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60 More Filipinos Returned Home From Libya—DOLE
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Sunday that sixty more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned to the country during the past three days from terror-stricken Libya. To date, a little more than 800 OFWs have availed of the government’s free repatriation program. At least 624 of…
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1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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CONFERENCE THEME: Bridging the Gap between Research and Application in Criminal Justice August 5 to 7, 2014 – S.M. Rolle Hall, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, Philippines For more information, visit: http://www.cvsu.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=443
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CAAP Regulates Drone Use
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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reminded users of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) or drones such as amateur photographers, hobbyists, researchers, geodetic survey firms, and media entities regarding existing rules and procedures that applies to the usage of such device. Under the provisions to the Philippine Civil Aviation…
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Tropical Storm ‘Inday’ Enhances Monsoon; Rains Over Parts of Luzon, W. Visayas
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Metro Manila, parts of Luzon, and Western Visayas will experience rains as Tropical Depression ‘Inday’ has intensified into a Tropical Storm Thursday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said ‘Inday’ packs maximum sustained winds of 75 kph…
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GPH, MILF to Resume Talks on Bangsamoro Basic Law
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The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels are set to convene in a 10-day meeting from Aug. 1 to 10 in Davao City to continue working on an agreed version of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). The panels met the weekend before President Aquino’s State…
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NPA Frees 4 Cops in Agusan del Norte
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The New People’s Army (NPA) on Tuesday freed four policemen they held captive for more than two weeks in the town of Alegria, Surigao del Norte. An Inquirer.net report said a certain Ka Joaquin of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) read the order of release of the…
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MILF: Government Violates Ceasefire
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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) accused the government of violating a ceasefire agreement after hundreds of soldiers clad in full battle gear and backed with several tanks were deployed to the villages of Kitango, Tatapan, Kitapok, Maitem a Ig, and Pagatin in the towns of Datu Unsay and Datu…
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LTFRB Imposes 3-day NLEX Truck Ban for INC Centennial
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The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has imposed a three-day truck ban from July 26 to 28 on a portion of the North Luzon Expressway and parts of two major Luzon roads for the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial celebration in Bulacan this weekend. The LTFRB said the ban…