Nation at a Glance — (01/18/19)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
House OK’s on 2nd reading amended Road Board bill
THE HOUSE OF Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading an amended version of the Road Board abolition bill, in time for a Bicameral Conference Committee scheduled next Monday, House Majority Leader Rolando G. Andaya, Jr. said.
Fugitive wanted in China nabbed
THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on Wednesday handed over to Chinese police authorities a Chinese fugitive arrested on Jan. 13 for alleged economic crimes and corruption.
Congress impleaded in petition vs martial law
THE SUPREME COURT has impleaded Congress as respondents in a petition against the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, according to a media briefer on Tuesday.
RTC judge appointed to Sandiganbayan
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Ronald B. Moreno as Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.
Comelec to maintain party-list sequence in ballots based on raffle
VOTERS in the May 13 midterms elections could expect to see blank items in the ballot as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday ruled that it will maintain the order of raffled party-list (PL) groups despite expected disqualification announcements later this month.
DILG directs police to take proactive measures in securing candidates
THE DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure the safety and security of local officials and candidates even before the campaign period starts for the May midterm elections.
Elliptical Road yellow-lane dry run starts
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority started on Wednesday a dry run of the yellow lane policy — a strict stay-in-your-lane rule — along Elliptical Road in Quezon City.
Duterte says dismissed Bacolod police chief a drug lord ‘protector’
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday said that dismissed Bacolod police chief Senior Supt. Francisco B. Ebreo “might not be” in the illegal drug trade, but revealed that he is a protector of a certain drug lord in the city.
Magnitude 6 ‘aftershock’ recorded off Davao Oriental
A MAGNITUDE 6 earthquake jolted parts of Mindanao at 4:03 a.m. Wednesday, with the epicenter recorded 127 kilometers southeast of Gov. Generoso town in...
Another Indonesian hostage rescued from Abu Sayyaf
ANOTHER Indonesian held by Abu Sayyaf militants was rescued in Sulu on Jan. 15. the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) reported yesterday.
Nation at a Glance — (01/17/19)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.