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Eastern Visayas reaps gains from absence of disasters
December 21, 2018, 5:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Eastern Visayas enjoyed more economic gains in 2018 with no major calamities that disrupted business activities, despite being one of the country’s most disaster-prone region. The region’s six provinces did not experience major earthquake similar to what struck Leyte province… Read More
NegOcc set to expand markets for pigeon pea, lamb meat
December 21, 2018, 5:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Negros Occidental is set to expand its markets for pigeon pea and lamb meat, as the Negrense food is highlighted in the three-day “Kaon Na ‘Ta” Food and Travel Festival, which ended on Friday. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. bared this during the second day of the festival held… Read More
Population agency to continue mandate despite name change
December 21, 2018, 5:33 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Commission on Population (Popcom) will continue to fulfill its reproductive health mandate even if it has already been reconstituted and placed under a different agency, an official said Thursday.President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 71 last December 13,… Read More
BCDA names New Clark City's power distributor
December 21, 2018, 5:31 pm
MANILA -- The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) named the Meralco-Marubeni Consortium as winning bidder for the power distribution contract in New Clark City. BCDA said Friday that the Meralco-Marubeni Consortium has submitted the lowest tariff bid of PHP0.6188 per kilowatt hour,… Read More
TESDA, DOTr eye skills training for 13K PUJ drivers, operators
December 21, 2018, 5:06 pm
MANILA -- A new tie-up between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyed to give skills training to about 13,000 people from 2018 to 2022. The two agencies signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) last week to provide skills… Read More
Debt management in good hands
December 21, 2018, 4:58 pm
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon expressed confidence in the capability of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and the rest of the economic team to ensure the sound and efficient management of the debt incurred to fund the government’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure… Read More
5 games named to SEAG eSports event
December 21, 2018, 4:49 pm
MANILA -- Defense of the Ancients 2 will headline five of the six titles that will be played in the first ever eSports event of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next year. The globally popular 5-on-5 computer game is expected to be the main attraction of the SEA Games eSports tournament, where a… Read More
Parents, schools execs urged to work harder vs. bullying
December 21, 2018, 4:47 pm
MANILA -- Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said schools and parents need to work more closely with children to address bullying and violence involving schoolchildren. Sought by reporters to comment on online videos of an alleged mauling incident in a Quezon City… Read More
Taekwondo body condemns teenage jin’s act in bullying incident
December 21, 2018, 4:43 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) condemned the act of a certain Ateneo Junior High School student, whose video of him bullying and even kicking a schoolmate inside the comfort room went viral on Thursday night. "Any form of misbehavior which includes harassment, bullying, and… Read More
Moms urged to be more open to early childhood education
December 21, 2018, 4:41 pm
MANILA -- Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged mothers to change their mindset and be more open to early childhood education, saying children aged five and below should be taught reading at least a few letters of the alphabet. During the inauguration of the two Masaganang Bukas Learning… Read More
Ilocos Norte prov’l board OKs P1.6-B budget for 2019
December 21, 2018, 4:39 pm
for vetting RMA-12/21-4 Ilocos Norte prov’l board OKs P1.6-B budget for 2019 LAOAG CITY -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Ilocos Norte unanimously approved on Friday the PHP1.6-billion budget of the provincial government for next year. In a special session, the 11 board members present… Read More
Velez earns quarters slot in PSC-PHILTA Age Group Championships
December 21, 2018, 4:20 pm
MANILA -- Unranked John David Velez of Davao City pulled off a 6-3, 7-5 upset win over third seed Loucas Fernandez to complete the quarterfinal cast in the boys' 18-under category of the Philippine Sports Commission - Philippine Tennis Center (PSC-PHILTA) National Age Group Championships at the… Read More
3-car smashup kills 2, hurts 11 in Sultan Kudarat
December 21, 2018, 4:16 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat -- A three-vehicle smashup along the national highway in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat claimed the lives of two persons and injured 11 others Thursday night. Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, speaking for the police in Region 12, said Friday that based on a report from the Esperanza town… Read More
No Yuletide break for Metro Manila cops
December 21, 2018, 4:15 pm
MANILA -- There will be no holiday break for police personnel in Metro Manila as National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head Director Guillermo Eleazar on Friday ordered the five district directors to tighten security and remain visible on Christmas and New Year's Day revelries. The five… Read More
DOTr to review issue of motorcycles as public transport
December 21, 2018, 4:10 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has created a technical working group (TWG) that will review the issue of making motorcycles as a mode of public transport. In a statement on Friday, the DOTr said the TWG will consist of the DOTr, Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land… Read More
Solons decry Ateneo bullying incident
December 21, 2018, 4:07 pm
MANILA -- Some lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday condemned the alleged bullying incident involving an Ateneo de Manila Junior High School student, as seen on several videos that went viral, stressing that there is "no place for bullying" in academic institutions. One of the… Read More
28 farmers in southern Negros take oath as potential ARBs
December 21, 2018, 4:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 28 farmers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental town have been identified as potential beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Gloria Caňonero, in a statement on Thursday, said the farmers signed an undertaking… Read More
Conviction of ex-LRA exec for estafa, graft upheld
December 21, 2018, 3:40 pm
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction for estafa and graft of a former executive of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) over an alleged illegal land deal in 2010. The Sandiganbayan First Division, in a decision dated Dec. 20, 2018, affirmed the joint decision dated Nov. 10, 2017… Read More
Ormoc tourism workers get new gears
December 21, 2018, 1:54 pm
ORMOC CITY, Leyte -- The regional office of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Eastern Visayas has turned over gears to eight organizations in this city under the Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) on product development and capability building for various tourism livelihood opportunities on Thursday. The… Read More
End of security threats, more assets top Lorenzana’s wish list
December 21, 2018, 1:15 pm
MANILA -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana wants more naval and aerial assets for the military next year so it can better perform its mandate and end internal security threats. "My wish list is hopefully we will have more equipment, we need we need more ships, we… Read More
