MANILA – As the 2019 Southeast Asian Games finally came to a close on Wednesday, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez lauded the Filipino athletes for their hard work and determination to regain the Games supremacy. Ramirez made the remark after the Philippines pulled out its best performance in the 30th SEA Games, garnering a […]
6 dead, 7 hurt in Tacurong road crash
TACURONG CITY – Four children and two others died in a freak predawn road accident here Friday. Rodrigo Jamorabon, city disaster action officer, said a black Mitsubishi Montero, a black Toyota Hi-lux pick-up, two passenger tricycles, and a motorbike figured in the road crash. Six bodies were found strewn the national highway near Land Bank of […]
Mindanao checkpoints to continue even without martial law
MANILA — Checkpoint operations in Mindanao will continue despite the lifting of martial law by year-end. “Well definitely checkpoints are going to continue, after all even without the martial law, checkpoints are there,” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said in an interview with CNN Philippines’ “The Source” Wednesday. Arevalo […]
IRR of law institutionalizing 4Ps signed
MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the recently signed Republic Act 11310 or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s) Act of 2019 along with its eight partner agencies on Monday. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista said the institutionalization of the 4Ps as the national […]
PRRD vows to build 2K shelters after ‘Tisoy’ onslaught
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday pledged to build about 2,000 shelters to relocate families living along foreshore areas in Albay province following the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri). Duterte made this commitment after Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara bared that several houses along the coastline have been heavily damaged by the typhoon. […]
House OKs bill lowering gov’t retirement age on 2nd reading
MANILA — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure lowering the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56. Voting via voice vote, the chamber passed House Bill 5509, which seeks to amend Section 13-A of Republic Act 8291, otherwise known as the “Government Service Insurance (GSIS) Act of […]
Duterte: ‘I pray not for myself but PH’
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he is praying every night, not for himself, but the whole nation. In a taped interview aired by morning show Unang Hirit on Tuesday, the 74-year-old Chief Executive said he regularly prays at night before he sleeps to ask God for the betterment of the country. “Yes, for my […]
NBI probes new investment scam in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched a probe into another investment scam that reportedly has been in operation the past months in this city and neighboring areas. Jeffrey Mosqueda, Special Investigator III of the NBI-Sarangani District Office (Sardo), on Monday said they are gathering evidence against the alleged founders […]
7 Reds, supporters yield during Bukidnon medical mission
IMPASUGONG, Bukidnon — Seven New People’s Army (NPA) regulars surrendered to government authorities during a medical and social service outreach in Dumalaguing village of this town on Thursday, the military said. During the outreach, known in the indigenous language as “Magbuliga Kuy,” 68 sympathizers of the communist rebel movement in the village also withdrew their support […]
SC orders Aussie firm to return P707M to PCSO
MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Australia-based firm TMA Australia PTY Ltd. and its local subsidiary TMA Group Philippines, Inc. (TMA) to return PHP707.2 million representing the assets of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) that were garnished by a court to pay for thermal papers and bets slips made by the former for lotto […]
Petition to sue Panday Sining over vandalism gains public support
MANILA — Over 9,000 people have signed a petition calling on Manila City government to pursue legal action against cultural youth group Panday Sining’s vandalism in the Philippine capital’s public spaces. The petition, initiated by Hands Off Our Children Movement, wants to punish Panday Sining for defacing the walls in Metro Manila. “Panday Sining vandalized some parts […]
Palace happy PAL passengers ‘safe’ after emergency landing
MANILA — Malacañang on Friday was thankful that the crew and passengers of local flag carrier Philippine Airlines’ (PAF) Boeing 777 plane are safe following an emergency landing at the Los Angeles International Airport. A PAL Flight 113 on its way to Manila made an emergency landing after one of its engines started emitting smoke and […]
Kidapawan quake-displaced families return home amid aftershocks
COTABATO CITY — Families displaced by the series of earthquakes in Kidapawan City have started to return home to slowly rebuild their lives, officials said Wednesday. Mayor Joseph Evangelista also ordered the closure of some of the evacuation centers except in some areas where the communities were too dangerous to reoccupy. “Internally displaced persons under category […]