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A group of private hospitals E×ρréššed concern that there may not be enough healthcare workers in the country in the next few months, particularly nurses as they choose to work abroad due to higher compensation, according to the report of June Veneracion on "24 Oras"on Friday. The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) bared that the salary of the nurses in the country is very low compared to other countries. “Hindi naman po kasi kami humihingi ng sobra, ang hinihingi lang namin yung tama para sa ating mga nurses (We are not asking for too much, we are just asking for the right and just for our nurses),” Melbert Reyes, president of the PNA, said. The PNA also said that there are some hospitals in the provinces where the nurses receive a...

Just a week after International Coastal Cleanup Day, a grisly sight welcomes migratory birds to Manila Bay’s mangrove forest in the Tanza mudflats. Tangled in the roots of the mangroves are heaps of garbage, mostly single-use plastics. Diuvs De Jesus, a marine scientist at Oceana, photographed the site on September 25. De Jesus studied B.S. Biology in U.P. Diliman and took up an M.S. degree in Marine Science major in Marine Biology at U.P. Marine Science Institute. Photo by Diuvs De Jesus. "Spending millions for the dolomite beach in the disguise of cleanup when other parts of Manila Bay's mangroves and mudflats are threatened by plastic pollution and reclamation? Development in exchange for destroying our ecosystems?" De Jesus...

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) should proceed with the preliminary investigation on criminal charges filed against leaders of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) by expelled minister Isaias Samson and his family. The camp of Samson made this call yesterday as the protest rally staged by members of the INC at the intersection of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard continued to grow. “We urged the DOJ to already docket the case for the conduct of preliminary investigation to accord our clients their right to due process of law,” Samson’s lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles told The STAR. Angeles explained that the complaint for serious îllégâl detention, harassment, grave threats and coercion filed by Samson, his wife Myrna Dionela and son Isaias Jr. was...

THE PILOT run of the new lockdown system in Metro Manila has been extended until mid-October, the presidential palace announced late Thursday, but some business establishments will be allowed expanded operations. The country’s pandemic task force, in its meeting held September 30, has decided to extend the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System in the National Capital Region (NCR) until October 15, Palace Spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement. The government on Sept. 16 started enforcing granular lockdowns with five alert levels in the NCR. Metro Manila was placed under Alert Level 4, the second highest level, until Sept 30. In his statement, Mr. Roque said the task force also approved a recommendation to...

President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed into law Republic Act. No. 11591, a measure extending voter registration for the 2022 polls by 30 days. “The last day of registration of voters for the 2022 national and local elections shall be 30 days after the effectivity of this Act,” it said. The law will take effect immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

Hindi pa tapos ang political career ng aktor at former Laguna governor na si ER Ejercito dahil muli siyang sasabak sa mundo ng pulitika. Kinumpirma ni ER ang plano niyang pagkandidato bilang alkalde ng Calamba City, Laguna sa eleksyon na gaganapin sa May 9, 2022. Base ito sa sagot ni ER sa isang netizen na nagtanong kung anong posisyon ang tatakbuhan niya sa Laguna. Gamit ang official Facebook account, sagot ni ER: "Mayor po ng Calamba." Nag-post na si ER sa kanyang official Facebook page ng ad para sa kampanya niya. Ang kanyang tagline: "KAMPEON NG MASA AGILA NG LAGUNA." © Provided by PEP.ph Bago siya nahalal na gobernador ng lalawigan ng Laguna noong June 2010, siyam na taong (2001-2010) umupo si ER bilang alkalde ng Pagsanjan...

The House of Representatives approved on Thursday evening the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, which is aimed at driving the economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In a vote of 238-6 with no abstentions, congressmen on Thursday evening approved House Bill 10153 or the 2022 General Appropriations Act on third and final reading before adjourning for a month-long break to allow for the filing of certificates of candidacy for next year’s elections. The proposed spending plan, which is 11.5% more than this year’s budget and the highest on record, is the last under President Rodrigo R. Duterte, whose term ends in June 2022. Mr. Duterte on Wednesday certified it as urgent, allowing the legislators to approve the...

