Mining moratorium still on – DENR
The government has not lifted the moratorium on the issuance of new mining tenements.
Flag carrier pays retrenched workers
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) released yesterday the first batch of its P2.6-billion separation package for workers affected by its spin-off.
Belgian firm abandons PH operations
Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon (BDC), the Belgian company that proposed the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP), is shutting down its Philippine operations.
De Lima invited to run
The Liberal Party (LP) is courting Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to join its senatorial slate in the 2013 elections.
Cha-cha protest
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said farmers will occupy Mendiola Bridge in Manila next week to demand genuine land reform and oppose Charter change (Cha-cha).
Roxas confirmed
The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed yesterday the appointment of Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II.
6 ways to end dispute
President Benigno S. Aquino III said yesterday at the Annual Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) in Makati City that the government is looking at…
No state burial for FM
There is no state burial for the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Women to lead Power-Off protest
Groups composed of homemakers – women – will lead today’s “Power-Off,” a nationwide campaign organized by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) that is meant to denounce the abhorrently high…
Nursery teachers’ back wages released
Kindergarten teachers in public schools who have not been compensated since June this year are expected to receive their salaries from the Department of Education (DepEd) soon after the Department…
2 brothers join lotto millionaires
Aside from the brothers, a lotto punter of Boac, Marinduque, also hit the same draw of 6/49 with the winning numbers of 05-25-08-21-17-06. He has yet to come forward.
House ratifies bill on fixed terms for top AFP officials
The House of Representatives ratified the consolidated House and Senate versions of the bill seeking to give fixed terms of office to top officials of the Armed Forces of the…
‘RGMA may seek treatment abroad’
Despite the string of plunder charges hurled against her, Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could seek the “best” medical treatment abroad, critics of the former President said yesterday.
Mixed fuel price change imposed
Big and small oil companies have once again implemented yesterday morning mixed price adjustments on fuel products.
Palace not meddling on High Court’s recall of PAL resolution
Malacañang said yesterday it cannot meddle on the latest ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) which recalled its earlier decision declaring as illegal the retrenchment of Philippine Airlines (PAL) cabin…
Farmers protest landgrab in Bulacan
Farmers picketed the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) main office to protest the alleged landgrabbing of more than 300 hectares of land in Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan…
