Tag: philippine news
Only 5 senators-elect show up for oath-taking before PNoy
MANILA, June 13 (Mabuhay) — Only five senators-elect from the administration slate showed up to take their oaths of office before President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on Thursday afternoon. Those present were incoming Senators Grace Poe and Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and re-elected Senators Loren Legarda, Francis Escudero and Aquilino Pimentel III. Legarda, Poe, [...]
NBI eyes raps vs Coast Guard, BFAR — De Lima
MADRID, June 13 (Mabuhay) — Certain officials of the Philippine Coast Guard face raps for their alleged involvement in the May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman off the Balintang Channel. This was the recommendation forwarded by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who in turn submitted the report [...]
Comelec: No deadline extension for expense reports
MANILA (Mabuhay) — Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes on Thursday said candidates who won in the recent midterm polls will not be allowed to assume office if they still fail to submit their statement of election contributions and expenditures today. The deadline is at 5 in the afternoon today. Brillantes said there will be [...]
BIR sues MMDA tow truck provider for tax evasion
MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) today sued two persons for tax evasion, one of them a supplier of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). In a statement, the BIR said it filed a tax evasion case against Joselito J. Nicolas, owner of Goodlucky Well Trading & Towing Services, a Quezon City-based [...]
Aquino admin pours P4.5B into classrooms, school facilities
Sec. Abad: Timely budget support for public education In a move that coincides with the opening of classes, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P4.5 billion to the Department of Education (DepEd) for the maintenance of classrooms and the construction of sanitation facilities, in line with the Aquino administration’s commitment to improve the [...]
NEDA urges strategies in agri, education sectors to improve PHL employment
Greater diversification of production and processing of by-products in agriculture, and closer coordination between academe and industry should be pursued to generate more decent, productive, and sustainable jobs for Filipinos, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This following the report of the National Statistics Office that total Philippine employment declined to 37.82 [...]
President Aquino says review of all Phl peacekeeping missions abroad ongoing
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental) President Benigno S. Aquino III said there is an ongoing review of the country’s United Nations (UN) missions around the world aimed at determining if there’s a need for the Philippines to retain those missions considering the risk they posed to Filipino peacekeepers. During an interview with the media after his final [...]
OFWs in Myanmar want Aquino to continue reforms
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, June 7 (Mabuhay) – Noting the various accomplishments of the Aquino administration, Filipinos living and working here in Myanmar are expecting President Benigno S. Aquino III to continue the good policies and the reforms he initiated since he assumed office in 2010, Philippine Ambassador to Myanmar Alex Chua said. During an [...]
CA junks appeal by UP from paying taxes
MANILA, June 7 (Mabuhay) – The Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by the University of the Philippines seeking exemption from paying more than P19-million worth of registration fees in a contract it entered with a private property developer. In a 12-page ruling written by Associate Justice Leoncia Real-Dimagiba and concurred in by [...]
Disaster Preparedness Week begins today
“It pays to be prepared.” Secretary of Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas has emphasized this as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) stepped up preparations leading to the nationwide observance of Disaster Preparedness Week from June 10 to 17. Roxas will preside at a command conference along with various government agencies on Monday/June 10 [...]
