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82% of Pinoys feel life getting worse
By John Clifford Lintao FOR 82 percent of the Filipinos, life seemed getting worse. In a recent survey administered by the Social Weather Station, four out of five Filipinos believe their quality of life worsened as compared to last year. The same survey had 6 percent saying that life got better, while 11 percent believe…
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House panel OKs bill banning drag-racing in public roads
By John Clifford Lintao DRAG racing embarks on speed along an open road and as such should not be held in public roads. With this on mind, the House committee on transportation approved a measure imposing a ban on drag racing in public roads. In approving House Bill 3391, introduced by Quezon City Representative Precious…
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Comelec to SC: No failure of elections in Mindanao
By Fernan Angeles TAKING cue from a Supreme Court request for their position, the Commission on Elections stood firm that there was no failure of elections in 2016 in the contested provinces of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, and Maguindanao. The high tribunal, which sits as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), sought the Comelec to provide…
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Maid-beating ambassador is back in Manila
By Fernan Angeles DAYS after the video of her beating a 51-yeasr old household helper at the diplomatic residence in Brazil went viral, former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro is back in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs, which recalled Mauro, made the confirmation. It has likewise issued an official statement as to…
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Palace assures available funds for ‘Rolly’ victims
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG has assured the public that the government has ample funds to defray the cost of disaster response and relief efforts for those affected by Super Typhoon Rolly. At the press briefing, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque cited statement issued by the Department of Budget and Management, which hinted on some P3.622 billion…
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SC associate justice steps down after 3 months
By Fernan Angeles THREE months. That’s all that Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla could serve at the Supreme Court as she chose to step down due to health reasons. Baltazar-Padilla, who was appointed as SC Associate Justice three months ago, should be retiring in 2028. In an announcement, the Supreme Court granted her application for disability retirement.…
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Disaster response briefing just in time, says Roque
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG warded off criticisms over what has been described as delayed disaster-related Cabinet briefing, which was convened hours after super typhoon Rolly made its first and second landfall. At the regular press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted that the public briefing on erstwhile super typhoon Rolly, falls well within the standard…
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Albay presses panic button after typhoon Rolly
By John Clifford Lintao ALBAY provincial government made a public call for help as Governor Al Bichara hinted on the need for food and housing assistance after the province got pummeled by consecutive typhoons. According to the Office of Civil Defense, Tropical Cyclone Rolly, deemed as the world’s strongest storm so far this year and…
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Duterte sets probe on quarry operations in Albay
By Fernan Angeles LONG-TIME aide now Senator Bong Go proved to speak more of how the Malacañang chief executive thinks as President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Albay, just as he said the President would. On Monday afternoon, the President led the aerial inspection of the hardest hit areas, then visited Guinobatan to meet local folks…
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Duterte misses Palace briefing on disaster
By Fernan Angeles SEVERE weather conditions may have prevented President Rodrigo Duterte from presiding over the first major briefing on government’s disaster response over typhoon Rolly — not even a videoconference. In the absence of Duterte who has earlier been reported to be in Davao City, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque led the 10 a.m. briefing…