Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:07:36 +0000
Controversial businessman Cedric Lee was cleared anew of tax evasion by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) for the failure of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to present the original copies of the income tax return (ITR) of his company during the trial. Also acquitted of the same offense were John Ong and Judy […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:59:57 +0000
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in public and private schools in the city on Thursday, October 31, in preparation for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Domagoso also said local government work in Manila is likewise suspended. The work suspension is contained […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:30:21 +0000
The Senate agriculture committee has listed eight priority legislative agenda for passage in the current 18th Congress that will uplift the lives of eight million crop farmers throughout the archipelago. In a speech before the 2019 National Food Security Summit (NFSS) at the Land Bank building in Malate, Manila, Senator Cynthia A. Villar, committee chairwoman, said […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 07:50:32 +0000
Maguindanao 2nd district Rep. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu welcomed on Wednesday the recent junking of “Maguindanao massacre” prime suspect Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr.’s motion before the court to reopen the trial of what has been dubbed the single deadliest attack on journalists in history. In a ruling issued by Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:10:08 +0000
By LINDSEY BAHR, ASSOCIATED PRESS The runtime is the most boring aspect of Martin Scorsese’s ”The Irishman ” to dwell on. There is no question that three hours and 28 minutes qualifies as a long movie. And in a landscape where some films can make two hours seem bloated and overindulgent, it’s at least understandable […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:57:56 +0000
A fast-moving, middle-of-the-night wildfire disrupted some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles as flames threatened mega-mansions and forced celebrities out of their homes early on Monday. One of the neighborhoods under evacuation orders was the posh area of Brentwood, a section on the west side of the city that became world famous in 1994 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:52:46 +0000
The body of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea by the US military after he killed himself during the weekend raid on his Syrian hideout, a Pentagon source told AFP on Monday. No details were given on where or when the body was disposed of, but it paralleled the 2011 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 03:00:30 +0000
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao anew Tuesday morning, almost two weeks after a 6.3-magnitude tremor jolted the region. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) estimated the origin of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake at 25 kilometers southeast of Tulunan, Cotabato, near the epicenter of the 6.3 magnitude quake last October 17. The […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:58:14 +0000
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted yesterday simultaneous surprise drug tests to bus drivers in the bus terminals in Pasay City and Quezon City while drug-sniffing dogs searched the area to ensure the safety of millions of travelers expected to troop to the provinces for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All […]
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