MANILA – The delay in the arrival of the coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization-led COVAX Facility will take only one week, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., assured on Friday. “I think the delay is only for one week,” Galvez, the country’s vaccine czar, said in an interview over ABS-CBN […]
PH ready to repatriate Filipinos in Myanmar
MANILA – The Philippines is ready to repatriate Filipinos in Myanmar after its military seized power and arrested the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top officials of the ruling National League for Democracy party, Malacañang said Monday. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government’s top priority […]
Koreans top list of foreigners barred from entering PH in 2020
Over 3,000 foreigners, the majority of them Koreans, have been barred from entering the country last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Monday. According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, a total of 3,044 aliens were denied entry in 2020 as compared to 7,700 who were turned away from the previous year. A large […]
Davao is PH’s 10th richest city
DAVAO CITY – With PHP19.784 billion in total assets last year, this city has landed the 10th spot among the richest cities in the country in 2019, according to the Commission on Audit’s (COA) Annual Financial Report (AFR) for Local Government. Released on Thursday, the COA report listed Makati City as the wealthiest city in […]
Kuwaiti employer sentenced to death for killing Filipina domestic worker
MANILA – The Kuwaiti employer of Jeanelyn Villavende, the overseas Filipino worker who was tortured and killed in Kuwait, has been sentenced to death by a criminal court, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. announced late Wednesday. “The (Philippine Embassy) lawyer Fawziya Al Sabah said the Court’s decision was fair and in accordance with law and […]
‘Balik Probinsiya’ to resume early this year
DAVAO CITY – Suspended in June this year, the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program is set to resume early this year , the National Housing Authority announced Wednesday, December 30, In an interview, Marcelino Escalada, executive director of the program and general manager of the National Housing Authority, said it was put on hold to […]
Sara Duterte tops list of presidential bets: survey
MANILA – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has topped the list of possible presidential bets in a survey released by Pulse Asia on Thursday. The Pulse Asia survey, conducted from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, showed that 26 percent of Filipinos would support Sara succeeding her father, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, as president should the 2022 elections […]
PH travel ban expands to 19 countries over new Covid-19 strain
MANILA – The Philippines on Tuesday banned “all foreign travelers” from the United Kingdom (UK) and 19 other countries and areas from entering the country following reports of a new strain of coronavirus found in the UK. In a memorandum issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the extension of the temporary […]
Duterte to veto some items in 2021 annual budget
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte would use his veto power to get rid of some provisions included in the proposed 2021 General Appropriations Act, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement just days before the anticipated ceremonial signing of the proposed PHP4.5-trillion national budget for 2021. ‘Sigurado po na magkakaroon po ng […]
Ampoloquio appointed as ad interim Comelec Commissioner
DAVAO CITY — Davao Lawyer Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio has been appointed ad interim commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Ampoloquio took her oath of office for a term expiring on Feb. 2, 2027, replacing Al Parreño last December 23, the poll body said. She will outline a few of her priority projects as commissioner once […]
Zambo City to reopen Sta. Cruz Island amid pandemic
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has announced that the world-famous Sta. Cruz Island would be reopened to the public starting December 26. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar made the announcement on Friday after the Protected Area Management Board approved the protocols for the operation of Sta. Cruz Island amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Salazar […]
Killer-cop a disgrace to police; will pay for crimes: DILG
MANILA – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday labeled Police MSgt. Jonel Nuezca a “cold-blooded murderer” and a “disgrace to the police profession”. In a news release, Año assured the public that Nuezca would face the full force of the law for the double murder of a mother and son over an altercation in Paniqui, Tarlac […]
Duque still has PRRD’s trust: Palace
MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III still serves at the pleasure of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said Monday following a senator’s call to replace the health chief for the government’s missed opportunity to secure Pfizer’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine by January. In a press briefing from Davao City, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this […]