PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — A 15-foot whale was eventually pulled back into the sea Saturday afternoon after a team of environment, maritime, and coast guard authorities spent several hours to rescue it in Honda Bay here. The large whale, suspected to be either a Bryde’s or Omura’s, was trapped on the sandy beach of Luli […]
Archives for December 2017
PH, Cambodia forge media cooperation pact
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Ministry of Information of the Kingdom of Cambodia signed here on Friday a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) aimed at fostering greater media collaboration. The agreement was inked by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar and Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith. The signing was witnessed by […]
Duterte wants Peñaflorida for PCUP
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants CNN hero Efren Peñaflorida Jr. as the next chairman of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). In his speech during the Davao media Christmas gathering, Duterte said he want Peñaflorida to head the PCUP as he fully understands the the situation of the poor and […]
BIR files cases against 4 delinquent firms over P52-M tax
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed separate tax evasion complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against four delinquent companies for alleged failure to pay taxes amounting to PHP52 million. In a statement, the BIR said the four firms — Abatech Corporation, Amberbase Solutions Philippines, Corporation, Ira General and Security Services, […]
OFW cluster in Duterte cabinet eyed
MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recommended the addition of an Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) cluster in the Cabinet to further improve service for Filipino migrants and their families. Cayetano said one of 2017’s highlight for DFA is assisting OFWs. And to continue this, he said creation of a Cabinet cluster on […]
Ethics on Promoting Milk Substitutes
Reviving the breastfeeding culture in the is facing rough challenges owing to the aggressive advertising of processed milk products for infants. While there are medical factors that prevents women from breastfeeding such as being HIV positive, using certain drugs or having a baby with galactosemia (an inability to process a component of breastmilk), the most common reasons not […]
Catholics attend “Simbang Gabi” despite typhoon Urduja
MANILA — Typhoon Urduja did not stop Catholic faithful in the Visayas Region and Southern Luzon from attending the first day of the nine-day Simbang Gabi on Saturday. Priests in the different Dioceses in the two regions, which were affected by the storm, relayed this good news. Rev. Fr. Jenious Mansalay, Social Action Director, Diocese […]
PAL’s 9th Boeing 777 delivered, 10th one coming in few days
MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to become a certified four-star airline by 2018, flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been building up its fleet and adding new routes, especially for its Clark hub. In a statement on Friday, PAL said it just had its ninth Boeing 777-300ER delivered, to be used mainly for routes from […]
Communists want coalition government-Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Communist party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP/NDF) want a coalition government says President Rodrigo R. Duterte Friday night, December 15. In his speech before the members of the Davao media, Duterte revealed based on the information he got from the documents submitted while the peace talks with the rebels […]
Pray for the country during Simbang Gabi- CBCP
MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) Public Affairs Committee urged the faithful to include the country in their prayers, as Catholics start the traditional nine-day Simbang Gabi today, December 16. “We remind the faithful to continue adhering to this beautiful tradition. We pray not only for our personal intentions […]
Former Agusan Del Norte Mayor charged over unliquidated funds
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Former Remedios Agusan del Norte Mayor Teresita Soliva of Remedios Romualdez, is facing charges before the Sandiganbayan for Malversation and 10 counts of Failure to liquidate P991,668.58 cash advances. Investigation disclosed that from April 2004 to May 2007, respondent received a total of P991,668.58 as cash advances for travel expenses, peace and […]
P521-M worth of fake shoes, apparel seized in Pasay City
MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of boxes of fake apparel and shoes estimated to be worth PHP521.93 million were seized on Thursday by agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Pasay City. The operation conducted by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service and Enforcement (CIIS) and Security Service (ESS) uncovered the counterfeit goods such as Lee, […]
150,000 mangrove propagules planted in Tanjay City
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — Various local government and non-government entities have banded together to intensify efforts to reforest the mangrove area in Barangay San Isidro in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. As of latest count, at least 150,000 mangrove seedlings or propagules have been planted, with some having grown as high as six feet already. Planting […]