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PH ranks 2nd in Asia-Pacific in deaths due to household pollution | Pollution caused by traditional cooking fuel is killing people in the Philippines at higher rates than those in most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).The Philippines has earned the distinction of having the region’s second biggest number of deaths due to indoo... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2017-04-28 20:12:54+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/987262/ph-ranks-2nd-in-asia-pacific-in-deaths-due-to-household-pollution | Inquirer |
Aguirre, PCSO chief deny plotting to kill ‘Atong’ Ang | Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Jose Jorge Copuz on Friday separately denied having any knowledge on a supposed threat on the life of gambling operator Charlie “Atong” Ang.Corpuz described as baseless claims made by Ang on the supposed plan to have him k... | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-04-28 20:12:54+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/aguirre-pcso-chief-deny-plotting-kill-atong-ang-2/324556/ | Manila Times |
Duterte says charges vs ex-President will fail | President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night described as “silly” the charges against former President Benigno Aquino III recommended by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales over the 2015 Mamasapano massacre.“The charges are there to ensure failure,” the President told reporters.He described the charge of usurpation of autho... | ['Christine O. Avendaño'] | 2017-08-12 19:54:48+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/914727/duterte-says-charges-vs-ex-president-will-fail | Inquirer |
Group warns BFAR on law enforcement fund | THE militant fisher folk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Saturday called for the scrapping of the 2018 budget of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) allocated for the Fisheries Regulatory and Law Enforcement Program worth P697.7 million.The amount forms part of ... | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-08-12 19:54:48+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/group-warns-bfar-law-enforcement-fund/344010/ | Manila Times |
Solon asks Duterte for jet ski to Panatag | Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano is willing to lead the charge of Philippine troops against China but only if President Duterte will lend him his Jet Ski to ride to battle.Mr. Duterte, in a speech to the Filipino community in Burma (Myanmar) on Sunday, mocked Alejano, who filed the first impeachment complaint against him in t... | ['Dj Yap'] | 30/06/2016 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/882744/solon-asks-duterte-for-jet-ski-to-panatag | Inquirer |
‘An initial victory for youth today, future generations’ | Lawmakers on Friday lauded President Duterte’s decision to sign a law granting tuition-free education in state universities and colleges despite opposition from his economic managers.The bill would have lapsed into law on Saturday had Mr. Duterte not sign it on Thursday.“The passage of the free tuition law is an initia... | ['Dj Yap', 'Jaymee T. Gamil', 'Jovic Yee'] | 26/06/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/920500/philippine-news-updates-tuition-free-education-president-duterte-kabataan-rep-sarah-elago | Inquirer |
Casinos must soon report transactions of any amount | A bill mandating casinos to report all suspicious transactions to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) regardless of the amount involved has been proposed in the House of Representatives.Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr. made the pitch under his House Bill 14 or the Casino Anti-Money Laundering and Combating ... | ['Llanesca T. Panti'] | 2016-11-01 20:44:31+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/casinos-must-soon-report-transactions-amount/294228/ | Manila Times |
Suicide bomber kills religious official in Afghan city | A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad killed a senior religious official and his bodyguard on Wednesday and wounded at least 11 people, officials said.The suicide bomber approached Abdul Zaher Haqqani, head of the Nangarhar provincial director of religious affairs and the Haj pilgrimage, and detonate... | [] | 07/03/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/07/suicide-bomber-kills-religious-official-in-afghan-city/ | Manila Bulletin |
3 more govs in Bicol for Poe–Salceda | Sen. Grace Poe can count on the support of four of six governors in the Bicol region, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said on Sunday.Salceda, in a text message to the Inquirer, declared that “all Bicol mainland governors are now for Grace Poe,” referring to Governors Edgardo Tallado of Camarines Norte, Miguel Luis Villafuerte ... | ['Juan Escandor Jr.', 'Mar S. Arguelles'] | 30/01/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/781469/3-more-govs-in-bicol-for-poe-salceda | Inquirer |
Duterte appeals to Marawi residents to help keep terrorists from entering their city | President Duterte has vowed adequate funds to rebuild a better Marawi City but appealed to residents to help prevent terrorism from infiltrating their community again.In his return visit to Marawi City on Tuesday, the President warned of “massive destruction” and “loss of lives” if terrorists launch another siege of th... | [] | 30/01/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/01/30/duterte-appeals-to-marawi-residents-to-help-keep-terrorists-from-entering-their-city/ | Manila Bulletin |
Int’l finance group upbeat on Poe, Roxas but cool to Binay | The Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) said Sen. Grace Poe or Interior Secretary Mar Roxas becoming President in 2016 would be good for the Philippine economy, while a Binay presidency may undermine the reforms introduced by the Aquino administration.Amid uncertainties due to next year’s national... | ['Ben O. De Vera'] | 2018-06-30 00:04:34+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/706493/intl-finance-group-upbeat-on-poe-roxas-but-cool-to-binay | Inquirer |
Total wealth of Aquino Cabinet rises by P121M | Call it Multimillionaires’ Club.The combined wealth of members of President Aquino’s official family increased by more than P121 million last year, based on their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).The Aquino Cabinet’s wealth grew from P2.85 billion in 2013 to P2.97 billion the following year, thank... | ['Christian V. Esguerra'] | 2018-06-30 00:04:34+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/694211/total-wealth-of-aquino-cabinet-rises-by-p121m | Inquirer |
