The Congress will push through with the passing of 14 priority bills before the end of the first regular session of the 16th Congress on June 13 before the President’s State of the Nation Address.
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Easterlies bring cloudy afternoons, rain in the evening
Fair, warm and humid weather will be experienced all over the country due to the easterlies, but said weather system will bring rain in the afternoon.
MRT express train starts trial operations
MRT-3 Express Train starts trial operations today. The Express train aims to sped up commuters’ travel time by lessening the number of stops made by the said train.
Pangilinan Joins PNOY’s Cabinet
Former Senator Francis Pangilinan officially joined PNOY’s cabinet on Tuesday after he his oath taking as the country’s newest food and agriculture adviser. According to Memorandum Order (MO) No. 70 which was signed by the President on Monday (May 5), these agencies are the National Food Authority (NFA), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA).
Biometric Registration For New Voters
Comelec’s spokesperson James Jiminez gone out to make sure the biometric registration process is convenient for everybody. He said the forms are available from Comelec’s website to download so people who hasn’t yet registered can fill up the forms ahead of time.
Long-term recovery plan for “Yolanda” survivors launched
GENEVA, May 6 (PNA/Xinhua) — The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IRCR) on Monday launched a long-term recovery plan in the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) stricken region of the Philippines. Six months after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Visayas region of the Philippines, ICRC noted as many as 16 million people were affected by Typhoon Haiyan, with thousands losing family members, homes and incomes. The long term plan, scheduled to run over the next three […]
Typhoon “Yolanda” survivors still struggle to recover six months after tragedy
(Reuters) — Survivors continued to face enormous challenges to rebuild their lives nearly six months after super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms to make landfall anywhere, reduced almost everything in its path to rubble when it swept ashore in the Central Philippines on November 8. A report by the national disaster agency place the numbers of deaths at 6,300 people. Haiyan left four million either homeless or with damaged homes. The Southeast Asian country, estimated […]
SC affirm COA’s disallowance notice to LWUA Execs
The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Commission on Audit disallowing the unauthorized extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses received by the officials of the Local Water Authority in 2006.
Former senator Pangilinan takes oath as Food Security Adviser
Former senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has officially joined President Aquino’s cabinet as Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization. President Aquino administered the oath of office to Pangilinan in Malacanang Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Secretary Pangilinan is tasked to handle all concerns related to food and agriculture. He is expected to head the following former agencies of the Department of Agriculture: National Food Authority (NFA), National Irrigation Authority (NIA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and […]
Registration Of New Voters Starts Today
The registration of new voters for the 2016 elections officially starts today with the Commission on Elections simultaneously starting its “Walkah-walkah” education campaign. The registration period will last until October 31, 2015.
Angat Dam may stop supplying water for irrigation
According to the Angat Dam management, the said dam may reduce or totally stop providing water for irrigation purposes as water levels continue to go down. However, the dam will continue to provide water for residential purposes.
4 suspected drug pushers arrested in a buy bust operation in Marikina
In a buy-bust operation conducted by Marikina police, together with local government officials, 4 suspected drug pushers were arrested as they were caught in the act of allegedly putting shabu in sachet. 70 grams of shabu worth 29,000 pesos and other drug paraphernalia were confiscated by the police. The buy-bust operation is part of the Marikina City government’s intensified campaign against drug pushers.
