News Roundup

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:57:23 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo should refrain from divulging the strategies of the government’s anti-drug campaign to the media and drug dealers, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said yesterday. Sotto gave the unsolicited advice to the new Interagency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs  co-chairperson after she reportedly asked for a list of high-value drug targets during a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:51:13 +0000

Intermittent heavy rains and strong winds have been felt in the eastern portions of Northern Luzon, Bicol region, and Eastern Visayas as tropical storm “Ramon” (international name “Kalmaegi”) continues to crawl on the Philippine Sea towards Cagayan yesterday. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Raymond Ordinario said Ramon barely moved from its […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:02:51 +0000

The Philippine National Police has uncovered a scam in Lanao del Sur which targets applicants who are too big to join the police force. Police Brig. Gen. Marni Marcos, director of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police, said they recently arrested a police corporal and his female accomplice in Parang, Maguindanao. He identified […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:27:35 +0000

  Bomb scare triggered by an abandoned trolley bag caused heavy traffic along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Thursday morning. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) temporarily closed the Roxas Boulevard service road up to Padre Faura area to traffic for almost two hours after a black trolley bag was left in front of the Golden […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 05:19:57 +0000

By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS Malacañang said the cancellation of President Duterte’s meeting with North Cotabato farmers on Friday had nothing to do with his health condition, saying the President was probably just busy with his other tasks. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after it was reported that the supposed meeting was cancelled […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:42:38 +0000

By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS President Duterte has abolished the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) nearly two months after floating the idea of dissolving the body because the river was already “uncleanable”. In his Executive Order (EO) No. 93, Duterte transferred the functions of the Pasig River rehab body to the Manila Bay Task force; […]