OFW organization hails lifting of Taiwan travel ban
The ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations on Sunday hailed the Philippine government’s lifting of its coronavirus-related travel ban on Taipei, as they said the move demonstrated President Rodrigo Duterte’s “sensitivity to the plight of Filipino workers in Taiwan.”
“The removal of the two-way travel restriction is...
Senator Poe urges Congress to put in writing the extension of ABS-CBN’s franchise
Senator Grace Poe has urged Congress to put in writing, instead of just saying, that the franchise of media giant ABS-CBN can be extended until 2022.
Poe also proposed that Congress could at least verbally say, “We commit to give ABS-CBN through the National Telecommunications...
IPs and PWDs should be given equal opportunities in sports— Senator Tolentino
Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) should be afforded equal opportunities in the field of sports, Senator Francis Tolentino said.
During the sponsorship of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Senate Bill No. 1086, also known as “The Philippine High School for Sports Act of...
Senator Go hopes Sangley Airport will decongest NAIA
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go expressed hope that the Sangley Airport will help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Go attended the inauguration of the newly completed initial phase of the Sangley Airport Development Project (SADP) which was led by President Rodrigo Duterte on February...
Senator Angara wants review of the gov’t youth programs
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday pushed for a review of the various programs for the youth to see if these have been effective or not.
In a statement, Angara said this would also allow them to determine the next steps needed to further empower the...
Fishermen’s group calls for probe of reclamation projects in Manila Bay
The militant fisherfolk group group Pamalakaya on Sunday called for the investigation of anomalous reclamation projects in Manila Bay, saying these have already destroyed and have significant impact on the marine environment.
Pamalakaya said several groups have long been resisting a number of the reclamation...
Court finds Que’s alleged killer guilty of frustrated murder
Former Catanduanes Police Officer Vincent Tacorda, who initially confessed and later retracted his statement of killing 54-year-old Catanduanes-based newspaper publisher Larry Sy Que, was found guilty in a separate case of frustrated murder.
In an 11-page verdict released on Friday, February 14, 2020, Virac Regional...
Florida bus rams 4 houses injuring 7 people in Bambang Nueva Ecija
Once again, Florida bus services figured in a gruesome accident, this time in Nueva Ecija. This is the second time in less than a month. that Florida buses got involved in accidents which kill or injure innocent people. What is the LTFRB doing about this?
17th polio case in the Philippines confirmed —DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported one confirmed polio case in Nueva Ecija, bringing the total number of polio cases in the country to 17.
The case is a one-year-old boy from Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
The patient manifested with fever and sudden onset weakness...
Child rights network expresses grave concern on e-cigarettes
The Child Rights Network (CRN) has expressed grave concern over how the deliberations of the Technical Working Group (TWG), created jointly by the House of Representatives Committee on Trade and Industry and Committee on Health for the consolidation of bills seeking to regulate electronic...
