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MANILA, Sept 9 (PNA) – – President Benigno Aquino III is not yet ready to give up efforts to convince Senator Grace Poe to be the running mate of administration presidential bet Mar Roxas in the 2016 polls. ”There are several that are being considered. But again, I was asked: are you still holding the doors for Grace? Yes. Has she accepted? Obviously, not yet. I hope she will accept,” the President said in an […]
MANILA, Philippines, September 9 — President Benigno S. Aquino III named Western Samar Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento as the next secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), replacing outgoing Secretary Manuel Roxas II. The President made the statement during the “Meet Inquirer Multimedia” held at the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s office in Makati City, after he was asked who would take over the post when Secretary Roxas steps down. President Aquino noted that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — In a media forum aired on state-run People’s Television, President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday said that the country will not raise the West Philippine Sea dispute during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this November. Aquino also added that the country has already filed an arbitration case before the United Nations Tribunal questioning China’s nine-dash line territorial reclamation. The president said that the Philippines will […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — Senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay on Tuesday inspected the new MRT prototype trains in North Avenue Quezon City. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) purchased the prototype from China’s Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co. Ltd CNR Group on August 14. Poe said that she wanted to sure that passengers are comfortable and safe. She added that more tests are needed to ensure that the […]
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) – Overseas Filipino Workers as well as their dependents who wish to gain knowledge on technology can now grab the course offered for free thru the “Microsoft Tulay IT Training Program” led by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration- Regional Welfare Office 1 (OWWA-RWO1). Labor Communications Officer Justin Paul D. Marbella said the free computer courses are open to spouses and high school-level children of married OFWs, parents and […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino on Tuesday explained that the Philippine government and the Iglesia Ni Cristo had reached an “understanding” where both positions had been clarified which resulted in the INC calling off its “peaceful assembly” after almost five days of protest. In a forum hosted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the President also clarified that he had not talked to INC Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo during the crisis where thousands […]
PARAÑAQUE CITY, Sept. 8 (PIA) — Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, and Mayor Baek Sun Ki of Haeundae District in eastern Busan, South Korea signed a sisterhood agreement on Friday 4 September 2015, at the Parañaque City Hall. Under the agreement, the two cities sall pursue and expand cooperation on various areas such as economy, culture, sports, tourism, education and other fields “in pursuit of the best interests for both parties.” In a statement, Olivarez said the agreement between Parañaque and Busan will […]
MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – Malacanag has received reports that slight improvement of traffic flow has been recorded along EDSA during the first day of deployment of Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in six choke points of the 23.8-kilometer road last Monday. ”We experienced progress on those choke points like in Balintawak where vendors along the road have been removed,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a Radyo ng Bayan interview […]
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Assembly for the recently-delivered Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) prototype train coaches kicked off Thursday morning, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said. DOTC spokesperson Miguel Arthur Sagcal confirmed the information by posting photos of the prototype being assembled by its manufacturer, China-based Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. on his official Twitter account. In a text message, Sagcal told the Philippines News Agency that once the […]
DIPOLOG CITY, Sep. 8 — Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Sec. Teresita Quintos-Deles told the region’s top business leaders at the second day of their two-day Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) being held in Dipolog City September 2-3 that that “if the Philippines is to grow, if it is to gain a leading place within the Southeast Asian region and the entire global community, we will have to continually work towards the intertwined goals of peace and […]
MANILA, Philippines, September 8 — Vice President Jejomar Binay on Monday, September 7 met with members of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) to get the party’s support for his 2016 presidential bid. It was the first time the Vice President formally met with members of the NPC, most of whom had openly expressed support for Binay’s toughest rival, senator Grace Poe. The son of businessman Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco — former Pangasinan Representative Mark Cojuangco said […]
MANILA, Philippines, September 8 — The palace defended Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino from people calling for his resignation. “Patuloy ang tiwala at kumpiyansa ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kay MMDA Chairman Tolentino sa kanyang pagganap ng tungkulin.” “Sa nakalipas na limang taon, ipinakita ni Chairman Tolentino ang isang hands-on, ‘can do’ management style ng agarang pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan bunsod ng bagyo at pagbaha at paghahanda sa matitinding […]
