Philippines

METRO MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the the Metro Manila Subway is designed to endure against flooding, thanks to the experience of a Japanese firm serving as the contractor for the project. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade assured that they will not be experiencing flooding problems on the subway as the technology and experience of the Japanese construction …

METRO MANILA – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday seeks to regulate content on international streaming site Netflix and several others. MTRCB Legal Affairs Division chief Jonathan Presquito told the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship that it is the agency’s job to review all motion pictures being shown in the country regardless of …

METRO MANILA – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, that around 700,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may lose their job due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay said in a briefing with the economic team, the immediate and long term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold and becoming …

METRO MANILA – The number of unemployed Filipinos of drops nationwide last July after lockdown eases and the economy slowly reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), The jobless rate in July was recorded at 10%, and major improvement from the 17.7% recorded in the longest and most strictest quarantine lockdown …

METRO MANILA – Department of Interior and Local Goverment Secretary Eduardo Año has expressed backing the proposal of Metro Manila mayors on suspending the registration of voters to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. Año said that postponing the registration of voters can give the government time to focus on the response and management of Covid-19 which includes …

MANILA – Malacañang said on Wednesday it rejects the proposed revolutionary government by a group of the President’s supporters, calling the proposal ‘incomprehensible’ as it wants to unseat those leaders who were constitutionally elected by the people. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque admitted that he was puzzled by the movement launched by Duterte’s own supporters. Roque claims that he finds it …

METRO MANILA – President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Camilo Pancratius Cascolan as the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang announced Tuesday, September 1. Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed the appointment. Cascolan previously hold the second highest position in the PNP as deputy chief for Administration and he was also appointed as  officer-in-charge upon PNP Chief Gen. Archie …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will not terminate Chinese contractors who are currently involved in Philippine infrastructure projects, despite proposal from the nation’s top diplomat to end the deals with Chinese companies involved in South China Sea reclamation. President Duterte said that it will not follow the United States’ move to blacklist the Chinese firms as …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has announced on Monday night that National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran will be the new head of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). He will take over the position and will be replacing resigned PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales who were asked by Duterte to step down due to his medical …

METRO MANILA – Metro Manila mayors on Monday recommends putting NCR and nearby cities to another general community quarantine (GCQ) with shorter curfew hours starting September 1. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will be discussing with the Mayors and the decision to be announced …