Call for Proposals: DOT Tourism Research Grant
The Department of Tourism (DOT), in an effort to promote tourism research in the country, is calling for proposals for its 2018 Tourism Research Grant. The individual research proposals eligible…
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Assistant Secretary Roberto Alabado’s oathtaking
Alabado started his government career as a faculty member of the University of the Philippines- Mindanao teaching Urban and Regional Planning. He was part of the local government of Davao City as the …
Statement of the Department of Tourism (DOT): Arrivals for the first half of 2018
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pleased to announce that visitor arrivals for the first semester of 2018 reached an all-time high of 3,706,721. According to the data gathered by…
Dela Rosa: Senate run is still open
FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald dela Rosa is keeping his options open as he looks forward to the 2019 elections. Dela Rosa clarified to reporters on Tuesday night,…
Majority of Filipinos oppose Charter change, says survey
Two in three Filipinos are not in favor of the current administration’s moves to change the 1987 Constitution, a Pulse Asia survey released Monday, July 16, revealed. Pulse Asia’s June…
PH Supreme Court reprimands Sereno for public statements against justices
Former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, July 17, was reprimanded by the Supreme Court (SC) for the public statements she issued earlier on the quo warranto case. Justices…
‘No strings attached’ in Chinese grants to PH
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 17, led the groundbreaking ceremony of two China-funded bridges with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua and other officials in Intramuros, Manila. The…
Gov’t may limit number of tourists in Boracay
The government is planning to control the number of tourists that can visit Boracay, although the inter-agency task force overseeing the ongoing rehabilitation of the island has not yet determined…
Majority of Filipinos oppose Charter change, says survey
Two in three Filipinos are not in favor of the current administration’s moves to change the 1987 Constitution, a Pulse Asia survey released Monday, July 16, revealed. Pulse Asia’s June…
‘Recent killings of local officials not due to war on drugs’
by Rae Ann Varona AJPress Four local officials in the Philippines were killed in a time span of less than two weeks, fueling concerns that the administration’s anti-drug campaign has…
Duterte unfazed by the drop in satisfaction rating
by Ritchel Mendiola AJPress President Rodrigo Duterte was unfazed when a new survey revealed that his satisfaction rating dropped to a new low in the second quarter of 2018. The…
BE Grand Resort ditches plastic straws
Panglao Island, July 14, 2018 – BE Grand Resort, a luxury resort in Brgy. Danao, Panglao Island, ditches the use of plastic straws in all of their five (5) restaurants…
Philippines growth to remain strong despite global uncertainty
MANILA, July 13, 2018 – The World Bank maintains its 6.7 percent growth forecast for 2018 and 2019 despite rising global uncertainty. Considering recent economic data, the composition of expected…
‘Universal Healthcare Bill certified as urgent’
The Universal Healthcare (UHC) Bill was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 9. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte arrived at the decision during a cabinet…
Palace gives Duterte 8.5 out of 10 for his war on drugs
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, July 10, gave President Rodrigo Duterte a high grade on his war on illegal drugs. “I would give him about 8.5. A lot more…
SC: Local gov’t shares should come from all national taxes
The “just share” of local government units (LGUs), also known as Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), will now be sourced from all national taxes and not just from national internal revenue…
Malacañang says US-China trade war to have ‘some effect’ on Philippines
Possible free trade agreement discussions not needed to be ‘fast-tracked’ The Trump administration imposed its first wave of tariffs against China less than a week ago after confirming that the…
Pres. Duterte wants to elect a federal transitional president
The president will reject the possibility for a term extension, acknowledging the possibility of a truncated three-year presidential term to end in 2019 Amid considering a possible presidential term extension,…
US working on Duterte-Trump meeting at White House
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month, could a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte be next? United States Ambassador to the…
American missionary deported from Philippines over ‘political activity’
An American missionary was deported back to the United States from the Philippines on Wednesday, July 4, for allegedly engaging in “political activities.” Adam Thomas Shaw, an American missionary of…
Two PH mayors shot in same week, prompting calls to action
TWO Philippine mayors were killed in separate back-to-back shootings within two days, fueling more fears in the country as it deals with the publicized problem of extrajudicial killings stemming from…
Drug war helped cut crime rate in Metro Manila – Police
One of the main factors for the 25 percent decline in Metro Manila’s crime rate in the first half of 2018 is the government’s war on drugs, the National Capital…
ConCom OKs draft of proposed federal constitution
President Rodrigo Duterte’s 22-member Consultative Committee (Con-com) approved the final draft of the proposed federal Constitution on Tuesday, July 3, after nearly five months of deliberation. The final draft was…
Palace: Duterte’s first 2 years in office ‘fruitful’
President Rodrigo Duterte’s first two years in office have been “generally fruitful,” according to Malacañang. It cited the administration’s reported successes in its war on drugs, the economy, and the…
DOT to boost Japanese tourist arrivals
TOKYO, JAPAN – “As we face the next half of 2018, we look forward with excitement to hitting a new high in Japanese tourism arrivals by breaching the 600,000 mark,” said Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary…
P139 billion worth of projects in the pipeline for Air Force modernization
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, July 3, highlighted the importance of investing in strategies and technologies in order to allow government forces to perform their duties effectively. The President…
Aklan gov, 16 others face graft over Boracay neglect
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative charges against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, and 15 other municipal officials on Wednesday,…
Diokno: PH economy one of region’s fastest-growing
The Philippine economy is “bound to be one of the fastest, if not the fastest-growing economy in the fastest-growing region in the world,” Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday,…
CHR, PNP agree to meet on anti-tambay policy
Officials of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have agreed to set up a meeting so they can discuss the rules of the police’s…
Malacañang: Aquino militarized West PH Sea
Malacañang on Monday, June 25, said it was former President Benigno Aquino III’s administration that first militarized the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which led to the heightened Chinese…