Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago wants the Senate to set a question hour with Budget Secretary Butch Abad regarding the controversial DAP.
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PNP prepares isolation rooms for possible victims of Ebola
The Philippine National Police is preparing its medical facilities in Camp Krame in time for the arrival of 31 PNP personnel who served as United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia, one of the countries in West Africa affected by the Ebola virus.
E.U., U.S., to impose tighter sanctions vs. Russia
The United States and the European Union is preparing to implement stricter sanctions against Russia over its continuing offensive actions in Ukraine.
PNP doctors support transfer of Enrile to a tertiary hospital
The PNP doctors are supporting the recommendation of the Philippine General Hospital to allow Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to stay in a tertiary hospital with complete facilities, saying that the veteran lawmaker is vulnerable to life-threatening conditions.
3 die; 1 missing due to flash floods, landslides in Mindanao — NDRRMC
MANILA, Sept. 5 (PNA) — At least three people died while one is missing due to flashfloods and landslides caused by heavy rain in different parts of Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk and Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday. The NDRRMC said the flashflood and landslide incidents were caused by the incessant heavy rains brought about by a low pressure area (LPA) since Aug. 30 over Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and […]
DOH: PH remains Mers-Cov free
The Department of Health assured the public that the Philippines is still free from the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, after a Filipina nurse from Saudi Arabia allegedy infected with the virus, tested negative for MERScov.
Euro under water as ECB opens liquidity spout
(Reuters) – The euro was deep under water on Friday, having suffered its steepest fall in three years after the European Central Bank stunned markets by cutting interest rates and embarking on a trillion-euro asset-buying binge. The aggressive shift sent short-term bond yields into negative territory in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Austria, giving investors an overwhelming incentive to sell euros for higher-yielding assets elsewhere. That stood in stark contrast to the United States, where upbeat data […]
Government eyes single broadcasting network before President Aquino steps down in 2016
The government is eyeing the privatization of the television stations it controls before the term of President Aquino ends in 2016, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said.Two TV stations are currently under the administration: IBC-13 and RPN-9. IBC-13, a sequestered asset, is 100-percent government-owned.Coloma said in a press briefing in Malacañang that the government is working on the privatization of IBC-13, and that the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations […]
No-holds-barred comedian Joan Rivers dies at age 81
(Reuters) – Joan Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking “Can we talk?,” died on Thursday at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an outpatient medical procedure. Melissa Rivers, the comedian’s only child, said her mother died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 GMT). “My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make […]
US to help Vigan
US Ambassador Philip Goldberg said that the United States will help Vigan so that it will be included in the seven new wonder cities of the world.
Senator Enrile pleads not guilty
Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile pleads “not guilty” saying that he did not commit any crime. His co-accused Janet Lim Napoles and TRC Director-General Dennis Cunanan also entered a not guilty plea, but his chief of staff, Atty. Gigi Reyes refused to enter any plea.
NLEX experiences heavy traffic
Motorists in the North Luzon Expressway experience heavy traffic due to the one-truck lane policy in Manila.
