Mandaluyong City starts implementing its new ordinance against crimes committed by riding-in-tandem by arresting those who will violate against said ordinance which prohibits two males riding-in-tandem in a motorcycle.
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Ebola outbreak now a global threat
The World Health Organization is asking the international community to enforce stricter methods to contain the Ebola virus as rising numbers of casualties make the outbreak a global threat.
LPA continues to bring rain on parts of Luzon and Visayas
Aldczar Aurelio reports from PAG-ASA
Pangan, other bar placers, named new solicitors
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has a new roster of solicitors ready to serve as government counsels, one of whom is 2013 bar topnotcher Nielson Pangan. The new roster of young solicitors was presented after the appointment of new Solicitor General Florin Hilbay last month replacing outgoing Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza who was recently appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as associate justice of the Supreme Court. Pangan was among […]
Impeachment proponents given fair day during deliberations, says Palace
MANILA, Sept. 2 (PNA) — Groups wanting to oust the President through impeachment were given an opportunity to make their case in Congress but their move did not prosper, the Palace said on Tuesday. “The Committee on Justice of the House, after a thorough review of the allegations in terms of its substance, has dismissed the complaints against the President,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a statement on the dismissal of the impeachment […]
Bayan Muna, Gabriela hit speed with which Aquino impeachment raps were dismissed
MANILA, Philippines — Just on its second hearing, the three impeachment complaints filed against President Benigno Aquino III were declared “insufficient in substance” by the House of Representatives Justice committee on Tuesday. The three complaints were dismissed separately, with most of the panel members (54) voting to junk each complaint as against only four members who voted for it. Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares hit the speed with which the three impeachment complaints were junked. […]
UNDOF chief of staff resigns
Chief of Staff of the UN Disengagement Observer Force resigned following the standoff and the escape of the Filipino peacekeepers.
Senate suspends Estrada
Effective today, detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada is ordered suspended by the Senate, following orders from the Sandiganbayan.
Suspects’ lawyer links alleged car bombing attempt to cha-cha
The lawyer of the three suspects in the alleged attempt to bomb NAIA reiterated that his clients were innocent and that the charges against them are baseless.
House Justice Committee junks impeachment Raps vs. Pnoy
The House panel dismissed the three impeachment complaints against President Aquino, declaring them insufficient in substance.
De Lima: proper charges, readied vs. suspects in explosive smuggling
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima says that charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism are being considered against the suspects of the foiled attempt to smuggle improvised explosives in NAIA Terminal 3.
LPA may become storm
The low pressure area continues to gather strength, according to the PAGASA, gaining higher possibility of developing into a storm, earning the designation “Kanor”.