San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) on Friday said its processed meats business in Indonesia will stop operations by the end of this month, as it focuses on expanding in its home country. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, the company said it is “rationalizing” its processed meats business in Indonesia, which is operating under its joint venture PT San Miguel Foods Indonesia (PT SMFI), as it “streamlines its businesses to focus on expansion in the Philippines.” “PT SMFI will cease operations effective October 31, 2021,” the company said. PT SMFI is a Halal-certified processed meats manufacturer of Farmhouse and Vida sausages, burgers, meatballs, cold cuts, and food service products in Indonesia, according to the website of...

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CELINE Pialago, the spokesman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), will resign on Friday to run as a party-list representative in the 2022 Elections. Pialago confirmed to The Manila Times that she will file her certificate of nomination and acceptance of the Malasakit Movement Partylist on October 6. A former beauty pageant contestant, Pialago worked as a former media officer at the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the House of Representatives. She also worked as a media officer during the failed bid of 2016 presidential aspirant Manuel "Mar" Roxas 2nd. Aside from being the current MMDA spokesman, Pialago is also the youth sector spokesman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed...

I am so happy that, even I really don't have time, I make this thread just for the very good news! The ICC, the International Criminal Court, will start an investigation regarding the abuses of the so-called war on drugs of duterte... Even if I know this will take years cguro, I am very happy !!! The ICC announced Wednesday that the body's Pre-Trial Chamber I judges granted the request. An ICC statement said the chamber assessed that Duterte's "so-called 'war on drugs' campaign cannot be seen as a legitimate law enforcement operation and the killings neither as legitimate nor as mere excesses in an otherwise legitimate operation." "Rather," the judges found, "the available material indicates, to the required standard, that a...

SEN. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Friday revealed that another newly incorporated firm bagged deals to supply the government medical supplies worth P7.6 billion. Pangilinan made the revelation during the 10th hybrid public hearing by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the "intrinsic overpricing" of medical supplies in multi-billion-peso contracts awarded by the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM). Pangilinan identified the firm as "Element Trade Limited," which had a ρáíd up capital of $10,000. "Element'' was incorporated in April 2020, he said. Senators are at loggerheads with Malacanang over the award by PS-DBM of about P11 billion contract to Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., a retailer, in March 2020...

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would soon bar his Cabinet officials from attending the Senate inquiry into the alleged misuse of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response funds. In his pre-recorded public address aired on Thursday night, Duterte has ordered Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to issue a memorandum directing those from the Executive department to no longer obey the Senate panel's summons. This, as he criticized Sen. Richard Gordon's "undemocratic" remark that he will continue the Senate inquiry "until kingdom come." "I will issue a memorandum na lahat ng nasa (that everyone in the) Executive Department will no longer obey your summons," Duterte said. "You are overstepping your jurisdiction on this. There is...

The Pasig River E×ρréššway (PAREX), San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) P95-billion, six-lane elevated E×ρréššway project that will run along the banks of the Pasig River, continues to get flak for the environmental and systemic issues it will bring once built. Based on the concept of induced demand, which states that more roads lead to more traffic, the PAREX will not actually ease congestion in Metro Manila unless efforts are refocused towards better public transport, said urban planner Paulo G. Alcazaren in a televised interview. This is one of many issues he and environmental groups have pointed out about the project, from compromising the waterway’s functional integrity as a floodway and creating air pollution in that corridor, to...

© Provided by BusinessWorld WASHINGTON – The United States plans to donate an additional 500 million COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE to nations around the world, lifting the total the country is sharing to more than 1 billion doses, according to a source familiar with the plans. President Joe Biden is hosting a virtual summit on COVID-19 on Wednesday and is likely to announce the new pledge then. Earlier on Tuesday, Biden told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States had put more than $15 billion toward the global response to COVID-19 in order to fund more than 160 million COVID-19 vaccines in other countries. The U.S. has already purchased 500 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and...