Hospitals blame PhilHealth anew | PRIVATE hospitals blamed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) anew for their financial problems,citing the state firm’s inability to pay the insurance claims of healthcare providers on time.In a letter President Rodrigo Duterte, Rustico Jimenez, Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc.(Phapi... | ['Catherine A. Modesto'] | 2018-06-30 00:04:34+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/hospitals-blame-philhealth-anew/414153/ | Manila Times |
LP joining House ruling coalition | THE LIBERAL Party (LP) will join the “Coalition for Change” led by Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to support incoming President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda in the 17th Congress.Speaking in a radio interview on Sunday, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said President Aquino, the LP chair, ... | ['Gil C. Cabacungan'] | 26/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/788096/lp-joining-house-ruling-coalition | Inquirer |
Manila police file murder complaint vs 18 in fatal hazing | The Manila police on Monday accused John Paul Solano and 17 others of murder, obstruction of justice, perjury, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law in a complaint filed in the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio Castillo III.The Senate committ... | ['Marlon Ramos', 'Matthew Reysio-Cruz'] | 26/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/933397/manila-police-file-murder-complaint-vs-18-in-fatal-hazing | Inquirer |
Dozens of flights cancelled as Bali volcano continues to spew smoke | considered a phreatic eruption by volcanologists.Authorities have decided not to raise the alert back to the highest level yet.”This time, the tremors and quakes caused by the volcano’s activities are significantly less than in September,” said head of Indonesia’s volcanology centre Kasbani, who like many Indonesians g... | [] | 26/11/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/26/dozens-of-flights-cancelled-as-bali-volcano-continues-to-spew-smoke/ | Manila Bulletin |
SC petition vs Sereno won’t affect impeachment proceedings – Umali | The chair of the House justice committee said on Monday that the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno would not affect the impeachment proceedings against her.Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali told reporters that Sereno’s appointment in 2... | ['Vince F. Nonato'] | 17/05/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/973086/sc-petition-vs-sereno-wont-affect-impeachment-proceedings-umali | Inquirer |
Ombudsman: Stay faithful to Charter | Everything remains to be seen as to how President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will run his administration, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said on Sunday.Morales said she trusted that Duterte would “metamorphose” from the ruthless leader that he always sought to picture himself whenever he talked about the way he would dea... | ['Maricar Cinco'] | 17/05/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/790358/ombudsman-stay-faithful-to-charter | Inquirer |
UN Palestinian refugee agency ‘part of the problem’: Swiss minister | PresseThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees is fuelling “unrealistic” hopes of return after 70 years of exodus and is therefore helping keep the Mideast conflict alive, Switzerland’s foreign minister said Thursday. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)was established after the war surrounding Israel’s cre... | [] | 17/05/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/17/un-palestinian-refugee-agency-part-of-the-problem-swiss-minister/ | Manila Bulletin |
Wanted: Lawmaker to sponsor bill on Bangsamoro Region | The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has hit the Duterte administration for “noncompliance” with signed peace agreements with the rebel group, warning once again that failure to deal with legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people could fuel discontent and, ultimately, violence.In a statement on its official we... | ['Nikko Dizon'] | 09/03/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/927720/wanted-lawmaker-to-sponsor-bill-on-bangsamoro-region | Inquirer |
Robredo turned over livelihood subsidies to abaca farmers in Lanao del Sur | Through Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay Program, livelihood subsidies for abaca fiber processing were provided to at least 32 abaca farmers in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.The team has given an abaca stripping machine, 66 sacks of organic fertilizer,44 sickles (knives) and two sprinklers in a turn over ceremony hel... | [] | 09/03/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/09/robredo-turned-over-livelihood-subsidies-to-abaca-farmers-in-lanao-del-sur/ | Manila Bulletin |
Vendors offer amulets in the time of ‘Tokhang’ | Oplan Tokhang is the Philippine National Police’s campaign that has prompted thousands of drug users and pushers to surrender.Street vendors at the periphery of Quiapo Church may have the answer.Since President Duterte took office and launched his deadly war against drugs, people who fear they may be on his cross hairs... | ['Aie Balagtas See'] | 2017-11-12 00:57:36+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/873145/vendors-offer-amulets-in-the-time-of-tokhang | Inquirer |
MMDA suspends ‘truck ban’ for Asean | ~By RJ CARBONELLTHE Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) suspended the implementation of truck ban ordinances by local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila during the duration of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. “[MMDA] has issued various traffic advisories relating to ‘lockdown areas... | ['Rj Carbonell'] | 2017-11-12 00:57:36+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/mmda-suspends-truck-ban-asean/362212/ | Manila Times |
Grave locator, live streaming features at Manila North, South cemeteries up | The usual problem of locating tombs in the two sprawling cemeteries maintained by the city of Manila on All Saints’ and Souls’ Days prompted the local government unit to launch grave-locator and live streaming features on the websites of Manila North and South Cemeteries.With this, more convenient visits to the two cit... | ['Napolion Pillas'] | 26/10/2016 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/10/26/grave-locator-live-streaming-features-at-manila-north-south-cemeteries-up/ | Manila Bulletin |
