VistaHub Molino gets special ecozone status
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has issued a proclamation designating the VistaHub BPO Molino in Bacoor City, Cavite as a special economic zone.
NBI ordered to probe former Cebu City prosecutor’s murder
MALACAÑANG on Sunday condemned the murder of a former assistant prosecutor in Cebu City as it ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the killing.
Sewerage treatment plan required for businesses permit renewal in Davao City
DAVAO City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has issued an executive order requiring certain establishments to submit a sewerage treatment plant design before they can renew their business permits.
Marawi City gov’t free transport offer good but illegal, says LENTE
FREE TRANSPORT service during the Jan. 21 Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite has been announced by the local government for Marawi residents living outside the city.
Getting ready for Dinagyang
MAINTENANCE crew of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) repaint road lane markings as part of the preparations for Iloilo City’s Dinagyang Festival, which will have its highlight events on Jan. 25-27.
Duterte to reach out to Misuari after BOL ratification
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte expressed his intention to talk to Nur Misuari after the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in order to forge a peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Poll expectations in Duterte’s promises inches up
MORE adult Filipinos expect President Rodrigo R. Duterte to fulfill most, if not all of his promises, the Social Weather Station reported on Friday.
Palace slams PHL assessment by ACLED, Human Rights Watch
THE Philippines does not need the lectures of “inexpert foreign groups on how the run a nation,” Malacañang said on Friday, following a report by a US-based non-governmental organization which labeled the country as a “war zone in disguise.”
Palace bares new appointees
Malacañang on Friday disclosed three new appointees of President Rodrigo R. Duterte in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Tourism (DoT).
Recto seeks inquiry on China-funded data project
SENATE President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the China-funded video surveillance and emergency response project of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Lorenzana: Funding for Reds a challenge to government
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana said funding for the underground communist movement remains a challenge to the government in its objective to end the insurgency.
Comelec to hold mock polls to test automated system
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold mock elections on Jan. 19 in 60 clustered precincts in 30 areas to test-run the automated system for the May 13 midterm polls.