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Medium-Rise Building for informal settlers in Manila’s Estero de San Miguel inaugurated

MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon J. Soliman joined President Benigno S. Aquino III in the inauguration Wednesday morning of the first Medium-Rise Building (MRB) for informal settlers in Estero de San Miguel in Barangay 412, Legarda, Sampaloc, Manila. According to Secretary Soliman, the MRB is part of the national government’s continuing initiatives to provide safe, decent and affordable houses for informal settler families (ISFs) living near […]

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Government okays LRT, MRT smartcards

MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) a Multi-Year Obligational Authority (MYOA), which is effectively green-lighting a “contactless smartcard” fare collection system for Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines 1 and 2, as well as for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 in Metro Manila. Another MYOA was issued to the DOTC for the implementation of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) New […]

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Aquino wants Napoles to undergo medical exam first before allowing hospital arrest

MANILA, Feb 19 (PNA) –Although open to the possibility of house arrest for alleged pork barrel mastermind Janet Napoles, President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday wanted her be examined first to confirm her condition. The President, during an ambush interview after the inauguration of the Estero de San Miguel Micro Medium-Rise building in Sampaloc, Manila, said that healthcare for all detainees should not be compromised. He raised the issue following Napoles’ complaints of her […]

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CA confirms appointment of 18 AFP generals and senior officers

MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) – The bicameral Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the ad interim re-appointments of 18 generals and senior officers in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). CA committee on national defense chairman Rep. Antonio Del Rosario moved to the plenary the confirmation of the 18 military officers, including Raul Ubando, whose promotion to the grade of Commodore has been confirmed despite being on official mission in Malaysia. ”The committee on […]

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Electricity Supply Must Be Increased – FPI

The government should increase the country’s electric supply to lower generation costs, according to Federation of Philippine Industries President Jess Arranza in an interview with Net 25’s “Sa Ganang Mamamayan”. Aranza said the cost of electricity is also dependent on its supply. If  He said the EPIRA law should be reviewed so provisions that would ensure adequate supply of electricity should be strengthened.  He said the systems loss of Meralco should also be studied in […]

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INSI Report Philippines: Third Most Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to the International News Safety Institute in London, 134 journalists and media support staff were killed in the line of duty last year.  The Philippines ranked third among the countries listed as the most dangerous for journalists with 14 media persons killed last year. Overall, Syria remained as the country which is the most dangerous for journalists for the second year running.  At least 20 journalists died in Syria, 16 died in Iraq, 14 died […]

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President Aquino: Online libel provision not meant to restrain freedom of expression

MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday said the decision of the Supreme Court last Tuesday to penalize online libel had no intention to restrain freedom of expression. During an ambush interview after the inauguration of the Estero de San Miguel Micro Medium-Rise building in Sampaloc, Manila, the President stressed there are also limits to people’s rights. He also said that he saw no reason for the public to be […]

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Klitschko quits talks as police move in on Ukraine protesters

Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko has quit talks with President Viktor Yanukovich, saying that no progress had been possible. The discussions were held after the deadliest day so far of the current crisis. Klitschko said that he had quit talks after Yanukovich made an unconditional demand that the central square in Kiev be cleared. “Unfortunately, I bring nothing good from the talks,” he said. “The government must immediately withdraw troops and put an end to […]

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Thai protesters to rally against PM after deadly Bangkok clashes

(Reuters) – Protesters seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plan to rally at her temporary office on Wednesday, creating another potential flashpoint a day after five people were killed in gun battles in Bangkok. A security official said police would not attempt to retake more protest sites and would focus on protecting Yingluck, whose problems are mounting after an anti-corruption agency filed charges against her over a soured rice subsidy scheme. The protests […]

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Venezuela opposition leader surrenders, protesters flood streets

(Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces arrested opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez on Tuesday on charges of fomenting unrest that has killed at least four people, bringing tens of thousands of his angry supporters onto the streets of Caracas. Crowds of white-clad protesters tried to block the vehicle carrying the 42-year-old Harvard-educated economist after he made a defiant speech, said an emotional farewell to his family, and gave himself up to soldiers. Opposition leaders hope Lopez’s arrest […]

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Ukraine police charge protesters after nation’s bloodiest day

(Reuters) – Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence. Police battled their way into Independence Square, center of three months of protests against President Viktor Yanukovich, and demonstrators, some armed with clubs and wearing helmets and body armor, were losing ground. Smoke billowed from burning tents and […]

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