Duterte to possibly sign EO on ‘endo’ before May 1 — Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to sign the executive order (EO) on contractualization before Labor Day. (Photo Courtesy: RTVM) MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced...
View ArticleMalacañang opposes FB’s choice of fact checkers
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that it will become a problem because what he calls as Facebook’s “police of the truth” are “sometimes partisan.” MANILA, Philippines —...
View ArticlePHL Embassy: No mushroom picker jobs available in Canada for OFWs
FILE PHOTO: A temporary foreign worker sorts mushrooms at the Highline Mushrooms farm. REUTERS The Philippine Embassy in Canada has refuted reports of a Canadian mushroom farm looking to hire mushroom...
View ArticlePalace blocks EU politician’s entry; stresses right to blacklist
Giacomo Filibeck Twitter profile MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang insisted on the government’s right to bar Giacomo Filibeck from entering the Philippines. Filibeck, a secretary-general of European...
View ArticleRecto pushes for live-streaming of Boracay and Marawi rehab
FILE PHOTO: Senator Ralph Recto MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto called on the government to live stream the Boracay environmental clean-up drive and the Marawi...
View ArticleAguirre refutes shredding of DOJ documents
FILE PHOTO: Former Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre MANILA, Philippines — Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has denied allegations that he had ordered the shredding of some...
View ArticleNFA eyes cheaper rice for Visayas, Mindanao
FILE PHOTO: The low-priced regular milled rice from the Nueva Ecija Rice Millers Association MANILA, Philippines — After rice traders from Luzon kept their promise to provide cheaper rice supply in the...
View ArticleDela Rosa promises to give delayed SAF allowances
FILE PHOTO: PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa in SAF uniform MANILA, Philippines — Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa has assured that members of PNP Special Action Force who fought the war in Marawi...
View ArticleSC rules DOJ watchlist orders unconstitutional
FILE PHOTOS: Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; former DOJ Leila De Lima (PCOO / UNTV News) MANILA, Philippines —The Supreme Court (SC) has granted the petition of former President Gloria Arroyo...
View ArticleEx-SAF chief sacked for plunder charges
FILE PHOTO: Former PNP-SAF Chief Benjamin Lusad MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) chief and police director for Integrated Police Operations –...
View ArticleBato on cases against him: ‘I am ready’
Outgoing PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa Outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief PDG Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is ready to face any charges filed against him relative to the...
View ArticleAuthorities launch manhunt for suspect behind Davao chemical leak
Various unit of responders ready to react at the scene where a chemical leaked in Barangay Sasa, Davao City . Photo Courtesy: Task Force Davao / Annette Maligad The Davao City police have launched a...
View ArticleLost baggage items of OFW in NAIA under probe
MIAA General Manager Eddie Monreal assures investigation of the alleged robbery done to an OFW MANILA, Philippines — An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was allegedly robbed of valuable items from her...
View ArticleVP Leni ‘sorry’ over Holocaust photo-op
The controversial photo of Vice President Leni Robredo with some Liberal Party members in the Holocaust Memorial in Germany MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has come under fire after a...
View ArticleWHO, PH to promote breast cancer awareness among Filipinos in East Timor
FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015.CREDIT: REUTERS/PIERRE ALBOUY The World Health Organization (WHO) and...
View ArticlePDEA opposes release of lists of barangay officials on drug watch list
PDEA Director Derrick Arnold Carreon The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has confirmed that over 500 barangay officials are included in the government’s drug watch list. However, the agency...
View ArticleLawyers, rights advocates urge UN Special Rapporteur to probe Duterte’s...
Some human right advocates submitted a report to UN Special Rapporteur narrating the recent attacks by the executive branch against members of the judiciary. MANILA, Philippines — Several law groups...
View ArticleDuterte confers Medal of Valor to 42 SAF commandos
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte strikes his signature pose with the kin of the 44 fallen troops of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) who were posthumously awarded with the...
View ArticlePersonalities on Cebu drug watch list file COCs for May polls
A local Comelec staff process the documents filed by a candidate for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2018 The Cebu Provincial Police office has identified a number of individuals on...
View ArticleFirst-time donors join MCGI bloodletting in Zamboanga
The opportunity to help others and the health benefits of donating blood are two reasons first time-donors cited for joining the mass bloodletting event of Members Church of God International (MCGI)...
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