12 hospitals in Iloilo lack sewerage treatment facility
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – A total of 12 hospitals in the province of Iloilo lack sewerage treatment plant (STP) according to the DENR-Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) Region 6. The...
View ArticleRemains of Filipina murdered in Ireland arrives home
The remains of Jastine Valdez arrives Clark International Airport. PAMPANGA, Philippines – The remains of Jastine Valdez, the Filipina student abducted and killed in Wicklow, Ireland arrived...
View ArticleDA describes price hike in basic goods due to TRAIN a ‘mere speculation’
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol gathered on Thursday, May 31, various agriculture stakeholders to discuss reports of an increase in prices of basic goods....
View ArticleLabor group asks P320 minimum wage increase
FILE PHOTO: Shoe factory workers QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed Thursday, May 31, a bill that seeks an additional P320 to the daily minimum...
View ArticlePH begins negotiation on 200MT diesel importation from Russia
Pump jacks pump oil at an oil field Buzovyazovskoye owned by Bashneft company, north of Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, July 11, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo MANILA, Philippines – The...
View ArticleBFAR formulates management plan for Philippine Rise
Divers plant Philippine flag underwater in Philippine Rise QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is now formulating a fisheries management plan for the...
View Article1,444 traffic constables to man major roads on Monday’s opening of classes
MMDA personnel enforcing light truck ban along EDSA QUEZON CITY, Philippines – A total of 1,444 traffic constables will be deployed in various parts of Metro Manila coinciding with the opening of...
View ArticleIloilo officials charged over illegal dump site operations
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Environmental Ombudsman charged local government officials of the towns of Banate and Ajuy in the province of Iloilo over violations of the Solid Waste...
View ArticlePNP revamps top officials; Eleazar is new NCRPO chief
Calabarzon Police Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar is the new chief of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). The Philippine National Police has implemented a major revamp of its top...
View ArticleDuterte to visit South Korea on June 3
President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fly to South Korea on June 3 for a three-day official visit in response to the invitation of South Korean President...
View ArticlePDEA opens new laboratory service facility
PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino (right) at the blessing of the new laboratory service building on June 1, 2018 (UNTV News & Rescue) QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Drug Enforcement...
View ArticleDOLE to open 19 job fairs on Independence Day
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will set up 19 job fairs in 14 regions across the country on Independence Day, June 12. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
View ArticleDFA: PH territories in WPS are protected
FILE PHOTO: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance...
View ArticleDuterte orders use of nationwide emergency ‘911’ hotline
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Friday, June 1, the use of the numbers 9-1-1 as the nationwide emergency hotline. Based on Executive Order 56 issued by the President, the...
View ArticlePLDT contractual employees insist DOLE’s regularization order
About 1,000 contractual employees of PLDT gathered in front of the main office to claim regularization based on the writ of execution issued by DOLE-NCR . (Nel Maribojoc | UNTV News & Rescue)...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies to create a national drug watch list on
PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The government will create a consolidated list of all drug personalities from different law enforcement agencies in the country....
View ArticleOver 200 police and soldiers deployed in Marawi City as school opens Monday
Marawi City An estimated 20,000 students are expected to turn up at the opening of classes in Marawi City on Monday, June 4, This is why over 200 police and soldiers have been deployed to various...
View Article13 killed, 4 injured in Davao del Sur truck-van collision
A 10-wheeler truck flipped on its side after colliding with a van in Brgy. Astorgas Sta. Cruz Davao Del Sur (Courtesy of Meldred Foralan Maldo) Twelve passengers of an L300 van were killed instantly...
View ArticleSOJ Guevarra eyes overhaul in the DOJ
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra MANILA, Philippines – Now that his appointment has officially been confirmed, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he may now start a “full speed” maneuver in...
View ArticleDuterte considers buying Bell helicopters from SK
President Rodrigo Duterte on his first official visit in South Korea via RTVM SEOUL, South Korea – President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday, June 3, that he is considering the purchase of Bell...
View Article