September 2016 ~ News BuZZ

Monday, September 12, 2016

Bato: Cops with bad aim to be disarmed

Police officers who can’t shoot straight will lose their service firearms. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has ordered all PNP members to undergo marksmanship training, and those who fail will be disarmed to prevent them from causing collateral damage. Dela Rosa admitted that on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 as the best, the average marksmanship...

The Philippines is expected to have the fastest growth for the second year in a row among the five major economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) in 2017. Philippine Ambassador to France Ma. Theresa Lazaro presented recently the annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India...

Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law to suppress communist insurgency and secessionism in Mindanao and stepped down in 1986 to avoid bloodshed during an uprising later known as people power, the Official Gazette claimed in a post that it later took down after drawing flak from the public. The Official Gazette, the official journal of the Philippine government,...

Bigger subsidies were provided to more government-owned and – controlled corporations (GOCCs) last July than in the same period a year ago, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. A total of P35.26 billion in credit were extended to six GOCCs during the first month of the Duterte administration, up more than 15 times from last year’s P2.32 billion provided to three...

Farmers are expected to diversify their crops and explore other “strategic” products that may be exported and give them better incomes once restrictions on rice imports are lifted next year. “What we want, really, is to have a very strategic trade policy with respect to rice and be more strategic also with respect to agriculture,” said Rosemarie Edillon, deputy director-general...

URDANETA CITY – Five suspected members of a carjacking group were killed in an encounter with police officers in Barangay Nancalobasaan in this city before dawn yesterday. Police said Jomar delos Santos, Ronnie Chico, Arnold Bandara and Gilbert Tiomico had identification cards on their persons. The fifth suspect was described as wearing a white T-shirt and blue denim...

Reflective of a booming local aviation industry, the Philippines was found to have the ninth cheapest airline tickets in the world, according to ranking by an online travel agency. The country ranked ninth out of 75 countries with an average flight cost of $7.76 per 100-kilometer of travel for both local and international trips, this year’s Aviation Price Index released...

UN cites Davao bombing to illustrate terror threat

The recent bombing attack in Davao City is a reminder of the global nature of terror threats, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Ban appealed to all countries to implement relevant recommendations from the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism he presented in citing the Davao City bombing attack. He encouraged the leaders who gathered for the 11th East Asia...

Former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago continues to undergo treatment for lung cancer at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City, her daughter-in-law said yesterday. In her Facebook post, Mechel Santiago clarified that the 70-year-old was not confined in the intensive care unit, but in a private room. “She is being treated for her cancer and the family is hoping...

The Bangladesh government may get this month $15 million of the $81-million funds stolen by hackers from its central bank and laundered in the country. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), it is now in the process of securing the approval of a Manila regional trial court (RTC) to release the $15 million surrendered by casino junket operator Kim Wong. Wong returned...

Unpaid holiday pay was among the most common complaints of workers received by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its hotline. According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, a majority of the calls they received through the hotline were from workers who complained they were not paid for the work they rendered during declared holidays. “The non-payment...

The Philippines has one of the highest minimum wages in the world and implementing a uniform rate nationwide will only drive investments away and kill jobs, a group of former policymakers said. In a statement yesterday, the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said “a minimum wage policy will further deepen poverty and unemployment in the countryside, contrary to the...

Millions of Filipino children barely have something to eat despite the country’s remarkable economic growth in the past five years, Vice President Leni Robredo said yesterday. Robredo warned that child malnutrition could become a huge economic problem if not addressed immediately. “At present, there are 1.5 million Filipino children who go through a day without eating....

While smiling can be good for the health, it is not mandatory for government health workers to smile all the time. The Department of Health is not requiring doctors, nurses and other staff in public hospitals to smile to avoid misunderstanding, DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag said yesterday. “The DOH has no order for public hospital staff to smile every time because...

Congressmen urged the Duterte administration yesterday to prioritize the modernization of the Port of Subic to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto, for his part, urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to leave out practical solutions to traffic such as the provision for road safety items like ambulances and tow trucks...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking a higher budget of P28.67 billion for 2017 to bankroll programs designed to protect the environment and improve the living conditions of marginalized communities. DENR Secretary Gina Lopez at a recent budget hearing in the House of Representatives said a bigger budget would help the department fulfill...