Nepal to vote in local polls after two decades | Nepal votes in local elections on Sunday for the first time in 20 years, a major step in the young republic’s difficult transition to democracy more than a decade after the end of its civil war.The government hopes the elections, staggered over two phases, will lead to a general election later in the year. A recent dis... | [] | 12/05/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/12/nepal-to-vote-in-local-polls-after-two-decades/ | Manila Bulletin |
Guia Gomez to defy recall notice | San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez on Thursday said she will not accept the election recall notice from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), and has directed her lawyers to challenge it in court.Former Vice Mayor Francisco Zamora had accused Gomez of delaying the process for election recall by not accepting the notice of... | [] | 11/01/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/01/11/guia-gomez-to-defy-recall-notice/ | Manila Bulletin |
AFP inflicts heavy casualties on Maute group in Lanao | Continuing military offensives for the past three days against the Maute Group in Lanao del Sur has resulted in the death of about 30 lawless elements, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.In a statement from the103rd Infantry Brigade of the First Infantry (Tabak) Division, Brig. Gen. Nixon Fortes said the ... | [] | 24/04/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/24/afp-inflicts-heavy-casualties-on-maute-group-in-lanao/ | Manila Bulletin |
Trapo after all? | Is President Duterte turning out to be a trapo (traditional politician) after all?His budget secretary has indicted, so to speak, his boss as just another promising politician, one who makes promises that cannot be fulfilled once elected.Mr. Duterte got much flak for vacillating over a P2,000-a-month raise he promised ... | ['June Fulgado', 'Melissa Salazar'] | 18/01/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/18/trapo-after-all/ | Manila Bulletin |
Vietnamese hostage found dead, but 3 compatriots rescued in Tawi-Tawi | Rescue came too late for a Vietnamese hostage, but three of his companions still managed to emerge alive after a 10-month ordeal in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a rescue operation by the military in Tawi-Tawi early Friday morning.NguyinHuuToong was found dead by troops of the of the Naval Forces Western M... | [] | 10/11/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/10/vietnamese-hostage-found-dead-but-3-compatriots-rescued-in-tawitawi/ | Manila Bulletin |
Car thieves face longer terms under new law | In the midst of the new administration’s relentless drive against crime, a revitalized law has been added to its arsenal.A new Anti-Carnapping Act imposes jail terms up to life imprisonment, a measure that its proponent, Sen. Grace Poe, hopes would deter a crime that has long been rampant across the country.Poe said Pr... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 2017-12-03 19:45:39+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/797685/car-thieves-face-longer-terms-under-new-law | Inquirer |
Clear Marawi of terrorists before SONA, military told | Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has asked military commanders in Marawi to clear the city of terrorists before President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address (Sona) before a joint session of Congress on July 24.Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lorenzana said he wanted the fighting to end before t... | ['Philip C. Tubeza'] | 2017-12-03 19:45:39+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/910717/clear-marawi-of-terrorists-before-sona-military-told | Inquirer |
Cebu bettor bags P29.7M lotto pot | A lone bettor from Cebu bagged the P29.7 million Grandlotto 6/55 jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) .Alexander Balutan, general manager of the PCSO, said the bettor correctly guessed the six-number winning combination 37-35-45-11-24-22 during Saturday night’s draw.The winning ticket was bought ... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-12-03 19:45:39+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/cebu-bettor-bags-p29-7m-lotto-pot/366511/ | Manila Times |
Speak up, INC folk told | “For the sake of our church, be brave and tell the truth about our wayward brethren.”That was the message posted on Facebook on Saturday by Isaias Samson Jr., an expelled minister of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), whose leaders began conducting a loyalty check on members after internal squabbles over finances and control of ... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 07/10/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/707740/speak-up-inc-folk-told | Inquirer |
Airport security screener won’t press charges vs Bertiz | The airport security screener has decided not to press chargers against ACTS-OFW party-list Rep. Aniceto Bertiz III after harassing him at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Sept 29.On Tuesday, Hamilton Abdul with his father went to the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) head executive assistant Napo... | [] | 10/10/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/10/10/airport-security-screener-wont-press-charges-vs-bertiz/ | Manila Bulletin |
Abus behead teenage captive | Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded an 18-year-old male captive in Indanan, Sulu province, on Tuesday after they failed to get ransom from the boy’s family, the military confirmed yesterday.In a report to Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said... | ['Cynthia D. Balana'] | 21/04/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/809888/abus-behead-teenage-captive | Inquirer |
Andanar: PH-US ties up for reboot | Relations between the United States and the Philippines could have a “reboot” under President-elect Donald Trump, a Malacañang official said yesterday.Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar predicted a thawing of US-Philippines ties after President Rodrigo Duterte’s seven-minute phone conversation on Satu... | ['Marlon Ramos'] | 09/04/2016 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/850662/andanar-ph-us-ties-up-for-reboot | Inquirer |
Tribunal gives way to Marcos protest | Former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured a critical legal victory in his attempt to unseat Vice President Leni Robredo, whom he has accused of fraud in last year’s elections.In a resolution dated Jan. 24, the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), said that the complaint of Marcos was s... | ['Erika Sauler', 'Marlon Ramos'] | 2017-08-26 20:38:11+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/872391/tribunal-gives-way-to-marcos-protest | Inquirer |
