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Recto Mercene
Colombo scholarship grantee: Hurn College of Air Traffic Control, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Turkish warship visits Manila
TCG Gediz docked at Manila’s South Harbor on Monday, making a historic achievement as the first Turkish Navy frigate to drop anchor in the Philippines.
Marcos pays tribute to fallen SAF 44
SEN. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday paid tribute to six of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) alumni who were among the 44 Special Action Force commandos killed in the Mamasapano gun battle.
Chopper deal accusations ‘disturbing’
Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III said on Tuesday he wants defense officials to answer the “serious and potentially damaging allegations” by whistle-blower Rhodora Alvarez in connection with the purchase of 21 refurbished UH1H “Huey” helicopters.
Bongbong: Next president key to shift to federal form
SEN. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. thinks the move to change the form of government to the federal system has a good chance of succeeding if the next president would push for it through Charter- change (Cha-cha) early in his term.
Marcos: Palace, MILF worries over substitute BBL misplaced
SEN. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the concerns the Palace and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) raised over his plans to write a substitute bill to the proposed Bangsamoro basic law (BBL) are misplaced.
Congressional Gold Medal eyed for Pinoy, Fil-Am WWII soldiers
A BILL, seeking the Congressional Gold Medal for Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers in the United States and the Philippines who fought during World War II, was introduced on Thursday at the US Congress by a bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators.
Enough special nonworking holidays–Marcos
Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, on Wednesday upheld the standing policy of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) dissuading the declaration of additional special nonworking holidays in the country.
Airport taxi drivers bat for Duterte
SOME 800 airport transport drivers said on Wednesday that they will support Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is pushing for Federalism, if he decides to throw his hat in the 2016 presidential derby.
Mail parcels yield P1.5-million shabu
AIRPORT customs officials on Tuesday impounded 197 grams of shabu (metamphetamine hydrochloride) worth P1.5 million found inside parcels that arrive on separate flights from the United Kingdom, Italy and Saudi Arabia.
Angara pushes for passage of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers
A legislator has filed a bill calling for the immediate passage of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which seeks to guarantee fundamental rights, benefits and comprehensive protection for the thousands of sea-based Filipino workers worldwide.
Pinays awarded MBE by British queen for Typhoon Yolanda work
TWO Filipino female staff members of the Consular Section at the British Embassy Manila were recently honored by Queen Elizabeth II for their exemplary work in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Yolanda (international code name Haiyan).
CAAP sets acquisition of 2 corporate jets
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) on Monday announced that it will purchase two corporate jets, one as a trainer aircraft and the other to replace the previous ones, which is primarily used to calibrate the various navigational aids spread all over the country.
US government agency to inspect Naia
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a US government agency mandated to conduct security assessments of airports worldwide, is set to inspect the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) starting May 27, according to the airport media information.
Flying high with Qatar Airways
WHEN Qatar Airways Senior Vice President for Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs Ali M. Al Rais first came to the Philippines in 1993, the trendy bar Giraffe over at 6750 Ayala Avenue had just opened its doors.