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Duterte at it again, questions God’s fairness in Creation story | This time, President Duterte is questioning God’s fairness for creating the concept of original sin when he let Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.“They were shamed by God, they were cast away from Paradise. They engaged in [sex] but with malice. Now I ask, is that a fair God?” the Presid... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 14/03/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1007871/duterte-at-it-again-questions-gods-fairness-in-creation-story | Inquirer |
Ryan tells colleagues Pennsylvania race is ‘a wake-up call’ | House Speaker Paul Ryan is privately warning Republicans of a “bit of a wake-up call” as Democrat Conor Lamb edged past the Republican in the Pennsylvania special election.Ryan told House Republicans on Wednesday they need to “get to work,” fundraise and not be caught off guard heading into a midterm campaign season wh... | [] | 14/03/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/14/ryan-tells-colleagues-pennsylvania-race-is-a-wake-up-call/ | Manila Bulletin |
Gov’t earmarks P30.8B to fill job vacancies | The government has earmarked P30.8 billion for the hiring of personnel to fill almost 87,000 vacant positions this year, according to the Department of Budget and Management.In a statement on Monday, the DBM said the funding shall come from the miscellaneous personnel benefits fund in the 2015 national budget.Citing th... | ['Ben O. De Vera'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/686722/govt-earmarks-p30-8b-to-fill-job-vacancies | Inquirer |
Through Church, drug war catharsis comes with tools for justice | It was raining on the night of June 7 when her 33-year-old son, Jose, was killed, “Cora” begins, her voice cracking. Around her, 16 other women listen to a tragic and familiar story.She was roused from sleep outside their house in Parola Compound, a community of informal settlers in impoverished Tondo, Manila. Police i... | [] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1012673/through-church-drug-war-catharsis-comes-with-tools-for-justice | Inquirer |
‘Poe to run for President’ | With Sen. Grace Poe virtually shutting the door on President Aquino’s overtures for her to team up with Interior Secretary Mar Roxas for a coalition ticket next year, senators close to the front-running presidential candidate are more certain she will run as independent.In a phone interview, Sen. Serge Osmeña said of P... | ['Gil C. Cabacungan'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/706769/poe-to-run-for-president | Inquirer |
100th Fatima anniversary commemorated in stamps | The 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima would be celebrated this year in the Philippines with a special stamp.The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhilPost) had released four designs of Our Lady of Fatima stamps to mark the series of Marian apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, a century ago.The websi... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/960051/100th-fatima-anniversary-commemorated-in-stamps | Inquirer |
‘Pork’ prosecutors: Outnumbered, but not outgunned | “It’s a prosecutor’s dream case, and a defense nightmare,” said Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosquera, of the cases involving the pork barrel scam, which has implicated several high-profile politicians and lawmakers, among them Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada.Despite the online bashing... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/756110/pork-prosecutors-outnumbered-but-not-outgunned | Inquirer |
Negros drug suspect links more police officers to payola | A Negros Occidental-based drug suspect who claims to have delivered protection money to law enforcement personnel has implicated more policemen in the illegal drug trade.In a 19-page supplemental affidavit subscribed on March 10, Ricky Serenio elaborated on his Jan. 13 affidavit and named eight police officials and two... | ['Nestor P. Burgos Jr.'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/884339/negros-drug-suspect-links-more-police-officers-to-payola | Inquirer |
Minister detained by armed guards escapes; corrupt INC practices bared | A loyal servant of the church all his life, 65-year-old Isaias Samson Jr., a second-generation minister of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), found himself and his family captives in their own home on Thursday.His wife, who just had heart surgery, nearly passed out because of the tension as the couple and their only son were pla... | ['Gil C. Cabacungan', 'Marlon Ramos', 'Tarra Quismundo'] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/707346/minister-detained-by-armed-guards-escapes-corrupt-inc-practices-bared | Inquirer |
Appeal to preserve Samar’s forests | An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on the people of Samar to help preserve Samar’s forests.Carlito Tuballa, DENR EasternVisayas Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services, issued the appeal following the confiscation of illegally cut timber in the island.Tuballa... | [] | 18/11/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/18/appeal-to-preserve-samars-forests/ | Manila Bulletin |
Imelda Marcos guilty of graft, ordered arrested | UpdateFormer first lady and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos has been found guilty of seven counts of graft by the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division.According to a decision by the anti-graft court on Friday, Marcos was sentenced to imprisonment of from six years and one month, up to 11 years for each count.This was for vio... | ['Gabriel Pabico Lalu'] | 14/10/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1052073/sandigan-finds-imelda-marcos-guilty-of-7-graft-counts | Inquirer |
‘K to 12’ challenged anew at SC | Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Magdalo party-list representatives Gary Alejano and Francis Ashley Acedillo filed on Wednesday a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to declare unconstitutional the government’s “K to 12” education program.In their petition, the three contended that the K to 12 program under Republic... | ['Jerome Aning'] | 2017-02-14 20:44:46+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/689754/k-to-12-challenged-anew-at-sc | Inquirer |
SolGen says foundlings natural-born Filipinos | SOLICITOR General Florin Hilbay defended the rights of foundlings before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asserting that Sen. Grace Poe was natural-born and, hence, qualified to run for public office.Maintaining his stand as counsel defending the Senate Electoral Tribunal’s (SET) ruling in favor of Poe in a separate case,... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 2017-02-14 20:44:46+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/765430/solgen-says-foundlings-natural-born-filipinos | Inquirer |
