Relatives of OFWs in Libya urged to help in repatriation efforts

AP, Inquirer 08/04/2014

Thousands of Filipino overseas workers refuse to leave strife-torn Libya despite an urgent call from the Philippine government to get out while they still can, warning that the remaining exit routes are closing fast. The Department of…

No more lump-sum items in 2015 budget

Inquirer 07/31/2014

The Aquino administration submitted to Congress on Wednesday, the P2.6-trillion national budget proposal for 2015, which would involve what Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras described as the “outcome-based performance-informed budgeting (PIB) strategy.” Almendras said that in the 2015…

Emotional President focuses on legacy in fifth SONA

Inquirer 07/29/2014

There were no threats this time. In his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that sounded more like his last, President Aquino turned emotional as he sought to rally the people, whom he calls his “bosses”,…

Aquino defends DAP: Intention was right

Inquirer 07/15/2014

President Aquino yesterday ferociously defended the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) despite the Supreme Court ruling that it violated the Constitution as he vowed to appeal the high court’s decision. “We will appeal the decision of the…

License plate covers and holders banned for both old and new plates

Inquirer 07/14/2014

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will enforce the administrative order that bans license plate covers, holders, and accessories on both old and new license plates. This was clarified by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) in a statement…

Australian tagged by terror experts as top ‘Jihadist’ arrested in Lapu-Lapu City

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Chito O. Aragon, Inquirer 07/12/2014

Police yesterday raided an apartment in Lapu-Lapu City and arrested a bearded Australian suspected of using the Internet to recruit people as fighters for the cause of Islam. Robert Edward Cerantonio, 29, was tagged by foreign intelligence…

DepEd launches online library locator map

Inquirer 06/30/2014

Can’t find the library nearest you? The Department of Education has a solution: Check its online library locator map. The map, which one may access via the DepEd website (www.deped.gov.ph), shows almost all the libraries in public…

Murder charges filed against cop official for King murder

Bencyrus Ellorin, Inquirer 06/24/2014

  MURDER charges were filed by the Davao City police against Senior Supt. Leonardo Felonia in relation to the June 12 murder of Cebu hotelier Richard King in Davao City. The filing of the complaint against Felonia…

Be patient, Duterte asks King family

Apple Ta-as, Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Inquirer 06/22/2014

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said the murder of Cebu businessman Richard King will be solved but asked his family and the public to give the authorities time to identify and catch the perpetrators. “We will solve…

Jinggoy is next; Revilla suffers from migraine due to ‘hot jail’, needs air-cooler in cell

Inquirer 06/21/2014

The Sandiganbayan will act soon on whether Sen. Jinggoy Estrada would also be arrested for plunder, a non-bailable offense as his colleague, Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. was officially booked and jailed in Camp Crame yesterday. The…

Reward goes up to P1.3 million; cops release sketch of suspect

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon, Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2014

The family of slain businessman Richard King increased their share of the tipster’s reward to P1 million, making the total bounty P1.3 million. Davao City police yesterday announced the increase in the reward for information that would…

Duterte dismisses drug angle in King slay

Apple Ta-as, Inquirer 06/16/2014

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte rejected rumors circulating in the city last Friday evening that the murder of Cebu hotelier Richard King was related to illegal drugs. “It has nothing to do with drugs. The police would…

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