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Presidential spokesman Harry Roque caught the attention of netizens when he refused to say the word “dog” in sharing an idiom. © Provided by Dailypedia In a press briefing, Roque said all inquiries into the Department of Health will continue despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s attack on the Commission on Audit for flagging the health agency. “All probes can continue,” he said. “The President has no power to prevent the House nor the Senate from investigating. The President cannot control the Ombudsman if it can investigate,” he explained when asked if Duterte was stopping investigations into the report. The COA is also protected “from appointment to tenure, to fiscal autonomy,” He said Duterte just doesn’t like it when preliminary...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine activists and the families of victims in a drug war that has killed thousands view with dread the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte staying on as vice-president for six more years after his time in the top job ends next year. The constitution bars a re-election bid by Duterte, 76, but he said on Tuesday he would run for vice president in 2022 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/update-2-philippines-duterte-raises-rivals-suspicions-by-seeking-vice-presidency-in-2022/ar-AANF4dE in order to keep up his crusade on insurgency, criminal activities and drug dealers. "For four years, we have been waiting for justice," said Randy Delos Santos, who believes that if Duterte succeeds it would make justice...

NAKAKATAKOT TO MGA KAPATID! WE ARE GLORIFYING NPAs ANG SUBERSIVES in the PHILIPPINES?! H.NO 10171 SANA MA VETO TO A.S.A.P i dont care about your politics pero this is alarming. BTW I SUPPORT RASTAMAN FOR PRESIDENT/SENATOR HALF HUMAN HALF ZOMBIE MAY ~ MAY AGIMAT + INFINITY AT GHOST RIDER! BACK TO THE TOPIC BINABACKDOOR TAYO NG MGA NPA SUPPORTERS. NITONG LUNES LANG NAAPRUBAHAN PALA SA CONGRESS YUNG DATING UP-DND ACCORD now sa 3RD AND FINAL READING READY TO JUMP SA SENADO. HABANG BUSY TAYO SA MUDSLINGING SA MGA KAPWA NATEN PRO AND ANTI NABABACKDOOR NA TAYO NG MGA SUPPORTERS NG MGA NPA (PHOTO NOT MINE ) WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SO ANONG TINGIN NG UP SA SARILI NILA?! MAY SARILI SILANG ESTADO? GUSTO NILANG MAGING EMBASY OR SARILING...

The Chinese embassy in the Philippines has sought assistance from the Philippine National Police (PNP) regarding the increasing number of kidnappings involving Chinese nationals. In a statement, the embassy said Wang Xiaohong, executive vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), brought the issue to the attention of PNP chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar during a recent video conference. "The two sides also E×ρréššed their concerns that there have been a increasing number of kidnapping cases against Chinese nationals recently in the Philippines," the embassy said. "At present, MPS and PNP are strengthening mutual cooperation in clues investigation, information sharing and case transfer, so as to strengthen joint...

Majority of Filipinos believe that the single six-year term limit for president of the Philippines must continue as stated under the 1987 Constitution, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed Wednesday. The survey conducted from June 23 to 26, 2021 found 75% ãdül† Filipinos agreed with continuing the single six-year term limit, while 14% were undecided, and 11% disagreed on the matter. This showed a net agreement score of +64 which the pollster classified as "very strong." Of the 11% who disagreed with the single term limit for President, they proposed that the number of years should be an average of seven while the number of terms should be an average of 2.1. According to the 1987 Constitution, the president and the vice...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent the bill on the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. The certification will allow the House of Representatives to approve the measure on second and third reading on the same day. "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Section 26(2) of the 1987 Constitution, I hereby certify to the necessity of the immediate enactment of House Bill 10153...in order to address the need to maintain continuous government operations following the end of the current fiscal year (FY), to expedite the funding of various programs, projects, and activities for FY 2022, and to ensure budgetary preparedness that will enable the government to effectively perform its Constitutional mandate," Duterte's...