Japan vows support vs piracy, terrorism | JAPAN has expressed readiness to contribute to cooperation among the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia in addressing piracy and terrorism, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed on Tuesday.According to the DND, Japanese Vice Minister for International Affairs Ro Manabe made the assurance during the Philip... | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2017-02-14 20:44:46+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/japan-vows-support-vs-piracy-terrorism/312218/ | Manila Times |
Desperation builds for Marawi folk | Omalia Baunto keeps a desperate vigil for news of her husband, Nixon, trapped just a short walk away in brutal fighting between terrorists allied with the Islamic State (IS) group and government forces that has ruined Marawi City.Nixon, 40, has called her only twice since the terrorists rampaged through Marawi and laid... | ['Jason Gutierrez'] | 2017-06-14 22:09:38+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/905961/desperation-builds-for-marawi-folk | Inquirer |
Number of out-of-school Pinoys down – survey | ONE in every 10 Filipinos aged 6 to 24 is an out of school child and youth (OSCY), a government survey showed.Results of the 2016 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that 9.8 percent or 3.81 million of the estimated 38.97 million Filipinos 6 to 24 years o... | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2017-06-14 22:09:38+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/number-school-pinoys-survey-2/332746/ | Manila Times |
Moving on and moving forth | with daily in-class feeding programs, and other enrichment workshops for the parents, it is overwhelming to see how a dream is capable of materializing. A wise man once said, “If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children” (... | [] | 21/04/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/21/moving-on-and-moving-forth/ | Manila Bulletin |
Village chief gunned down | Barangay Captain Orbilla Paa of Barangay Jan Julian Sur, Vigan City was gunned down by still unidentified assailants while driving his black Mio motorcycle along Quirino Boulevard in the neighboring village at 4 p.m. last Thursday, police said.Responding policemen found Paa sprawled on the road and bloodied from severa... | [] | 23/02/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/02/23/village-chief-gunned-down/ | Manila Bulletin |
FULL TEXT: Aquino meets Inquirer Multimedia; tackles INC, love life, others | PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO IIIRepublic of the PhilippinesMeeting with Inquirer MultimediaInquirer Head Office, Makati City08 September 2015TORRE DE MANILAMr. John Nery: Thank you, Secretary Coloma, and welcome again to ‘Meet Inquirer Multimedia.’ It is truly a great honor for us to host today the 15th President of the... | ['Inquirer.Net', 'Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2018-04-21 00:02:52+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/720403/full-text-president-aquino-meets-inquirer-multimedia | Inquirer |
Maranaos favor AFP camp in Marawi | The people of Marawi are in favor of a plan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build a military camp in the city, a member of the task force overseeing the rehabilitation of Marawi said on Friday.In a Task Force Bangon Marawi news briefing in Malacañang, Toby Purisima, Office of Civil Defense assistant sec... | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-04-21 00:02:52+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/maranaos-favor-afp-camp-in-marawi/393755/ | Manila Times |
Sona promises: Has Aquino solved Metro Manila flooding problems? | Citing the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in 2009 that heavily flooded Metro Manila and nearby provinces, President Aquino in his 2013 State of the Nation Address (Sona) promised to allocate P6.2 billion for flood-control projects in the metropolis.The centerpiece project was the P560-million Blumentritt Intercept... | ['Rafael L. Antonio'] | 2016-10-14 21:25:10+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/707705/sona-promises-has-aquino-solved-metro-manila-flooding-problems | Inquirer |
What to do in case of error in BPI account | With Bank of the Philippine Islands’ electronic banking channels—automated teller machines, mobile and web-based platforms—taken offline to correct an “internal data error,” here are what the bank and you could do, according to BPI senior vice president Cathy Santamaria:For clients whose accounts had been debited, BPI ... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2016-10-14 21:25:10+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/903529/what-to-do-in-case-of-error-in-bpi-account | Inquirer |
US donates anti-terror equipment to PH Marines | DESPITE President Rodrigo Duterte’s continued attacks against the United States, even threatening to revoke an agreement that allows American forces to conduct activities in agreed locations inside Philippine military bases, the country’s long-time ally recently donated counter-terrorism equipment to the Philippine Mar... | ['Fernan Marasigan'] | 2016-10-14 21:25:10+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/us-donates-anti-terror-equipment-ph-marines/291298/ | Manila Times |
Duterte becomes emotional while visiting wounded soldiers | President Rodrigo Duterte turned emotional on Saturday as he read a letter handed over by one of 18 wounded soldiers he visited at the Camp Navarro General Hospital inside the Western Mindanao Command headquarters here.It was not clear what the letter said, but the President was visibly holding his tears as he was rea... | ['Julie Alipala'] | 26/03/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/854456/duterte-becomes-emotional-while-visiting-wounded-soldiers | Inquirer |
LED-light kite wows ‘Earth Hour’ observers in Cavite | Hundreds of spectators in Cavite were enthralled as a huge kite operated by light emission diode (LED) soared the skies at the countdown of the 11th “Earth Hour” at the SM City mall here and local government units (LGUs) across the country on Saturday evening.Patrick Ballesteros, SM City Mall Dasmarinas assistant manag... | [] | 26/03/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/26/led-light-kite-wows-earth-hour-observers-in-cavite/ | Manila Bulletin |
