DAVAO CITY (OCTOBER 22)— The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will order all banks to submit report concerning cybersecurity issues in their system within two hours of its discovery. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said the Monetary Board, the central bank’s policy-making has approved the stricter measure during their weekly meeting […]
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Big time gasoline price rollback Monday
MANILA (October 21) — Pump prices are set to go down for the second week in a row, but this time private motorists will be the big winners owing to a big drop in the price of unleaded gasoline effective 6 a.m., Monday (Oct. 22). At least one oil firm disclosed as early as Saturday afternoon […]
Duterte renews call for NPA to surrender
DAVAO CITY (October 21) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, called anew on members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to surrender to the government as he is ready to provide them a comfortable life. In his brief remarks at the inauguration of Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall, President Duterte acknowledged the initial support the NPA […]
Village exec on ‘narco list’, 3 others fall in DavOr raid
DAVAO CITY — Authorities arrested a barangay official, who was included on the government’s “narco list”, and a soldier during simultaneous raids that also netted two other alleged drug personalities in the Davao Oriental town of Lupon on Friday morning, a police official said. Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Police Regional Office 11 (Davao) director, said […]
Pernia: Scheduled hike in fuel tax should push through
MANILA (October 19) — Socioeconomic Secretary Ernesto Pernia favors that the petroleum tax hike scheduled for next year push through, after the latest report on oil futures forecast a softening of oil world crude prices in 2019. “Maybe, it’s better if we don’t suspend it. We really have to study it seriously first,” he told reporters […]
76 aspirants file COCs in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said that a total of 76 aspirants have filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in this city for the 2019 mid-term polls. Lawyer Stephen Roy Cañete, first district election officer, said that of the total number of candidates, six are mayoral aspirants; three for vice mayor; seven […]
Duterte signs first oil exploration deal
DAVAO CITY (October 19) —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed the first-ever petroleum service contract under his administration, which would pave the way for the conduct of more oil exploration activities in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo in a Palace press briefing Thursday confirmed that the President attended on Wednesday the Ceremonial Signing […]
Close to 800K Pinoys affected by Facebook data breach
MANILA — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered Facebook to provide notifications to more than 700,000 Filipino users, whose personal information were affected by a data breach last September. In its order Thursday, the privacy watchdog said the social media firm must provide identity theft insurance for affected Filipino data subjects or establish a […]
Family planning bolsters economic, social success: UN
MANILA (October 18)– Effective family planning is key to a country’s economic and social development, an official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Wednesday. “Economic progress will arise if couples have the power to choose having fewer children,” UNFPA Country Representative Iori Kato said in a press briefing in Pasay City. Citing the State […]
Teddy Locsin takes oath as new DFA chief
MANILA (October 18) — New Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr. has taken his oath as new Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday afternoon. Locsin’s oath-taking came after Malacañang released his appointment paper. Locsin replaced Alan Peter Cayetano who stepped down to run for Taguig City […]
NHA assures relocation site for 99 informal settler families
BAGUIO CITY – The National Housing Authority (NHA) has assured a decent relocation site for at least 99 informal settler families, who had to move out of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) compound to give way to its expansion. “I assure you that under President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s administration, resettlement housing will be […]
152 senatoriables, 185 party-lists aspire in 2019 mid-term polls
MANILA — A total of 337 aspirants for the Senate and party-list seats have filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) and Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONAs) during the five-day filing period for the May 13, 2019 mid-term polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said a total […]
Presidential Son Baste Duterte files COC for vice mayor
DAVAO CITY – Sebastian Duterte, the President’s third child with his former wife Elizabeth Zimmerman, decided to throw his hat into politics. On Wednesday, 29-year old Sebastian filed his certificate of candidacy for the vice mayoralty race. Sebastian was accompanied by his sister and Mayor Sara Duterte in filing his COC at the city Comelec […]