‘Endo’ bill passed on third reading at Senate

Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 09:55:48 +0000

VOTING 15-0-0, the Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed Security of Tenure Act or End Endo Bill prohibiting labor-only contracting. Sen. Joel Villanueva, chairman of…READ

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PH a destination for illicit funds — AMLC

Credit to Author: MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 08:51:53 +0000

THE country has become a destination of illicit funding from four predicate crimes, including terrorism, according to the latest risk assessment report released by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on…READ

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Winning senators, party-list groups to be proclaimed on May 22–Comelec

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 18:35:04 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), decided to  hold the official proclamation of the winning senators and party-list groups on Wednesday, May 22,…READ

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Winning senators, party-list groups to be proclaimed on May 22

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 18:35:04 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), has decided to separately hold the official proclamation of the winning senators and party-list groups on Wednesday,…READ

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Former Ombudsman Morales back in Manila

Credit to Author: BENJIE VERGARA, TMT| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 14:19:51 +0000

FORMER Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales arrived in Manila on Tuesday night from Hong Kong where she was denied entry earlier in the day. Morales was aboard Philippine Airlines (PAL) PR307,…READ

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UPDATE: Former Ombudsman Morales barred entry to Hong Kong

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 09:35:25 +0000

FORMER Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales was barred from entering Hong Kong on Tuesday, prompting Malacanang to order the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to offer assistance. Morales, who arrived with…READ

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Pangilinan quits as LP president, takes responsibility for ‘shutout’ of bets

Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 03:54:10 +0000

SEN. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan resigned as president of the Liberal Party (LP) for his apparent failure to help the Otso Diretso senatorial slate win in the May 13 midterm elections….READ

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House okays bill making ROTC mandatory for Grades 11, 12

Credit to Author: MA. REINA LEANNE TOLENTINO, TMT| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:56:41 +0000

THE House of Representatives on Monday passed on third and final reading the bill making the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for Grades 11 and 12. A total of…READ

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Winning senators, party-list groups to be proclaimed on May 21–Comelec

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 04:45:05 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will proclaim the winning senators and party list groups on Tuesday, its spokesman James Jimenez said. “I think…READ

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Duterte ‘signing papers,’ neither confirms nor denies he went to hospital–Palace

Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 06:45:34 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte “neither confirmed nor denied” reports that he was hospitalized, his spokesman said on Sunday, after a tweet was posted earlier in the day saying that he was…READ

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