DENR gives Benguet mining board power to decide on mine tunnels, processed ores
October 21, 2018
ITOGON — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) has given Benguet province’s mining regulatory board the authority to decide what do to with mine tunnels, stockpiled mineral ores and processing plants in Itogon. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu
Labor group changing pay hike for minimum wage earners
October 21, 2018
The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) is seeking higher pay increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila as inflation continues to rise. In a statement Sunday, ALU-TUCP spokesman Alan Tanjusay said their group will amend
Nine sugarcane workers shot dead in Negros Occidental
October 21, 2018
Unidentified men shot dead nine sugarcane workers in their makeshift homes in an open field at Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, Negros Occidental Saturday night, a police report said Sunday. Killed were Eglicerio Villegas, Angelipe Arsenal, a man identified as alias Pater, Dodong Laurencio,
DOT chief says permit to operate by 3 existing casinos in Boracay revoked; calls attention of other major destinations
October 19, 2018
Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said on Friday licenses of three casinos operating in Boracay in Malay, Aklan have been revoked. In a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Makati City, the Department of Tourism chief said
PNP finds possible lapses in ambush of official where 3 cops killed
October 19, 2018
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is examining possible lapses which led to the ambush by around 20 suspected New People’s Army ( NPA) of a convoy of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Nela Charade Puno in Lupi, Camarines Sur on Thursday.
Palace rejects mandatory drug testing of candidates
October 19, 2018
Malacanang rejected on Friday the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) to conduct surprise drug tests to the candidates in the May 2019 elections. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, however, said the Palace favors voluntary
Defense department, military to submit recommendation extending martial law in Mindanao in December
October 19, 2018
The defense department and the military will submit its recommendation to Malacanang whether to extend martial law for the fourth time in Mindanao in December. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday a review of the overall security landscape in Mindanao is
Duterte consults dermatologist for darkening face
October 19, 2018
President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted he consulted a dermatologist due to his darkening face. Duterte divulged this apparently to assuage concern over his health. “It’s good that I went to the derma and she’s very good,” he said in a
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