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ERC has an axe to grind vs 6 power companies
By Fernan Angeles THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has an axe to grind against six power distribution utilities for wanton disregard of the ERC-issued advisories suspending collection of unnecessary charges to its consumers. ERC chairperson and chief executive office Agnes Devanadera likewise ordered them to explain why the industry regulator should not impose sanctions against…
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Gov’t troops kill ASG man in Sulu encounter
By John Clifford Lintao MILITARY authorities running after terrorist group behind the twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu, engaged in an encounter resulting the death of a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group under Mundi Sawadjaan. In a news dispatch, the Philippine Army said that government troops killed the suspect in an armed encounter occurred…
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Cops bust gun-running syndicate
By Jaime B. Lim COMBINED elements from the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Coast Guard intercepted on Saturday what was tipped off as a truck-load of guns at the Danao Port in Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Arrested was truck driver Juanito Chua of La Carlota City. The information almost turned out as more of…
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PHL debt now stands at P10.6 trillion and counting
By Fernan Angeles THE country now has a standing financial obligation amounting to P10.6 trillion and seen to balloon further by the end of two calendar years, 2020 and 2021. Budget and Expenditures and Sources of Financing for the fiscal year 2021 showed the government projects that the total outstanding debt for 2020 will amount…
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UP experts: Don’t place NCR under MGCQ
By Fernan Angeles EXPERTS from the University of the Philippines have dissuaded government plans of placing Metro Manila under the most lenient form of community quarantine, citing the need for more studies and observation to ensure that relaxing the lockdown won’t result in a drastic rise in COVID-19 cases. “Sa ngayon, hindi pa natin mare-recommend…
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PhilHealth whistleblower tags Gordon, too
By Fernan Angeles THE resigned PhilHealth anti-fraud officer suddenly tagged Philippine Red Cross chairman and Senator Richard Gordon as an alleged conspirator in the anomalous deal between the state health insurer and the non-profit organization. In a television interview, Lawyer Thorrsson Montes Keith said that a transaction between PhilHealth and the PRC could result in…
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Sputnik-V vaccine in PHL ‘at your own risk’
By Fernan Angeles CLINICAL trials for Sputnik V vaccine in the Philippines are likely to happen in the Philippines, whether or not the World Health Organization gives the green light. However, these trials of the vaccine from Russia might fall under the “independent trials” category, said the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Secretary Fortunato…
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Former Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim laid to rest
After a mass was offered in his Tondo residence, former Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim is finally laid to rest at the North Cemetery also in Manila on August 29, 2020. Lim served as a mayor of Manila twice (1992-1998) and (2007-2013). Lim, 90, is a well-decorated police officer after he had served as chief…
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Clear ‘eyesores’ at Clark Aviation Complex – CIAC
By Mar T. Supnad CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) reminded locators to remove structures that are deemed as “eyesores” at the Clark Civil Aviation Complex. These include makeshift onsite quarters, improvised storage buildings, unkempt surroundings and crude structures with clotheslines in open view to the public. “We courteously ordered locators to…
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BOC-Subic foils bid to sneak in P121-M worth of cigarettes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Subic intercepted 4×40 containers of cigarettes estimated to be worth P121-million in market value. The 4×40 containers arrived at the Port of Subic last August 22, 2020 from China and Hong Kong and said to contain Frozen Cinnamon Bread, Frozen Pineapple Pocket Bread, Snake and Ladder Board Games,…