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QUEZON City, Philippines – National Capital Region Police Office Director Chief Superintendant Oscar Albayalde said that the public has no reason to fear the issuance of terror alert all over the country. In an interview with Radyo Agila, Albayalde said the terror alert only aims to put the police on security alert. https://youtu.be/u9cfcQL2EKg
(Eagle News)– New United States ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim arrived in Manila on Thursday (December 1) night and expressed his optimism on the relation between the two countries. “I’m very eager to get started, very much looking forward to meeting as many Filipinos as possible and visiting many beautiful places in the Philippines. And I know that my staff at the embassy has arranged a very busy schedule for me,” Kim told reporters […]
(Reuters)– China’s coastguard has rescued Filipino fishermen from a capsized boat near a disputed West Philippine Sea shoal, a Philippine Coast Guard official said Friday (December 2), underlining the fast thawing of ties between two countries long at odds over sovereignty. A Philippine Coast Guard vessel was navigating choppy waters to collect the two fishermen from the Chinese ship, in what would be the first time in four years both countries’ coastguards were in close […]
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 2 —A top official of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has said that President Rodrigo R. Duterte does not distinguish between friend or foe and is willing to go to great lengths to push forward the peace process in Mindanao. “Our President is a president for all. Whether you are a rebel [or] are a plain civilian … he is a president for the 100 million plus […]
DAVAO CITY, Dec. 2 – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Muslim local leaders for unity to attain peace and development in Mindanao as he pushed for the adoption of federalism in the country which he said could bring national stability. In his message during his attendance to the Third Local Government Unit summit of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Thursday, Dec. 1, he said there has been suffering because there seems to be no […]
MANILA, Dec. 1 – The Department of Finance (DOF) has required treasurers of local government units to include in their quarterly and annual financial reports to the DOF all environment and natural resources revenues and expenditures, particularly the payments made by the mining and other extractive industries to their respective LGUs. Since 2011, local treasurers have been required to report to the DOF on a quarterly and annual basis the fiscal and financial operations of […]
Suggested photo captions:2: Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely delivers her keynote message during the inauguration of the Australia-Supported DSWD Relief Goods Warehouse in Pasay City. 12: DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo shows Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely the packing process of the Relief Goods for disaster aid response. MANILA, Philippines — Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo and Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely launched an enhanced humanitarian capacity of DSWD through the new Australian-funded warehouse at […]
(Eagle News)– Government troops have driven away bandits of Maute Group in Butig, Lanao del Sur after seven days of military operation. Armed Forces spokesperson Restituto Padilla announced in a press conference that the town of Butig had been “100 percent cleared” and would be turned over to the local government. Padilla also announced that a total of 61 members of the Maute group were killed, while 12 Maute members were wounded during the government […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Thursday (December 1) revealed Senator Leila de Lima’s former driver-bodyguard Ronnie Dayan was back at the police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Dela Rosa said he did not know when Dayan arrived in Camp Crame. “Andito, ewan ko kung kelan dumating. Gusto niya magpa-secure muna rito,” Dela Rosa said during a media briefing. “Andito lang sa loob na ng kampo. […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (November 30) visited the soldiers and members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) who were hurt during an explosion during preparations ahead of his visit in Marawi City. The 11 soldiers who were wounded were confined at the Polymedic Medical Plaza and Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. “It’s terrible. Mga tao ko pala ang natamaan,” the Chief Executive told reporters in a chance interview. […]
(Eagle News)– Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said they will issue a policy on contractualization before the end of the year. “We will come up with a policy or guidelines that will be enforced by the Department before the year ends. We will decide whether we will amend, revise, or repeal Department Order No. 18-A,” he said. Department Order No. 18-A lays out the policy for the registration of contractors. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) agreed to cooperate for a stronger implementation of the law against driving under influence of alcohol and dangerous drugs, or Republic Act 10586. https://youtu.be/nEoWDJit2sU