PNP: No ‘state-sponsored killings’ | The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday denied that “state-sponsored killings” attend the government’s war on drugs as a recent resolution issued by the Supreme Court (SC) seemed to conclude.Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesman, said in a statement that the crackdown is “constitutional, legal and implemen... | ['Roy Narra'] | 2018-04-13 00:08:08+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/pnp-no-state-sponsored-killings/392173/ | Manila Times |
DPWH exec indicted for purchase of public land | A former chief of legal services at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been indicted for graft over the payment of P24 million in 2001 for two expropriated properties that turned out to be public land.Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said Oscar Abundo approved the payment of P24 million to the supp... | ['Dona Z. Pazzibugan'] | 01/05/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/703715/dpwh-exec-indicted-for-purchase-of-public-land | Inquirer |
Deal reached on US spending, govt shutdown likely averted | US congressional leaders have reached a deal on a federal spending bill which if passed by lawmakers this week will avert a government shutdown, a top lawmaker and congressional aides said late Sunday.The agreement would keep federal operations running through September 30, the end of the fiscal year.Congress is expect... | [] | 01/05/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/01/deal-reached-on-us-spending-govt-shutdown-likely-averted/ | Manila Bulletin |
SGLG awarded to LGU chiefs | Chief executives in the provincial, city and municipal levels celebrated recently their being recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) which awarded them the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance or SGLG.The Province of Bulacan has once again upheld the standards of transparency, int... | [] | 28/11/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/28/sglg-awarded-to-lgu-chiefs/ | Manila Bulletin |
Drug suspects back on streets of Zambo City | More than 80 drug suspects are back on the streets of this city after they were ordered released by courts here.The inmates detained at the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) in this city, most of them facing drug-related cases, have been ordered released by local courts here since last month after complaints tha... | [] | 11/11/2016 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2016/11/11/drug-suspects-back-on-streets-of-zambo-city/ | Manila Bulletin |
100,000 Filipinos affected by data breach that hit airline | Updated @ 11:40, Nov. 10, 2018The personal data of over 100,000 Filipinos, including passport and credit card information, were compromised in a data breach at Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways earlier this year.The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the data breach was first detected in March and confi... | ['Roy Stephen C. Canivel'] | 2016-08-17 06:44:38+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1052542/cathay-breach-compromises-data-of-over-100000-filipinos | Inquirer |
Burger King ordered to regularize workers | AT least 44 store-branches in Metro Manila of one of the leading hamburgers chains in the country have been found violating the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE) guidelines on work contracting and were meted out corresponding compensatory penalties.Based on the findings of the DoLE’s labor laws compliance off... | ['William Depasupil'] | 2018-03-29 00:01:04+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/burger-king-ordered-to-regularize-workers/389133/ | Manila Times |
Poe, Roxas play blame game on MRT, traffic | Traffic, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and other transport woes took center stage when presidential contenders—Sen. Grace Poe and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas—spoke on pressing issues in a forum on Wednesday night.“People deserve better. It’s a matter of vision, planning, execution and leadership that co... | ['Christine O. Avendaño', 'Gil C. Cabacungan'] | 03/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/742847/poe-roxas-play-blame-game-on-mrt-traffic | Inquirer |
NAIA medics revive infant abandoned in trash bin | Paramedics at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 1 yesterday revived a newly-born boy discovered wrapped in a trash bin of a comfort room by a maintenance worker at the arrival area yesterday morning.Maricel Guliman said she initially noticed a young woman, aged around 22-30 going in and out of a cu... | [] | 03/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/03/naia-medics-revive-infant-abandoned-in-trash-bin/ | Manila Bulletin |
Duterte son, in-law to face senators | The Senate blue ribbon panel, which Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV last week called a “committee of exoneration,” has invited Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte of Davao City and his brother-in-law, Manases Carpio, to its hearing on the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) into thecountry.The vice mayor, a son of... | ['Christine O. Avendaño', 'Jocelyn R. Uy'] | 2016-04-13 22:08:12+08:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/927961/duterte-son-in-law-to-face-senators | Inquirer |
Church doctrine on homosexuality remains, says priest | A ROMAN Catholic Church official on Monday said the call of Pope Francis for the Church and Christian communities to apologize for their treatment of gays and other groups throughout history did not mean a change in the Church doctrine on homosexuality.Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ ... | ['Jocelyn R. Uy'] | 14/01/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/792779/church-doctrine-on-homosexuality-remains-says-priest | Inquirer |
Feast of Saint Arnold Janssen marked today | Feast masses will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. and at 6 p.m. today in honor of Saint Arnold Janssen at the St. Arnold Janssen Shrine in Cainta, Rizal.A solemn procession will be held at 5 p.m.Saint Arnold was the founder of the missionary congregations Society of the Divine Word (1875), the Missionary Sisters Servants of... | [] | 14/01/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/14/feast-of-saint-arnold-janssen-marked-today/ | Manila Bulletin |
Houston-area media reporting fatalities from school shooting | area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are fatalities following a shooting at a local high school Friday morning.Television station KHOU and the Houston Chronicle are citing unnamed federal, county and police officials following the shooting at Santa Fe High School, which went on l... | [] | 18/05/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/18/houston-area-media-reporting-fatalities-from-school-shooting/ | Manila Bulletin |
