Japanese funded system to be operational end-June
January 6, 2017
A Japanese-funded communication, navigation and surveillance system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will be operational by end-June 2017, the transportation department said Friday. The agency said the Communications Navigation Surveillance / Air Traffic Management system is a
Pulse Asia says Duterte’s December ratings at 83 percent from 86 percent in September
January 6, 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte’s ratings declined slightly but he continued to gain support especially from the lower income class, a pollster said Friday. Pulse Asia, in its December 2016 survey, said Duterte’s approval and trust ratings were both at 83 percent
Interior secretary says no shoot to kill order for remaining inmates unless they resist
January 6, 2017
Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno said Friday there is no shoot to kill order for the remaining inmates following a jailbreak in North Cotabato on Wednesday. Sueno, speaking over a local radio station in Kidapwan City, said: “There’s
Philippines seeks yen loan for farm mechanization
January 6, 2017
The Department of Agriculture is proposing a yen loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the equivalent of P900 million for full mechanization of farming in a first batch of 10,000 hectares of rice farms under a program
25 Chinese, one Filipino nabbed in drug raid
January 6, 2017
Twenty-five Chinese nationals and a Filipino were arrested in Paranaque by police and members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Wednesday. Allegedly seized were two kilos of high-grade shabu and one ecstasy tablet, said Senior Superintendent Jose Carumba, chief
47 inmates from North Cotabato jailbreak recaptured
January 6, 2017
Forty-seven inmates out of the 158 which bolted from a North Cotabato jail were captured by authorities, the spokesman of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Thursday. In a text message to the Daily Manila Shimbun, Chief Inspector
Philippines to push for Code of Conduct in ASEAN
January 6, 2017
As the Philippines assumes the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, it will push for a framework of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea by the end of 2017, the Department of
Duterte to board Russian warship
January 6, 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to board on Friday a Russian warship docked in Manila Bay, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella added Duterte earlier announced he is “open to joint military exercises with
