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).

SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday recommended the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) after it expressed its intention to visit the country to determine the “political persecution” of opposition Senators Leila M. De Lima and Antonio F. Trillanes IV.

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) reported crime volume dropping 17.39% in the first half of the year.

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DOTr) announced yesterday that its attached agencies are all prepared for the Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Undas 2018, which will be implemented from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day next week.

START-UPs, entrepreneurs, innovators, educational institutions, and government agencies are gathering today, Oct. 23, at the Cebu City Sports Club for the Slingshot Cebu 2018 innovation summit organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

CEBU FARMERS have expressed concerns over the effects of less rainfall and the erratic weather conditions recently. Lilia Yanong, spokesperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in Cebu, said farmers are complaining of lack of rain since it disrupts the planting seasons, especially for corn.

The KRI BimaSuci (945) training ship of the Indonesian Navy, or TentaraNasioanal Indonesia AngkatanLaut (TNI-AL), berthed at the South Harbor in Manila on Oct. 22 for a four-day goodwill visit to the Philippines.

AREAS OUTSIDE the identified Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that want to be included in the January plebiscite for the new Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) may now file a petition after the Commission on Elections released the guidelines on Monday.

GAISANO-OWNED Grand Land, Inc. opened its 38^th shopping mall last Oct. 19 in Buhangin District, Davao City, with nearly 100% of the leasable space already taken.

THE CASINO Filipino-Davao is aiming to attract more local and foreign tourists with the launch of its new marketing slogan, “Excitement Begins Now.”

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