-vs-puv-modernization/338741/ |
Drivers leaving kids alone in cars face license revocation | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-01 21:13:11+00:00 | THE House of Representatives has approved a bill prohibiting children under eight years old from being left unattended inside a motor vehicle.House Bill 6570, principally authored by Divina Yu (Zamboanga del Sur), Strike Revilla (Cavite) and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Pampanga), was approved unanimously by lawmakers.The ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/drivers-leaving-kids-alone-cars-face-license-revocation/366153/ |
Teachers to receive bonuses this month | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2016-11-11 20:53:08+00:00 | Public school teachers nationwide will receive their year-end and performance-based bonuses this month, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said on Friday.Next month, the teachers each stand to get P5,000 in productivity enhancement incentive (PEI).The year-end bonus equivalent to one month’s salar... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/teachers-receive-bonuses-month-2/296074/ |
Reports on filing suspension cases vs importers a ‘hoax’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-02-21 20:51:33+00:00 | The spokesman for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has debunked news reports that circulated last week that the bureau already filed cases against a local cigarette manufacturer and 101 other importers by calling the reports a “hoax.”The news reports, according to Col. Neil Anthony Estrella, claimed that the BOC will file a... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/reports-filing-suspension-cases-vs-importers-hoax-2/313484/ |
Proven vaccines for kids are safe– Gordon | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2018-02-22 00:03:42+00:00 | THE head of the Senate blue ribbon committee on Wednesday appealed to parents not to lose trust in the immunization program of the government amid the fear and anxiety brought by the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.At the resumption of the Senate investigation of the P3.5-billion Dengvaxia controversy, Sen. Richard Gordo... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/proven-vaccines-kids-safe-gordon/381786/ |
Drilon bucks creation of disaster dept | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-29 00:10:12+00:00 | SEN. Franklin Drilon is not too keen on the proposal to create a Department of Disaster Management, saying it contradicts the move of some senators to streamline the bureaucracy.President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier urged Congress to pass a law creating a disaster management department.Drilon said there are Senate bill... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/drilon-bucks-creation-of-disaster-dept-2/424488/ |
Palace: No better arena than PH for solving ‘extrajudicial killings’ | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-03 19:46:10+00:00 | Human rights group Karapatan should have lodged its concerns over the alleged 25 cases of extrajudicial killings before local institutions instead of going to United Nations special rapporteurs Agnes Callamard and Michael Forst, Malacañang said on Sunday.The move made by Karapatan to take the Duterte administration to ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-no-better-arena-ph-solving-extrajudicial-killings/366513/ |
‘New ISAFP chief fit for the job’ | ['Dempsey Reyes'] | 2017-08-23 21:45:43+00:00 | If there is one description for the incoming intelligence chief of the military, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) can only say Brig. Gen. Macairog Alberto is the “man fit for the job.”Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public affairs chief, made the statement on Wednesday since Alberto, the former commander of the Army’... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-isafp-chief-fit-job/346340/ |
Local surfing ‘star’nabbed on drug raps | ['Cest Moi Toujour'] | 6/7/2017 0:00 | Considered a “surfing superstar” in the beaches of this province, Filemon D. Dines, 40, president of the La Union Surfing Club (LUSC) was arrested by anti-narcotics agents and police last Wednesday for allegedly peddling drugs in the province.Dines was ordered arrested by Judge Caroline Rojas-Jaucian of the Regional Tr... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/06/local-surfing-starnabbed-on-drug-raps/ |
New US president assumes office today amid protests | ['Debra Myers', 'Duterte Trump Card'] | 19/01/2017 0:00 | George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter. The process of authority passing on to the next set of leaders must continue unimpeded.The world will be watching this continuing process of American democracy. Many may share the concerns of the protesters but we expect the inaugural rites to proceed as scheduled. We ho... | Manila Bulletin | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/19/new-us-president-assumes-office-today-amid-protests/ |
DepEd backs executive order on smoking ban | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-05-27 23:32:41+00:00 | THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday lauded the signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 26, which provides for the establishment of smoke-free environments in public and enclosed places.“The Executive Order will sustain the gains of DepEd in its implementation of its own comprehensive tobacco control policy, whi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/deped-backs-executive-order-smoking-ban/329625/ |
