Stiffer measures needed to stop piccolo importation

January 6, 2017

Injuries every year from using illegal firecrackers have not stiffened resolve of authorities to go after those who import piccolo, the main source of injuries as people welcome the New Year. “The DOH (Department of Health) is not in a

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Provincial policemen to augment security for Black Nazarene feast

January 6, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General  Ronald Dela Rosa said additional police forces from nearby regions will augment security deployment for the observance of the feast of the Black Nazarene starting on Monday. Dela Rosa said police from central Luzon

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Comelec should hold itself accountable for ‘Comeleak,’ Malacanang says

January 6, 2017

Malacanang said on Friday that the Commission on Elections should hold itself accountable for the leak of personal data of the Filipino electorates prior to the May polls last year. In a statement, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said

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Duterte full control on the war in illegal drugs: spokesman

January 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is in full control on the war on drugs as call for economic sanctions by foreign countries on the Philippines is uncalled for, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Communications  Secretary Martin Andanar was reacting on an article

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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

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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

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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

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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

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