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Duterte ‘record-high’ rating shows ‘democracy is working’ — analyst

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:44:54 +0000

Duterte ‘record-high’ rating shows ‘democracy is working’ — analyst

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s personal record-high satisfaction rating proved that democracy in the Philippines is “working,” a political analyst asserted on Tuesday.  “When it is perceived as popular in the rating, that only shows that our democracy is working [and] that people appreciates what happened in the past three years. This is why […]

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Suspect in slay of Laguna Grade 7 student says sorry for murder

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:08:10 +0000

Suspect in slay of Laguna Grade 7 student says sorry for murder

MANILA, Philippines — The suspect in the murder of a Grade 7 student in Calamba City, Laguna province has apologized to the victim’s family.

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No plans to sue Erap for not handing over documents — Moreno

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:06:01 +0000

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Tuesday he has no plans to file charges against his predecessor Estrada

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60 passengers offloaded from MRT-3 train due to mechanical glitch

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:50:14 +0000

About 60 passengers were offloaded at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) Kamuning station on Monday morning after one of its trains encountered a mechanical failure.

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PNP welcomes CHR’s call for probe of collateral damage in police operations

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:56:09 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is welcoming the call of the Commission on Human Rights  (CHR)

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Luzon grid under 7-hour yellow alert — NGCP

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:34:01 +0000

The Luzon grid will be under yellow alert for seven hours on Friday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines  (NGCP) said.

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Deactivated TNVS hatchback drivers to file charges vs LTFRB before Ombudsman

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 07:36:57 +0000

Deactivated TNVS hatchback drivers to file charges vs LTFRB before Ombudsman

Deactivated transport network vehicle service (TNVS) hatchback drivers are set to file another complaint against the Land

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Tackle death penalty bills ‘immediately’, Zubiri tells proponents

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:10:45 +0000

Tackle death penalty bills ‘immediately’, Zubiri tells proponents

Pro-death penalty senators should tackle their proposals “immediately,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said.

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Senate on absolute divorce: ‘About time to talk about it’ — Sotto

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:50:31 +0000

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday said Senate is open to deliberate on the absolute divorce bill

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Angara seeks Senate probe into PhilHealth scams

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:28:01 +0000

Senator Sonny Angara has called for an investigation into the alleged scams involving the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

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