Duterte mourns death of Oman’s Sultan Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has expressed condolences to the people of Oman after the passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said on Friday. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Duterte expresses his sincere…
Military will no longer be bodyguards to government, civilian officials Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) has issued new guidelines on the deployment of soldiers to government civilian offices as well as their acting as security…
Chinese Coast Guard to visit Philippine next week MANILA, Philippines — There will be no discussion of the sensitive South China Sea issue with the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) chief who is scheduled to arrive in Manila tomorrow. His Philippine counterpart emphasized this yesterday, citing the preeminence of “common interest”…
‘US Senate resolution has no effect on De Lima case’ Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Recent moves in the US Senate to ban the entry of Philippine officials reportedly responsible for the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima would not have…
Middle East tours proceed as scheduled, travel group says Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — It’s business as usual for tours being arranged to popular destinations in the Middle East despite tensions between the US and Iran, the country’s group of travel…
A problem which our government kept on pushing to the back burner has finally reared its ugly head. With the 60-year-old Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan supplying 97 percent of the water needs of Mega Manila’s consumers numbering about 16.5 million, a government plan to find an alternative source to meet…
Business people love taking risks. They deal with significant and vast amounts of money transactions in the day time and then go home and sleep peacefully. This is what business people do. Athletes love to compete and win. They enjoy facing off their opponents and experience the thrill of victory.…
Import slowdown to further narrow current account gap Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — JP Morgan Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. sees a slower outflow of US dollars this year amid the projected slowdown in capital goods imports due to limited pickup in…
IC halts liquidation process for 6 dormant pre-need firms Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Insurance Commission (IC) has terminated the liquidation procedure for six pre-need companies which have remained inoperative since their jurisdiction was transferred to the regulator. In…
DOE revises guidelines for 3rd party program Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star) - January 12, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the revised guidelines for qualified third party (QTP) program to allow private sector participation in the electrification of off-grid areas. Signed by…