Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay camped in the City Hall with his supporters after the Ombudsman issued a suspension order against said mayor.
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Mayor Binay asks for TRO regarding suspension
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay filed a petition for certiorari at the Court of Appeals regarding his preventive suspension filed by the Ombudsman.
Former military and police officials in Congress will not withdraw support of Administration
Members of the House of Representatives who were former military and police officials said that they will not withdraw their support for the President despite the incident in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
Government spends 2 million pesos a day for Maguindanao evacuees
As the fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) intensifies, the Government is said to spend 2 million pesos a day for evacuees in the provinces of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Akbayan representative quits administration
A member of the House of Representatives said that Malacañang should not underestimate when Akbayan Representative Walden Bello withdraw his support of the Aquino administration regarding the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
China continues construction in West Philippine Sea
A six-floor building, believed to be a military command post, was built by China in the contested territory in West Philippine Sea.
A double faced cow in Australia, sold in an auction
A double-faced cow was found in North Queensland, Australia, where it sold for 270 Australian dollars in an auction.
Hot temperatures lead fish kills in San Fernando ponds
SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, (PIA) – Three villages of San Fernando, La Union were affected by the rising temperatures that caused some fish ponds to dry up killing P300, 000-worth of bangus (milkfish) and tilapia fingerlings. Dolores Gurtiza, City Fishery Coordinator, said a total of 16 hectares of fish ponds dried up in Barangays Biday, Bangcusay and Dalumpinas, San Fernando, La Union. “It is a perennial problem in those areas. Pond owners usually start experiencing […]
Waning interest is biggest risk in race to overcome Ebola – WHO
Waning interest in Ebola could jeopardize efforts to stamp out the world’s worst recorded outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday (March 11). The year-old Ebola outbreak has killed 9,976 people and fears of its spread commanded headlines globally in the second half of last year. “In terms of the risks, the single biggest one probably at this point is the risk that the world stops looking at this disease, stops […]
Helicopters and fast cars take over Rome with James Bond filming
Nights have been pretty raucous in the Italian capital of Rome over the last few days with the filming of the next James Bond movie, Spectre. 007 fans can expect all the works as helicopters, whizzed down the river Tiber in the early hours of Wednesday morning (March 11) flying low over the water. Central streets have been blocked off for car chases involving Bond’s beloved Aston Martin. Even some residents have been up and […]
Apple’s iTunes, App Stores back online after unusually long outage
By Joseph Menn and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:03pm EDT (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iTunes and App Store came back online on Wednesday afternoon after an unusually long service disruption that the company blamed on an internal technical error. The rare 12-hour outage began a little before 5:00 am ET, after which users took to Twitter to vent their frustration at being unable to access the popular mobile apps store and […]
ICYMI: Pnoy blames Napeñas for the Mamasapano fiasco
In his speech, Pres. Aquino used strong words and firmly placed the blame on resigned SAF-Chief Napeñas for the bloody incident in Mamasapano.
