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President Duterte's "Build, Build, Build" Program Completed 2,423 Bridges Nationwide The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar reported that from July 2016 to June 2018, the government has completed the retrofitting/strengthening of 642 bridges spanning 29,260 meters, rehabilitated 939 bridges spanning 40,191 meters and replaced 2014 bridges spanning 8,305 meters nationwide. Loading... Loading... The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar reported that from July 2016 to June 2018, the government has completed the retrofitting/strengthening of 642 bridges spanning 29,260 meters, rehabilitated 939 bridges spanning 40,191 meters and replaced 2014 bridges spanning 8,305 meters nationwide. The Duterte administration has also widened a total of 511 bridges,...

Bishop pinagdasal si Duterte dahil masakitin daw at mahina na A Manila prelate on Friday urged Catholics to pray for President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he described as a “very sick man” after the firebrand leader called saints “stupid” and “drunkards.” Loading... Loading... On November 1, Duterte once again sparked anger in Asia’s biggest Catholic nation for poking fun at Christians’ celebration of “All Saints Day,” saying in jest that the Church should just recognize him as a patron saint instead of observing the holiday. The acid-tongued leader’s mockery of the All Saints' Day contradicts his presidential message for the Christian festival, where he urged Catholics to “emulate our saints.” In a social media post, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines vice president and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David told...

Actress Coleen Garcia praises President Duterte over Boracay rehab: “It’s important to have leaders that care about our environment” At first, the closure of Boracay Island for its rehabilitation has been questioned and opposed by several public figures because of the doubts that the government might only want to build a Casino in the said tourist spot. Loading... Loading... However, the government proves its critics that they’re wrong and after it’s opening the newly rehabilitated Boracay received praises from the netizens and several famous personalities like Coleen Garcia. Garcia is one of the famous personalities who quickly went to Boracay after it’s public opening on Oct 26, 2018. Two days after it’s opening, the actress shared her experience during her travel at the said tourist spot saying that she’s “falling in lo...

Known lawyer writes open letter and slams Mar Roxas’ negligence over Yolanda: “Hanggang ngayon di ka nag sorry sa mga taong namatay” After the shocking decision of former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas to run for a Senate position in the 2019 elections, a lawyer said that she started to remember again how the former public official showed incompetence in handling the situation during the Yolanda Thypoon. Loading... Loading... In her post, Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles, a social media blogger and lawyer wrote an open letter to Senatorial aspirant Roxas and reminded him about how he badly managed the aftermath of the Yolanda Thypoon. She said that until today, Roxas didn’t even apologize to the victims of the said Typhoon. The lawyer also accused Roxas of diverting the funds intended for Yolanda rehabilitation so they can use it a...

DSWD, Namahagi ng Agarang Tulong sa mga Nasalanta ng Bagyong Rosita sa Dacalan Kalinga Tinatayang aabot sa kalahating bilyong piso ang iniwang pinsala sa pananalasa ng bagyong Rosita sa bayan ng Tanudan, Kalinga. Loading... Loading... Sinabi ni Mayor Johnwel Tiggangay na malaki ang pinsalang iniwan ng pagbaha dulot ng bagyo sa sektor ng agrikultura at imprastruktura. Nananatiling sarado ang ilang lansangan sa bayan ng Tanudan dahil sa lansdlide. Namigay ang Department of Social Welfare and Development ng agarang tulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Rosita. DSWD, Namahagi ng Agarang Tulong sa mga Nasalanta ng Bagyong Rosita sa Dacalan Kalinga Loading... Loading...

Vote Now | How would you rate your trust in President Rodrigo Duterte? President Rodrigo Duterte's net satisfaction ratings went back to "very good" in the third quarter of 2018, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Saturday. Loading... Loading... This, after the President recorded his lowest net satisfaction rating of "good" in the second quarter of 2018. The survey, conducted from September 15 to 23, found that 70 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with Duterte's performance, five points higher from his June 2018 gross satisfaction rating of 65 percent. Let us know how would you rate your trust in President Rodrigo Duterte and leave a comment below. Comment down your ratings! Loading... Loading... ...

