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Recognizing the importance of education in improving the lives of Filipinos, a Palace official expressed support for a new government initiative that will focus on raising the quality of education on several fronts. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles backed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Sulong EduKalidad or Sama-samang Pagsulong ng EduKalidad (National Effort for Quality Basic […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has formally asked the Supreme Court (SC) to allow media coverage of the scheduled promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre case on December 19. In a letter, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), requested Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) proposed regulatory reforms to further improve the country’s business climate, Malacañang said. Duterte gave his nod during the 44th meeting with his Cabinet at Malacañan Palace, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo said the President approved the suggestions raised by Trade Secretary Ramon […]
Unscrupulous traders may be one of the reasons why farmers cannot feel the full effects of the Rice Tariffication Law, a Palace official said. Amid farmer groups’ complaints that the law had led to falling farm gate prices of palay, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles maintained that the law serves a good purpose and that abusive […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said he will leave it to the drug enforcement agencies to decide who will be given access to the list of high-value targets (HVTs) in the campaign against illegal drugs, including Vice President Leni Robredo, who now serves as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD). Nograles said that […]
An active police officer who is accused of being the gunman in the killing of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster and blocktimer Mercedario “Dindo” Generoso has been places under custody. Roger Rubio, one of the four alleged suspects in Generoso’s murder, was presented to the media in a press conference held at Malacañang recently. Presidential Task […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles praised the “Yolanda” permanent resettlement site in Tabuelan town in northern Cebu as the first-ever housing project that is fully finished and occupied. “We can show to the whole country that Olivo Heights housing in Tabuelan is now the model of all ‘Yolanda’ housing projects in the country as it is […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has reported that murder charges have been filed against all three suspects in the killing of Brigada News FM anchor Eduardo Dizon in Kidapawan City. PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Egco, said the case was filed on September 18, just as PTFoMS member-agencies and media observers were […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) strongly denounced the vicious arson attack by still unidentified men on the printing plant of the Abante News Group in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City. Initial reports said that four hooded armed men forcibly entered the premises at 1:57 a.m. on Monday by overpowering an unarmed security […]
A suspect in the killing of Ozamiz City broadcaster Cosme Maestrado was arrested in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said. The PTFoMS said joint operatives of the San Juan Del Monte Police Station, the Bulacan Provincial Police Office, Regional Intelligence Unit-National Capital Region, and Police Regional Office […]