Angara calls for institutional reforms in CAAP after air traffic system mishap
A SENATOR has called for institutional reforms in the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) after technical mishap on Jan. 1 that downed...
QC trial court acquits 10 human rights workers of perjury
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter
A QUEZON City trial court has acquitted 10 human rights workers from perjury charges filed by a former national...
Ex-Leyte rep, TRC official found guilty of corruption over PDAF funds
THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has convicted of graft a former representative of Leyte and an executive of the defunct Technology and Resource Center (TRC)...
South Korea provides $1.28-M fund for 5 PHL projects under BIMP-EAGA support program
SOUTH KOREA will fund five projects worth $1.28 million (P70.58 million) in southern Philippines under a program that supports development within the special economic...
Pasig City offers tax-free special permit to sari-sari stores
THE PASIG local government has introduced a tax-free special permit for neighborhood convenience shops, referred to as sari-sari stores, in the city that are...
COVID-19 cases drop 9% in 1st week of Jan.
THE PHILIPPINES posted 3,127 new coronavirus infections in the previous week with a daily average of 447, according to health authorities.
The daily average from...
Quit call for cops with drug ties may aid impunity
THE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should enforce the law and prosecute top generals with illegal drug links instead of asking them to quit, human rights experts said at the weekend.
House told not to stick its nose in foreign affairs
POLITICAL analysts on Sunday criticized the Philippine Speaker for allegedly meddling in foreign affairs, which they said should be the exclusive purview of the Executive branch.
Lawyer’s group urges courts to fast-track cases of detained drug suspects
A VOLUNTARY organization of human rights lawyers and law students that provides free legal assistance to the marginalized sector has called on local courts...
Economic concerns a bigger threat to Marcos gov’t than military internal squabbling
THE ADMINISTRATION of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. could face threats of political instability more from economic concerns that affect ordinary citizens than internal...
Over 11,000 families affected by Brooke’s Point flooding
MORE THAN 11,000 households in Brooke’s Point have been affected by last week’s flooding due to rains from a low pressure area (LPA), the...
Bill filed for inclusion of Constitution as a subject in high school
A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to include the Philippine Constitution as a subject in the high school curriculum, noting the need to...