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Manila Truck Ban Starts

The truck ban starts this Monday with those violating the ban being apprehended. They were given a ticket with a Php 5000 fine. According to the truck ban, trucks can only travel from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. A truck window was set from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

INC Lingap Sa Mamamayan Sets New World Record

The Iglesia Ni Cristo sets a new world record through its “Lingap Sa Mamamayan” in partnership with the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation. Most Number of Hunger Relief Packs Given in 8 Hours is the new record set after the program. An estimated 302, 311 hunger relief packages were given an estimated 3 million people attended the event. This is the sixth world record set by the Iglesia Ni Cristo since July 2012 and the third […]

Ukrainian parliament appoints speaker Oleksander Turchinov as interim president

The Ukrainian parliament has appointed its speaker Oleksander Turchinov as interim president. The call comes one day after parliament voted to oust President Yanukovych, whose whereabouts remain unknown. The Ukrainian parliament on Sunday voted by an overwhelming margin to temporarily hand over the duties of president to parliament speaker Oleksander Turchinov until new elections are held on May 25. The decision comes one day after parliament voted to oust President Viktor Yanukovych. The legitimacy of the […]

Ukraine parliament names acting president, seeks government

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament, exercising power since mass protests put the president to flight, named its new speaker as acting head of state on Sunday to replace Viktor Yanukovich and worked to form a new government. In a hectic round of voting in the chamber, near where triumphant but wary protesters remain encamped on Kiev’s main square, lawmakers stripped the still missing president of his abandoned country home. Its brash opulence, now on display, has […]

“Victory for the Iglesia Ni Cristo and the Philippines”: INC sets 6th Guinness world record

MANILA, Philippines — A week after setting two world records for its Worldwide Walk for typhoon Yolanda survivors, the Iglesia Ni Cristo, has set another world record, this time, for the most number of hunger relief packs distributed within eight hours for its Lingap sa Mamamayan or Aid to Humanity conducted in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija Saturday, February 22. It was the sixth Guinness World Record of the INC since July 2012, and the third […]

Rains in Luzon

Several parts of Luzon including Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora and Quezon Province as well as Eastern Visayas will experience rains brought by the tail-end of the cold-front

LRT opposes early start of operating hours

In an exclusive phone patch interview by Angelo Palmones of Radyo Agila Balita Alas Dose,  Light Rail Transit Authority Spokesperson Atty. Hernando Cabrera, said they do not agree with the proposal to start operational hours  of the LRT earlier than usual because this will lessen the time they need for the proper maintenance of their facilities.

New Encounter Between Military and BIFF

Sixth Infantry Division, Philippine Army Spokesman Colonel Dickson Hermoso said that while the military were doing their patrol rounds in Barangay Mustafa, Maguindanao, they were shot at by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. The military retaliated causing the armed group to retreat. The military recovered high-caliber weapons left by the rebels. There were no injuries on the part of the military who are now in hot pursuit of the BIFF.

Vhong Navarro Faces New Rape Complaint

Television host and actor Vhong Navarro is facing a new rape complaint. A certain Roxanne Acosta has filed a rape case against the actor in the Pasig City Prosecutors Office, according to her lawyer Virgilio Batalla.  Acosta, who hails from Cebu City, has reportedly joined several beauty pageants including Ms. Resorts World 2010 and Miss Bikini Philippines.  Meanwhile, the cases filed by Navarro and Deniece Cornejo and her friend Cedric Lee still remain unresolved.

LRT To Add Travel Hours

The Light Rail Transit Authority may add travel hours for LRT passengers, in view of the heavy traffic expected to be caused by the various construction projects along EDSA, including the Skyway 3 project. LRTA Spokesman Hernando Cabrera said they would shorten the time spent in inspecting the trains to ensure additional travel hours for their passengers.