Stiffer penalties vs liars in gov’t service sought

Marlon Ramos 12/25/2023

Civil servants found guilty of inducing false testimony may soon be barred from holding public office. Sen. Risa Hontiveros has filed a measure seeking to penalize all government officials who coerce witnesses to provide fabricated statements during…

Charter change unnecessary at present, says Zubiri

Marlon Ramos 12/18/2023

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Filel photo from the Senate Public Relations and Intelligence Bureau) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Sunday that trying to amend the 1987 Constitution would be futile due…

One holiday can’t revise PH history – Imee Marcos

Marlon Ramos 10/16/2023

Excluding the February 25 anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolt from the list of national holidays for 2024 cannot alter the truth about the historic uprising that toppled their late father’s dictatorial regime, Sen. Imee Marcos…

Senate okays P10,000 cash gifts for octogenarians

Marlon Ramos 10/02/2023

Elderly Filipinos may no longer have to reach 100 years old to get cash gifts from the government after the Senate unanimously approved last week a measure expanding the Centenarians Act of 2016, Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla…

Complaint filed vs leaders of Surigao religious cult

Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 09/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A complaint has been filed against leaders of the alleged religious “cult” Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Surigao del Norte, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Mico Clavano,…

BOC finds overpriced, imported rice in 2 warehouses

Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 09/18/2023

Authorities inspected warehouses in Las Piñas City and Cavite suspected of storing smuggled rice and selling it above the prescribed price range. According to the Bureau of Customs (BOC), rice products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, with…

Sen. Hontiveros – VP Sara feud over secret funds escalates

Julie Aurelio, Marlon Ramos 09/16/2023

Sen. Risa Hontiveros is not backing down on her call for Vice President Sara Duterte to come clean on the disbursement of P125 million in confidential funds that her office received in December 2022. Speaking to journalists in Iligan…

Teachers’ group to VP Duterte: Use DepEd funds for shortages, not red hunt

Jane Baustista, Marlon Ramos, Melvin Gascon 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The funds of the Department of Education (DepEd) are better used for addressing shortages in classrooms and armchairs than for spying on students and educators with supposed communist links, The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said…

QCPD gets new chief after road rage fiasco

Dexter Cabalza, Marlon Ramos 09/02/2023

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has accepted the resignation of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III and appointed his successor, following the blunder of the police in handling the…

Laguna de Bay tragedy: Corruption, negligence blamed for ferry sinking

Marlon Ramos 08/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Corruption, negligence, and safety protocol violations had combined in a deadly mix that resulted in the boat accident that claimed the lives of 27 people in Laguna de Bay two weeks ago. That was…

Keep watch on Maharlika Investment Fund, Escudero urges critics

Marlon Ramos 06/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Critics of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must remain vigilant despite its expected signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Sen. Francis Escudero said on Sunday as he underscored the Supreme Court’s critical…

People can’t scrutinize Maharlika Fund – Pimentel

Marlon Ramos 05/29/2023

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Sunday said the proposed Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) would virtually take away the power of Congress to identify and allocate funds for infrastructure projects, offering another reason why his fellow…

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