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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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3 Filipino fishermen missing in Batanes
By John Clifford Lintao THREE fishermen, who sailed to the sea amid an extremely bad weather, have been declared missing. The fishermen from Basco and Uyugan localities in Batanes province failed to return to port in the middle of inclement weather, said the provincial government. The missing persons were Antonio Lizardo, 53; Eduardo Elica, 35;…
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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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Army men nab top NPA officer
By John Clifford Lintao ARMY men down south arrested a top officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur. In a news dispatch coming from the Philippine Army, joint forces of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBN) and the 1st Police Mobile Force Company (PMFC) of Surigao del Sur Provincial Police Office…
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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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Paris Hilton reveals alleged abuse at boarding school
Paris Hilton is opening up for the first time publicly about enduring abuse while attending boarding school as a teen. The 39-year-old hotel heiress will appear in an upcoming documentary about her life in which she will expose never-before-heard details about some of the pain she suffered as an adolescent. In a new interview with…
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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…