The Development Budget and Coordination Committee (DBCC) lowered the Bureau of Customs (BOC)’s revenue collection target for 2016 from P498.67 billion to P409 billion due to the decline in oil prices. Out of the P409 billion, the BOC has to collect P402.5 billion in cash and P6.5 billion in the form of Tax Expenditure Fund (TEF). The TEF revenues were earlier described...

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is mounting a massive information drive to clarify issues on the government’s campaign against contractualization. “I ordered all regional directors to go all out in informing the public, particularly the employers and workers, that we are serious in our target of reducing ‘endo’ (end of contract) practice by 50 percent by...

Victim is actress Maritoni Fernandez’s sister A woman who allegedly supplied illegal drugs to celebrities was shot dead in Quezon City before dawn yesterday. Ma. Aurora Moynihan, 45, of Ecology Village in Makati City, was found dead shortly after she was dumped at the corner of Temple Drive and Giraffe street in Barangay Ugong Norte, said Police Officer 3 Anthony Tejerero,...

I’m not mad at you. President Duterte yesterday told media to criticize him over his mistakes. “Do not hesitate to attack or criticize me if I do wrong in my job. It is your duty,” Duterte told the media during a briefing upon his arrival at the Davao International Airport from a five-day trip abroad. Duterte said he is not mad at the media for reporting the incident...

NEW DELHI – Eleven countries in South and East Asia on Friday agreed to establish an emergency fund to strengthen their health services to better respond to outbreaks of diseases, including emerging viruses such as Zika, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Made up of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Korea, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka,...

No martial law under Duterte gov’t – Speaker

Martial law will never happen under the Duterte administration, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez told a news conference yesterday. Asked why he was so confident in making such a statement, Alvarez said, “I know him, he will not do it.” The President has declared a state of lawlessness following the market bombing in Davao City two weeks ago. Many people feared a martial law declaration...

Malacañang is urging Filipinos to continue putting their trust in President Duterte amid criticisms against his bloody anti-drug campaign and his profanity-laced attacks against some world leaders, particularly during the weeklong working visits in Laos and Indonesia. “To our countrymen, don’t be worried, let’s help him, let’s trust our President for all that he wants...

JAKARTA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said yesterday the country’s engagement in the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit held in Vientiane, Laos was a success. “We were very successful as we were able to express and articulate the concerns that we wanted to raise, particularly our efforts in the fight against illegal and illicit...

A security aide assigned to the Office of the Vice President was relieved after his live-in partner was included in the list of drug personalities of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Vice presidential spokesperson Georgina Hernandez confirmed that the partner of Police Officer 3 Joey Regulacion was among those who surrendered to authorities after she was included...

NEW YORK – New York marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks more resilient, wealthier and more diverse than ever, yet that terrible day is forever seared into its DNA. The al-Qaeda hijackings of Sept. 11, 2001 – the first foreign attack on the US mainland in nearly two centuries – ruptured a sense of safety and plunged the West into wars still being fought today....

An independent foreign policy anchored on “sovereign equality” will be President Duterte’s guiding principle in dealing with other nations “We will observe and I must insist, I repeat, I must insist on the time honored principles of sovereign equality, non-interference and commitment to peaceful settlements,” Duterte said after arriving from the recently concluded Association...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) filed drug trafficking charges yesterday against Talitay, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Abdul Wahab Sabal, who is also being investigated for the Davao City bombing last Sept. 2 that killed 14 people. The PNP’s Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) filed the charges against Sabal and three other suspects before the Department of Justice (DOJ)....

President Duterte has vowed that “there will be a day of reckoning” for those responsible for the bombing of the Roxas night market in Davao City that killed 14 and injured over 70 last week. Duterte cited national security as the reason why he would not give details on the developments on the Davao blast last Sept. 2. “It’s too early to be talking about it,” the President...

He may be a toughie, but he has a soft spot, especially for his children. Arriving from a working visit in Jakarta before dawn yesterday, President Duterte admitted crying after learning that two of the triplets his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, is carrying, have died. Sara learned about the fate of her twins when she had a checkup with last Monday,...

Vietnam promises a long-term supply of rice to the Philippines, while Japan vows to uphold the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea VIENTIANE, Laos – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sat down with at least 6 world leaders on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, which was his first international trip....

Rappler lists localities where authorities have added police patrols, set up checkpoints, and increased security measures MANILA, Philippines – Several cities and provinces have gone on full alert in the past few days in the aftermath of an explosion at the Davao City night market that killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on September 2. Local officials and police...

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