Philippines’ double standard in ICC, SCS dispute cited
MANILA’s decision not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of the government’s war on drugs is inconsistent with its...
SEC names 8 unregistered firms
BAGUIO CITY — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in this city has identified eight entities operating like Ponzi schemes and lacking the required...
Duterte honors SEA Games athletes, vows more funds
President Rodrigo R. Duterte vowed to increase funding for Filipino athletes’ training, as he honored those who did well at the recent 30th Southeast...
ICTSI, SMC warn against deepfakes
THE COUNTRY’S biggest conglomerates have fallen victim to deepfakes with International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) issuing warnings against...
Nation at a Glance — (05/17/19)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Slain labor activist’s wife appeals dismissal of murder raps vs cops
THE WIFE of slain labor activist Emmanuel Asuncion has asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to reconsider its decision clearing 17 cops linked to...
3 Chinese, one Korean wanted for fraud to be deported — BI
THE Bureau of Immigration will deport three Chinese nationals and a South Korean who are wanted for fraud in their countries, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Furlough for Ampatuan massacre suspect slammed
JUSTICE SECRETARY Menardo I. Guevarra on Wednesday conveyed the prosecution’s opposition to the furlough granted to Maguindanao massacre suspect Zaldy U. Ampatuan to attend his daughter’s wedding.
Nationwide round-up
INCREASED ECONOMIC activities will gradually be allowed as healthcare facilities expand, based on a new resolution from the national inter-agency task force handling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response.
Solon preparing bill on incentives to expand PHL’s pool of weather scientists
A LAWMAKER is drafting a bill that will encourage more students to take up meteorology and other related science courses so that the Philippines can build up a stronger pool of experts.
‘Granular lockdowns’ instead of national quarantines sought
A SENATOR urged local governments to enforce “granular lockdowns” to contain a fresh spike in coronavirus infections in the capital region.
Nationwide round-up (04/06/21)
A LAWYER’S group on Tuesday said quarantine violators should be charged with breaching local ordinances instead of a national law that mandates reporting of diseases that are of public concern.