Uber to resume service soon after hefty fine | Uber said on Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines “soon” after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the American ride-sharing giant in exchange for a fine.The government meted Uber a one-month suspension on August 14 following a tussle over driver permits, sparking public outrage as so... | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2017-08-26 20:38:11+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/uber-resume-service-soon-hefty-fine/346885/ | Manila Times |
Another stop earmarked for Mindanao Rail System | Mudiang in Bunawan, Davao Terminal, and Toril.He said the Buda area, which is also considered a major entry and exit point of the city, was left out in the original plan of the Mindanao Railway.According to DOTr, the first segment of the railway, which will run from Tagum, Davao, and Digos Cities will reduce travel tim... | [] | 08/08/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/08/another-stop-earmarked-for-mindanao-rail-system/ | Manila Bulletin |
President for Life? Duterte won’t do a Xi Jinping | There will be no President for Life Duterte.Unlike Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested in extending his term beyond 2022, Malacañang said on Tuesday.The Chinese Communist Party proposed on Sunday to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in o... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/971857/president-for-life-duterte-wont-do-a-xi-jinping | Inquirer |
Tesda chief warns vs scam | Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) chief Guiling Mamondiong has warned against a scam using his name to collect money supposedly for a drug rehabilitation program.In an advisory to all Tesda officials, Mamondiong asked them to ignore phone calls seeking to collect financial contributions from ... | ['Jocelyn R. Uy'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/885554/tesda-chief-warns-vs-scam | Inquirer |
CBCP to politicians: Don’t take advantage of Iglesia protest | The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday appealed to politicians to refrain from exploiting or stoking the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) protest against the Aquino administration.Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, the CBCP president, also urged the Catholic faithful to be charitable in... | ['Jocelyn R. Uy'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/717804/cbcp-to-politicians-dont-take-advantage-of-iglesia-protest | Inquirer |
Cayetano’s red lines PR stunt, says Alejano | Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s disclosure of “red lines” regarding the country’s ongoing dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea are “nothing more than hollow public relations propaganda with no action or results to back them up,” an opposition lawmaker said on Friday.Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, in a st... | ['Jerome Aning'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/996671/cayetanos-red-lines-pr-stunt-says-alejano | Inquirer |
One-armed terror chief wants to surrender | Radulan Sahiron, a notorious leader of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, had sent surrender feelers apparently realizing his age is catching up with him, according to the military.Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., head of the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), said Sahiron had tapped some elders in Sulu to relay his wi... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/889377/one-armed-terror-chief-wants-to-surrender | Inquirer |
Mamasapano clash: President to tell all ‘at right time’ | Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. acknowledged there were “sectors that are furious or losing patience, their faith in the government shaken because of the events at Mamasapano.”Coloma indicated that the President was willing to submit his account of the botched operation to the Philippine National Police’s ... | ['Christian V. Esguerra'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/674130/mamasapano-clash-president-to-tell-all-at-right-time | Inquirer |
Maduro claims vote win; opposition vows protests | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory on Monday in an internationally criticized election to pick a new assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition vowed to keep protesting despite deadly clashes.Ten people were killed in a wave of bloodshed that swept Venezuela Sunday as Maduro defied an opp... | [] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/31/maduro-claims-vote-win-opposition-vows-protests/ | Manila Bulletin |
Go consoles Manila fire victims | After a gruelling week-long trip to Israel and Jordan, Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go went to Sta. Cruz in Manila shortly after his arrival to deliver aid to around 50 families hit by fire on Wednesday.“Nandirito po ako para magdala ng kaunting tulong mula sa gobyerno at mula sa... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-09-10 00:08:00+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/go-consoles-manila-fire-victims/439956/ | Manila Times |
Bulacan town mayor faces graft charges | once on Oct. 1-15, 2013, and the next on Oct. 16-31, 2013.Assistant Special Prosecutor III Jorge B. Espinal wrote in the charge sheets against Germar that his actions, which the prosecutor said are in violation of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, caused “undue injury to the governm... | [] | 29/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/29/bulacan-town-mayor-faces-graft-charges/ | Manila Bulletin |
Bus in Mindoro crash bought from junkshop | The owner of Dimple Star Transport bus firm on Wednesday revealed that the bus involved in a recent deadly crash in Mindoro Occidental had been bought from a junkshop.Aileen Lizada, a board member of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said they were shocked to hear from owner Hilbert Napa... | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-04-19 00:02:50+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/bus-in-mindoro-crash-bought-from-junkshop/393421/ | Manila Times |
Aquino support won’t sway voters–Serge Osmeña | Sen. Serge Osmeña III doubts that President Aquino’s endorsement will help his candidate in 2016, pointing out that presidential patronage in the past wasn’t of much help to the anointed.“Filipino voters are a different lot. They have an independent choice for President,” Osmeña told dzBB radio on Sunday.Malacañang’s e... | ['Christine O. Avendaño'] | 2018-09-15 00:03:00+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/695135/aquino-support-wont-sway-voters-serge-osmena | Inquirer |
