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2018, most productive year for Senate
December 27, 2018, 2:00 pm
MANILA -- Despite a leadership change and the usual string of political intrigues and controversial investigations, 2018 has proven to be the “most productive” year for the Senate. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the chamber approved 245 measures during the whole year-- many of which… Read More
‘CPP-NPA has done nothing, but exploit masses’: ex-rebel
December 27, 2018, 1:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A former rebel in Negros Occidental said the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) has done nothing for the masses contrary to their claim of waging a people’s war. “It’s been 50 years, but what have (they) really done… Read More
DOF offices, attached agencies told to work with PACC
December 27, 2018, 1:49 pm
MANILA -- Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered all offices of the Department of Finance (DOF) and its attached agencies to closely coordinate with the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) in helping catch the big fishes involved in high-stakes, white-collar crimes, the finance… Read More
Sandiganbayan junks graft rap vs. water district exec
December 27, 2018, 1:34 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case against a former director of the Metropolitan Tuguegarao Water District (MTWD) in 2011 due to inordinate delay in the disposition of the case. The Sandiganbayan First Division, in its 10-page resolution dated Dec. 20, 2018, dismissed the… Read More
DSWD activates quick response teams for TD ‘Usman’
December 27, 2018, 1:32 pm
MANILA -- With the entry of tropical depression “Usman” in the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the quick response teams in the different Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along the path of the weather disturbance are now activated for disaster… Read More
Duterte raises bounty to P50-M for arrest of Batocabe’s killer
December 27, 2018, 1:32 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has increased the bounty from PHP30 million to PHP50 million for the arrest of the mastermind behind the killing of Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Rodel Batocabe. Duterte made this announcement as the bereaved family sought for his help to get justice… Read More
US confident PH can improve aviation security standards
December 27, 2018, 1:31 pm
MANILA -- The United States expressed confidence the Philippine aviation security would improve, as it cited "active support" to the Department of Transportation in the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “We are collaborating closely with the Philippines Department… Read More
PCCI supports rehab, not closure, of tourist destinations
December 27, 2018, 11:18 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) expressed its support to the government’s effort to rehabilitate tourist destinations across the country, but not the complete shutdown of these places. PCCI President Alegria Sibal-Limjoco told the Philippine News Agency that the… Read More
Reds' 50th anniversary a 'downgraded' event
December 27, 2018, 10:54 am
MANILA -- The 50th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) is best described as "downgraded", Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato said, quoting a former ranking member of the rebel group. The NPA, the rebel… Read More
4.1-M indigents benefit from 4Ps in 2018
December 27, 2018, 9:00 am
MANILA -- In line with its mandate to protect the poor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has served more than 4 million beneficiaries under its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. DSWD Undersecretary Florita R. Villar on Friday reported the 4Ps continues to… Read More
2018 a year full of 'wins' for PH: DFA
December 27, 2018, 8:33 am
MANILA -- 2018 has been a "great year" full of "wins" for the Philippines, with the historic return of the Balangiga Bells a century after it was taken as war trophy by the United States, and the adoption of an international compact that benefits migrants worldwide, the Department of Foreign… Read More
TD 'Usman' brings moderate to heavy rains over Visayas, Mindanao
December 27, 2018, 8:30 am
MANILA -- Moderate to heavy rains are expected in several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao Thursday as tropical depression "Usman" maintains its strength, the weather bureau said. In its latest severe weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Thu. Dec. 27, 2018
December 27, 2018, 7:38 am
BUSINESS MIRROR -- China stops processing visas of PHL tour groups INQUIRER -- Solon's slay: 6 listed as persons of interest MANILA BULLETIN -- Second oil tax deferred PHILIPPINE STAR -- '50 years of CPP-NPA a failed rebellion' MANILA TIMES -- Communist rebellion a 'failure' - Palace MANILA… Read More
Folayang defends ONE lightweight belt vs. Aoki
December 27, 2018, 7:22 am
MANILA -- Shinya Aoki will get a second chance at the ONE lightweight title he lost to Eduard Folayang as they will meet again in his home country next year. Folayang and Aoki will face off in one of the highly-anticipated three world title fights scheduled in the first event in Tokyo, ONE: A New… Read More
House sows seeds of Duterte’s legislative legacy
December 27, 2018, 6:00 am
MANILA -- The House of Representatives has sown the seeds of legislation that would leave an impactful legacy for President Rodrigo Duterte. True to her word, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivered on her promise to fulfill the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte in just a matter of… Read More
Shabu in Ilocos Norte continues to decline: PNP
December 27, 2018, 12:00 am
LAOAG CITY -- Owing to the intensified drive against prohibited drugs, the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) has reported that the supply of shabu in the province is getting scarce. “The supply and demand of illegal drugs in the province has been continuously declining,” Chief… Read More
Joma behind Plaza Miranda bombing: comrade
December 26, 2018, 10:26 pm
MANILA — Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Ma. Sison is the mastermind in the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing that left nine people dead and more than 90 others injured, one of CPP's founding fathers said. In a documentary produced by Sambayanan, CPP founding member Ruben… Read More
Solon, mayor in hot water for assaulting cop
December 26, 2018, 10:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo first district Rep. Richard Garin and Guimbal town mayor Oscar Garin are now in hot water after they allegedly mauled and threatened a police officer assigned at local police Station in Guimbal, Iloilo Wednesday early dawn. Police Officer 3 Federico Macaya, 41, of Brgy.… Read More
Troops seize NPA equipment after clash on Christmas Day
December 26, 2018, 8:32 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Army troops seized combat equipment and documents left by the New People's Army (NPA) following an armed encounter in Davao del Sur town of Sta. Cruz on Christmas Day.Lt. Col. Rhojun Rosales, commander of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion, said the clash ensued while government… Read More
Parents urged to visit Zambo City child offenders
December 26, 2018, 7:54 pm
Councilor Cary John Pioc, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation president, celebrates Christmas together with the Children in Conflict with the Law (CILC) housed at the CICL center in Barangay Culianan, Zamboanga City, on Christmas Day. (Photo courtesy of Councilor Cary John… Read More
