ROTC revival targeted for 2020
THE Department of National Defense (DND) is looking at next year to revive the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).
Chedeng may weaken into an LPA as it crosses Mindanao
TROPICAL DEPRESSION Chedeng brought moderate to heavy rains in the Caraga and Davao regions on Monday, prompting several local government units to declare the suspension of classes until at least Tuesday.
DENR orders closure of Limay dumpsite
THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order (CDO) against the municipal government of Limay, Bataan for the operation of an open dumpsite in Barangay San Francisco de Asis I.
MMDA mulls anew traffic plan on vehicle occupancy limit
THE possible implementation of the High Occupancy Vehicle Traffic Scheme could help reduce traffic in Metro Manila, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) pitched anew in an interview Sunday.
Whoever is Speaker must back admin’s economic agenda
AS THE BATTLE for House speakership drags on with more players joining the fray, two lawmakers believe that what is crucial is for the new leader to have an understanding of and support the administration’s economic reform agenda.
Dengue cases rise amid persistent rains
DENGUE cases rose 8 percent in the week ending June 22 from a year earlier amid continued rains, the Department of Health said in a statement yesterday.
BoC crushes luxury car, fake cigarettes, machines
A FERRARI car, 12 cigarette-making machines, and various brands of counterfeit cigarettes were crushed at the Bureau of Customs (BoC) Compound in Port Area, Manila on Tuesday as part of the government’s drive against smuggling and the manufacture of fake cigarettes.
Exemption of military deals from aid ban sought
THE Defense department wants to be exempted from President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order to reject loans and grants from 41 countries that had backed a probe of his deadly war on drugs that has killed thousands.
DA gives away farming tools to Iloilo farmers
THE Agriculture department has given away P135.4 million worth of farming equipment to rice and corn farmers in Iloilo, it said in a statement yesterday.
Gov’t expects to beat anti-poverty target for 2022
THE government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte expects to beat its anti-poverty goal of 14% by 2022 as reforms such as universal health care help more poor people, the Finance department said.
Duterte considers floating quarantine hospitals
THE government is looking at using “floating quarantine hospitals” on ships in different parts of the country to house persons under monitoring for the novel coronavirus and help unburden hospitals already at their full capacities, the presidential palace said in a March 30 report to Congress.
Seized dredging ship not Chinese — embassy
A DREDGING ship that was seized by Philippine authorities for illegal entry is not registered in China, the Chinese Embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.