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Tokyo Olympian Obiena faces expulsion from national team
PATAFA to file criminal case against Obiena — Juico By Joey Villar FILIPINO Tokyo Olympian pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could be walking on troubled waters. The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) on Tuesday has thrown the book on the beleaguered Mr. Obiena with threats of filing a criminal case and dropping him […]
Group seeks power failure probe
A group of electricity consumers wants the government to investigate the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ allegedly repeated failure to provide enough power in areas affected by typhoons. The private company in charge of operating the country’s state-owned power grid had failed to provide sufficient power during Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2013, Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) in 2014 […]
PHL has enough calamity response laws — solons
EXISTING Philippine laws are sufficient for the implementation of quick response measures during disaster situations, solons asserted on Tuesday after President Rodrigo R. Duterte said “stupid laws passed by Congress” restricted him from immediately declaring a state of calamity. “That law should be changed. And it behooves upon this Congress, if they want to, or […]
Construction of P1.3-billion dam, irrigation system in Pangasinan to start soon — NIA
THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) expects to start construction soon on the Dumoloc Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) in Bugallon, Pangasinan. The SRIP includes a zoned-type, earth-filled dam to be built across the Dumoloc River in Bugallon, Pangasinan. It will channel irrigation water to Cayanga, Cabatuan, and Laguit Dams, as well as the Drainage Reuse […]
DAR overhauls land conversion rules for government projects
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said its land conversion rules have been overhauled to expedite government projects. Secretary Bernie F. Cruz said in a statement Sunday that government special project undertakings (SPU) will be given priority in applications for the conversion of agricultural land. The department considers SPUs a high-priority category for the employment […]
Hitachi Energy Partners with National Grid on World’s First Replacement of SF6 in Existing High-voltage Equipment
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy and National Grid have successfully energized a pilot project replacing SF6 in installed high-voltage gas-insulated lines with an eco-efficient fluoronitrile based gas mixture. This retrofill solution, in Richborough, UK is part of Hitachi Energy’s EconiQTM(1) portfolio which is designed to deliver a […]
GM Antonio banners 12-player national chess championship
GRANDMASTER (GM) Joey Antonio will try to live up to his reputation as the country’s chess ironman as he spearheads the 12-player field in the 2021 Philippine National Championships that was ushered in yesterday at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu. GM Mr. Antonio, 59, is making his 38th appearance in the national […]
Spritzer Again Bagged Brand of the Year Award 2021-2022
KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Dec 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has won the national award for the water category of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2021-2022, a premier award recognition programme organised by the World […]
GOCC subsidies decline 17.5% in Oct.
GOVERNMENT corporations took in less budgetary support in October compared to a year earlier, with the biggest allocations granted to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the National Housing Authority (NHA), and the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). Preliminary data from the BTr indicate that subsidies to government-owned […]
DOH exceeds target; 10M jabbed in 5 days
THE health department said close to 10 million people were vaccinated against Covid-19 during the extended “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 3, 2021. The Department of Health said as of Saturday, December 4, 2021, a total of 9,937,827 individuals were vaccinated during the extended vaccination drive. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario […]
Fewer jabs in Metro Cebu on Day 2 of national vax drive
NINE local government units (LGUS) in Metro Cebu vaccinated a total of 79,475 individuals on the second day of the three-day National Covid-19 Vaccination Days on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said Wednesday this is 90 percent of its 87,819 target. The second-day […]
Hanoi-bound downhill mountain bike racers top trials in Danao
NATIONAL team mainstays Lea Denise Belgira and Eleazar Barba, Jr. showed their readiness to compete in next year’s Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they topped their respective categories in the PhilCycling Mountain Bike National Trials for Downhill in Danao City, Cebu yesterday. Ms. Belgira, out to claim another SEA Games gold medal after topping […]
Duterte could make Covid vaccination mandatory
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, November 29, that he is inclined in making coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination mandatory in the country amid the threat of the new and potentially more transmissible Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of Sars-CoV-2. “I may agree with the task force if they decide to make it mandatory (vaccination). It’s for […]
Over 83K jabbed in Metro Cebu on Day 1 of National Vax Drive
NINE local government units in Metro Cebu combined vaccinated a total of 83,460 individuals on the first day of the three-day Bayanihan, Bakunahan: National Covid-19 Vaccination Days on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said this is 95 percent of its 87,819 jabs target. […]
Cebu LGU’s get ready for national vax days
WITH the three-day national vaccination drive approaching, local government units (LGUs) in Cebu are revving up preparations to get more people into their vaccination centers. In Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan offers residents a chance to win exciting prizes. Chan announced on his Facebook page that residents can participate in the raffle draw by […]
House probe sought on national sports policies following Obiena-PATAFA row
A RESOLUTION was filed in the House of Representatives seeking a probe into policies and the dynamics between national athletes and sports institutions in light of the ongoing row between an Olympian pole-vaulter and the Philippine Athletic Track and Field Association (PATAFA). Manila Rep. Rolando V. Valeriano filed a yet to be numbered House Resolution […]
DILG aims to vaccinate 15M on National Vaccination Days
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will tap the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and basic education teachers to serve as data encoders during the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days aimed at vaccinating some 14 percent of the Philippine population in a three-day blitz from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021. In a statement […]
Senators cite text scam offering fake jobs
SENATORS on Wednesday warned the public about increasing incidents of text scams and asked law enforcers and the private sector to do something about it. These text messages were usually about fake job opportunities promising high salaries, Senator Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares said in a statement. She urged the government and companies to act against syndicates […]
Arts & Culture (11/17/21)
1 of 9 Handog by Celeste Lecaroz Kapampangan artist and impressionist painter Ramil Tumampos’ artwork CCP holds facade light show CELEBRATING its 52nd founding anniversary this year, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) looks back on the year that was and anticipates what the future brings for the artistic sector and the country in […]