Not my job: minister defends himself in row over Macron aide | France’s interior minister insisted Monday that it wasn’t his job to inform judicial officials that a senior security aide who has often been seen during outings with President Emmanuel Macron beat up a May Day protester.Gerard Collomb, who was told about the incident the day after the protests, was testifying before a... | [] | 23/07/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/07/23/not-my-job-minister-defends-himself-in-row-over-macron-aide/ | Manila Bulletin |
Youth urged to resist historical revisionism | The youth should not believe in the historical revisionism, especially on the tenure of Ferdinand Marcos as the country’s president.“I am urging my fellow youth not to subscribe to the negative brand of historical revisionism,” appealed James Peñas of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas).“Instead of t... | [] | 21/09/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/09/21/youth-urged-to-resist-historical-revisionism/ | Manila Bulletin |
Tens of thousands of Duterte supporters gather in Rizal Park | President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters massed in the tens of thousands on Saturday to mark an alternative “people power” gathering and express support for the leader they said was maligned internationally for his war on drugs that has so far left more than 7,000 dead.Ironically, among those in the crowd were a group of... | ['Jovic Yee', 'Julie M. Aurelio'] | 10/05/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/875379/tens-of-thousands-of-duterte-supporters-gather-in-rizal-park | Inquirer |
Aquino leads standing ovation for ‘Tita Letty’ | The night ended with a standing ovation for Philippine Daily Inquirer editor in chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, honoring the journalist who devoted her life to the pursuit of truth for a better Philippines and had a heart big enough to love so many.President Aquino—flanked by Magsanoc’s husband, Carlitos Magsanoc, and da... | ['Nikko Dizon'] | 17/10/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/751427/aquino-leads-standing-ovation-for-tita-letty | Inquirer |
Alvarez named Datu by IPs in Tagum City | Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has been adopted as a Datu by an indigenous community in Tagum City, according to the city’s information office.Alvarez was named ‘Dagkuan Datu, Dagkuan Punuan’ in a blessing ceremony held last week during the Kaimunan festival.The festival is the city’s IP thanksgiving celebration.Alvarez was... | ['Zaldy Tan'] | 17/10/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/17/alvarez-named-datu-by-ips-in-tagum-city/ | Manila Bulletin |
‘Barometer’ on renewed talks with Reds bared | DEATH and surrender are the only two options under which peace negotiations with communist rebels can be revived, according to President Rodrigo Duterte.In an interview with reporters after groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Christine Villas housing project at Barangay Maria Cristina in Balo-i, Lanao del N... | ['Ralph Villanueva'] | 2018-03-02 00:02:04+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/barometer-renewed-talks-reds-bared/383438/ | Manila Times |
Faces of the News: James Harden | After pulling together one of the best statistical seasons in NBA history, James Harden gave doubters little to feast on in his bid for the MVP award.True enough, very few people held their breath before the Houston Rockets star was finally named the best individual performer of the season during a glamorous awards nig... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 2017-08-18 22:55:54+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1005776/faces-of-the-news-james-harden | Inquirer |
Patricia Bautista accepted in WPP | The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday gave security and protection to Patricia Paz Bautista, estranged wife of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista.In a press conference, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd, told the media that they have accepted Bautista under provisional coverage of the ... | ['Jomar Canlas'] | 2017-08-18 22:55:54+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/patricia-bautista-accepted-wpp/345364/ | Manila Times |
Customs seizes Taiwan-bound softshell turtles | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday seized Taiwan bound Chinese softshell turtles at a cargo warehouse in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).The cargo, loaded with 123 live turtles mixed with live eels, was scheduled to leave Manila on Friday at 5p.m. when it was intercepted by Customs officials.BOC District... | ['Benjie Vergara'] | 2017-11-12 00:51:07+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/customs-seizes-taiwan-bound-softshell-turtles-2/362241/ | Manila Times |
Rizal’s self-portraits late 19th century’s selfies | It may interest the digital generation that Jose Rizal took two selfies without a cell phone or digicam.He did the next best thing in the late 19th century—he drew himself with a pencil on paper. The first selfie remains unlocated and is believed to have been one of the cultural casualties of the Battle of Manila in 19... | ['Ambeth R. Ocampo'] | 23/04/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/699422/rizals-self-portraits-late-19th-centurys-selfies | Inquirer |
Binay, allies deny engaging in politicking | Vice President Jejomar Binay on Saturday said he was not courting Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for support in next year’s national elections when he spoke in favor of the bloc-voting sect’s mass action in Manila on Thursday.Binay said INC had not asked him for help and that he reacted as a “citizen” and as a “lawyer” when h... | ['Juan Escandor Jr.'] | 2016-11-21 22:40:49+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/717802/binay-allies-deny-engaging-in-politicking | Inquirer |
Justice chief 'fooling' public on death penalty | The House senior deputy minority leader has accused Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd of “misleading” the public in order to drum up support for death penalty.“Secretary Aguirre’s claim that death sentences are needed to implant fear in the hearts of hardened criminals has long been discredited by extensive socia... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-21 22:40:49+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/justice-chief-fooling-public-death-penalty/297716/ | Manila Times |
