Reds slam gov’t petition to delist disappearance cases in UN
THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a statement on Saturday slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its call on the United Nations (UN) to delist disappearance cases filed before that body.
Laguna bank shuttered
THE Monetary Board has shuttered the Rural Bank of Mabitac in Laguna, the second lender to fold this year.
Measles cases rise to 688
THE number of suspected measles cases in Region 6 increased to 688 as of February 22, 2019, according to the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DoH-CHD)-6.
Police recover 34 blocks of suspected cocaine
THIRTY-four blocks of suspected cocaine were found drifting ashore by two fishermen at Bungtod village in Tandag City on early Sunday.
Remittance office given green light for expansion
THE Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) Inc.’s authorization as a remittance agent will allow it to expand its services, an official of the microfinance non-government organization said over the weekend.
MILF’s Murad Ebrahim appointed Chief Minister of Bangsamoro Transition Authority as members take their...
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday, Feb. 22, administered the oath of office to the newly appointed 80 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA).
COMELEC’s next target: candidates’s commercial endorsements
FOLLOWING its crackdown on illegal campaign materials, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that advertisments featuring commercial endorsements of a product by candidates for the midterm elections will be also taken down.
Rebellion case vs Trillanes set to continue
MAKATI Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 150 is set to resume hearing the case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for the same rebellion charges which were dismissed by the same court back in 2011.
Former AFP head Villanueva acquitted in PhilPost graft case
THE Sandiganbayan acquitted former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Diomedio P. Villanueva of graft charges for prosecution’s failure to prove his role in anomalous transactions worth P53 million. He is also free of civil liabilities.
Palace pushes for rescue of Indonesians, Malaysian taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf
AS MALACAÑANG on Friday said authorities have been directed to rescue three hostages, one from Malaysia and two from Indonesia, being held by the Abu Sayyaf (a Philippine-based fundamentalist Islamic group), it reiterated that the government has a policy against paying ransom.
Task force formed to fast-track Manila Bay cleanup
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has created a task force for the speedy rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay.
Locsin: PHL efforts on counter-terrorism anchored on human rights, rule of law
FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. maintained that the Philippines’ efforts to address terrorism have been anchored on human rights and the rule of law.