Palace memo out on disclosure of funds among all government bodies
By Arjay L. Balinbin
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday, Jan. 30, issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 39 requiring all heads of national government agencies (NGAs), government owned...
PAGASA observatory open for ‘triple-treat’ moon event tonight
THE PHILIPPINE Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) observatory in UP Diliman will be open to the public today, Jan. 31, for what...
5,000 hectares of CARP land in Davao Region ‘problematic’
THE DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform-Davao Region office (DAR-11) said 5,000 hectares (ha) of land, which accounts for 50% of the remaining lots up for...
Recycling firm offers help in waste management
A RECYCLING company has urged the Davao City government to impose a stricter implementation of the segregation policy as it offered to take in...
Nation at a Glance — (01/31/18)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Deputy Ombudsman ordered suspended
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday punished an anti-graft prosecutor suspected of leaking his bank records after an opposition politician had accused Mr. Duterte...
Robredo camp: Marcos case ‘weak, flawed’
LOSING VICE-PRESIDENTIAL candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday challenged the camp of Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo that they both withdraw all their...
Analysts take stock of Duterte’s ratings
By Arjay L. Balinbin
The 2018 SWS Survey Review showed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s ratings in the previous year in almost all areas “are...
Senators vote on Faeldon’s transfer of detention from Senate to Pasay jail
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
SENATORS ON Monday agreed on the transfer of detained former Customs commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon from the Senate premises to the...
2 new ambassadors, other appointees named
MALACANÃN PALACE on Monday, Jan. 29, announced President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s latest set of appointees, including two ambassadors and 10 directors.
The President signed the...
Fearless farmers defy Mayon Volcano anger
AS BLISTERING lava spews from the seething volcano nearby, Philippine farmer Jay Balindang leads his buffalo through the ash-strewn paddy fields of the no-go...
Davao, Cebu business chambers zero in on tourism as economic drivers
BUSINESS CHAMBERS in two of the country’s major cities outside the capital Metro Manila are putting focus on the promotion of tourism as a...