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QUEZON City, Philippines – To motivate the Philippine National Police to perform their duties diligently and honestly, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte promised a higher salary for the PNP. Duterte said that with a higher salary, the members of the PNP will no longer be tempted to engage in corrupt activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry released the list of suggested retail price for school supplies in order to help parents to budget accordingly for the coming school year. The SRP will also serve as a deterrent for over- pricing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — Bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na Dakilang Pamamahayag ng mga Salita ng Diyos sa darating na Mayo 22, araw ng Linggo, magsasagawa ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa distrito eklesiastiko ng Quezon City ng Lingap sa Mamamayan sa araw ng Martes, Mayo 17 sa Capitol, Quezon City. Bago pa lamang ang gagawing Lingap ay maaga nang iginayak ng mga kapatid ang kanilang magiging panauhin sa nasabing aktibidad katuwang ang mga maytungkulin sa bawat […]
THE joint Congressional Oversight Committee on automated election system chaired by Senator Koko Pimentel is set to conduct an inquiry this Thursday into the unauthorized change in script of a transparency server for automated elections. The senate will likely invite Marlon Garcia, the Smartmatic Project manager in the Philippines, Smartmatic Philippines General Manager Elie Moreno, Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, Poll Commissioner Rowena Guanzon and officials of the poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) […]
MANILA, May 16 — The Presidential Transition Committee aims to submit and consolidate by end of this month the transition reports of agencies under the Executive branch. “In its first meeting today, the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) focused on ensuring that the transition reports of all departments, agencies, bureaus, GOCCs, and other instrumentalities under the Executive Branch are submitted and consolidated by end of May. This will give the incoming administration ample time to review these reports […]
MANILA, May 16 — The Palace gave an assurance that it is strictly monitoring Zika virus in the country following reports of recent infections. In a radio interview, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said the Department of Health is on top of the situation. “Nakikita naman natin Lany na masigasig ang ating Department of Health sa pangunguna ni Secretary Janette Garin sa pagsubaybay at pagtutok sa lahat ng kaso. Kaya’t agad na na-detect at nai-report, na-quarantine, […]
MANILA, May 16 – A Palace official on Sunday said the Philippines is right in seeking the assistance of the international arbitration court to resolve its case against China over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the participation of the Philippines in the arbitration proceedings is in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). China has refused to take part […]
PASIG CITY, May 16 — The Department of Education (DepEd) enjoins the whole country in the observance of the 3rd year anniversary of the signing into law by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, Republic Act No. 10533, An Act Enhancing the Philippine Education System by Strengthening Its Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education otherwise known as the K to 12 Law. The K to 12 Program covers 13 years of basic education […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — Islamist extremists in the Philippines who last month beheaded a Canadian man say they will kill another Western hostage if a multi-million dollar ransom is not paid within four weeks. A video released by Abu Sayyaf — whose leaders have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group — shows Canadian Robert Hall and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad wearing orange shirts in a jungle setting, surrounded by hooded, armed men. The men […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — The leader of the Philippines’ communist insurgency will be welcome to return home after nearly three decades in exile and participate in peace talks, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte has said. Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison wrote in a Facebook post last week he hoped to come home following the landslide May 9 election win of Duterte, with whom he has maintained ties while living in the Netherlands. In […]
by Ayee Macaraig DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowed Sunday to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces “shoot-to-kill” orders in a devastating war on crime. In his first press conference since winning the May 9 elections in a landslide, the tough-talking mayor of southern Davao city warned his campaign threats to kill were not rhetoric. “What I will do is urge Congress to restore (the) death penalty by hanging,” Duterte, 71, […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he wanted friendly relations with China and confirmed he was open to direct talks over a territorial row that has badly damaged bilateral ties. Duterte also announced that China’s ambassador to Manila would be among the first three foreign envoys he planned to meet on Monday, after winning the May 9 presidential election in a landslide. “Well ties have never been cold. But I would […]