WHAT WENT BEFORE: The AFP-RSBS fund scam | In 1999, the Senate blue ribbon committee recommended to government prosecutors to file charges against Brig. Gen. Jose Ramiscal Jr., former president of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Retirement and Separation Benefits System (AFP-RSBS), for granting special favors to private investors, as a “willing patsy” for G... | ['Inquirer Research'] | 18/10/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/982875/what-went-before-the-afp-rsbs-fund-scam | Inquirer |
Exorcise ‘ghosts’ from trial, Bong Revilla asks | Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to cut out the evidence of ghost projects from the discussion for being “irrelevant and immaterial” to his plunder trial.Since Revilla is accused of getting P224.5-million in kickbacks through his endorsement of the nongovernment organizations of Janet Li... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 18/10/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/874340/exorcise-ghosts-from-trial-bong-revilla-asks | Inquirer |
Man linked to Saudi prince at consulate when writer vanished | A man who previously traveled with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage to the United States entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul just before writer Jamal Khashoggi vanished there, according to images published Thursday by a pro-government Turkish newspaper.The Sabah newspaper’s report showed the man a... | [] | 18/10/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/10/18/man-linked-to-saudi-prince-at-consulate-when-writer-vanished/ | Manila Bulletin |
Duterte allows settlers to occupy gov’t houses | Thousands of homeless families who faced eviction for occupying idle units in six government housing projects in Bulacan province last month are going to keep the houses after all.President Duterte on Tuesday said he would give members of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Maralita (Kadamay) the government hous... | ['Carmela Reyes-Estrope', 'Jhesset O. Enano', 'Leila B. Salaverria'] | 2017-02-24 20:51:25+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/886588/duterte-allows-settlers-to-occupy-govt-houses | Inquirer |
Blast probers focus on Muslim cleric | A Shiite Muslim cleric was the likely target of explosions that killed two people in Manila on Saturday, police officials said on Sunday, rejecting Islamic State (IS) group claims of involvement.Six others were wounded when two explosions rocked the office of the imam, Nasser Abinal, in Manila’s Quiapo district, on Sat... | ['Aie Balagtas See'] | 2017-02-24 20:51:25+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895035/blast-probers-focus-on-muslim-cleric | Inquirer |
Japan feels lagging behind in digitization | TOKYO: Japan–a country that uses robots or electronic machines in factories, houses and offices–still considers itself lagging behind Germany, Singapore and even Estonia in digitization.According to Prof. Atsushi Sunami, special adviser to the Cabinet on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, the government of Prim... | ['Jaime Pilapil'] | 2017-02-24 20:51:25+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/japan-feels-lagging-behind-digitization-2/314022/ | Manila Times |
Too few women in politics—Pia Cayetano | There are too few women in politics, according to Sen. Pia Cayetano, who called on political parties to field more women candidates in the 2016 elections to give them a greater role in charting the country’s course.Cayetano said more women need to be involved in governance and policy-making considering they make up hal... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 20/10/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/677308/too-few-women-in-politics-pia-cayetano | Inquirer |
P5, 000 earners to get cash transfers | The Department of Finance (DOF) said the poorest 50 percent of households each earning P5,000 or less a month will get unconditional cash transfers of up to P6,000 a year each in the initial phase of its tax reform program submitted in September to Congress.In a statement over the weekend, Finance Undersecretary Karl K... | ['Mayvelin U. Caraballo'] | 2016-11-13 18:30:19+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/p5-000-earners-get-cash-transfers/296345/ | Manila Times |
PET rejects Marcos bid to annul Leni’s proclamation | The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has dismissed former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s challenge on the authenticity of the 2016 election results that were used as bases for the proclamation of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo as it opted to concentrate on the actual revision of ballots in 36,4... | ['Jun Go'] | 05/09/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/09/05/pet-rejects-marcos-bid-to-annul-lenis-proclamation/ | Manila Bulletin |
Gas, diesel prices up by P1.40 per liter | In separate advisories on Monday, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum, Caltex, Phoenix Petroleum, PTT Philippines and Flying V said they will increase gasoline and diesel prices both by P1.40 per liter on Tuesday morning.Shell, Caltex and Flying V will raise kerosene prices by P1.45 per liter, according to the advisories.Pilipin... | ['Aberon Voltaire Palaña'] | 2016-12-12 21:58:11+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/gas-diesel-prices-p1-40-per-liter/301388/ | Manila Times |
Neda: Boracay closure hurt, but is needed | The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) conceded that there were social and economic costs in closing Boracay, but maintained it was necessary to rehabilitate the resort island.“Right now, we must look to the future and take a concerted effort to improve the conditions of Boracay,” Socioeconomic Planning... | ['Ben O. De Vera'] | 2016-11-24 22:20:51+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/984242/neda-boracay-closure-hurt-but-is-needed | Inquirer |
Reforms to ensure high inclusive growth – DOF | The Duterte administration’s ongoing administrative and structural reforms will efficiently mobilize public resources to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.In the latest DOF Economic Bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the government could sustain the country’s ... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2016-11-24 22:20:51+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/reforms-ensure-high-inclusive-growth-dof/298257/ | Manila Times |
‘Draft charter tackles socioeconomic issues’ | ~THE draft federal constitution crafted by the Consultative Committee (ConCom) provides solutions to the socio-economic problems presented by President Rodrigo Duterte during his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, the committee’s spokesman, Ding Generoso, said on Tuesday.“The priority agenda of the President ... | ['Bernadette E. Tamayo'] | 2018-07-24 00:09:28+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/draft-charter-tackles-socioeconomic-issues/423008/ | Manila Times |
