MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the dismissal from the service of former North Cotabato 2nd District congressman Gregorio Ipong in connection with irregularities in the use of pork barrel funds in 2007. In a 13-page resolution released online last week, the SC Second Division affirmed the Court of Appeals (CA) which found Ipong […]
McDonald’s to hire elderly, PWDs of Manila
MANILA – Senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) of Manila will soon have a chance to work at McDonald’s, an American fast-food chain. The city government of Manila entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the personnel provider of McDonald’s for the implementation of a program that would provide jobs for senior citizens […]
Chocolate Hills resort issued building permit even without ECC
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga on Friday said the owner of the resort built within the vicinity of Chocolate Hills in Bohol was never issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). However, the owner of Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort still obtained a building permit […]
Transport Office hires 300 security screeners
MANILA – The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) will soon hire an additional 300 security screening officers to be stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “We requested the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) to allow us to hire over 1,000 screeners, and they approved 700. We are just waiting for their go signal […]
PH orders Chinese vessels to leave Ayungin ‘immediately’
MANILA – The Philippine government demanded that China remove “immediately” its vessels from the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal after protesting the dangerous maneuvers of the China Coast Guard (CCG) that caused minor damage and injuries to a Filipino resupply mission on Tuesday morning. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Tuesday afternoon Chinese Deputy […]
DMW padlocks consultancy firm illegally sending OFWs to Poland
MANILA – A Makati-based consultancy firm was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday after it was confirmed to be illegally sending Filipinos to work in Poland factories. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the firm disguised sending of Filipino workers abroad as part of its “global migration training” service. The agency’s Migrant […]
NTF-ELCAC chief rejects call to scrap ‘relevant’ task force
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) remains relevant in the ongoing peace efforts of the Philippine government, its executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said Saturday. Torres was responding to United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan’s call for the abolition of NTF-ELCAC, which she […]
Año: Gov’t to use ‘resolute’ force to quell attempts to divide PH
MANILA – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año emphasized on Sunday that the government will do everything to prevent any attempt to dismember the country. “Any attempt to secede any part of the Philippines will be met by the government with resolute force,” Año said in a statement as he rejected the idea to separate Mindanao […]
Agusan Sur declared under state of calamity
BUTUAN CITY – Agusan del Sur province has been placed under a state of calamity as floods hit most towns in the area due to heavy rains caused by the shear line and trough of the low-pressure area in the last three days. On Thursday, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution on the matter […]
PH, Indonesia ink MOU on energy, eye cooperation on S&T, BARMM dev’t
MANILA – The Philippines and Indonesia on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen their cooperation in the field of energy. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the exchange of MOU on energy cooperation between the Department of Energy and Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in a […]
Focus crimes down by 67% on Christmas Eve – PNP
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 67-percent drop in focus crimes on Christmas Eve compared to last year. As per the data provided by PNP information chief and spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo on Monday, 34 focus crimes were recorded the day before Christnas, or 66.34 percent lower compared to 101 crimes during the […]
AFP heightens ops vs. Daulah Islamiyah units in Lanao Sur
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday said the military has launched intensified operations against the Daulah Islamiyah (DI) local terrorist group operating in Lanao del Sur. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Brawner said they are also looking into reports that the terror group ISIS (Islamic State […]
PRO-13 on full alert following Marawi bombing, magnitude 7.4 tremor
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) is on full alert following the magnitude 7.4 tremor that struck the province and the deadly bombing in Marawi City over the weekend. Maj. Jennifer Omiter, the PRO-13 Information office chief, said the heightened alert status was to ensure the readiness […]