Day: October 14, 2024

ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos are mourning the death of violin virtuoso and musical crusader Gilopez Kabayao, who passed on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 94. ‘After more than seven decades of sharing his music propelled by the generosity of spirit that he so selflessly gave to his audience from all walks of life, the curtain now closes on this artist with a mission,’ his wife, Corazon, said in a social media post on Sunday. Kabayao was born in 1929 in Negros Occidental, with roots are from Iloilo. He was the first Filipino to play at the prestigious Carnegie

Manila: At the start of the country’s first hosting of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) on Monday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) appealed to members of the media to help advance a culture of risk reduction and resilience to the community. In his message at the APMCDRR Media Reception on Monday, PCO Secretary Cesar Chavez noted that the media has the ‘power to influence the world in unimaginable ways,’ including informing the about public life-saving information, as well as the dangers of disasters and calamities. He echoed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s pronouncement in the recent

Manila: Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested four persons and seized PHP4 million worth of illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder tanks in the province of Batangas. In a statement Monday, CIDG chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said their operatives implemented a search warrant issued by the Calamba City, Laguna Regional Trial Court for unauthorized sale and distribution of petroleum products against the Royal Gas Corporation in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas on Oct. 12. Arrested during the operation were suspects with aliases ‘Ronaldo’ and ‘Nestor’, operators of the facility, and two administrative staff identified

Manila: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that contract of services (COS) or job order (JO) workers hired by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) are not considered government employees under Civil Service Commission (CSC) jurisdiction. In a decision dated June 19, 2024 and published online on Monday, the Supreme Court First Division ruled that a group of workers who worked for PAGCOR in its hotel and restaurant business are COS and JO workers not covered by CSC law, rules, and regulations. The workers were hired by PAGCOR in various positions such as cook, waiter, purchaser, pantry aide, food

Manila: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Acting Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque identified that one of the highlights of the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos is the signing of the document that will enhance the certainty and transparency of investing in the region. In a press briefing Monday, Roque said the Philippines signed the 5th Protocol to Amend ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) last week. ‘The ASEAN made significant progress in several areas of economic integration. Notably, we signed the 5th protocol to amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement,’ Roque said, adding this

Manila: The Archdiocese of Capiz has asked lay leaders and those who are serving in ministries in parishes who are running in next year’s polls to resign from their church duties. ‘It has been also our practice in the Archdiocese that lay leaders and those who hold ministerial responsibilities in our parishes who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for an elected position automatically inhibit themselves from their pastoral responsibilities in the parish so that they avoid using their office for their political advantage,’ Archbishop Victor Bendico said in Circular No. 23 issued on Monday. He said this gesture from