News Briefs: Jan. 6, 2019

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:24:37 +0000

900,000 students can’t go back to school More than 900,000 students in the Bicol region remain displaced from school after the onslaught of Tropical Depression “Usman” last week. The Department of Education (DepEd), in a Jan. 4 report, said classes remained suspended in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. At least 50 […]

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News Briefs: Dec. 12, 2018

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:30:43 +0000

The Sandiganbayan would let former first lady Imelda Marcos challenge her Nov. 9 graft conviction directly at the Supreme Court and skip the usual step of filing an appeal at the antigraft court first.

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News Briefs: Dec. 11, 2018

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:30:31 +0000

Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. may have already been acquitted, but the trial of former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile in connection with his P172.8-million plunder case will start only in February.

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