Today is the last day for the one week free ride with free coffee of the Pasig River ferry system.
National
Sandiganbayan allows CGMA to go to St Luke’s
The Sandiganbayan 1st Division allowed former president and current Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to St. Luke’s Medical Center to undergo a medical test which the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center is not yet equipped to conduct.
Partly cloudy skies today
According to the PAGASA, the easterlies will affect the weather system of the Philippines including Metro Manila, bringing partly cloudy skies.
QC plans traffic re routing for Iglesia Ni Cristo “Lingap sa Mamamayan”
The Quezon City government is finalizing its traffic re-routing scheme for the “Lingap sa Mamamayan” to be held by the Iglesia Ni Cristo on May 9 at the Amoranto Stadium.
Senate vows to fast-track bills that will increase take-home pay of workers
The Senate leadership has vowed that it will fast-track bills that will increase the take-home pays of employees in the public and private sectors.
Militant workers push for P125 wage hike nationwide
Militant labor groups are pressing for a P125 wage increase, saying that the country’s minimum wage has not been increased for the past years.
Big protest rally, expected in Mendiola
The militant workers are expected to hold a larger rally in Mendiola today.
DOLE holds job fairs across the country in celebration of Labor day
The Department of Labor and Employment is holding simultaneous job fairs all over the country in celebration of Labor Day.
25 Abu Sayyaf members killed in Sulu fighting
MANILA (PNA) — The number of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands killed in the fighting in Patikul town, Sulu Tuesday has now climbed to 25 or 11 persons higher than the 14 reported earlier. This was revealed by Capt. Ryan Lacuesta, 2nd Marine Brigade civil-military operations officer, Wednesday. He added that 20 of the slain ASG men are now identified by the military with the remaining five still unidentified as of this posting. Lacuesta said […]
TUCP petitions for wage increase
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines petitioned for a 135 peso increase on wages this Labor Day.
2,600 police deployed in response to May 1 protests
2, 600 police were deployed by the Manila Police District in preparation for the May 1 protests at three locations: Mendiola, Liwasang Bonifacio and the US Embassy.
10 wheeler truck overturns in Katipunan, Quezon City
Scattered rice greeted motorists in the southbound lane of the Katipunan tunnel in Quezon City when a ten-wheeler truck overturned due to mechanical failure, wounding its passenger. The road was closed for five hours to clear the truck.
