US Supreme Court Ends Vague Basis for Deportation
The Supreme Court of the United States took a small step this week towards a fairer immigration system, eliminating one particularly troubling legal provision under which immigrants can be deported.....»»
How mainstream media took Syrian air strikes in their stride
The mainstream media have broadly accepted the justifications from the United States, France and Britain of humanitarian motivation for the retaliatory strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s Syria.....»»
ForMindanao: An aid through community engagement
KulturAKO is one of the six of the winning projects of ForMindanao campaign that focus on livelihood and economic development of the community. Hammin Casan says the KulturAKO project is their initiat.....»»
Hazards information at the tip of your fingers
QUEZON CITY, April 20 -- The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) has provided our stakeholders a convenient, quick, and hassle-fre.....»»
Approval Ratings: More than just Numbers
IN THE March 2018 SWS survey, the president retained his "very good" net satisfaction rating despite dipping two points from his December 2017 mark. Most news reports highlighted these numbers with.....»»
DAR distributes 965 CLOAs in Kalinga
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, April 19 (PIA) -- About 745 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the seven Kalinga towns and this city got the answer to their long clamor of owning a parcel of land. The.....»»
PH banking system, now in a very sound footing BSP
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr. assures Central Luzon stakeholders that the Philippine banking system is now in a very sound footing. (Cherie Joyce V. Flores/PIA 3) CLARK FR.....»»
The DOT Accreditation System: A Form of Prior Restraint
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT), through its recently issued Media Accreditation Guidelines for the coverage of Boracay once it is closed to tourists, is in effect putting in place a system of sele.....»»
World Bank projects PH GDP growth at 6.7 percent
Officials from (seated,left to right) Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works.....»»
Robust Government spending seen in 2017
Department of Budget and ManagementFiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau Director Rolando Toledo said the national government spending continues to be robust in 2017, which ended up at 2.8 trillion or an.....»»
Policy reform agenda to sustain economic growth - NEDA
Speaking before Central Luzon stakeholders during the recent Philippine Economic Briefing in Clark,National Economic and Development Authority Director-General Ernesto Pernia saidthere is a need to im.....»»
DENR-9 spearheads Walk for the Earth
PAGADIAN CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources IX (DENR-9), in coordination with the provincial and city government other government offices, civic and women's gr.....»»
Clark, country s next big metropolis - DOF
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez says the Duterte administration is keen on making Clark the next big metropolis of the country through numerous big ticket infrastructure projects including a new te.....»»
Dominguez: The future begins in New Clark City
TAGUIG CITY, April 17 -- The government envisions New Clark City, a new metropolis that will rise within the Clark Special Economic Zone, as a city of the future, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez II.....»»
PDEA dismantles Malabon ecstasy lab
MALABON CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory utilized in the manufacture of ecstasy, a party drug, during the implementation of.....»»
President Duterte opens the 2018 Palarong Pambansa
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur, April 16 (PIA) -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte spearheaded on Sunday, April 15, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Palarong Pambansa held at the President Elpidio Quirino Stadium her.....»»
Palarong Pambansa 2018 in Ilocos Sur officially opens
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The largest gathering of young athletes across 17 regions nationwide officially opened Sunday, April 15, at the Quirino Stadium here with President Rodrigo Dutert.....»»
QC adopts updated disaster contingency plan
QUEZON CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council has adopted an updated Disaster Contingency Plan for earthquakes and floods. One of the highlights of the upda.....»»
Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Cagayan town
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, April 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has recorded two separate earthquakes in the province Monday (April 16). PHIVOLCS recorde.....»»
Boracay Shutdown: Where is the Master Plan?
IS THE government ready to do the job in Boracay?If President Rodrigo Duterte's words are any indication, then it is not. He himself said during a press briefing on April 9 that there is no.....»»