Contradicting the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Friday said that Chinese ships have already left the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal."As far as the last air patrol that we conducted, the (Chinese) ships are no longer at Panatag Shoal," Gazmin said. "I guess this is really what they do during inclement weather."This contradicted ...
38 of 51 pass Dental Hygienist Licensure Exam ? PRC
Thirty-eight out of 51 passed the Dental Hygienist Licensure Examination given this month, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced ...
Witness nabbed inside DOJ compound after turning out to be a suspect
A man who entered the Department of Justice (DOJ) compound in Manila as a witness Friday morning left later on in handcuffs.This was after government agents learned that the witness, Anthony Aquipel, was a suspect in a kidnapping for ransom case.Aquipel, who was supposed to testify in a preliminary investigation on a murder case, was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued by Presiding Judge ...
Rural bank in Cebu shuts down depositors shocked
CEBU CITY, Philippines--The depositors of the Rural Bank of San Fernando (Cebu) Inc. were stunned to discover on Friday that the bank had shut down. ';Yes, we were really shocked. Some were even placing deposits in their accounts (Thursday) and there was no warning that the bank will close,'; said a female depositor employed with the San Fernando Municipal Hall. The depositor, who ...
Philippines aims to nearly halve poverty by 2015
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines' top economic official said Friday the government aims to sustain growth at a rate high enough to nearly halve poverty by 2015.Nearly 28 percent of the country's 97 million people live below the poverty line and the government's aim is to reduce that to 16.6 percent within the next two years.Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan ...
Two ex-senators to lead arguments vs RH Law at SC
Two former senators would be among the people facing the high court's 15 magistrates next week to argue against Republic Act 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.In an amended advisory signed by SC Clerk of Court Enriqueta Vidal, the high court said former Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr and Francisco Tatad would be among those who would tackle the issues ...
Palace promises exhaustive impartial Serendra blast probe
The second phase of the investigation on the deadly May 31 Serendra blast will be as "exhaustive" as the first phase, Malaca?ang said Friday, ...
FDA recalls 8 whitening products with substance causing uneven skin color
Health authorities on Friday recalled at least eight skin-whitening products containing Rhododenol, which is suspected of causing white blotches and uneven skin color.In an advisory posted on its website, the Food and Drug Administration said the products involved belong to Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., and had been voluntarily recalled in other Asian markets."(T)he Philippine FDA hereby recalls ...
Diaspora makes Filipino drug mules attractive to smuggling syndicates ? De Lima
MANILA--Narcotics syndicates prefer Filipinos to transport illegal drugs for them because many of them go abroad to work, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday. ';We have so many overseas Filipino workers,'; De Lima said, announcing that she has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to hunt down the recruiter of the 35-year-old Filipina drug mule who was executed on ...
Palace No discussions on Filipinas yet
Top government officials have yet to discuss the proposed renaming of the country from Pilipinas to Filipinas despite the noise it has generated on social media, a Malaca?ang official said Friday."Wala pa kaming discussion on that, hindi pa naming napag-uusapan ?yung isyung ?yan on the Pilipinas to Filipinas. We have not discussed it yet," said presidential ...
Philippines to stay in Golan if security is boosted
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines said on Friday it would keep its 340 peacekeepers in the Golan Heights provided it gets requested additional heavier weapons and protection. Philippine President Benigno Aquino would reject a proposal to pull the Filipinos out if the United Nations met his requests to boost security, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a statement. "Subject to ...
PAGASA Rainy weather may persist over most of PHL this weekend
While there is little chance of a cyclone forming inside the Philippine area of responsibility in the next few days, rainy weather may be expected in most parts of the country this weekend, state weather forecasters said Friday.PAGASA forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said this is due to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) that he said is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao."Sa ...
BASIS POINT-Philippines SM $300 mln loan to launch next week
Fri Jul 5, 2013 1:58am EDT HONG KONG, July 5 (Basis Point) - The $300 million five-year term loan for Philippine conglomerate SM Group's holding company SM Investments Corp is expected to launch next week, sources said. As reported earlier, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Chinatrust Commercial Bank and Standard Chartered Bank are the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners (MALB). The bullet ...
PNP Uniform change wont mean added cost to taxpayers
PNP presents proposed uniforms at 'CopWalk' . Philippine National Police personnel model the proposed new uniforms of law enforcers during the 'CopWalk' fashion event at Camp Crame on Thursday, July 4. Five fashion designers and experts in the garments industry have been commissioned by the PNP to assist in coming up with modified designs of the different types of uniforms. ...
Chinese general describes PHL as troublemaker calls US biased
took swipes at the US and the Philippines over a territorial row China has with the Southeast Asian country. Calling the US "biased," Major General Luo Yuan said Washington has "added fuel to the fire" by cooperating with Manila amid the maritime dispute. "The role of the Philippines in the South China Sea is actually, in my view, a troublemaker," he said. On ...
Philippine govt prodded on economic reforms
The country's biggest business groups and the Joint Foreign Chambers have asked the administration to implement critical and strategic measures that will enable the Philippines to continue being one of Asia's fast-rising economies. In a joint letter to President Benigno Aquino III, the business groups outlined a slew of recommendations concerning infrastructure, power and regulatory ...
The Filipino gay conundrum
A recent world opinion poll coming out of Pew Research centre, in Philadelphia in the United States, and roughly the equivalent to Manila's Social Weather Stations in national equivalence, compared attitudes in major countries of the world toward gay people. Despite the Church and numerous laws, the Philippines came out with a superhigh rating--about 73 per cent positive attitude toward ...
Philippine official sues doctors for fake stem cell treatment
At the age of 64, Antonio Villar Jr., chair of the Philippines' Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), wanted to get rid of the aches and pains that come with aging. So when he was told about a stem cell procedure, he agreed to the treatment, for which he paid 16,000 euros (US$20,600), in the hope that it would rejuvenate him and make him live longer. Instead, he felt weaker and feared the ...
ROV fails to find traces of missing PAF pilots in 1st 12 hours of operation
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) brought in to help search for the pilots of a Philippine Air Force OV-10 plane that crashed off Palawan last June failed to produce results, at least in its first 12 hours of operation.But the Joint Task Force Bronco overseeing the search is hopeful the ROV can detect something during its operation from Friday to Saturday, radio dzBB's Palawan affiliate ...
Chinese general warns India in border dispute calls Philippines ?troublemaker?
Graphic showing the border areas disputed by India and China. BEIJING--An outspoken Chinese general known for his nationalist views warned India on Thursday against stirring up ';new trouble'; in a long-running border dispute, just as New Delhi?s defense minister was set to visit Beijing. ';The Indian side should not provoke new problems and increase military deployment at ...
PAGASA LPA exits PAR but rain still expected over PHL
A potential cyclone - a low-pressure area - exited the Philippine area of responsibility early Friday, but state weather forecasters said much of the country should still expect rain for the ...
DFA calls on Filipinos to respect Saudi laws
DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez: Respect Saudi laws. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday appealed to Filipinos in Saudi Arabia to respect the laws of the kingdom after 18 Philippine nationals were arrested for protesting outside the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (Polo) in Riyadh on Tuesday. Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez, ...
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