Lacson: Duterte veto saved P19B in ‘pork commissions’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:22:48 +0000

Lacson: Duterte veto saved P19B in ‘pork commissions’

The country saved over P19 billion in tax money when President Duterte vetoed the P95 billion in the 2019 budget, Senator Lacson said.

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Topacio should be the one to face perjury complaint — Pimentel

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:03:43 +0000

Topacio should be the one to face perjury complaint — Pimentel

It is lawyer Ferdinand Topacio that should be facing a perjury complaint, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel said on Thursday.

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Experience Europe in the Philippines as EU launches “Viva Europa 2019”

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:05:13 +0000

EU Viva Europea 2019

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos can now experience European culture and heritage without leaving the country.The European Union (EU) on Monday launched its annual summer cultural festival in the Philippines to bring European culture and heritage to Filipinos.

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Have a plastic-free, eco-friendly summer vacation – EcoWaste

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:31:34 +0000

Have a plastic-free, eco-friendly summer vacation - EcoWaste

MANILA, Philippines – Planning your summer activities? Try going plastic-free! “Summer outings need not be synonymous with the bane of plastic, especially the single-use, that is polluting the oceans and harming marine life,” EcoWaste Coalition National Coordinator Aileen Lucero said, as the summer vacation season unfolds.

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CAAP steps up security in airports as Holy Week nears

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:13:29 +0000

CAAP steps up security in airports as Holy Week nears

Airports will implement added security measures during the Holy Week, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said.

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Gatchalian to BOC: Automate processes, eliminate human intervention

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 01:59:08 +0000

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to completely automate its internal processes and remove human

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Ejercito: Ensure transparent, fair review of gov’t contracts

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:21:25 +0000

Ejercito: Ensure transparent, fair review of gov’t contracts

Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday said the review of all contracts entered into by the government should be “transparent and fair.”

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Lacson shares experience waiting 4 hours for flight 

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:29:24 +0000

Lacson shares experience waiting 4 hours for flight 

Senator Panfilo Lacson took to Twitter to lament his experience of waiting for hours at the airport  during his recent trip to and from Cebu.

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Liquids ban lifted at LRT-1

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:18:32 +0000

Liquids ban lifted at LRT-1

Passengers of LRT-1 can now bring liquids onto trains after the ban on bottled water and other liquids was lifted starting Tuesday.

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Earthquake jolts Loreto, Dinagat Islands

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 02:58:03 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Dinagat Islands  Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

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