MMDA clears Baclaran of vendors

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:00:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — As the Department of the Interior and Local Government began its 60-day countdown for the country’s local chief executives to reclaim public roads, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday began clearing Baclaran, a thriving vendors’ area that clogs Taft and Edsa Avenues, in Pasay City.

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Dennis Sytin to file petition for review of murder charges

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:08:05 +0000

Dennis Sytin to file petition for review of murder charges

Dennis Sytin on Tuesday said he would file a petition for review to reverse the Department of Justice’s “wrong and baseless resolution” tagging him in the death of his brother in Subic.

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LOOK: Clearing operations conducted along Baclaran

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:36:36 +0000

LOOK: Clearing operations conducted along Baclaran

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), along with the governments of Pasay and Parañaque, conducted clearing operations along Baclaran on Tuesday morning.

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Man who killed nephew shot dead

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:08:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Police shot dead a man who was earlier arrested for stabbing to death his 4 year-old nephew after he reportedly tried to grab the firearm of a police officer Monday night.

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#WalangPasok: Class suspensions on July 30, 2019 due to ‘habagat’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:40:17 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Classes were on suspended on Tuesday by local government units in several parts of Luzon as heavy rains are expected due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat.”

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Metro Briefs: July 30, 2019

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:02:37 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The second most wanted man on the list of the Eastern Police District (EPD) has been arrested. Richard Mangaliag or “Putong,” who is accused of raping and maltreating his live-in partner’s four children, was arrested on Saturday in Mandaluyong City.

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STL, lotto probe to open Pandora’s box

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:01:56 +0000

“A grand conspiracy” and massive corruption inside the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) triggered the sudden closure of its gaming operations (small town lottery or STL, lotto and Keno). President Duterte said names would soon come out as he ordered the Department of Justice to conduct a full investigation.

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Ex-Caloocan Mayor Echiverri acquitted in graft case over drainage project

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:37:32 +0000

Ex-Caloocan Mayor Echiverri acquitted in graft case over drainage project

Former Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri has scored another legal victory at the Sandiganbayan after the Sixth Division decided to drop graft charges against him regarding a drainage improvement project.

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