SC rules OSG has no right to meddle in retired general’s plunder case
THE HIGH Court has ruled that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has “no power of control over the Office of the Ombudsman” and dismissed its petition relating to a plunder case of a retired military general.
High Court associate justice post open for application
THE JUDICIAL and Bar Council (JBC) has opened the application and recommendation period for the position vacated by recently-retired Associate Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos.
Capacity increased for dining, personal care businesses in Metro Manila, nearby areas
THE TASK force handling the coronavirus pandemic response has adopted a resolution increasing the operational capacity of several businesses in areas under general lockdown, according to the presidential palace.
Land travel to Bicol suspended as tropical storm Dante brings rains to central Philippines
HEAVY rains were dumped by tropical storm Dante, with international name Choi-wan, over central parts of the country as it shifted towards a more westward track on Tuesday, weather bureau PAGASA reported.
LTO officials charged for delays
THE ANTI Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has filed complaints against two Land Transportation Office officials for delays in processing motor vehicle registrations and implementing cut-off schemes.
Duterte extends metro lockdown, India travel ban
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter
Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night extended the general lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces for two more...
50,000 Sputnik V doses arrive
THE PHILIPPINES took delivery of about 50,000 more doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines from Russia on Sunday night, according to the presidential palace.
Biden wants to meet Duterte, Philippine ambassador says
US PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden wants to meet President Rodrigo R. Duterte, as a military pact on the deployment of troops between the two nations hangs in the balance.
Ruling party urges Duterte to run for VP in 2022 election
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte’s political party on Monday passed a resolution urging him to run for vice president next year.
Poor power consumers to get subsidized under new law
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a measure extending the lifeline rates for poor power consumers for another 50 years.
Typhoon signal #1 up in parts of Samar as tropical storm Dante moves northwest
TYPHOON signal #1 in a 5-level warning system was raised Monday afternoon over parts of Samar in the central Philippines as tropical storm Dante, with international name Choi-wan, slowly moves in a northwest direction, weather bureau PAGASA reported.
Lawmaker appeals for more ICUs in Albay amid ‘big wave’ of COVID-19 infections
ALBAY Representative Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda has asked the government to provide more intensive care units (ICUs) and other healthcare support to his province as it faces its most severe wave of coronavirus infections.