Diokno skips House budget hearing
February 8, 2019
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on FrIday skipped the House Committee on Appropriation’s probe on the alleged insertion in the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019 and asked that the hearing be rescheduled. In a letter addressed to House
Japan Foreign Minister Kono arriving in Philippines Saturday for three-day official visit
February 8, 2019
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will be in the Philippines for a three-day official visit starting Feb. 9 to hold talks with Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. Kono will meet with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Duterte walks out of Cabinet meeting over gov’t red tape
February 7, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he walked out from the Cabinet meeting after learning of the red tape in government, particularly over some applications which have been pending at the National Economic and Development Authority for 25 years. Duterte
Stock index ends at 8,100-point level
February 7, 2019
The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 41.65 points higher to end at 8, 100.30 on Thursday. In the broader market, there were 115 decliners, 96 gainers and 47 shares unchanged. Volume amounted to 3.4 billion shares worth P7.42 billion from
Alleged NPA arrested in Bulacan
February 7, 2019
An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested in a joint military and police operation in Bulacan on Thursday. 1Lt. Catherine Hapin, public affairs officer chief of the 7th Infantry Division, did not give the name, but she said he
End-January 2019 GIR level rises to $82.13 billion
February 7, 2019
Preliminary data showed gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $82.13 billion as of end-January, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr. announced Thursday. This level is higher than the $79.19 billion level in December 2018 due mainly to
Suspected child abuse victims hit record 80,000 in Japan
February 7, 2019
Tokyo–The number of children referred by Japanese police to child consultation centers across the country as suspected victims of abuse hit a record high of 80,104 in 2018, up by 14,673, or 22.4 pct, from the preceding year, National Police
Lorenzana denies report Philippines doing reclamation work in Pag-asa island
February 7, 2019
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denies a report by the think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMIT) that the Philippines is conducting reclamation in Pag-asa or Thitu Island. “As of now, only the beaching ramp is being undertaken. Next is the concreting
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