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Credit to Author: Javier J. Ismael| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:02:46 +0000

SENATOR Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has filed Senate Bill (SB) 1227 or an “Act establishing the rental housing subsidy program and providing funds therefor.” In filing the proposed measure, Go explained that as provided under Republic Act 7279, or the “Urban Development and Housing Act,” the State shall, by law and for the common good, […]

Credit to Author: Jomar Canlas, TMT| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:01:21 +0000

Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the election protest filed against her by former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In her memorandum, Robredo called on the high court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to junk the Marcos protest since there was no substantial recovery in his pilot […]

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:18:43 +0000

Malacañang dismissed Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s drug report on Monday, saying it contained nothing new and it was a dud. “If you notice when she was threatening [to release] this report, she implied na meron siyang nadiskubreng iregularidad. Akala mo ay bombang sasabog (that she discovered irregularities. We thought a bomb would explode),” […]

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:17:28 +0000

LOS ANGELES: War epic “1917” shocked the Golden Globes on Sunday (Monday by Manila) by claiming the top prize for best drama film, while Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” won the most honors, massively boosting their prospects for next month’s Oscars. “Once Upon a Time…” — a homage to 1960s Tinseltown — […]

Credit to Author: Jomar Canlas, TMT| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:15:24 +0000

THE head of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Sunday made a last-ditch effort to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the agency’s budget cut proposed by what she described as “yellow lawmakers” headed by Sen. Franklin Drilon. The President is scheduled to sign the 2020 General Appropriations Act today, Monday. PAO chief Persida Rueda […]

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:16:41 +0000

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that the United States is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them “very fast and very hard” if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets. In a saber-rattling tweet that defended Friday’s US drone strike assassination of a powerful Iranian general in […]

Credit to Author: Jomar Canlas, TMT| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:15:24 +0000

THE head of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Sunday made a last-ditch effort to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the agency’s budget cut proposed by what she described as “yellow lawmakers” headed by Sen. Franklin Drilon. The President is scheduled to sign the 2020 General Appropriations Act today, Monday. PAO chief Persida Rueda […]

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:14:55 +0000

The Department of Health has ordered the tight screening of travelers following the outbreak of a mysterious illness in China that has reached Hong Kong, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Sunday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd instructed the Bureau of Quarantine to intensify the screening of arriving passengers, especially those who showed signs […]

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:13:36 +0000

NOWRA, Australia: Stunned Australians on Sunday counted the cost of a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused “extensive damage” across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24. Hundreds of properties were destroyed and one man died trying to save a friend’s home in the severe conditions — […]

Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:12:35 +0000

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) sees electricity rates going down this month. “Right now, we expect the movement of January power rates to be downward, resulting in lower power rates for the month,” Meralco spokesman Joe Zaldarriaga said. The country’s largest power distributor could make the official announcement on the January rates this week. “As […]