PNP probes link of fake FB accounts to protests

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, said on Tuesday that the link between the recent proliferation of dummy Facebook accounts and the antiterror bill or destabilization attempts has yet to be established,…

Senators ask PNP to remedy De Lima’s ‘solitary confinement’

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 05/29/2020

Opposition senators have questioned the Philippine National Police’s move to hold detained Sen. Leila de Lima in incommunicado status or solitary confinement since April 25 at the PNP custodial center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. In a…

Duterte on keeping Sinas: ‘It’s on me’

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 05/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila’s police chief could not have found a more powerful backer than President Rodrigo Duterte. The President said he would be keeping Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas at his post and was accepting responsibility…

1 million Metro Manila residents seen to join ‘Balik Probinsya’

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 05/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 1 million residents of Metro Manila are expected to move to other regions in the next six months under the government’s Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa program that aims to decongest the National Capital…

Gov’t studying bus, train runs with just 30% capacity

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 04/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are studying the possibility of allowing buses and trains to resume operations but with a diminished capacity as President Duterte decides whether to lift, extend or modify the Luzon lockdown he has imposed…

Ban lifted on loans from 18 countries

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 03/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is now open to getting loans and grants from countries that had backed Iceland’s resolution in the Human Rights Council seeking an investigation into the rights situation in the Philippines. A Feb. 27…

DOH urges private hospitals to stay with PhilHealth

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 10/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — It will be a move that will benefit no one. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday appealed to private hospitals to renew their Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) accreditation, saying unilaterally withdrawing their…

Duterte injured in bike accident

Julie M. Aurelio - @inquirerdotnet, Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 10/18/2019

President Rodrigo Duterte was slightly injured in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday night, but the 74-year-old fan of big bikes was all right, senior officials reported on Thursday. Mr. Duterte’s lifelong passion for motorcycles has left him…

Retirement won’t clear you, Gordon tells Albayalde

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 10/13/2019

His early exit from his post will not stop the filing of any case against Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde if evidence warrants it, said Sen. Richard Gordon, who has presided over the Senate hearings…

With DOH budget cuts, 10,000 workers to lose jobs

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 10/11/2019

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto warned on Thursday that more than 10,000 health workers would lose their jobs next year because of deep cuts in the proposed budget for 2020 of the Department of Health (DOH).…

Senators suspect ‘drug queen’ talk mere diversion ploy

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 09/27/2019

Senators on Thursday raised questions about the police’s naming of an alleged “drug queen” who had fled the country, saying the move could be a diversionary tactic or a ploy to protect higher-ups. Police officials said on…

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