Whistleblowers step forward as SolGen readies new charges over MRT-3 contract
WHISTLE-BLOWERS have come forward with new information on the alleged Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 anomalies as the office of the Solicitor-General (Sol-Gen)readies the...
DoLE readies assistance to displaced workers amid Boracay shake-up
By Louine Hope U. Conserva, Correspondent
THE Western Visayas office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) announced on Wednesday, March 7, that it...
Suspected IS recruiter cleared
THE Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday, March 7, dismissed the criminal charges against a suspected Islamic State (IS) recruiter and his Filipina partner...
9 solons in army reserve force get CA approval
THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, March 7, approved the nomination of several lawmakers as military officers in the Armed Forces of the...
1st phase done for ‘surfing-inspired’ La Union Convention Center
THE FIRST PHASE of the first convention center in Ilocos Region, located in San Fernando City, La Union, is now complete, the Department of...
Tagum City to host this year’s MinBizCom
TAGUM CITY, awarded as the 3rd most competitive among component cities in 2017 by the National Competitiveness Council-Philippines, will host this year’s Mindanao Business...
For traffic lights
TAGUM CITY Mayor Allan L. Rellon (center) leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the P60-million first phase of the local government’s Traffic Signalization Project, intended...
Cebu business chamber says economic losses due to traffic woes increasing
ECONOMIC LOSSES due to the traffic problem in Cebu are increasing, said Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Antonio Chiu, as the implementation...
Cabinet to tackle national ID system
By Arjay L. Balinbin
MALACAÑANG will decide in the next Cabinet meeting on the National Identification (ID) system, Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr....
Duterte tackles drugs, ICC, Lopezes ‘yellows’ in Aquino bailiwick Tarlac
By Arjay L. Balinbin
SHOWING yellow flowers to his audience in Tarlac province on Wednesday, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said: "I mean no insult. This...
Nation at a Glance — (03/08/18)
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Sereno told to respond to Sol-Gen
THE Supreme Court (SC) en banc on Tuesday ordered its Chief Justice to comment on a petition effectively calling for her ouster as filed...