NEWS BRIEFS | 09 March 2024
Marawi votes on 3 additional barangays CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 09 March) – Voters in Marawi City on Saturday went to polling precincts to vote on the proposal to create three more barangays. The Commission on Elections held a security command conference Friday morning in Marawi for the March 9 plebiscite. Comelec chair George […].....»»
Residents oppose BARMM bill splitting town into two
Hundreds of Muslim and Christian villagers in Wao, Lanao del Sur staged a rally on Thursday morning to show opposition to a proposal by a member of the Bangsamoro parliament to divide their municipality into two via a legislative measure that they knew nothing about......»»
Why 4 lawmakers voted against RBH7, the economic charter change proposal
House lawmakers, convening as a committee of the whole, adopts the proposal on economic charter change just two weeks after deliberations started at the committee level.....»»
Revolutionizing the Game: Proposed Kickoff Change
A proposal for new kickoff rules in the NFL is set to be presented to team owners later this month in Orlando. Under the proposed.....»»
Workers buck wage hike in installments
Stressing the need for a one-time significant wage increase to effectively stimulate the local economy, labor group Federation of Free Workers has rejected the proposal by some legislators and the business sector for an installment-based legislated wage increase......»»
Warring sides still cautious after Biden says Gaza truce is close
Hamas is now weighing a proposal, agreed by Israel at talks with mediators in Paris last week, for a ceasefire that would suspend fighting for 40 days, the first extended truce of the five-month-old war.....»»
Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal
The draft proposal, which would allow hospitals and bakeries in Gaza to be repaired and 500 aid trucks to enter the battered enclave every day, is the most serious attempt in weeks to end the conflict.....»»
Bill legalizing motorcycle taxis pushed
Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday served notice to his colleagues in the House of Representatives about the “prioritization” of measures that will help mitigate the burden of commuters in public transportation, like the proposal to utilize motorcycle taxis......»»
Luis sinorpresa si Jessy bago ang Palawan wedding, nag-propose ulit
MAKALIPAS ang mahigit isang linggo ng kanilang second wedding, ibinandera ng mag-asawang Luis Manzano at Jessy Mendiola ang prenup video nila. Diyan ini-reveal na nagkaroon ulit ng wedding proposal si Luis para sa kanyang asawa. Sa pamamagitan ng YouTube video na may pamagat na “LUIS & JESSIE and ROSIE”, mapapanood na nakatayo ang dalawa sa.....»»
Bangsamoro Parliament wants ‘Cha-Cha’ to strengthen BARMM
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 February)—The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament has approved a resolution Wednesday supporting a charter change proposal aimed at strengthening the autonomous region by enshrining its powers in the next constitution “and not merely a subject of legislative act.” Before the BTA Parliament’s passing of Resolution No. 521 (Expressing the Sense […].....»»
53 Mindanaoan lawmakers reject Duterte’s calls for Mindanao secession
Fifty-three House lawmakers from Mindanao signed a manifesto on Wednesday that expressed opposition to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to secede Mindanao, saying that the challenges that have beset the region can be solved through a “united and sovereign Philippines.".....»»
Marcos cool to rice instead of money as 4Ps aid
The government will still consider the proposal to give rice instead of cash aid to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program even if President Marcos and Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian think it may be logistically difficult......»»
NEDA’s bid to scrap telcos’ congressional franchise requirement opposed
The head of the 28-member minority bloc in the House of Representatives has opposed a proposal of the National Economic and Development Authority to scrap the legislative franchise requirement for telecommunications companies......»»
Bishop: Duterte’s Mindanao secession push insane
The proposal of former president Rodrigo Duterte of having an independent Mindanao is “insane,” according to retired Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo......»»
RSA allays last-minute NAIA review
On Thursday, Feb. 15, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista was worried and feeling sick, even feverish, according to sources, from the growing speculation and intrigue regarding the awarding of the estimated P170.6-billion solicited proposal to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), fearful that his long dream of finally accomplishing the privatization and much need rehabilitation of NAIA may once more be derailed......»»
Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte s proposal for Mindanao secession
Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte s proposal for Mindanao secession.....»»
Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte s proposal for Mindanao secession
Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte s proposal for Mindanao secession.....»»
Sugbuswak: Laity supports proposal with plans, programs to strengthen Church
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on the Laity of the Archdiocese of Cebu on Wednesday, February 14, presented their statement on the proposed Sugbuswak which would give birth to two new dioceses in Cebu. In a statement, the commission offered observations, plans, and programs that summed up to 18 points with a vision to.....»»
Carlo handa nang pakasalan si Charlie, pero fake news ang ‘proposal’
FAKE news ang kumalat na balita sa social media na nag-propose na si Carlo Aquino sa kanyang girlfriend na si Charlie Dizon. Nag-ugat ito nang mapansin ng mga netizens ang kumikinang na singsing na suot ni Charlie sa ilang events. Feeling ng kanyang mga fans, engagement ring na ito. Todo tanggi si Carlo na engaged.....»»
Business luminaries to weigh in on Cha-cha
It will be the turn of business and corporate executives to share their thoughts on moves in Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution, at the next Senate subcommittee public hearing on the proposal on Monday......»»