ConCom seeks creation of competition commission | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-05-08 21:40:49+00:00 | THE Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution has proposed the creation of a federal competition commission to guard against monopolies and cartels, a “prerequisite” to liberalize the economy under the proposed federal form of government.Businessman Arthur Aguilar, chairman of the subcommit... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/concom-seeks-creation-of-competition-commission/397614/ |
Sandiganbayan puts Imelda Marcos under its temporary custody | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-11-16 09:58:01+00:00 | ILOCOS Norte Rep. Imelda R. Marcos was placed under the temporary custody of the Sandiganbayan pending its resolution of her motion seeking legal remedies, including posting bail, following her graft conviction.The former first lady arrived at the anti-graft court under threat of arrest after she failed to attend her p... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandiganbayan-puts-imelda-marcos-under-its-temporary-custody/468549/ |
Millennials seek more active lifestyle – study | ['Micah Yvana M. Vardeleon'] | 2016-10-30 18:32:42+00:00 | Seven out of 10 millennials want an active lifestyle but are prevented from having one by their workplace environments, according to Herbalife Nutrition’s “Millennials At Work Survey” conducted in the Asia Pacific region.Millennials are people born from 1980 to 2000.The survey pointed out that six to 13 hours of desk w... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/millennials-seek-active-lifestyle-study/293916/ |
No shortage of vaccine for Japanese encephalitis | ['Kenneth Hare Hernandez'] | 2017-09-13 21:23:07+00:00 | The public should not panic over Japanese encephalitis (JE) amid reports of shortage of the vaccine for the disease in hospitals and clinics in the country.“There is no need to panic because, in fact, physicians have actually been giving this vaccine at least in private practice because it’s recommended in our immuniza... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/no-shortage-vaccine-japanese-encephalitis/350478/ |
Sandigan acquits senator of technical malversation | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-08-11 22:27:03+00:00 | The Sandiganbayan’s Second Division, “on the ground of reasonable doubt,” has acquitted Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito and several others in a technical malversation case filed against them in connection with the allegedly anomalous procurement of firearms in 2008 when he was San Juan City mayor.The court granted the resp... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/sandigan-acquits-senator-technical-malversation/343814/ |
For this teacher, a classroom can be a chapel or cemetery | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-09-23 00:09:25+00:00 | For Ednalyn Estrella Fajardo, teaching is not just a profession. As a teacher under the government’s Alternative Learning System (ALS), her students are varied — out-of-school youth, inmates, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and workers.Fondly called Teacher Eds, the 52-year-old educator is not content wi... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/for-this-teacher-a-classroom-can-be-a-chapel-or-cemetery/444334/ |
‘Fourth graders too young to undergo drug testing’ | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2018-06-23 00:05:11+00:00 | SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd on Friday said the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) might no longer push for mandatory drug testing for fourth grade students in public and private elementary schools after public criticism of the plan.“I think I was able to convince them to follow the DARE drug abuse ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/fourth-graders-too-young-to-undergo-drug-testing/411287/ |
New US ambassador arrives December 1 | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-29 21:08:24+00:00 | Sung Kim, the new US Ambassador to the Philippines, will be arriving in Manila on December 1.Kim, who was sworn in on November 3, 2016, will replace US Ambassador Philip Goldberg who has been in his post since November 21, 2013.Previously, Kim served as Special Representative for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-us-ambassador-arrives-december-1/299051/ |
GOVERNOR SEEKS PROTECTION FOR ONION FARMERS | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-20 21:50:00+00:00 | ~By Nueva Ecija Gov. Czarina Cherry Umali on Sunday called on the national government to always ensure that onion farmers are protected and should not be at the mercy of traders and of erratic movement of supply and demand in the market. Umali was reacting to reports that a shortage of onions has been observed leading ... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/governor-seeks-protection-onion-farmers/297517/ |
Labor seeks P334 minimum-wage hike | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-10-22 00:04:36+00:00 | ORGANIZED labor will submit a supplementary position paper amending its P320 daily wage hike petition filed in June 2018 to P334 a day, even as the Regional Tripartite Productivity and Wages Board-National Capital Region is yet to decide on a wage increase for minimum-wage workers across Metro Manila’s 17 cities and mu... | Manila Times | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-seeks-p334-minimum-wage-hike/455294/ |
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