LEGAZPI CITY — More local and foreign tourists are arriving in this premier Bicol city as Mayon Volcano continues its phreatic eruptions that started afternoon last Saturday, January 13. With this development, Mayor Noel E. Rosal said Thursday he would ask the city tourism office to advice all the visitors who want to watch the […]
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NHA to unveil the P720-million AFP/PNP model Condo in March
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority will unviel the model condominium building intended for the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine national Police (AFP/PNP) in March. Marcelino P. Escalada, NHA General Manager said the agency allocated P720-million for the construction of the sixteen low rise condominium buildings to […]
Palace welcomes higher PH ranking in world’s most powerful passports
MANILA, Philippines — Palace welcomes higher PH ranking in world’s Malacañang on Saturday welcomed the country’s climb in the latest Henley and Partners Passport Index, which ranks all of the world’s passports according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The Philippines rose three notches higher to 72nd place in 2018 […]
NHA 2018 and beyond : Building comfortable and liveable homes, rebuilding trust
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The failure of the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the last decades to build an “acceptable homes” for its beneficiaries is now the strength of the agency. General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. admitted “I am a witness to those failures and my heart bleeds because I am leading the agency which […]
Congress to ensure free tuition only for deserving students
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will ensure ensure that state funds allocated for the government’s free college tuition program would be used only on deserving students and not wasted on malingerers and recidivist absentees or ‘bulakbol’ students. House Appropriations Committee Chair Karlo Nograles said state and local colleges and universities should not become “Iskul […]
Duterte targets corrupt local officials
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants corrupt local government officials out. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in the Tuesday press briefing at the Palace said the President would expand his “cleansing of the bureaucracy” to local officials. In 2017, Duterte fired ten top officials of his administration over corruption issues. (duterte-fires-10-top-officials-in-2017/) Last week he […]
PDEA probes Taiwanese vessel over P125-M cocaine
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is investigating the circumstances involving a Taiwanese vessel discovered carrying 24 kilograms of cocaine in Sorsogon worth an estimated P125 million on January 3. Authorities suspect the illegal drugs came from a foreign cargo vessel marked Jin Ming, which made an emergency docking last Tuesday, January 2, […]
PDEA Academy needs 5,000 applicants
SILANG, Cavite, Philippines — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy formally opens on Friday 5,000 slots for applicants to the Drug Enforcement Officer Basic Course (DEOBC) Qualifying Examinations. To apply, interested individuals must be 21-35 years of age with a minimum of 5’2’ height for males and 5’ for females. Applicants must also be a […]
Cargo ship hits Bohol-bound vessel
CEBU CITY, Phillippines — The 54 passengers and 24 crew members and officers of M/V Lite Ferry 20 of Lite Shipping were all declared safe after they were accidentally hit by a cargo ship off Lawis Ledge, Talisay, around 12:30 p.m. Friday. M/V Lite Ferry 20 was bound for Tubigon, Bohol when it was accidentally […]
DFA starts issuing passports with 10-year validity
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday announced that issuance of passports with 10-year validity starts January 3. “Since January 1 and 2 were holidays, passport applications made starting today, January 3, shall be 10-year valid, provided the applicant is not a minor,” said Director Geronimo Suliguin, officer in charge for DFA-Office […]
Promoting Filipino language via spellchecker app, atbp.
MANILA — Finetuning a Filipino spellchecker app, an exhibit of artifacts showing the evolution of the Filipino language, and refining initial translations of the Philippine Constitution in the past and present. These were the most significant endeavors of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino to promote the Philippines’ national language in 2017. “It’s our mandate to promote […]
Uganda Court Releases Red Pepper Editors
Uganda- The eight (8) Red Pepper editors and senior managers arrested in Uganda on November based on charges of libel, offensive communication and publication of information prejudicial to security were granted bail pending further judicial proceedings on decvember 23, 2017. On 21 November, police operatives removed eight directors and editors from their offices at Pepper […]
Filipinos full of hope in 2018 -SWS
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Despite the challenges in 2017, 96percent of Filipinos welcome 2018 with high hope. The Social Weather Station (SWS) survey conducted December 8 to 16 recorded an “all-time high” hope. The survey also showed only 4% of Filipinos expressed fear of what 2018 would bring them, the result is just 1%percent below […]