THE Department of Energy (DoE) under the new administration has listed down some of its targets, including the award of service contracts for the upstream oil and gas development and possibly exploration service contracts for indigenous coal, an agency official said on Wednesday.
Change has come even in the field of real estate broker licensure examinations. Last May 22, a real estate broker licensure examination was held in Manila, Cagayan de Oro and Cebu. What set this exam apart from all previous ones was that for the first time, only degree holders in Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Management (BS REM) were qualified to take it. Unfortunately, non-BS REM graduates, even though holders of a relevant bachelor’s degree, were ineligible to take the licensure exam.
Angel Locsin (MNS photo) Clearly uncomfortable with being asked about the fact her former boyfriend, Luis Manzano, is dating again, actress Angel Locsin tried her best to be civil with reporters. Locsin, noticeably ill at ease, refused to comment on Manzano’s recent admission that he is going out with Jessy Mendiola, currently the “sexiest” woman in the country. “Wala akong magandang masabi so hindi na lang ako magsasalita,” she said. Locsin, however, insisted that her apparent dour response to the question is not because she is still hurting from the failed relationship, but because she feels she has no right to comment on the issue. “Alam ko naman din na darating din iyung panahon na aaminin naman nila na sila na. …Pero buhay na nila iyan eh. Iba na ako. Tinanggal naman nila ako sa eksena so dito ako sa eksena ko rin,” she said. Locsin also did not reaffirm Manzano’s suggestions that a third party was not involved in their split. “Kung anong sinabi niya. Lagi namang ganoon eh. Kung anong sinabi niya eh ‘di iyon na iyon. Kayo? Ano sa tingin niyo?” Both Locsin and Manzano have yet to speak about the reason behind their breakup. (MNS)
A SENIOR Chinese official on Tuesday brushed off calls for a boycott of the Philippines after an international arbitration court found for Manila in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea.
THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld the country’s 2012 accession to an international agreement on intellectual property rights (IPR) without the Senate’s concurrence.
THE Iloilo Provincial Tourism Office wants agri-tourism in the countryside to be a major attraction for visitors as the province grows its tourism market.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers a speech before the San Beda Law Alumni Association during the Testimonial Dinner Reception at the Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino in San Juan City on July 14. (MNS photo) MANILA, July 18, (Mabuhay) – Incoming Finance Department spokesperson Paola Alvarez on Monday said the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer be a collision of politics and Filipino fashion in an attempt to “step away from the norm.” Alvarez, daughter of incoming House Speaker Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez who also served as the spokesperson of PDP-Laban during the campaign period and currently helping with the SONA preps, said that the event on July 25 will center on the message of the President that guests, especially the ladies, will be asked to tone down their sartorial picks. “We will downplay the event. It will not be a fashion show. We want to center on the what the President’s message is to our people especially it’s his first State of the Nation Address. So it will be a different take because our guests will be requested not to wear their gowns as what we have previously been seeing in the past SONAs,” she said. Guests will be asked to wear business attire. Female guests have the option to wear a Filipiniana but only if it is knee-length. She said that this will be SONA’s new dress code under the Duterte administration. “During the previous SONAs, most people Read More …
Congressman Pacquiao has “Bigger dreams for our people” while in ALABEL, Sarangani (October 7, 2015) – “In the coming days, I will be embracing new levels of responsibility,” says Manny Pacquiao, “I will be confronting tougher challenges. Yes, I will be dreaming bigger dreams for our people and for our nation.” This statement stirs the crowd to applaud lone district Congressman Manny Pacquiao in his State of the District Address at the Capitol gym Monday, October 5. (Jake Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE) MANILA, July 18, (MABUHAY) – Senator Manny Pacquiao only showed up for plenary session at the Lower House on his last year as Sarangani Representative. Based on the attendance report released by the House of Representatives covering the 3rd regular session from July 27, 2015 to June 6, 2016, Pacquiao was actually present only on one session day out of the 52 session days for the period. Pacquiao has promised to prioritize his new role as a senator. However, his duties as a lawmaker may again be affected by a possible return to the boxing ring. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, said on Tuesday that the eight-division world champion planned to fight on either October 29 or November 5 as a main event bout in Las Vegas. Sixteenth Congress Negros Occidental Rep. Julio Ledesma, Davao del Sur Rep. Franklin Bautista attended 3 session days while Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos, Albay Rep. Edcel “Grex” Lagman and Iloilo Rep. Hernan Biron Jr. attended four. Nueva Ecija Rep. Magnolia Antonino, Read More …
Philippine National Police Chief Director-General Ronald dela Rosa answers questions during a press conference at Camp Crame, Wednesday. Three high-ranking PNP officials allegedly involved in illegal drugs tagged by President Duterte reported to Dela Rosa to clear their names. (MNS photo) CEBU CITY, July 18, (MABUHAY) – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa confirmed Monday that some of the police directors recently relieved from their posts were involved in the narcotics trade. At a command conference in Cebu City, Dela Rosa said some of the relieved senior officials were receiving drug money. Dela Rosa ordered a reorganization of senior officials in the PNP during his first day in office last July 1. The massive reshuffle covered the PNP Command Group. Regional directors were also reassigned to “other equally-important positions in different levels of command.” President Rodrigo Duterte himself recently named five police officers, including two who are already retired, as drug coddlers. Nine police officers also tested positive for drug use earlier this month. The PNP has yet to announce the results of a further confirmatory test to verify the presence of shabu and marijuana in their urine samples. APOLOGY FOR MAYOR Dela Rosa also apologized to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for the inclusion of the city’s police director among the officials sacked from their posts. Osmeña earlier threatened to stop giving rewards to policemen who arrest or kill drug pushers after Cebu City Police Office Director Benjamin Santos Jr. was reassigned. Dela Rosa Read More …
Businessman Antonio Tiu and Senator Atonio F. Trillanes IV as they walk along the Rosario property, that people are reffering to as the Binay Farm in Rosario Batangas. October 23 BATANGAS, July 18, (MABUHAY) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday urged the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to sequester the so-called Hacienda Binay in Batangas and convert it to a drug treatment and rehabilitation facility. “There are thousands of self-confessed drug dependents who have surrendered to the authorities, but, aside from monitoring, the government has yet to implement a concrete program to ensure that these drug users will not return to their old ways. We do not have a concrete plan, as well as facilities, to rehabilitate them.” Trillanes said. Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado accused then-Vice President Jejomar Binay as the “true owner” of a 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas using businessman Antonio Tiu as his dummy. Mercado was one of the witnesses presented by Trillanes in the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee hearings on the alleged corruption of the Makati City Hall Building II that expanded to other city projects of the Binays. Meanwhile, Trillanes proposed to use the illegally-acquired estate for the benefit of the drug users and pushers who will be put to rehabilitation. “During the hearings conducted by the Senate on the anomalies involving then VP Binay, it was raised that the 350-hectare farm, allegedly owned by VP Binay, was illegally acquired and violated the agrarian reform law. The current administration must immediately act Read More …