Bayan Muna Partylist Haharangin ang Pondo para sa National ID System ng Bansa Tiniyak ng ilang kongresista mula sa Bayan Muna na haharangin ang paglalaan ng 2 bilyong budget para sa National ID System. Loading... Loading... Ayon kay Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, sa magiging pagdinig ng 2018 General Appropriations Act sa pagbabalik sesyon para sa 2nd regular session ng 17th Congress ay tututulan nila sa makabayan ang nasabing plano na paglalaan ng pondo. Umaalma rin si Zarate dahil hindi pa naman batas ang panukala pero mayroon na agad na inilaan na pondo dito ang Department of Finance. Sinabi pa ni Zarate na hihimayin nila ang budget sa National ID sa kongreso dahil maraming pangangailangan ang mga mahihirap na siyang mas dapat na binibigyan ng pondo. Source: RMN Loading... ...

Duterte Gov't Gagawa ng 8 Tulay na Magkokonekta sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao The government will build eight bridges connecting the Visayas to Luzon and Mindanao to facilitate faster movement of people and goods across the archipelago, the Department of Finance said Thursday. Loading... Loading... Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said these eight bridges estimated to cost a total of P269.19 billion will also be complemented by the rollout of road networks aimed at transforming the Visayan islands into growth corridors. Up for approval of the National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee (Neda-ICC) are the following projects: 18.2-kilometer bridge connecting Luzon and Samar islands, * 20-km bridge connecting Leyte and Mindanao islands either through a long-span overhead or an...

Agree ba Kayo | Hindi HERO si Ninoy Aquino ‒Atty. Larry Gadon Pinagkadiinan muli ni Atty Larry Gadon na hindi kaylan man naging Hero si dating Senador Ninoy Aquino. Loading... Loading... Buwan ng May matapos mapatalsik si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno bilang punong mahistrado ng korte suprema sa bisa ng Quo Warranto. sinundan ni Atty.Larry Gadon ng isang petition na naglalayong ibalik sa dating pangalan ang Ninoy International Airport sa dati nitong pangalang Manila International Airport. Sa petition ni Gadon, sinabi nitong hindi bayani si dating Senador Ninoy Aquino bagkus isa itong traydor sa bayan. Sa facebook live nito, muli niyang pinag-diinan na hindi Bayani sa Ninoy Aquino at isa raw itong traydor sa bayan dahil wala naman raw nagawang mabuti ito. "May inihain akong Petition yung bring back Manila Intern...

TRUE OR FALSE | Drug money donated to Robredo-Roxas 2016 campaign A Facebook post claiming that drug money was donated to the campaign of former Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and Vice President Leni Robredo in  the 2016 elections is fake, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported on Wednesday. Loading... Loading... The viral post stated that  a ledger from a political family— the Parohinog family—  was retrieved during a police operation in the city of “Ozamis.” It further claimed that the ledger showed that the Ozamis-based family had donated P26 million to the Roxas-Robredo campaign. It also cited Ozamis Police Supt. Ernesto Macabebe as the main source of the report. The AFP, however, debunked the information, saying that “Ozamis City” and the “Parohinog family” do not exist in government records. However, Ozami...

NPA leader and 4 members arrested in Kabankalan Five suspected members of the New Peoples Army (NPA) were arrested by the military on October 18 in at a checkpoint in Mabinay Road, Barangay 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Loading... Loading... Arrested was Mary Grace Delicano alias Ting-Ting/Cleo/Karyle, who is an NPA executive committee member. She is in-charge of the party education and trainings in the region as well as the reproduction of manuals, publications, and leaflets. Army Col. Alberto Desoyo noted that the rebel leader had been giving the government a bad name while conducting NPA training programs. People like Delicano, he said, had been “pointing only to supposedly what’s wrong with government and ignoring reforms resulting from state development initiatives.” “Worse, NFSW, PDG or KADAMAY members hav...

Naga City Talamak Ang Bentahan Ng Shabu at Laboratory NAGA CITY (Bicol Standard) – “I agree with the President that Naga is a hotbed of drugs,” PDEA Bicol Regional Director Christian O. Frivaldo told Chairman Dante Jimenez of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission during the Dialogue with the Regional Executives and Directors Association (REDIRAS) Bicol held at Avenue Plaza Hotel on Wednesday. Loading... Loading... Jimenez asked Frivaldo point blank to confirm or deny the statement that has stirred Naga City officials and residents this past week. Frivaldo, however, qualified his answer, saying that Naga City is a hotbed of drugs in Bicol only. He continued that as per records of their office, at least 21% of all illegal drugs seized in the region come from this city. “Naga City serves as the distribution point,” Frivald...