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Construction projects increase 17% in Q3
December 19, 2018, 6:55 pm
MANILA -- Approved construction projects from July to September this year increased by 16.7 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday. Approved building permits rose to 42,111 in the third quarter this year from 36,076 in the same period last year. Construction value in… Read More
DILG reinstates dismissed Cebu City dad
December 19, 2018, 6:45 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the reinstatement of James Cuenco as Cebu City councilor. Cuenco said his father, former Congressman Antonio Cuenco, who is presently in Manila, relayed to him the good news but he has yet to receive a copy of the… Read More
Negrenses to study language, caregiver course in Japan
December 19, 2018, 6:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 19 Negrense nurses and midwives will leave for Japan next month after completing the language and culture training under the Japanese Language and Careworker Study Scholarship Program of the provincial government. Karen Dinsay, head of the Negros Occidental Scholarship… Read More
Duterte to sign Rice Tariffication Bill ‘anytime’
December 19, 2018, 6:36 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte is expected to sign the Rice Tariffication Bill, a measure he certified as urgent, “anytime” soon, Malacañang said on Wednesday but did not give a specific date. “It has been submitted to the Office of the President. I suppose it will be signed… Read More
16 hurt in North Cotabato highway mishap
December 19, 2018, 6:35 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Sixteen persons were injured when the passenger jeepney they were riding in figured in an accident along the national highway in Matalam, North Cotabato Tuesday. Supt. Bernard Tayong, speaking for the North Cotabato provincial police office, said that what was supposed to be a… Read More
Rebels fire at 2 CAFGU sites in Capiz
December 19, 2018, 6:28 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Members of the New People’s Army (NPA) indiscriminately fired against two detachment sites of the Philippine Army’s Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary early Tuesday morning. No one was hurt from the troops of the CAFGU, said Lt. Col. Sisenando… Read More
Reap what you sow, Palace tells drug coddlers
December 19, 2018, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- Drug coddlers who continue to resist arrest have to face the consequences of their actions, Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after government data from July 1, 2016 to Nov. 30 this year showed that 5,050 people have been killed in… Read More
28K Pinoys barred from leaving PH in anti-trafficking drive: BI
December 19, 2018, 5:58 pm
MANILA -- Over 28,000 Filipino travelers have been barred by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from leaving the country from January to October as part of the government’s intensified campaign against human trafficking. According to BI Port Operations Division Chief Grifton Medina, a total of… Read More
Guimaras guv calls for efficient tax collection
December 19, 2018, 5:56 pm
JORDAN, Guimaras -- Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin has called on officials of five municipalities to improve their tax collection as he expressed apprehension over the province’s too much dependence on its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share. In his State of the Province Address (SOPA)… Read More
Bill empowering MSMEs gets final House nod
December 19, 2018, 5:54 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to strengthen, empower, and enhance the financing programs for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to a statement on Wednesday, 212 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill… Read More
Nabbed suspect’s claim tightens political battle in Samar
December 19, 2018, 5:47 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The arrest of a murder suspect has deepened political divides in Samar province even among members of family. In a statement issued Tuesday, San Jorge, Samar Mayor Joseph Grey refuted the claim of his son, Francis, who pointed to Calbayog Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and retired army… Read More
Piñol assures safety nets in place for rice farmers
December 19, 2018, 5:46 pm
MANILA -- Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has assured that safety nets are in place for local rice farmers once the National Food Authority (NFA) stops selling subsidized rice and when the agency's approved rice imports are depleted. Piñol, in a press briefing on Monday, said the NFA's… Read More
Suspected measles cases monitored in GenSan village
December 19, 2018, 5:42 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Health personnel are closely monitoring a village here due to the increasing cases of suspected measles infection. A report from the City Health Office's (CHO) epidemiology and surveillance unit (CESU) said the monitored cases of suspected measles in the city from January… Read More
No new infra project can start under reenacted budget: Diokno
December 19, 2018, 5:39 pm
MANILA -- No new infrastructure project can start under a reenacted budget, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday. “Under a reenacted budget, no new infrastructure projects can start because the capital outlays component of the previous year’s budget cannot be deemed reenacted,”… Read More
Stocks up, peso flat in midweek trading
December 19, 2018, 5:39 pm
MANILA -- The local bourse took part in a spate of regional bullishness, ending the day higher but the peso was flat against the greenback in midweek trading. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) sprung upward 159.22 points or 2.15 percent to close trading at 7,579.62 points. All shares also… Read More
Bicol attacks show Reds' insincerity of holding peace talks
December 19, 2018, 5:38 pm
MANILA-- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday that the series of violent attacks by communist terrorist rebels in the Bicol Region shows the insincerity of the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF) and… Read More
Added duties on cement imports bad for gov't infra projects
December 19, 2018, 5:38 pm
MANILA -- Cement importers and contractors cautioned that the imposition of safeguard duties on imported cement may delay the administration’s Build, Build, Build program, as another trade barrier can only serve to exacerbate effects of the current cement shortage. On Wednesday, Philippine… Read More
Over 400K workers regularized from Jan. to Dec. : DOLE
December 19, 2018, 5:27 pm
MANILA -- Over 400,000 contractual workers have been given permanent employment as part of the anti-"endo" campaign of the government, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesday. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that from January to December 3, a total of 411,449… Read More
BOC Davao exceeds 2018 collection target
December 19, 2018, 5:23 pm
MANILA -- The Port of Davao has recorded a PHP5.1-billion, or about 25 percent, surplus in its collection from January to early December, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Wednesday. In a statement, District Collector Atty. Romalino Valdez said they have collected a total of PHP25.3 billion, as… Read More
Go seeks to boost agri thru improved irrigation services
December 19, 2018, 5:05 pm
MANILA -- Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday stressed the need to further improve the country’s irrigation system to boost the country’s agricultural sector, citing its crucial importance to the country’s economic progress. Speaking before… Read More
