Ballot printing finished in April – Comelec

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:22:39 +0000

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that the printing of ballots for the May elections would be finished ahead of schedule. On Wednesday, the Comelec said 60 percent of…READ

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Paris ties Singapore, Hong Kong as world’s priciest cities

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:29:01 +0000

SINGAPORE:  Paris has climbed to the top of the world’s priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey Tuesday that named the capital…READ

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UPDATE: Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:19:34 +0000

  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest…READ

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Reports of dead as New Zealand police hunt ‘active’ mosque shooter

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 03:53:51 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Several people were reported dead when a gunman opened fire at a crowded mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, during afternoon prayers on Friday. Local…READ

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Partial list of politicians linked to drugs

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:58:20 +0000

I-Ilocos Region Mayor Ferdinand Dancel Aguinaldo alias “Ferdie”/ “Kilo” of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Cong. Jesus Celeste aka “Boying” II- Cagayan Valley Mayor Marjorie Apil Salazar alias “Jaling” of Lasam, Cagayan…READ

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2 more K-pop stars embroiled in sex video scandal

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:13:57 +0000

SEOUL: Two more K-pop stars quit on Thursday, their agencies said, as a scandal over illicit sex videos and other offenses rippled further across South Korea’s music industry. Yong Jun-hyung,…READ

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Duterte signs child safety law

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:30:19 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act that requires drivers of motor vehicles to secure children below 12 years of age . Duterte signed Republic…READ

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Life’s a ball in Vienna as city tops world rankings for 10th year

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:04:16 +0000

  PARIS: Vienna has been named the city with the best quality of life for a 10th consecutive year in a survey published Wednesday. The Austrian capital was one of…READ

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Duterte, Congress meet to break 2019 budget impasse

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:14:42 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will meet with leaders of Congress today, Tuesday, to break the impasse that has stalled the passage of the 2019 national  budget. In a press conference, Palace…READ

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‘Running priest’ refuses police ‘ironic’ offer of protection

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:22:53 +0000

ONE of the priests claiming to have received death threats for being a vocal critic of the government’s war on drugs rejected the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) offer to protect…READ

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