SC staff among new judges in Metro | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed 17 new judges to the Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTC) of the cities of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasay and Pasig.The list of appointees was contained in a transmittal letter of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to then-Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno date... | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2018-09-15 00:03:00+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-staff-among-new-judges-in-metro/441608/ | Manila Times |
Duterte to host state visits of Brunei sultan, Indonesia president | Manila will play host this week not only to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit but also to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, both of whom are making state visits to the Philippines.“Preparations are now in full swing for all activities scheduled [this] week i... | ['Christine O. Avendaño'] | 2016-11-27 20:47:56+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/891424/duterte-to-host-state-visits-of-brunei-sultan-indonesia-president | Inquirer |
Poe files bill on road safety | Senator Grace Poe is pushing for the integration in the school curriculum driver’s education to effectively reduce road casualties and stop road accidents from replacing heart disease as the leading cause of death in the Philippines.Poe, who heads the public services committee in the Senate, recently filed Senate Bill ... | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2016-11-27 20:47:56+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/poe-files-bill-road-safety/298740/ | Manila Times |
DOTC revises baggage handling rules due to ‘tanim-bala’ | The Department of Transportation and Communications has revamped certain baggage handling procedures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which has made international news over an alleged bullet planting scam, a senior government official said.The issue has cast a cloud over the integrity of personnel from the O... | ['Miguel R. Camus'] | 12/05/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/736622/dotc-revises-baggage-handling-rules-due-to-tanim-bala | Inquirer |
Mysterious encounter with ‘telco man’ | Jover Laurio, the person behind the popular Pinoy Ako Blog (PAB), was moved to a safehouse with a security detail on Wednesday night, following a suspicious incident involving an unidentified man who had gone to her house.Laurio—voted as one of Inquirer’s 2017 Filipinos of the Year—initially posted her concern on her F... | ['Pocholo Concepcion'] | 12/05/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/965728/mysterious-encounter-with-telco-man | Inquirer |
Bloomberg warns of ‘epidemic of dishonesty’ | Americans are facing an “epidemic of dishonesty” in Washington that’s more dangerous than terrorism or communism.That’s according to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who warned in a commencement speech on Saturday at Texas’ Rice University that “an endless barrage of lies” and a trend toward “alternate rea... | [] | 12/05/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/12/bloomberg-warns-of-epidemic-of-dishonesty/ | Manila Bulletin |
Angono holds Higantes Festival | The province’s grandest and most colorful event, the “Higantes Festival 2016”, is happening today, Sunday in this town known as the Art Capital of the Philippines.The office of Mayor Gerardo Calderon said more than 200 “giants”, are joining including the “higante” version of the country’s prominent personalities such a... | [] | 19/11/2016 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/11/19/angono-holds-higantes-festival/ | Manila Bulletin |
Sahiron follower nabbed in Sulu | The military arrested a rabid follower of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Radullan Sahiron at the village of Buhanginan in Patikul, Sulu,Thursday.Armed Forces of the Philippines, Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) Spokesman Army Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay identified the ASG member as Milham Saham, 24 and a resident of... | [] | 08/09/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/09/08/sahiron-follower-nabbed-in-sulu/ | Manila Bulletin |
Año promises disciplined PNP | Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año on Tuesday said his leadership of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) would make the Philippine National Police (PNP) a disciplined force so it could wage a relentless war on drugs, crime and corruption.Speaking to reporters after Tuesday’s ... | ['Jeannette I. Andrade'] | 03/02/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/959175/ano-promises-disciplined-pnp | Inquirer |
Philrem to return P10M to Bangladesh | The foreign exchange remittance company that converted into pesos the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank Thursday apologized to the ambassador of the impoverished South Asian nation and offered to return all proceeds it made from the transaction.Speaking before the Senate blue ribbon committee, Philrem... | ['Christine O. Avendaño', 'Daxim L. Lucas', 'Niña P. Calleja'] | 03/02/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/774809/philrem-to-return-p10m-to-bangladesh | Inquirer |
Naia outage causes chaos | It was due to one broken generator, said an airport manager, but a senatorial candidate called the incident a “national shame.”A five-hour power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 over the weekend canceled 82 domestic flights and delayed 79 international and local flights as of 3 p.m. on... | ['Jeannette I. Andrade', 'Karl Angelica Ocampo'] | 03/02/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/777638/naia-outage-causes-chaos | Inquirer |
Shocking, worrying, Robredo says of naked inmates | “Shocking and worrying” was how Vice President Leni Robredo described the treatment of inmates at the Cebu provincial jail, who were forced to strip down and paraded before cameras during a drug raid in the facility.Robredo said the incident was a clear violation of the human rights of the prisoners, whose pictures wer... | ['Dj Yap', 'Leila B. Salaverria'] | 03/02/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/877518/shocking-worrying-robredo-says-of-naked-inmates | Inquirer |
In New York refugee haven, new anxiety in age of Trump | in line with other upstate cities but above the national rate. The streets are dotted with empty storefronts and ramshackle homes. And the school system last year settled lawsuits that accused it of steering refugee students into inferior education programs.Still, Selimovic considers Utica a cultural oasis where friend... | [] | 03/02/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/02/03/in-new-york-refugee-haven-new-anxiety-in-age-of-trump/ | Manila Bulletin |
