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SBMA frontliners get P22.73 million hazard pay for ECQ work
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Workers in the frontline and essential services of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) received a total of P22.73 million in hazard pay for physically reporting for work assignments here during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the compensation was…
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Duterte insists he didn’t kill anyone
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, who earned ire of both local and international human rights advocacy groups over his kill-kill-kill pronouncements, is now taking a 180 degree turn by claiming he didn’t kill anyone – not in his lifetime. In a meeting with top Cabinet men Monday night, Duterte responded to his critics’ accusations…
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No more corruption of pandemic funds, says Duterte
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has made a public admission that corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation did happen and hurt what is already an ailing nation. He however assured the public that additional funds allocated for the government’s COVID-19 response were and will be spent properly. “I must admit, and it would…
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Palace stands firm, survey results real
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG warded off criticisms over the most recent Pulse Asia report that saw the President garnering a whopping 91 percent approval rating. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque attributed the President’s high approval rating in a recent opinion poll to his pandemic response and their desire for a “strong leader.” Roque said that the…
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ABS-CBN finds way to be back on air
By Fernan Angeles CONGRESSMEN for sure would be fuming mad when they find out that shows of the Lopez-owned network would be back on air soon, as ABS-CBN inked an agreement with Brother Eddie Villanueva’s Zoe Broadcasting Network. In a statement released on Tuesday, the network said audiences can view some of its entertainment programs…
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Duterte gets 91% approval rating in Pulse Asia survey
By Fernan Angeles BELIEVE it or not, President Rodrigo Duterte just got a whopping 91 percent approval rating. Private pollster Pulse Asia released a data showing 91 percent of Filipinos approve of the President’s performance in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The survey conducted last September 14-20 showed that 91 percent approved of the…
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Boracay hotels offer discounts to lure in tourists
By Fernan Angeles THE re-opening of the Boracay Island doesn’t seem enough to get the world-famous white sand beaches of Boracay jumpstart economic activities in Aklan. As such, the provincial government took radical steps if only to attract tourists to consider visiting the island, which for many years was considered among the best tourist destinations.…
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Feast of the Black Nazarene to push through with a twist
By Fernan Angeles NEXT year’s Feast of the Black Nazarene will push through — in a different twist though. Citing the need to consider the continuing onslaught of the highly-infectious COVID-19, parochial vicar of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene Fr. Douglas Badong said that the annual feast of the Black Nazarene will push…
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Central Luzon on track to recover from pandemic, unemployment rate drops
Central Luzon is on track to recover from the losses brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic while the unemployment rate dropped to 10.9 percent from 27.3 percent in previous quarter. In his message during a virtual meeting last Friday, Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson and Bataan Governor Abet S. Garcia said Central Luzon’s strength comes…
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Robbery, theft cases down by 60% during 200-day community quarantine
Robbery and theft cases were reduced by 60 percent in the first 200 days of the community quarantine since March 17 compared to the same period before stricter measures were strictly implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Overall, the Joint Task Force COVID Shield said the Philippines has recorded a 46 percent…