President Rodrigo Duterte will veto the bill passed by Congress seeking to extend the voter registration until end of October 2021 because the matter has been rendered moot, Senate President Vicente Sotto III. This developed after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided to extend the voter registration period until October 30,2021. Sotto indicated that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea told him that the House of Representatives had transmitted the measure passed by both houses to Malacanang through the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office. "The executive secretary... said that as long as he has not received it yet, we can do whatever we want, but it’s already with the PLLO. He said they will veto because it is moot and...

Running for another term as vice president remains an option for Vice President Leni Robredo in 2022 if it becomes necessary, her spokespeson Ibarra Gutierrez said Wednesday. Gutierrez issued the statement after Liberal Party (LP) President Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said that the possibility of Robredo running for Vice President again in 2022 was discussed during a recent meeting with LP members. "She has said before that the idea remains on the table if it is necessary for a true collaboration among the various parties," Gutierrez said in a statement. "Again, it is testament to her commitment to the talks that she is willing to include this possibility in the discussion," Gutierrez added. Robredo is pushing for a united opposition...

BEIJING: A recent report by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has shown the robust business environment and prospective future of the region since its transition from chaos to order, a central government spokesman said. The spokesman from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council voiced confidence in Hong Kong's future development and business environment, noting that the "Report on Hong Kong's Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities" has refuted slander from the United States and will help the international community learn about Hong Kong and boost its confidence in the region. Facts in the report have demonstrated that anti-China forces from the...

Senators on Wednesday hailed their colleague, boxing legend and Senator Manny Pacquiao, after the latter officially announced that he will be hanging up his gloves for good. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Pacquiao will always be the “Greatest Boxer of All Time.” “The Filipino Pride of General Santos City! I wish him well! Mabuhay!” Sotto added. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto also congratulated the sports icon “for an exceptional boxing career” and for being an inspiration to many. Senator Joel Villanueva lauded Pacquiao for hurdling obstacles and reaching his dreams despite the challenges he encountered. “Sa loob ng kanyang halos tatlong dekada na karera, ipinamalas ni Senator Manny Pacquiao ang talas at husay...

In 1957, then-President Carlos P. Garcia signed a decree that the fourth week of September would be known as Medicine Week to give due recognition to the nation’s healers. It was therefore quite appropriate that the posthumous awarding of The Outstanding Filipino Physician (TOFP) 2021 was held during its 64th celebration. Nine months ago, the JCI Senate Philippines and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) bestowed the posthumous title on 22 physicians who died in active duty during the first year of the pandemic. This year, another 20 were awarded virtually last week. “In this pandemic, new heroes emerged,” JCISP national president Greg Lipa said in his opening remarks. “Masks and PPEs became their armor, their medical wisdom...

The presence of Chinese vessels continues to be monitored in the West Philippine Sea, with at least 150 of them doing "fishing" operations. This was disclosed during the House deliberations on the proposed P5.024 national budget for fiscal year 2022 by the National Security Council (NSC) through Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon, sponsor of its budget. Biazon is also the vice chairman of the House committee on national defense and security. It was Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas who inquired about the continued presence of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. "Kinoconfirm po ng NSC na mayroon pa rin pong umaaligid na Chinese maritime vessels doing fishing operations, moving one spot to another, at...

Andrea Brillantes, 18, has openly talked about her life before entering the world of showbiz after reading the "laking mayaman" assumption about her. On Saturday, September 25, KAMI learned that the Kapamilya actress uploaded a new vlog where she read random assumptions about herself. Among the assumptions she received was about being rich, "Hindi po akong laking mayaman. Tulad ng tinatawag ng lola ko, laki kasi kami sa squams area." © Provided by Kami Andrea Brillantes flaunts her hair extensions in a photo. Photo from Andrea Brillantes (blythe) Source: Instagram According to Andrea, "Makikita niyo ko madalas naglalakad lang kung saan saan, madalas umiiyak sa mga tindahan kasi hindi ako pinapayagan bumili ng softdrinks ng lola ko...

Tanong ko lang po sa mga expert po dito regarding politics nakita ko kasi sa wiki, "The position of president and vice president are elected separately, thus the two winning candidates could come from different political parties." So di po pwede yung mag ka partido ang manalo for President and VP? Saang constitution po makikita to ? Thanks