NPA raids house of Surigao Sur vice mayor, seizes guns

Inquirer.net 07/18/2017

BUTUAN CITY — Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels raided the house of Vice Mayor Emmanuel Suarez of Cortes town in Surigao del Sur on Tuesday morning, carting away firearms. Senior Insp. Clark Abiya, Cortes police chief,…

House leader Garcia backs moves to legalize same-sex civil union

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net 07/17/2017

THE leadership of the House of Representatives said on Monday that it supported legalizing civil unions between same-sex and heterosexual people. In a press conference, Deputy Speaker Gwen Garcia said the times were calling for a law…

House leaders defend work

Inquirer.net 07/17/2017

MANILA — The House of Representatives’ 17th Congress has processed fewer measures every day compared to the first years of the Congresses under the Aquino administration. But for Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, this should not be used…

Alarming proposal

Editorial 07/11/2017

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is quite the rabid ally of President Rodrigo Duterte that he wanted a five-year extension of the enforcement of martial law in Mindanao. The House speaker declared his opinion amid a counter assessment…

Fire burns down staff house in subdivision

Marc Eric Cosep 07/05/2017

A fire burned down a staff house and damaged a guest house in Espina Village, B. Rodriguez St. Cebu City at 1:14 Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters put out the fire at 2:06 pm. Senior Fire Officer Pier Abellana…

SC backs CA in legal tussle with House over ‘Ilocos Six’

Inquirer 07/04/2017

THE Supreme Court is supporting the Court of Appeals in its legal tussle with the House of Representatives on the habeas corpus case of the six Ilocos Norte provincial officials who remain in detention after they were…

House OKs P100K fine for wrong singing of national anthem

Inquirer.net 06/26/2017

MANILA — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the measure updating the rules on the correct rendition of the national anthem “Lupang Hinirang,” and requiring everyone to sing along when it is…

Report: Germany spied on White House, US officials

AFP 06/23/2017

BERLIN — Germany’s foreign intelligence service long spied on numerous official and business targets in the United States, including the White House, Spiegel Weekly reported Thursday. The magazine said it had seen documents showing that the intelligence…

No gun found during police raid on Boniel’s house

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic 06/16/2017

POLICEMEN barged into the three-storey house of Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel and his wife, Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Boniel on Friday at an upscale subdivision in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City. Senior Insp. Windell Abella…

Police search Boniel house in posh gated community in Cebu City

Ador Vincent Mayol 06/16/2017

CEBU CITY–Policemen barged into the three-story house of Bohol Board Member Niño Rey Boniel and his wife, Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Boniel on Friday in an upscale subdivision in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City. Senior Insp. Windell Abella…

House subpoenas chair of firm that owns Resorts World Manila

Inquirer.net 06/14/2017

The House of Representatives issued a subpoena for the chairperson of Travellers International Hotel Group, the company that owns and operates Resorts World Manila, the casino of which was attacked by a lone gunman last June 2.…

Gwen wants House to probe Patafa for excluding Tabal

Glendale G. Rosal 06/08/2017

And the war goes to Congress. Deputy speaker Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu’s 3rd district wants the House of Representatives to investigate the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) for its “arbitrary and discrimatory” exclusion of Cebuana…

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