Admin to step up info drive on charter change, federalism | Malacañang on Monday promised to double down on an information campaign to counter worsening public rejection of its proposal to amend the Constitution for a shift to federalism.Refusing to be disheartened by the Pulse Asia poll finding that 67 percent of Filipinos opposed moves to amend the Constitution, the Palace pi... | ['Christine O. Avendaño'] | 02/08/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1010968/admin-to-step-up-info-drive-on-charter-change-federalism | Inquirer |
Monsoon rains, storm surges destroy 43 La Union houses | A total of 43 houses in La Union were destroyed by monsoon rains and storm surges spawned by tropical storm “Gorio,” the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) reported yesterday.Based on the record of the PDRRMC and Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 1 here, 20 houses were tota... | [] | 02/08/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/02/monsoon-rains-storm-surges-destroy-43-la-union-houses/ | Manila Bulletin |
Eiffel Tower to get 2.5-meter glass security wall | PresseA glass wall 2.5 meters (eight feet) high will be erected around the Eiffel Tower in Paris this autumn, part of a multi-million euro plan to prevent attacks on the iconic monument, the city said Thursday, February 9.The wall will replace the metal fences thrown up around the 324-meter (1,063-foot) Iron Lady durin... | [] | 11/02/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/02/11/eiffel-tower-to-get-2-5-meter-glass-security-wall/ | Manila Bulletin |
Antipolo celebrates | The city is in a festive mood today as it celebrates its 19th cityhood anniversary, highlighted by a grand float parade. Although the actual anniversary was last April 4, the festivities roll out today with 16 villages joining the grand parade which promises to showcase the various tourist spots or delicacies of the ba... | [] | 07/04/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/07/antipolo-celebrates/ | Manila Bulletin |
Peace hopes up in Korea talks | and, by extension, between the North and the UN coalition of forces that included the Philippines.It is now hoped that the coming peace talks, principally to discuss the Winter Olympics, will widen to include other issues that continue to separate the enemies of that old war. A formal peace treaty after all these years... | [] | 11/01/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/01/11/peace-hopes-up-in-korea-talks/ | Manila Bulletin |
Sonia Gandhi: Power behind Congress throne | Sonia Gandhi stepped down as head of India’s opposition Congress party Saturday after an extraordinary odyssey that transformed her from a shy housewife into the country’s most powerful politician and a torchbearer for the iconic Gandhi-Nehru dynasty.The Italian-born Gandhi, 71, was thrust into the cauldron of Indian p... | [] | 31/12/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/12/31/sonia-gandhi-power-behind-congress-throne/ | Manila Bulletin |
Quiboloy group shocked by FBI probe of human trafficking | A spokesperson for the Davao City-based televangelist Apollo Quiboloy on Tuesday said he was shocked to learn that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the pastor’s religious group for possible human trafficking in Hawaii.Lawyer Israelito Torreon was reacting to a report on Thursday by Hawaii News Now ... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 08/05/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/979939/quiboloy-group-shocked-by-fbi-probe-of-human-trafficking | Inquirer |
Time to check Pabasa for anti-Semitic content, says Caloocan bishop | While popular tunes are proposed for Holy Week’s Pabasa, there is a need to check for anti-Semitic content, which can be found in the lines of the Pasyon that continue to blame the Jews for the death of Jesus.“It’s about time we correct them,” said Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a biblical scholar popularly call... | ['Minerva Generalao'] | 08/05/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/888866/time-to-check-pabasa-for-anti-semitic-content-says-caloocan-bishop | Inquirer |
Manila bishop: President promoting violence | Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has accused President Rodrigo Duterte of promoting “cultural violence’’ when he offered P20,000 to indigenous peoples (IPs) for every member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) that they kill.“It’s life, we should have a process. We have a process. You cannot just kill, wh... | ['Ashley Jose'] | 2018-02-14 00:03:58+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/manila-bishop-president-promoting-violence/379997/ | Manila Times |
CHR to Duterte: Warrantless arrest illegal | The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) disputed President Duterte’s claim that the military could arrest people without warrants on the strength of arrest, search and seizure orders (Asso) alone.The commission pointed out the 1987 Constitution expressly prohibits warrantless arrests precisely to correct abuses during the... | ['Dona Z. Pazzibugan'] | 17/10/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/900225/chr-to-duterte-warrantless-arrest-illegal | Inquirer |
Officer’s widow confronts CIDG-8 chief on husband’s killing | The widow of Chief Insp. Jesus Son on Monday testified in a Senate hearing that her husband had told her he might be killed for refusing a request made by controversial Chief Supt. Marvin Marcos to have Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. killed.“(My husband) said I must be ready to take over the responsibilities of the... | ['Philippine Daily Inquirer'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/851042/officers-widow-confronts-cidg-8-chief-on-husbands-killing | Inquirer |
Glitches mar senior high program | MORE than 11,000 private and public schools nationwide are prepared to open their doors to an estimated 1.5 million students for the pioneer batch of the Senior High School (SHS) program, marking the full implementation of the Aquino administration’s landmark K-12 education reform program.But as of Sunday, only half of... | ['Jovic Yee'] | 06/09/2018 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/790353/glitches-mar-senior-high-program | Inquirer |
