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Party-list groups urge Comelec to release info on data logs
May 15, 2019, 8:20 pm
MANILA -- Some party-list groups urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to release the information on the election data logs to determine no irregularities have taken place during this year’s mid-term polls. “We wanted to manifest this on the floor, not to delay the canvassing but to… Read More
Palace advises critics, Reds to accept defeat
May 15, 2019, 8:19 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday called on the opposition and leftist groups to be “humble enough” to accept their defeat in the May 13 mid-term elections. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo slammed Bayan Secretary-General Renato Reyes for claiming the so-called President Rodrigo… Read More
Experts tackle medical care for elderly persons with cancer
May 15, 2019, 8:14 pm
MANILA -- Medical experts, doctors, scientists, academics and political leaders in Asia Pacific countries convened on Wednesday to formulate medical care policies for countries with increased cancer cases among older populations. In her keynote speech at the 2019 International Society of Geriartic… Read More
CAB won’t fine Cebu Pacific over series of flight cancellations
May 15, 2019, 8:09 pm
MANILA -- The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) will not impose fines against local air carrier Cebu Pacific over its flight cancellations from April 28 to May 10. Cebu Pacific was able to handle properly the concerns of passengers that were affected by the cancellations, according to the Department… Read More
No onset of wet season yet despite heavy rains in Iloilo
May 15, 2019, 8:04 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The dry season is far from over despite the scattered rains pouring over several parts of Iloilo and Antique, a weather observer of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Iloilo Station said. Wednesday's heavy rains were only… Read More
Political clans’ millennials secure key posts in Leyte, Samar
May 15, 2019, 8:01 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Three millennials from popular clans succeeded in their first attempts to hold key elective positions in Eastern Visayas amid criticisms of lack of leadership experience. On Wednesday, the provincial board of canvassers proclaimed Carl Nicolas Cari, as congressman-elect of… Read More
Legarda is new Antique solon
May 15, 2019, 7:56 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Senator Loren Legarda was proclaimed congresswoman-elect of the lone district of Antique by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) around midnight Tuesday. The proclamation was done after the last election result was transmitted from the municipality of… Read More
Comelec eyes completion of vote canvassing within this week
May 15, 2019, 7:42 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to finish this week the canvassing of all 167 certificates of canvass (COCs) from Monday's mid-term elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez noted that the formal proclamation of winners in the national polls is not possible within… Read More
TDF rates slide Wednesday
May 15, 2019, 7:21 pm
MANILA -- Term Deposit Facility (TDF) rates declined Wednesday on the heels of the reduction in the central bank’s key rates last week. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that the average rate of the seven-day facility fell to 4.5695 percent from 4.6925 percent in last… Read More
Comelec-Pangasinan eyes to transmit votes to nat’l board Thursday
May 15, 2019, 7:18 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) is set to transmit the total votes of Pangasinan to the National Board of Canvassers on Thursday as five municipalities of the province have yet to finish transmitting votes. The municipalities of Mangaldan, San Fabian, Tayug,… Read More
Search on for outstanding tech-voc partners: TESDA
May 15, 2019, 6:41 pm
MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has announced that it is now looking for outstanding technical-vocational (tech-voc) partners to be feted during the annual Kabalikat Awards in August. “Since the early days of the Authority, all our partners have… Read More
DOST to hold food safety seminar for 30 street vendors in CDO
May 15, 2019, 6:39 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology - Region 10 (DOST-10) will organize a food safety seminar for 30 street vendors on May 28, a project assistant told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday. This will be held at SEARSOLIN, Masterson Avenue, Cagayan De Oro City. "The slots… Read More
7-yr T-bond rate down, PH offers Panda bond
May 15, 2019, 6:29 pm
MANILA -- The average rate of seven-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) issued by the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) declined Wednesday, much like government securities auctioned Tuesday. The debt paper's rate, which has a remaining life of six years and eight months, slipped to 5.743 percent compared to… Read More
Pangasinan poll bets told to file campaign expenditures
May 15, 2019, 6:27 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan has reminded candidates in last Monday’s elections to file their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs) from May 14 until June 12. Provincial election supervisor, lawyer Ericson Oganiza, said candidates,… Read More
DOE eyes 70% cap on power plants’ contracting capacity by Q3
May 15, 2019, 6:25 pm
MANILA -- Power producers in the Philippines will be required to have a 70-percent cap on their contracting capacities, likely by the third quarter of 2019, to ensure availability of buffer supply during times of need. Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella, in a… Read More
No leadership change seen in Senate
May 15, 2019, 6:24 pm
MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III is seen to continue holding the reins of the upper chamber as the 18th Congress opens in July. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said there is no talk of leadership change in the Senate since Sotto still enjoys the "trust and confidence" of his… Read More
Governor-elect vows to prioritize health care in Ilocos Norte
May 15, 2019, 5:18 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Governor-elect Matthew Joseph Manotoc has vowed to prioritize and improve public health care services in Ilocos Norte province. In a media interview after his proclamation on Tuesday afternoon, Manotoc said he will focus on various health issues that the province has been trying to… Read More
Comelec proclaims newly-elected SoCot gov, other winners
May 15, 2019, 5:06 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec), through the provincial board of canvassers (PBOC), proclaimed on Wednesday morning Tupi Mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. as the newly-elected governor of South Cotabato province. Lawyer Duque Kadatuan, Comelec provincial supervisor, said… Read More
Defective SD cards stall proclamation for winning Cebu bets
May 15, 2019, 5:04 pm
CEBU CITY -- Defective Secure Digital (SD) cards used in last Monday’s mid-term elections have stalled the proclamation of the winning candidates for governor and vice governor in the province of Cebu. Third District Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia who leads the gubernatorial race with a lead of 235,000… Read More
Poe vows to champion people's interest
May 15, 2019, 4:41 pm
MANILA -- Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday vowed to champion the interest of the people while remaining independent as she is poised for re-election in the Senate. Poe grabbed the second top spot in the senatorial race based on the partial official tally of votes of Monday's mid-term polls from… Read More