52 NPA rebels surrendered in Sept– military | Fifty-two members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to government forces in September, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Sunday.The latest to surrender, according to the military’s Western Command (WesCom), were four rebels based in Palawan.The four surrenderers were identified by Wes... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-10-01 20:20:59+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/52-npa-rebels-surrendered-sept-military/354008/ | Manila Times |
Bishops urge police, military: Stop the killings | Catholic bishops on Sunday led thousands of Church followers in calling for an end to killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs as they urged the police and the military to stop the violence.The killing of three teenagers in August triggered rare public protests against Mr. Duterte’s campaign against illegal... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2017-02-01 12:55:21+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/943216/bishops-urge-police-military-stop-the-killings | Inquirer |
‘Don’t let your guard down,’ federal officials tell Hawaii | ‘the impacts of which we aren’t prepared to say at this time,” Alexander said.Major flooding could damage 3,000 structures and cost more than $1 billion in repairs, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper reported, citing Corps estimates.Not everyone feared the storm.Swimmers and surfers ignored warnings from authoritie... | [] | 25/08/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/25/dont-let-your-guard-down-federal-officials-tell-hawaii/ | Manila Bulletin |
Labor: Dole order won’t stop ‘endo’ | Workers’ groups on Friday questioned the labor department’s new order banning labor-only contracting, charging that it has failed to stop the unfair practice of contractualization.The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research pointed out that the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) new rules did not... | ['Julie M. Aurelio', 'Tarra Quismundo'] | 24/07/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/881728/labor-dole-order-wont-stop-endo | Inquirer |
TESDA-9 to offer skills training for ‘standbys’ | The Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) will soon offer skills training intended for “istambays” or “standbys” here in Region 9.Efren Piñol, newly-installed TESDA regional director, on Tuesday said they are just waiting for the guidelines for the implementation of the program.Piñol said TESDA Secretary-G... | [] | 24/07/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/07/24/tesda-9-to-offer-skills-training-for-standbys/ | Manila Bulletin |
SC to study petitions vs martial law decree | Another petition was filed before the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday pleading to order Congress to convene in joint session to review President Rodrigo Duterte’s Proclamation 216 declaring martial law in southern Mindanao and suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella, howeve... | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-06-07 21:29:03+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/sc-study-petitions-vs-martial-law-decree-2/331478/ | Manila Times |
NegOr Earth Day climb set this weekend | Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC), in collaboration with other partners, has set a two-day trek and planting activity in Negros Oriental this weekend in celebration of Earth Day this year.Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22. Various events are held to show support for envi... | [] | 18/04/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/04/18/negor-earth-day-climb-set-this-weekend/ | Manila Bulletin |
UNA expects more Senate telenovela of ‘lies’ in 2015 | For the Senate investigation into Vice President Jejomar Binay’s alleged corruption to gain traction when it resumes in January, the senators leading the probe will have to pile up more lies, according to Binay’s United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party.“The attacks against the VP will continue to intensify, but since t... | ['Dj Yap'] | 10/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/660881/una-expects-more-senate-telenovela-of-lies-in-2015 | Inquirer |
240 complete drug rehab in Benguet | A total of 240 drug surrenderers, including 100 marijuana cultivators in Kibungan, this province, have graduated from the drug rehabilitation program of the government.Among the list of marijuana cultivators who finished the rehabilitation program is the 72-year-old couple who admitted to have planted marijuana for alm... | [] | 10/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/10/240-complete-drug-rehab-in-benguet/ | Manila Bulletin |
Labor groups eye work-from-home scheme scheme | ORGANIZED labor sees the “work from home” bill that was passed by congress as a viable cost-saving measure that will help workers cope with rising cost of goods and services.“The work from home bill is going to be a big help for workers once it becomes a law because it would free them from stress induced by the worseni... | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-06-19 00:11:59+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/labor-groups-eye-work-from-home-scheme-scheme/409994/ | Manila Times |
International groups slam SEC ruling on Rappler | International human rights groups, media watchdogs and lawmakers have condemned the move to shut down the online news organization Rappler, saying press freedom is under siege and rallying support to defend it.“This is a politically motivated decision, pure and simple, and just the latest attempt to go after anyone who... | ['The Inquirer Staff'] | 2016-09-02 08:48:13+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/960987/international-groups-slam-sec-ruling-on-rappler | Inquirer |
More senators oppose Duterte poll plan | More senators have voiced their opposition to President Duterte’s plan to scrap barangay elections in October and to let him appoint village officials, even as the majority bloc in the Senate met on Sunday night to discuss the matter.The meeting, attended by nine senators, came up with up to four options that Senate Pr... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2016-09-02 08:48:13+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/884346/more-senators-oppose-duterte-poll-plan | Inquirer |
