“Brighter future” for Cebu BRT project

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/11/2017

The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) – Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) Cabinet Committee (CabCom) has approved the additional budget request for the Cebu BRT project in a meeting in Manila on Friday afternoon. According to BRT-Project Implementation…

Aquino’s jab

08/06/2017

It has been more than a year since he left office, yet former president Benigno Aquino III’s criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs as having changed “nothing” may be questioned and even debated on…

Digong’s request for troops an ‘intensified security posture’ — Palace

Inquirer.net 08/06/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for additional 20,000 troops in Mindanao is part of the “intensified security posture” in areas with “continuing security threats,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Sunday. “The deployment of troops to Marawi and…

Cop chief to Lim: No need to fear for life, we’re ready to provide security

Nestle L. Semilla 08/04/2017

THE police will provide protection to businessman Peter Lim if he will make a formal request and attend the preliminary investigations at the Department of Justice. Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, director of the Police Regional Office…

Diokno: Free tuition for gov’t scholars next year

Inquirer.net, Morexette B. Erram 08/04/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the bill granting full government subsidy to tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the announcement on Friday during a press conference in Pasay City.…

Bigger fines for hospitals seeking deposits in emergency cases

Inquirer.net 08/04/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the bill increasing penalties for hospitals and medical clinics which refuse to administer medical treatment for patients in emergency or serious medical conditions. Duterte signed on August 3 Republic Act…

Davide welcomes free tuition law for SUCs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/04/2017

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III welcomed the approval of the newly signed law that seeks to provide free tuition to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act…

CIDG, DOJ LAUNCH PROBE VS PETER LIM

Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 07/30/2017

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) have started to go after Cebuano businessman Peter Lim, who was publicly identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the…

Joma: ‘Duterte is No. 1 drug addict’

Inquirer.net 07/30/2017

  President Rodrigo Duterte, as the country’s “No. 1 drug addict,” should be the “most fitting target” of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in its violent crackdown on illegal drugs, Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist…

ALL-OUT WAR

Benjie B. Talisic, Chris Ligan, Nestle L. Semilla 07/28/2017

It will be an all-out war against the New People’s Army (NPA). Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa told reporters that after the uprising of Islamic State-inspired Maute terrorist group in Marawi…

Cebu City businesses seek exemption from smoking ban measure

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/28/2017

SOME business establishments in Cebu City are asking for an exemption in the anti-smoking ordinance as the city government has started strictly implementing the measure amid the start of the implementation of the nationwide smoking ban which…

Ombudsman Morales tells Duterte: Anong pakialam niya?

Inquirer.net 07/28/2017

Anong pakialam niya?” (What’s his business?) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales had that to say on Friday when asked for her reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the Ombudsman and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to…

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