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Advocate urges PH gov’t to step up fight vs. climate emergency

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Posted at Dec 08 03:42 PM

Climate advocate Aaron Pedrosa, Jr. of Bulig Pilipinas presses the Philippine government to step up its efforts to address the ongoing climate crisis Read more »

Under service contract, China will recognize Manila's sovereignty: Carpio

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Posted at Oct 31 11:32 AM

MANILA – There is no need to require China to recognize Philippine ownership and sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea before a joint oil and gas exploration, retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.   Read more »

Bus consortium sought to ease EDSA traffic

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Updated as of Oct 11 12:55 PM

Lawmakers are enjoining bus companies operating in EDSA to form a consortium that will have a single dispatch system that can control the number of buses on the crammed thoroughfare, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Friday. Read more »

Napoles lawyer: Janet's inclusion in GCTA list 'plain blunder'

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Posted at Sep 13 03:36 PM

Just plain blunder. That's how Janet Lim Napoles' camp described the inclusion of her name in the list of prisoners set to be released for good conduct.. Read more »

BuCor insider to bare 'prison release for sale' at Senate probe: Gordon

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Posted at Sep 05 04:23 PM

MANILA - A Bureau of Corrections insider is set to appear at a Senate inquiry and is expected to bare the alleged sale of early release for prisoners based on good conduct credits, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte unaware of identity of 2 aides facing corruption probe: Panelo

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Updated as of Aug 19 10:45 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte does not know who among his Cabinet secretaries are being investigated by his anti-corruption body, his spokesperson said Monday.    Read more »

PSEi takes nosedive amid global headwinds

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Posted at Aug 13 07:13 PM

Philippine shares take a nosedive, in step with the rest of the markets in Asia.The main index fell back to 7,600 amid various global headwinds.But an analyst believes the PSEi can still pick up.  Read more »

Dissecting Data: Behind Philippines' slower than expected Q2 economic growth

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Posted at Aug 08 06:25 PM

The Philippine economy grew 5.5 percent in the second quarter compared to 6.2 percent in the same period last year. Read more »

Gov't spending to pickup in second half: RCBC

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Posted at Aug 08 09:18 AM

Government spending will rebound in the second half, in a boost to economic growth, RCBC chief economist Mike Ricafort says. Loan demand will help the banking sector grow throughout the rest of 2019, he says. Read more »

Trade surplus with US could make Vietnam target for tariffs, says AmCham

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Posted at Aug 07 07:30 PM

Vietnam has become the choice destination for some companies looking to relocate from China to avoid US tariffs. Read more »

Cisco sees disaster management as main contribution to PH

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Posted at Aug 07 04:55 PM

Ensuring that communications systems continue to work before and after calamities is one of the most important tasks in disaster response, said Cisco Philippines managing director Karrie Ilagan. Read more »

PCSO officials from 2016 onward to undergo lifestyle check

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Posted at Aug 02 10:59 AM

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating 13 to 20 officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Anti-Corruption Commissioner Greco Belgica says these lifestyle checks will include top PCSO officials, from 2016 to the present. Read more »

Muggsy Bogues' road to the NBA

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Posted at Aug 02 10:36 AM

Muggsy Bogues is the shortest man ever to play in the NBA. In this interview, he shares he made it to the court. Read more »

Defend Negros Movement: Truth commission needed to investigate killings

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Posted at Jul 31 12:22 PM

At least 83 people have been killed in the province so far since last year. Read more »

Labor group: Vetoing ‘anti-endo’ bill ‘really hurt’ contractual workers, their families

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Posted at Jul 26 07:28 PM

Duterte vetoed the Security of Tenure bill authored by Sen. Joel Villanueva, despite his promise during his presidential campaign to stop contractualization Read more »

Greenhills traffic improved with parking ban in some areas: Zamora

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Updated as of Jul 26 12:14 PM

The city government of San Juan is looking at expanding the scheme to other roads, he says. Read more »

Gadon to file impeachment complaint if Robredo indicted

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Updated as of Jul 25 03:56 PM

Larry Gadon, the lawyer of Peter Joemel Advincula alias Bikoy, says they will be filing an impeachment complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo if she is indicted over sedition charges. Read more »

Nearly 116,000 dengue cases in first half of 2019: DOH

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Updated as of Jul 25 08:07 AM

MANILA - Almost 116,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the country since the start of 2019, according to latest data from the Department of Health (DOH). Read more »

China not in possession of the West Philippine Sea: Carpio

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Posted at Jul 23 11:03 AM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio makes it clear that China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea. That's despite President Duterte's claim during his 4th State of the Nation Address. Carpio stresses, the government should not be intimidated by China's threats and militarization activities. Read more »

New House minority promises to 'critically' collaborate with majority

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Posted at Jul 23 10:56 AM

The presumptive minority leader of the House of Representatives denies he was fielded by Speaker, Alan Peter Cayetano. Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante says his group will act as a fiscalizer in Congress and critically collaborate with both the House majority and the Duterte administration. Read more »