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No more long wait for test results of COVID-19
By John Clifford Lintao WAITING for COVID-19 test results need not be an eternity, said the Department of Health which has delegated the Philippine Red Cross to take over the task of informing individuals for their condition. In a statement, the PRC said they were finally given the authorization they had requested from the DOH…
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60,000 PDLs freed since March, says SC
By Fernan Angeles OVER 60,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released since the implementation of community quarantine in view of the global pandemic, said an official of the Supreme Court. Court Administrator Atty. Midas Marquez attributed the development that somehow saw jails de-clogged of detainees, to continued conduct of hearings through in-court and…
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437 officials face criminal raps over SAP
By Fernan Angeles AT least 437 local elected and appointed public officials are facing criminal charges over the alleged anomalous payouts of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). In a statement sent to media, the DILG also said that aside from the 437 government officials, 626 more are under investigation by the Criminal Investigation and Detection…
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PNP: Crime rate drops by 55% nationwide during lockdown period
By Fernan Angeles CRIME incidents covering the period that most of the country is under lockdown significantly went down, said the Philippine National Police which sees lockdown measures proved effective crime deterrent. According to PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac, the nationwide crime rate dropped by 55 percent since the implementation of community quarantine in March compared…
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Senate wants raps filed against PhilHealth boss
By Fernan Angeles THE SENATE wants the Department of Justice to file charges against Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) chief Ricardo Morales and other high-ranking officials over the multi-billion fiasco at the state health insurer. Senator Panfilo Lacson hinted at the Senate recommendation wanting PhilHealth officials top face charges for malversation of public funds, violation…
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MMDA replaces concrete barriers with steel bollards
By Fernan Angeles THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started to remove the concrete barriers from EDSA amid the risk it poses following numerous accidents it caused. With concrete barriers being stripped from the national highway, MMDA began replacing them with steel bollards. The concrete barriers used to separate the EDSA bus-way lane from…
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US faces back-to-school laptop shortage
SAN FRANCISCO — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found. The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, HP and Dell, have told school…
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Diesel prices to go down, gasoline going up
By John Clifford Lintao EXPECT another round of increase in gasoline prices this week, said Unioil Petroleum Philippines, which also hinted at a reversed trend for pump price for diesel petroleum products. In releasing its fuel trading forecast covering the period of August 25 to 31, Unioil said the price per liter of diesel may…
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Lorenzana not supporting revolutionary gov’t
By Fernan Angeles DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana might pay dearly for expressing no support to the supposed call for a revolutionary government by staunch supporters of President Duterte who appointed him to where he is now. “We do not support them,” said Lorenzana when newsmen sought for his reaction over the supposed meeting of the…
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US colleges crack down on student parties vs COVID-19
Classes have not even started at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, but there are growing concerns over the students’ disregard of coronavirus safety protocols. Over the weekend, campus police busted a large party at an off-campus apartment rented by Holy Cross students, eliciting growing concerns that such gatherings could turn into…