QUEZON CITY, July 21 (PIA)–The Quezon City government will be setting up a system for high-tech profiling of crimes and crime suspects, including drug dependents who voluntarily surrender to barangay and police authorities. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte distributed computers with fingerprint scanners to the city’s 142 barangays and 12 police stations of Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Vice Mayor Belmonte said the computer system will be used to profile the incidence, prevalence and characteristics of […]
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Don’t call me ‘Your Excellency’: President Duterte
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ brash anti-establishment president Rodrigo Duterte told his government Thursday not to call him “Your Excellency”. Duterte, 71, said he wanted to be referred to simply as “President” in all official communications in a statement from his office. The first president from the vast southern region of Mindanao, Duterte has reinforced his image as a maverick outsider focused on a brutal anti-crime war instead of the opulence of the presidential […]
Plans now ongoing to ensure safety of Philippine fishermen venturing in Scarborough shoal
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is now planning courses of actions to ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen planning to venture off Scarborough shoal which lies 125 nautical miles off Masinloc town, Zambales. This is should Chinese Coast Guard continues to harass and prevent Filipino fishermen from entering the rich fishing ground. The DND chief said the Philippines have many options but declined to […]
Dureza: 5 Malaysian crewmen kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza confirmed that five Malaysian tugboat crewmen who went missing off Sabah’s waters on Monday, July 18 have been kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group. In a report in Channel News Asia, it said that Malaysian authorities found an empty tugboat with its engine still running on Monday in the waters off Lahad Datu. Sabah police commissioner Abdul Rashid Harun on Tuesday, July 19 said […]
COMELEC calls on public: Avoid long queues, register early
MANILA, July 21(PIA) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) urged the public to register now so as to avoid long queues at COMELEC local offices during the last few days of the registration period. This after the COMELEC National Capital Region marked a significantly low turnout of registrants in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the first three days of voter registration in connection with the October 31, 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. According to […]
President Duterte, US Secretary Kerry set to meet next week
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to meet United States Secretary of State John Kerry later this month to strengthen their countries’ ties anew. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that the President, US Secretary Kerry and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., will meet on July 26 to 27 in the country’s capital. US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said they would discuss the “full range of our cooperation with […]
High stress levels, gaining weight are top health concerns of Philippine urban workforce – Survey
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent Office workers in the Philippines are concerned about high stress levels and gaining weight. These are their top health concerns according to the 2016 Nutrition At Work survey conducted to reveal the health and lifestyle trends of the Philippine urban workforce. Of the 500 office workers in the survey, 84% indicated that they are concerned about gaining weight while 67% mentioned that they are concerned about high stress levels. Having […]
Senior citizen age gagawing 56 anyos imbes na 60
Eagle News — Naghain sina AKO-Bicol Partylist Representatives Rodel Batocabe, Alfredo Garbin Jr., at Christopher Co ng panukalang batas na nagpapababa sa edad ng senior citizen sa 56 mula sa dating 60 . Ang House Bill 529 na nag-uutos sa pagbaba ng edad ng senior citizen na nag-aamenyenda sa Republic Act 7432. Ayon sa mga mambabatas, ito ay para mapakinabangan ng mga empleyado ng gobyerno at pang-pribado ang mga benepisyo at privileges sa mga panahon […]
91% of Filipinos trust Duterte – Survey
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The result of the latest survey conducted by the Pulse Asia showed that 91 percent or nearly all Filipinos place their trust on President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The results of the survey, conducted from July 2 to 8, were released Tuesday morning. The pollster noted that “practically no one” distrusts Duterte as he only got a “small/no trust” rating of 0.02 % while only eight percent of the respondents said […]
Andanar, Alvarez: SONA preparations underway
MANILA, July 20 – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday gave an update on the ongoing preparations for the First State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Introduced to the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) a member of the SONA committee, incoming Department of Finance (DOF) spokesperson Atty. Paola Alvarez, who also served as spokesperson of the PDP-Laban party. During the briefing, Alvarez discussed plans for the SONA on July 25. Of particular interest to members […]
350 PWDs to attend Regional NDPR Week Forum
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, July 20 (PIA) — About 350 Persons-with-Disabilities (PWDs) are set to attend a Regional Forum on their rights that is in line with the observance of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. “The activity would have discussions on Republic Act 10524 otherwise known as An Act Expanding the Positions Reserved for Persons with Disability and Republic Act 10070 otherwise known as An Act Establishing Institutional Mechanism to Ensure Implementation of Programs […]
Senate Bill pushes for 150 Days Maternity Leave
QUEZON CITY, July 20 – With the hope to par the country’s maternity law with the international standards, ‘Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2016’ was filed at the Senate. Senate Bill No. 205 or otherwise known as the ‘Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2016’ seeks to advance a longer maternity leave and expanse the benefits of maternal workers. According to Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros, the filer of the said bill, the proposed bill aims to be ‘responsive […]
