Rebuilt Phivolcs station
THIS reconstructed seismic station of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in Palo, Leyte, which was destroyed during supertyphoon Haiyan in 2013,...
Nation at a Glance — (03/14/18)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Drug raps vs Peter Lim, others dropped
THE Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lord Peter Go Lim, confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa, convicted drug lord Peter Co and...
Judges, court employees call on Sereno to resign
A GROUP of judges and four court employees’ organizations called on Monday for the Philippines’ Chief Justice to step down and make a “sacrifice”...
ConCom votes to ‘regulate,’ not ban, political dynasties
By Tricia Aquino, Interaksyon
THE Consultative Committee (ConCom) reviewing the 1987 Constitution on Monday voted 10-9 to regulate political dynasties, as opposed to a total ban on...
Nationwide Round-Up (03/13/18)
De Lima, Roque exchange rants
“MY POINT was, people who have a democratic mandate deserve respect especially from those without a mandate.” This was the...
Charges to be filed vs killer of Surigao journalist Lozada
THE Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Monday, March 12, said it is set to file criminal charges against the main suspect...
Cebu could soon be tagged ‘Seoul of the Philippines’
CEBU CITY may soon earn the tag “Seoul of the Philippines” with the growing number of Korean tourists visiting the country’s Visayas hub, according...
49 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Rizal get land certificates
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has awarded 47 land ownership certificates to 49 agrarian reform beneficiaries in four municipalities in Rizal province, Malacañang...
French visitors
FRENCH NAVY frigate Vendemiaire prepares to dock while a Philippine flag flutters at the international port in Manila on March 12. FNS Vendemiaire, a...
Drinking along sidewalks, other public spaces now banned in Davao City
THE Davao City council has passed on third and final reading last week a “sobriety ordinance,” which prohibits “drinking or consuming of alcoholic beverages...
Councilor sounds alarm on low NFA rice supply
COUNCILOR Marissa S. Abella, chair of the Davao City council committee on agriculture, has urged Cabinet Secretary Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr., also the National...