Revilla wants ghost projects excluded from plunder case | Detained former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. urged the Sandiganbayan to exclude dubious foundations and ghost projects from his pending plunder case because they are not alleged in the original complaint.Revilla, through his lawyer Estelito Mendoza, asked the court’s First Division to reverse its April 21 resolution i... | ['Vince F. Nonato'] | 13/07/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/900070/revilla-wants-ghost-projects-excluded-from-plunder-case | Inquirer |
How to survive MRT breakdown | Filipinos can still make light of the sorry state of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), tweaking the final question posed to the Top 3 finalists in the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday.“What quality in yourself are you most proud of and how will you apply that quality to your time as an LRT (... | ['Jovic Yee'] | 13/07/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/948089/how-to-survive-mrt-breakdown | Inquirer |
Binay writes letters, buys ad space to answer charges | Vice President Jejomar Binay has taken to writing letters and buying space in a newspaper to defend himself against the many accusations of corruption hurled against him.One of the recipients of his eight-page letter dated June 5 was a bishop, who requested not to be identified.In the letter that the bishop received la... | ['Christine O. Avendaño', 'Jocelyn R. Uy'] | 13/07/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/701564/binay-writes-letters-buys-ad-space-to-answer-charges | Inquirer |
Duterte slams De Lima | President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday linked his staunchest critic, Sen Leila de Lima, to the illegal drug trade, calling her an “immoral woman” whose driver, who he claimed was also her “lover,” collected drug payoffs for her.Without naming the senator in a speech in Camp Crame, the tough-talking President accused De... | ['Marlon Ramos'] | 24/08/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/807231/duterte-slams-de-lima | Inquirer |
Marawi-crisis affected families receive Qurbani meat packs | MARAWI CITY –– Islamic Relief Philippines led by its head of mission Omar Rahaman on Thursday distributed Qurbani meet packs of two kilos each to the Marawi-crisis affected families at the evacuation centers in barangay Buadi-Itowa.This is in celebration of Eid-al-Adha or the feast of sacrifice.“We hope that this initi... | [] | 24/08/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/24/marawi-crisis-affected-families-receive-qurbani-meat-packs/ | Manila Bulletin |
PH reelected to int’l maritime council | The Philippines has been re-elected to the council of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization in charge of maritime safety, security and environment protection, the Department of Transportation said on Monday.The Philippines obtained 124 out of 160 votes on December 1 under Category C, placing 13th amon... | ['Reicelene Joy Ignacio'] | 2017-12-04 21:39:40+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-reelected-intl-maritime-council/366660/ | Manila Times |
Teddyboy’s tweet sparks word war | NEWLY appointed Ambassador to the United Nations Teddyboy Locsin Jr. has been engaging netizens in a word war through his Twitter account (@teddyboylocsin), following his controversial tweet that “the drug menace is so big it needs a Final Solution like the Nazis adopted. That I believe. No rehab.”The tweet—posted on A... | ['Pocholo Concepcion'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/821499/teddyboys-tweet-sparks-word-war | Inquirer |
Duterte slams US, praises Russia | Sparks flew during President Duterte’s first meeting with his acknowledged idol, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting here with the Philippine leader lambasting the United States and Western nations as bullies and hypocrites, while ... | ['Dj Yap'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/846171/duterte-slams-us-praises-russia | Inquirer |
AFP: fighting in Marawi now confined to just ‘two and a half barangays’ | The fighting in Marawi is confined to two and a half villages, in an area less than one square kilometer, the military said on Friday.The conflict between forces and Islamic State-affiliated extremists, raging for 10 weeks now, has killed 114 government troops and 45 civilians, along with 471 rebels.Armed Forces of the... | ['Leila B. Salaverria'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/918563/afp-fighting-in-marawi-now-confined-to-just-two-and-a-half-barangays | Inquirer |
House to investigate ‘outing’ of homeless | Despite explanations from government officials, the House of Representatives will investigate the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in connection with its hauling off hundreds of street children and homeless people to detention centers and beach resorts during the recent visit of Pope Francis to the P... | ['Gil C. Cabacungan', 'Nikko Dizon'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/667854/house-probes-dswd-isolation-of-homeless-street-kids-during-pope-francis-visit | Inquirer |
Enrile, political scions join senatorial derby | The nation thought that at 94, former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has had enough of politics.Enrile pulled a surprise on Tuesday when he announced that he would run for senator, joining scions of premartial law senators like former Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and for... | ['Jovic Yee', 'Maila Ager'] | 2018-02-03 00:03:37+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1043835/enrile-political-scions-join-senatorial-derby | Inquirer |
Smuggled cars to be destroyed | PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has put his foot down on the smuggling of luxury cars and vowed to destroy them this coming Tuesday.In a forum on indigenous people in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte said the smugglers should “watch their money burn” because he will arrange a tractor to run over the smuggled luxury cars... | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-02-03 00:03:37+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/smuggled-cars-destroyed/377860/ | Manila Times |
Limutan Falls: Bagac, Bataan’s hidden, emerging tourism jewel | The construction of an access road to Limutan Falls in Barangay Binukawan in Bagac town will be expedited, as ordered by Gov. Abet S. Garcia to further boost Bataan’s tourism potential.Garcia also asked Raymond Rivera, newly-designated head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) to protect t... | [] | 22/03/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/22/limutan-falls-bagac-bataans-hidden-emerging-tourism-jewel/ | Manila Bulletin |
