MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared July 31 as a regular holiday nationwide for the observance of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. Duterte signed Proclamation 985, which states that Eid’l Adha should be observed as a regular holiday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Thursday in separate statements. Eid’l […]
Ex-judge to clergy: Focus on fixing Church scandals, not politics
MANILA – Former Sandiganbayan justice and Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Harriet Demetriou on Tuesday called out religious leaders for engaging in politics and urged them to focus instead on reforming the Catholic Church which has been plagued by scandals. “Instead of your non-stop politicizing, criticizing and demeaning the System which includes the judicial power of […]
DAR now accepts online filing of agrarian-related cases
MANILA – In compliance with the health protocols under the new normal and as an urgent measure to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is now accepting electronic filing, processing, and completion of legal proceedings in cases under agrarian law implementation (ALI). Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. […]
NoCot town seeks P150-M loan for water utility
MAGPET, North Cotabato – The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) here unanimously approved Monday a resolution authorizing the local chief executive to negotiate a PHP150-million bank loan for the improvement of the town-run Magpet Water Works and Services (MWWS) utility. The LGU is set to transact the loan with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to fund […]
Coronavirus cases among PCOO personnel climb to 23
MANILA – The total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases among employees of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Proper and its attached agencies have already reached 23. In his Viber message to Palace reporters on Sunday, PCOO Assistant Secretary JV Arcena confirmed that the PCOO Proper has 17 confirmed cases with one death. In […]
Air Force personnel on chopper crash identified
CAUAYAN CITY — The four people who died on board a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Huey helicopter which crashed at the Cauayan Air Station here on Thursday night have already been identified. The victims were identified as Captain Christopher Cesar Urbano, the pilot in command, and Captain Fiorelio Bernardo, his co-pilot. Their bodies were retrieved […]
Manila prelate Pabillo tests positive for Covid-19
MANILA – Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, on Thursday said he has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “… l announce that I am positive (for) Covid-19 with the RT-PCR test,” Pabillo said in a statement. Pabillo added that he is now under quarantine and is following strict protocols. “Although […]
Kidapawan inaugurates P4.2-M Covid-19 facility
KIDAPAWAN CITY–The city government inaugurated Monday a PHP4.3-million Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF) here for locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “It is the first-ever facility in Region 12 funded solely by the local government unit (LGU) through its local risk reduction management fund,” Mayor Joseph Evangelista told reporters. Evangelista said […]
Media not allowed inside Batasan during SONA
MANILA – No members of the media will be allowed inside the premises of Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 27). In an advisory sent to reporters, the House of Representatives said only members of the Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang (PBS-RTVM) will […]
Ambulance driver, helper arrested for carrying ‘shabu’ in Maguindanao
DAVAO CITY – The ambulance driver and an aide of Parang town in Maguindanao were arrested after police authorities in Talitay town discovered their possession of prohibited drugs on Sunday afternoon. In a report published by NDBC, Major Michael Tinio, chief of the Datu Anggal Midtimbang municipal police, identified the two as Mohaimen Ali, 32, the […]
Duterte signs law adjusting school calendar
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law adjusting the school calendar amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Duterte signed Republic Act 11480 on Friday (July 17) but a copy of the law was released on Monday (July 20). RA 11480 amends Section 3 of RA 7797 also known as “An act […]
PNP suggests online protest for rallyists on SONA
MANILA — Instead of gathering to hold protest actions, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa on Monday called on protesters to hold their gathering online. Gamboa said online protests on President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27 would accede to the health protocols being implemented with a guideline prohibiting […]
Hinterland encounter kills top rank rebel
DAVAO CITY – A leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight with government troops in the Davao Oriental town of Lupon on Friday, the Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion (28IB) said. In a statement on Saturday, the 28IB said the encounter resulted in the death of a certain Prince Wendel Olofernes, […]