THE Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to file, "not later than Friday" this week, a motion for partial reconsideration before the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC)-Branch 148, which earlier denied its motion to issue an arrest warrant and travel ban against opposition Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV.

BUREAU OF Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro S. Lapeña yesterday said recent issues raised against him and the agency, particularly the alleged inaction over a big shipment of illegal drugs, are “coordinated” tactics to undermine changes he has initiated.

THERE WILL be no trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange for three days in November in observance of national holidays. Nov. 1, Thursday, is a regular holiday for All Saints’ Day, while Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, has been declared a special non-working day. Nov. 30, meanwhile, is the celebration for hero Andres Bonifacio.

THE DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways-Cordillera Administrative Region (DPWH-CAR) office has appealed to motorists visiting Baguio City, especially during the long weekend starting Nov. 1 for the All Saints’ and Souls’ Days, to refrain from taking Kennon Road, which remains closed due to landslide damages and threats.

THE LAND Registration Authority (LRA) has released the guidelines for getting a certified true copy of an approved survey plan or land title from its one-stop shop at the LRA’s central office in Quezon City.

THE GOVERNMENT is set to distribute about 7.8 hectares of agricultural land in Boracay to 31 families belonging to the Ati indigenous community before Christmas, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Jonas R. Leones.

DAVAO CITY — The Udenna Group of Davao-based businessman Dennis A. Uy has requested the Davao City council to endorse its unsolicited proposal to set up a P30-billion monorail project, which has already been granted Original Proponent Status by the Department of Transportation.

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THE MAKATI City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 has dismissed the motion of the Department of Justice (DoJ) seeking the issuance of a warrant of arrest and hold-departure order against Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV, in connection with his coup d’etat case.

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) is exploring the possible involvement of communist rebels in the massacre Saturday night of nine sugar farmers at a village in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.

THERE WILL BE no public interviews for senior associate justices vying for the position of chief justice, Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Monday.

THE SUPREME Court (SC) has upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeals reinstating one of the police officers linked to the anomalous purchase of three helicopters by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in 2009 from Manila Aerospace Products Trading (MAPTRA).