‘Humbled’ Sotto credits Senate colleagues for his high satisfaction rating

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 04:22:37 +0000

Senate President Vicente Sotto III has credited his Senate colleagues for his high satisfaction rating, claiming that their body of work

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Hontiveros on Marcos as chair of Senate electoral reforms committee:  ‘A bit surreal’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:14:53 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said that it was “surreal” to see a member of the Marcos family, in particular Senator Imee Marcos

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Int’l rights group asks Philippines to drop raps vs Robredo, 35 others

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:48:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, urged the Philippine government to withdraw the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and 35 others over their alleged involvement to the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos.

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Iloilo placed under state of calamity amid rising dengue cases

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:49:19 +0000

Iloilo placed under state of calamity amid rising dengue cases

The Iloilo provincial board on Tuesday placed the province under a state calamity due to continuing increase of dengue cases.

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Subic cops nab Aussie accused of killing live-in partner

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:21:10 +0000

Police here have arrested an Australian national who allegedly killed his live-in partner inside their home.

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Duterte’s midnight curfew bid just calls for liquor ban nationwide – Palace

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:12:20 +0000

Malacañang has clarified that President Duterte only wanted a liquor ban on certain hours and not the closure of establishments by midnight.

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Duterte willing to be jailed for EJKs if there’s ‘unlimited’ conjugal visits

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:47:25 +0000

President Duterte won’t mind being jailed over the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, but on certain conditions.

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Duterte critics ask China: Get out of PH

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:30:17 +0000

Duterte critics ask China: Get out of PH

MANILA, Philippines – There are issues that militant groups have repeatedly raised every State of the Nation Address (Sona), regardless of who the country’s president is — from accusations of United States-sponsored imperialism, woeful labor conditions, and human rights abuses. These issues were still brought up as President Rodrigo Duterte was making his fourth Sona […]

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Duterte still studying Security of Tenure Bill

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:23:24 +0000

President Duterte is still studying if he will sign the Security of Tenure bill, which is set to lapse into law by the end of this week.

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