Napoles tags over 100 government officials from previous and present administration. in a draft affidavit one-fourth ream-thick that her family provided rehabilitation czar and former Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson in March
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DOLE Will Mount 65 Job Fairs nationwide on May 1, Labor Day
Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda DImapilis- Baldoz yesterday announced that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will mount 65 job fairs nationwide on May 1, Labor Day. Baldoz said the 65 job fairs scheduled on May 1 will gather 1,985 employers, who will be bringing in 115,384 job vacancies—easily surpassing the close to 100,000 job vacancies registered in last year’s Labor Day job fairs.
Napoles’ operation, successful
Janet Lim Napoles’ surgery has been successful and she is now recovering. After the complete removal of her uterus and both ovaries due to a life-threatening benign cyst.
Recall Napoles to blue ribbon probe – Sen. Santiago
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has requested the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to re-open its investigation of the pork barrel scandal and recall Janet Lim Napoles to the witness stand.
Napoles did not tag 19 more senators in affidavit – Lawyer
Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. are not the only ones named in the affidavit made by Janet Lim Napoles her lawyer said, claiming she tagged more people in the pork barrel scam, but was also quick to add that his client has not implicated 19 senators – both incumbent and former – as was earlier reported by the media. In a televised interview, Atty. Bruce Rivera said that Napoles definitely […]
Clark International Airport monitors passengers from Middle East
The Clark International Airport is strictly monitoring passengers arriving from the Middle East due to the MERS Corona virus.
MMDA suspends road re blocking in EDSA
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority suspends the road re-blocking in EDSA due to heavy traffic. The road re-blocking was suspended also because of the visit of United States President Barack Obama as well as the “Lingap Mamamayan” and special worship service to be conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City this Saturday.
Low pressure area will make a landfall in Philippines
A low pressure area was spotted 240 km east-northeast of Catarman, Samar and may make a landfall before eventually dissipating.
19 women saved in Pasay club raid
Nineteen women, including 13 Filipinas, 3 Ukrainians and 3 Russians, were saved in a raid conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation in a nightclub in Pasay City. The raid at the Starwood VIP Lounge was conducted by the NBI’s Anti-Trafficking Division with a team from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The NBI said this was the first time it encountered foreigners working as sex workers in the country.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada not worried about Napoles statement
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is not worried with the statement made by Janet Lim Napoles regarding his involvement in the pork barrel scam. He added that he’ll only be worried if there are threats that influenced Napoles to indict the three senators. Accoridng to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, Napoles has revealed many information but refrains from revealing them, saying that she will wait for Napoles to finish her sworn statement.
Philippine embassy denies US “No Visa” policy
The Philippine embassy in the United States denied the reports that the US State has a new “no visa” policy for Filipinos that is spreading in the social media. The embassy has coordinated with the US State Department, saying there had been no such announcements.
Napoles wants to be a state witness – De Lima
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed with the press that the alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles is ready to spill the beans.