Cop sacked for unauthorized presence at hostage site

MANILA, Philippines – The National Capital Region Police Office has relieved a Manila police officer for joining without proper authorization the SWAT assault team during…

DoLE settles 4 labor disputes, helps forge 2 CBA agreements

MANILA, Philippines—As the labor disputes in Hacienda Luisita, ABS-CBN, and Philippine Airline rages on, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has helped resolve four labor disputes in four regions. In a news release, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz cited a report from the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) which said the unions thus withdrew their notices of strike. These were Ever Provident Trading in Metro Manila, Clark Electric Distribution Corporation in Region 3…

DFA cancels Lacson’s passports

MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Foreign Affairs said it has cancelled the regular and diplomatic passports of Senator Panfilo Lacson, pursuant to the order from the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 18, and the letters-request from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a statement issued Friday, the DFA cited the court order on July 23 directing the National Bureau of Investigation and the DFA to “take the proper…

Philippines to hand out excess rice to children

MANILA: The Philippines, the world’s leading importer of rice, said on Wednesday it would hand out 50,000 tonnes of the surplus grain to children. The give-away will free up space in 480 government warehouses where President Benigno Aquino has said unsold rice is rotting, National Food…

Bone find may change human history

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a foot bone that could prove the Philippines was first settled by humans 67,000 years ago, thousands of years earlier than previously thought, the National Museum said today.

4 more regions approve wage adjustment

MANILA, Philippines—The regional tripartite wages and productivity boards in four more regions approved minimum wage rates for all employees in the private sector in these regions, the Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday. These are the wage boards of Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), Region 11 (Davao), Caraga, and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the wage orders cover all minimum wage earners in these places regardless of their position,…

BIR to probe rice traders, agri execs

MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will investigate traders and officials involved in the massive importation of rice to ensure that the government gets its fair share of taxes from the transactions, Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima said yesterday. The BIR will also go after heirs to substantial estates not paying the proper tax

(Photos) Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s first day in Congress

Metro bounces back after ‘Basyang’

MANILA, Philippines—Metro Manila and the three regions battered by Typhoon ‘Basyang’ have bounced back to normalcy, but officials who assessed the extent of damage caused by the first typhoon to cross the country said losses rose to over P147 million worth and rescuers continued to search for 84 missing people, mostly fishermen. The National Disaster Coordinating Council Friday announced…

Power supply in Luzon back to normal

MANILA, Philippines—Power supply in Luzon finally went back to normal as of Friday, three days after Typhoon “Basyang” caused blackouts early Wednesday morning, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines. As of Friday, the NGCP reported that the Luzon grid is already stable and capable of supplying 7,466 megawatts (MW), higher than the estimated peak demand of 6,396 MW

Comelec urged to fix problems in automated election system

MANILA, Philippines—The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has cautioned the Commission on Elections against its plan to conduct automated elections in 2013 pending ‘unresolved’ issues in the first computerized balloting last May 10.

Gazmin defends his appointment as defense chief

MANILA, Philippines—Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Saturday defended his appointment to the country’s top defense post, arguing that his career in the Armed Forces gave him an edge over any other civilian without military experience. “That’s my advantage over a civilian who has no military experience,” he said in a media…

SunPower Announces New World Record Solar Cell Efficiency

Don’t litter, DPWH asks Metro folk

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday urged the public to avoid littering to spare Metro Manila’s streets from floods. At the Balitaan sa Tinapayan forum, Edilberto Tayao, DPWH National Capital Region director, said that the…

MMDA: Watch where you put your trash or else…

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reminded the public on Sunday that laws on littering have been put in place, which could mean citations and arrests for residents caught throwing their trash — big or small — in the National Capital Region.

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