Dream on | Every president who is called upon to deliver a State-of-the-Nation Address is essentially painting a dream and asking his or her people to work and help achieve that dream. After six SONAs of each and every president, what do we remember of their speeches but a few punchy lines, one or two quotable quotes, the rest be... | ['Maynila Dyaryo'] | 24/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/24/dream-on/ | Manila Bulletin |
‘Manang’ Imee welcomes ‘kabsat’ Grace | Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos warmly welcomed presidential candidate Grace Poe to the province, jokingly telling reporters that they were “kabsat Macoy [siblings under Macoy],” a reference to the urban legend that they are sisters.Asked what she thought of a Poe-Marcos victory in the May elections, Imee responded that ... | ['Leila B. Salaverria', 'Leilanie Adriano'] | 2016-11-12 00:27:47+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/764138/manang-imee-welcomes-kabsat-grace | Inquirer |
59 Marawi evacuees die of various illnesses | At least 59 evacuees displaced by the fighting in Marawi City have died of various illnesses, Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial said here on Thursday.Muslim Mindanao health secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the fatalities include three children, who had died of dehydration, and two adults, who had complications of ... | ['Edwin O. Fernandez', 'Leila B. Salaverria', 'Mar S. Arguelles'] | 2016-11-12 00:27:47+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/906262/59-marawi-evacuees-die-of-various-illnesses | Inquirer |
Through his school, Indian upland folk make steep progress | Who do you blame when students fail in school? The children or the educational system?Three decades ago at Ladakh in northern India, up to 95 percent of students in the desert region failed each year in the government exams, which would have qualified them to proceed to Grade 11. But rather than take a look at how the ... | ['Jovic Yee'] | 2016-11-12 00:27:47+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1027074/through-his-school-indian-upland-folk-make-steep-progress | Inquirer |
INC rallies faithful around 2017 'sharing' theme | INC rallies faithful around 2017 ‘sharing’ themeBy home/News/Nation/INC rallies faithful around 2017 ‘sharing’ themeThe Iglesia ni Cristo (INC or Church of Christ) will mark the 61st birthday of Executive Minister Eduardo V.Manalo on Sunday with the launch of its 2017 theme, “Ikinararangal ko na ako ay Iglesia Ni Crist... | ['Jing Villamente'] | 2016-11-10 21:27:17+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/inc-rallies-faithful-around-2017-sharing-theme/295873/ | Manila Times |
Baguio folk ‘brr-ave’ the cold to attend first dawn Mass | It was an almost freezing start for Misa de Gallo (dawn Masses) here when the early morning temperature plunged to 11.5 degrees Celsius at 5 a.m. on Saturday.From 14.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and Thursday, the mercury dropped to 12.5 degrees Celsius on Friday morning.Saturday’s temperature was the lowest since th... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2018-10-06 00:04:43+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/953121/baguio-folk-brr-ave-the-cold-to-attend-first-dawn-mass | Inquirer |
Palace denies Duterte linked ‘drug lord’ to Chinese envoy | MALACAÑANG on Friday clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte did not link a suspected drug pusher to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua.Duterte, during his meeting with alumni of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) on Thursday, said a certain Michael Yang, a businessman, was close with Zhao.Duterte e... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-10-06 00:04:43+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/palace-denies-duterte-linked-drug-lord-to-chinese-envoy/448909/ | Manila Times |
PH is worst place to be a driver–Waze | The report should come as no surprise: drivers in the Philippines are the least satisfied in the world, according to a survey by the traffic-beating app Waze.Waze, which claims over 90 million active users globally, released on Friday its Driver Satisfaction Index 2017, that showed the Philippines at the bottom of a li... | ['Miguel R. Camus'] | 09/01/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/944636/philippine-news-updates-metro-manila-traffic-waze-driver-satisfaction-index-2017 | Inquirer |
The challenge of public service | Former Vice PresidentI have been often asked if, other than public service, I have other passions in life. My reply is that I only have one passion and that is to serve. I consider myself a servant-leader, whether as a public official or as a private citizen.I have always been someone who helps people, even as a young ... | [] | 09/01/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/01/09/the-challenge-of-public-service/ | Manila Bulletin |
Piston to strike vs PUJ phaseout | Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytors Nationwide (Piston) has announced that it will stage another strike on Monday to protest the government’s plan to phase out public utility jeepneys (PUJs).“We are warning commuters who might be affected by another strike that we will [hold] on Monday star... | ['Mary Gleefer F. Jalea'] | 2018-03-16 00:03:13+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/piston-to-strike-vs-puj-phaseout/386421/ | Manila Times |
Ditch Escudero, Osmeña advises Poe | Sen. Sergio Osmeña III on Monday said that Sen. Grace Poe should run for President next year as an independent candidate even as he advised her against teaming up with Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero.“I think the best option (for her) is to run for President as an independent… so she will not be a captive of any political... | ['Christine O. Avendaño'] | 2018-07-25 00:05:17+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/698713/ditch-escudero-osmena-advises-poe | Inquirer |
Basilan court declares ASG terrorist group | A court in Basilan province has declared the Abu Sayyaf a terrorist organization in a ruling that provides the government with another legal weapon against bandits who have survived years of US-backed offensives.The Sept. 7 ruling by the Isabela City Regional Trial Court (RTC) represents the first time that the 2007 Hu... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 2018-07-25 00:05:17+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/721376/basilan-court-declares-asg-terrorist-group | Inquirer |
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