Take precautions vs bird flu, DOH urges public | The Department of Health (DOH) has urged the public to take precautions in the wake of the avian flu outbreak in Pampanga province.“Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing and coughing; wash hands often; take plenty water and juices. Have enough rest and sleep. Do not go near wild birds or go to farms with fowl,” Healt... | ['Tina G. Santos'] | 29/06/2016 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/922505/take-precautions-vs-bird-flu-doh-urges-public | Inquirer |
Atienza lauds Duterte for boosting ties with China | BUHAY party-list Rep. Lito Atienza hailed President Rodrigo Duterte for promoting closer ties between the Philippines and China.“We are elated that President Duterte has been actively strengthening the relationship between Manila and Beijing through his administration’s policies on business, trade and even the opening ... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2018-04-04 00:05:23+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/atienza-lauds-duterte-for-boosting-ties-with-china/390281/ | Manila Times |
New Navy chief Cesar Taccad gets marching orders | President Aquino on Monday ordered the Philippine Navy to “balance its resources and capabilities” to secure the country’s territorial waters while the government is trying to rearm it amid rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea.Aquino, who is stepping down at the end of June next year, directed the new Navy comman... | ['Cynthia D. Balana', 'Jerry E. Esplanada'] | 19/04/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/711841/new-navy-chief-cesar-taccad-gets-marching-orders | Inquirer |
Explosion damages 2 gov’t rescue boats in Masbate | An improvised explosive device went off at the port of Masbate City on Monday morning, damaging two government vessels, police said.Supt. Paul Cabug, Masbate City police chief, said the bomb exploded around 12:30 a.m., damaging a 7.5-meter speedboat of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, and a 7.5-m rescue bo... | ['Mar S. Arguelles', 'Stephanie M. Florida'] | 19/04/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1027935/explosion-damages-2-govt-rescue-boats-in-masbate | Inquirer |
Philippine frogs at risk due to climate change | in addition to already known human-induced causes of habitat (forest) fragmentation and destruction and overexploitation.“There is evidence for the link of global amphibian population declines and species extinctions to climate change during the decades of the 2000s,” wrote Alcala in the Philippine Journal of Science i... | [] | 19/04/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/19/philippine-frogs-at-risk-due-to-climate-change/ | Manila Bulletin |
Mocha Uson takes up cudgels for debutante Isabelle Duterte | Assistant Communications Secretary Mocha Uson came to the defense of President Duterte’s granddaughter Isabelle Duterte after netizens slammed her predebut photo shoot inside the Malacañang Palace.Uson, in a Facebook post, said it was her personal view that there was nothing wrong with what Isabelle did.She said Isabel... | ['Leila B. Salaverria'] | 02/08/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/953097/malacanang-pictorial-mocha-uson-isabelle-duterte | Inquirer |
Baguio Country Club chefs to represent PH in Int’l Chef Wars | The three young Baguio Country Club (BCC) chefs who ruled a national culinary competition in Bacolod City will represent the country in the International Chef Wars in Singapore this year.BCC General Manager Anthony de Leon said Crispian Dave Pettoco, 23; Phobe Pocais, 22 and Jayson Cacheco will represent the country an... | [] | 02/08/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/02/baguio-country-club-chefs-to-represent-ph-in-intl-chef-wars/ | Manila Bulletin |
Fear still grips Bohol villagers as they return home | Life in the village of Napo, Inabanga town, Bohol province has yet to return to normal, three days after the military declared the village safe from the threat of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group.Most evacuees from the village returned to their homes in the morning to feed their animals and tend their farms.Some joined the... | ['Doris C. Bongcac', 'Leo Udtohan'] | 2017-06-12 21:00:39+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/889368/fear-still-grips-bohol-villagers-as-they-return-home | Inquirer |
Congress, High Court must assert their independence – Senate minority | SENATORS belonging to the minority bloc on Monday called on various institutions of democracy to continuously serve and protect the interest of the people amid a “complicated and divisive political environment” by asserting their independence.According to the senators, institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court (... | ['Jefferson Antiporda'] | 2017-06-12 21:00:39+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/congress-high-court-must-assert-independence-senate-minority/332378/ | Manila Times |
Chinese investors plan housing project in Cebu | A group of Chinese investors wants to put up a socialized housing project in the province of Cebu.Governor Hilario Davide III told reporters Thursday the group presented its plan for the project.Davide said the entry of the Chinese investors into Cebu is a result of President Duterte’s vigorous campaign to draw busines... | [] | 15/06/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/15/chinese-investors-plan-housing-project-in-cebu/ | Manila Bulletin |
AMLC sues 2 Chinese traders | THE ANTI-MONEY Laundering Council (AMLC) on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against two Chinese businessmen allegedly involved in the laundering through the Philippine financial system of $81 million stolen by mysterious computer hackers from the central bank of Bangladesh last month.In a complaint filed in the Depa... | ['Ben O. De Vera', 'Tarra Quismundo'] | 02/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/775757/amlc-sues-2-sino-traders | Inquirer |
Trump to speak with China, Japan leaders on N. Korea | President Donald Trump will speak by telephone with the leaders of China and Japan on Sunday, in talks likely to be dominated by North Korea’s nuclear drive and the threats posed by its belligerent leadership.The Trump administration has been growing increasingly exasperated with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s regim... | [] | 02/07/2017 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/02/trump-to-speak-with-china-japan-leaders-on-n-korea/ | Manila Bulletin |
Napoles gets life sentence | “This is God’s justice.”Benhur Luy sent this text message to the Inquirer after the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Tuesday found Janet Lim-Napoles and her brother Reynald “Jojo” Lim guilty of illegally detaining him and sentenced them to life imprisonment, or a jail term of up to 40 years.In a 26-page decision, R... | ['Kristine Felisse Mangunay', 'Maricar B. Brizuela', 'Nancy C. Carvajal'] | 21/05/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/685524/napoles-gets-life-sentence | Inquirer |
