President Rodrigo Duterte is considering meeting with former Philippine presidents to discuss issues concerning the West Philippine Sea, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said on Thursday. Roque made the statement after former senator Rodolfo Biazon called on the National Security Council (NSC) to convene as he criticized the government’s confusing stand on the West Philippine […]

State expenditures on infrastructure and capital outlays increased in March due to public works projects around the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. The DBM’s latest disbursement report released on Thursday showed that expenditures jumped by 41.1 percent to P87.8 billion in the third month of 2021, up from P62.2 billion a […]

TOKYO: Two officials at Myanmar’s embassy in Tokyo have become the latest diplomats dismissed by the junta after protesting the military coup in their country, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported Thursday. Administrator Aung Soe Moe and a junior colleague were fired after they went on strike, the agency said. Citing a leaked document, Kyodo said […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have agreed to work together to maintain security and stability in the disputed South China Sea under international law, Malacañang said. Duterte had a 20-minute “warm, engaging, and productive” telephone conversation with Suga on Wednesday, discussing issues such as the South China Sea, the coronavirus disease […]

Who does not love Japanese curry? To be honest, I have not met anyone who isn’t a big fan of this type of curry — even kids love it. It also makes for a great week day highlight in your table as it is not difficult to make and you can play around with some […]

THE Philippines logged 4,700 new active cases and 6,986 recoveries on Wednesday, the Department of Health (DoH) said. The day’s number of infections adds to a total of 49,951,  its lowest since March 14, 2021 when the country had 48,154.This comes as the positivity rate remained at 13.8 percent, or 4,254 of the 30,829 samples were found […]

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Thursday, May 20, 2021. READ: Court upholds ruling vs ex-Comelec chief THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the findings of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) that former Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista violated Republic Act 10173 or the “Data Privacy Act of 2012” in […]

Kaizen, a Japanese term that means continuous improvement, is a Toyota philosophy that is innate to its entire network. This philosophy in mind is what keeps Toyota ready to quickly adapt to the changes brought about by the different quarantine protocols and shifting customer needs and buying behavior amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Toyota Motor Philippines […]

AMID the sharp decline in its gaming revenues due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) remitted P1.6 billion cash dividends to the National Treasury today (May 12, 2021). Pagcor’s latest cash dividends remittance represents the agency’s entire net earnings for 2020. The state-run gaming firm’s contribution is […]

SM Foundation (SMFI) and Brownies Unlimited highlighted the importance of establishing and sustaining a social good collaboration in order to reach more Covid-19 frontliners during this difficult time. Through this partnership, a total of 210 boxes, and still counting, of assorted brownies have been delivered to various hospital since April 2021. Brownies Unlimited Assistant HR […]

A ban on light trucks along EDSA and Shaw Boulevard will take effect starting on May 24, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday. In an advisory, the MMDA will prohibit trucks which have a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kilograms from passing through EDSA from Magallanes, Makati City up to North Avenue, […]

Vitamins are essential to good health and wellness, especially in this pandemic. How do we know which vitamins are right for us? Different vitamins work in different ways. Vitamin C, which is water soluble, can be taken in recommended amounts at any time of the day. Also water soluble are B vitamins, which can be […]

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday ordered all police regional and provincial directors to coordinate with the Department of Health (DoH) in identifying police camps that could be used for the government’s national vaccination program. In a statement, Eleazar said this is in anticipation of possible untoward incidents when the […]

VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has received her first coronavirus shot. Robredo, who is part of the A3 priority group or persons with comorbidities, got the Astrazeneca vaccine. “We booked at the QC Protektado [website] via EZ Consult last May 13 for an appointment today,” she said in her Facebook post Wednesday. “Eighteen of […]

DEPUTY Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is in favor of holding plenary sessions at the House of Representatives every Thursday during the 18th Congress. The House holds plenary sessions from Monday to Wednesday. At the Ugnayan sa Batasan media forum on Wednesday, Rodriguez said that “I also agree with […]

THE Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTRB) has required all inter-regional and inter-provincial public utility vehicles (PUVs) to use the safe, swift, and safe passage or S-PASS travel management system. Created by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the S-PASS can facilitate local travel by providing information on restrictions implemented by local government […]

THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Works and Highways approved on Wednesday a measure seeking to adopt a 30-year national infrastructure plan. House Bill (HB) 8151 that was sponsored by committee chairman Rep. Romeo Momo, Sr. aims to institutionalize the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program from 2023 to 2052. Momo stressed the need […]

THE aviation regulator on Wednesday launched the first 3D Aerodrome Tower Simulator (ATS) that will boost and improve modern aviation safety training for its personnel. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the P84.9 million project, which was formally inaugurated on Wednesday, includes supply, installation, and testing of the simulator that was […]

NEW YORK: The Trump Organization is being investigated in a “criminal capacity” by the New York state attorney general’s office, a spokesman said Tuesday, as prosecutors advance their probe into former president Donald Trump’s business dealings. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” […]

MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. has signed a revised 26-year concession agreement with the government that includes a freeze in tariff until Dec. 31, 2021, its parent firm Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) said on Wednesday. In a disclosure, MPIC outlined the pertinent points of the accord signed between the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) […]

The Philippines is confident it could inoculate at least 100,000 to 200,000 people a day as long as there is a steady supply of vaccines in the country, according to a Department of Health (DoH) official. Health Undersecretary and National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) Chairman Myrna Cabotaje said that aside from the steady supply, the […]

GAZA CITY: Heavy air strikes and rocket fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict claimed more lives on both sides Tuesday as calls intensified for an end to the bloodshed. A United Nations Security Council meeting broke up without issuing a statement, but France then said it had proposed a resolution calling for a ceasefire, in coordination […]

DEARBORN, Michigan: Joe Biden is back behind the wheel. And now he’s gone, bolting down the track. The self-described “car guy” took a spin in the new Ford F-150 Lightning truck during a visit to a Ford safety testing center Tuesday as part of a trip to Michigan to sell his $2 trillion infrastructure plan. […]

ZAMBOANGA CITY:  Five Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed following a gun battle that erupted during a police raid on their hideout near Taman Sri Arjuna in Beaufort, a small town in Sabah, reports said Tuesday, but among those slain was actually captured alive, along with seven other militants a week earlier in the same area. […]

Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, May 19, 2021. READ: Duterte gags Cabinet President Rodrigo Duterte has forbidden members of his Cabinet from discussing the West Philippine Sea with anybody. READ: Duterte warns of ‘stricter lockdowns’ if virus surges President Duterte said he would be forced to impose a stricter […]

Officials not allowed to discuss West PH Sea President Rodrigo Duterte has forbidden members of his Cabinet from discussing the West Philippine Sea with anybody. He issued the directive on Monday night after listening to former senator Juan Ponce Enrile talk on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea. “Refrain from discussing the West Philippine Sea […]

THE symbolic vaccination of education frontliners was held at the Universidad de Manila (UDM), as part of its celebration of its 27th founding anniversary of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the first Higher Education Day. A hundred higher education personnel from UDM will be vaccinated. These include workers under the skeletal workforce of […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has renewed the franchise of the country’s third major telecommunication company (telco) for another 25 years. Duterte signed on Tuesday Republic Act (RA) 11537, which extended the franchise granted to Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc., currently known as Dito Telecommunity Corporation. The franchise law allows DITO “to construct, establish, install, maintain and […]

A committee at the House of Representatives on Tuesday questioned the negotiations being facilitated by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the controversial Kaliwa Dam. This comes as the Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples conducted its second inquiry into the alleged anomalous project. Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte assured the public that there would be no “discrimination” in the Philippines’ vaccination rollout, reminding them not to be choosy on their brand of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine they would get from the government. In his pre-recorded public address aired over state-run PTV-4 on Tuesday, Duterte said Filipinos should not discriminate […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines will continue to conduct maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea despite the lingering presence of Chinese vessels in the disputed territory. He made the statement as he assured the public that the government will continue to defend the country’s interests and will not abandon its claims in the […]

President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he stopped short of demanding an immediate stop to the eight days of Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket barrages that have killed more than 200 people, most of them Palestinian. […]

AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin was reelected chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Economic Affairs. Garin’s reelection comes as the House resumed session following an almost two-month break. “Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the majority, I move to nominate and elect as chairperson of the Committee on Economic Affairs Rep. Sharon Garin,” said […]