PCOO deputy quits
COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Secretary Esther Margaux “Mocha” J. Uson has announced her resignation and hinted possible plans to run in the 2019 midterm elections.
Cayetano lambasts BBC documentary on PHL democracy
THE PHILIPPINES’ top diplomat on Wednesday slammed an episode of British broadcasting network BBC’s Our World, which tackled the state of the country’s democracy under President Rodrigo R. Duterte, calling the program an “anti-Duterte propaganda.”
Makati opens 31 realty tax satellite payment centers
BARANGAY HALLS in Makati will be used as satellite centers for the collection of 4th quarter real estate taxes, the city government announced Monday....
CPP tells Palace: Why would we ‘push’ for martial law?
THE COMMUNIST Party of the Philippines (CPP) has denied the military’s allegation that it is “pushing” President Rodrigo R. Duterte to declare nationwide martial law through the so-called “Red October” ouster plot.
Iloilo City council appoints 2 reps for power franchise congressional hearings
THE ILOILO City Council has unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city government to intervene in the ongoing deliberations in Congress on the franchise for the city’s electricity distributor.
Hospitals in Isabela, Baguio, La Union, and Bayombong up for expansion
FOUR GOVERNMENT-owned hospitals in the northern Luzon area have been lined up for expansion after President Rodrigo R. Duterte recently signed laws corresponding to the improvement programs.
Setting up signs
New signages along the Sta. Cruz trail of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak, have been installed to guide trekkers and constantly remind them...
No invite for Cebu Pacific on Davao City council’s probe on airfare rates
BUDGET CARRIER Cebu Pacific has yet to be invited to the Davao City council’s Oct. 8 hearing on airfare rates, according to Cebu Pacific Director for Corporate Communications Charo Logarta-Lagamon.
3rd Sardines Congress tackles sustainability
THE 3rd National Sardines Industry Congress opened yesterday, Oct. 3, in Zamboanga City, dubbed as the Sardines Capital of the Philippines. The three-day event is focusing on the sustainable use of the fish resource, which is a major industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.
Nation at a Glance — (10/04/18)
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Palace, AFP differ on Trillanes amnesty, LP ‘plot’
ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. confirmed at a Senate hearing on Tuesday that opposition Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV had applied for amnesty in 2011, and also denied that the embattled lawmaker and the opposition Liberal Party (LP) are in cahoots with communist rebels in a supposed Red October ouster plot against President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Trillanes blasts Calida, defends 2011 amnesty
IN HIS privileged speech on Monday, Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV presented anew documents and media reports attesting to his full compliance to his 2011 amnesty application.