Democrats near deal on insiders’ role in picking nominee | Democrats are nearing a final decision on how much power party insiders should have in picking presidential nominees.The Democratic National Committee is expected to vote later Saturday on a proposal that would strip “superdelegates” of their presidential nominating votes at any contested convention in 2020.That group ... | [] | 25/08/2018 0:00 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/25/democrats-near-deal-on-insiders-role-in-picking-nominee/ | Manila Bulletin |
Duterte wants PCGG to have bigger scope and more power | Amid protests over the “sneaky” burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that he would expand the scope and power of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), which had so far focused on recovering the alleged ill-gotten wealth ... | ['Anthony Q. Esguerra'] | 2017-10-21 22:21:44+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/847380/rodrigo-duterte-pcgg-presidential-commission-on-good-governance-bigger-scope-more-powers-marcos-ill-gotten-wealth | Inquirer |
Court revives CHEd chief’s graft case | THE Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the reinstatement of a graft case filed against Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chairwoman Patricia Licuanan in so far as the administrative aspect is concerned, reversing its initial decision declaring itself without jurisdiction to review the finding of the Office of the Om... | ['Neil Alcober'] | 2017-10-21 22:21:44+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/court-revives-ched-chiefs-graft-case/357852/ | Manila Times |
SolGen pressured to bare SALNs | The retired businesswoman who filed a graft and misconduct complaint in the Office of the Ombudsman against Solicitor General Jose Calida challenged him on Friday to make public his financial statements after he was found to be the majority owner of a company that provides security to four state agencies since 2016 whe... | ['Marlon Ramos'] | 2018-07-12 00:05:05+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/992223/solgen-pressured-to-bare-salns | Inquirer |
Senate poll tribunal set to probe Poe citizenship | The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) is set to thresh out in detail matters surrounding the citizenship of Sen. Grace Poe as it tackles the disqualification case against the undeclared but likely presidential candidate when it holds oral arguments on Sept. 21.Expected to be a core issue is Poe’s reacquisition of her sta... | ['Tarra Quismundo'] | 2018-07-12 00:05:05+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/722310/senate-poll-tribunal-set-to-probe-poe-citizenship | Inquirer |
Dengue cases up in first half of year | DENGUE cases in Metro Manila and other parts of the country rose by 25 percent in the first half of the year, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Wednesday.Heath Undersecretary Rolando Enrique Domingo said in a radio interview that 7,200 cases of dengue were recorded from January 1 to July 7, higher than the 5,800 c... | ['Kimberly Malait'] | 2018-07-12 00:05:05+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/dengue-cases-up-in-first-half-of-year/418487/ | Manila Times |
AFP supports 1-year extension of martial law | Citing the attempts at reconsolidation by the extremists who survived the Marawi siege and the “increasing violence” from communist insurgents, among other threats, the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said it was endorsing the plan to extend martial law in Mindanao.Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesperso... | ['Jocelyn R. Uy', 'Leila B. Salaverria'] | 2017-08-30 20:00:23+00:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/950892/marawi-siege-mindanao-martial-law-afp-restituto-padilla-rodrigo-duterte-pnp | Inquirer |
New BoC chief vows to stamp out corruption | NEW Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Wednesday vowed to put a stop to the culture of corruption in the graft-ridden bureau to generate more revenues for the government.“Stop corruption and increase revenue earnings. This was the marching order I received from [President Rodrigo Duterte] when I repo... | ['William Depasupil'] | 2017-08-30 20:00:23+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/new-boc-chief-vows-stamp-corruption/347693/ | Manila Times |
Shipment to Visayas, South of fowl from Luzon banned | THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily suspended the shipment of live domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chick, eggs, semen and manure from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao in a bid to contain further spread of avian influenza from a town in Pampanga province.Agricu... | ['The Manila Times'] | 2017-08-15 20:14:26+00:00 | https://www.manilatimes.net/shipment-visayas-south-fowl-luzon-banned/344654/ | Manila Times |
Lawmakers wrangle over who will control Bangsamoro police | Who will control the local Bangsamoro police—the Philippine National Police chief, the mayors or the Bangsamoro chief minister?Lawmakers tussled on Monday over who would exercise administrative and operational control over the local police force of future Bangsamoro substate at the resumption of deliberations on the Ba... | ['Dj Yap'] | 05/05/2016 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/686724/lawmakers-wrangle-over-who-will-control-bangsamoro-police | Inquirer |
Crusader says draft book still anomalous | It may be a work in progress, but it is still “anomalous.”This was the contention of Antonio Calipjo Go on Monday, following Education Secretary Armin Luistro’s defense that the Grade 10 English textbook, titled “Diversity: Celebrating Multiculturism (sic) through World Literature,” which the self-styled “sick books cr... | ['Jovic Yee'] | 06/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/697031/crusader-says-draft-book-still-anomalous | Inquirer |
Calls for justice for youngsters killed in drug war mount | Public outrage over the murder of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos has prompted calls for justice for other youngsters killed in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.Investigations of these cases, perpetrated either by lawmen or vigilantes and hidden from media spotlight, have grounded to a halt for a host of reasons... | ['Ador Vincent S. Mayol', 'Maricar Cinco', 'Nikon Celis'] | 06/07/2017 0:00 | https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/925132/calls-for-justice-for-youngsters-killed-in-drug-war-mount | Inquirer |
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