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DOTC to set more fare hikes in metro trains

Department of Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya was a no-show at a congressional hearing regarding the recent the fare increases at Metro Manila’s train lines, but his aides admitted the current increase would only be the first of many that could come every two years. “It is also deplorable that DOTC Sec. Joseph Abaya did not even show up at the hearing but is all over media defending the fare hike,” Colmenares said during a […]

French police conducts manhunt

After the gunning incident in a newspaper office in Paris, the French police is conducting a large-scale manhunt with warrants issued against two brothers believed to be responsible for the death of 12 people in the said incident.

DOJ dismisses NBP executive

The Chief of Reformation and Administration of the New Bilibid Prison was dismissed due to his alleged interference of the Bureau of Corrections’ confiscation of prohibited items in the said prison.

Offical statement of the French President François Hollande on the shooting in Paris

Today, France was attacked at its very heart in Paris, at the offices of a newspaper. This extremely violent shooting killed 12 people and injured several others; highly talented cartoonists, courageous columnists were killed. Their impertinence and independence influenced generations and generations of French people. I want to tell them that we will continue to defend this message, this message of freedom, in their name. This cowardly attack also killed two police officers, the very […]

Offical statement of the Embassy of France to the Philippines on the shooting in Paris

A heinous attack occurred in Paris, which left 12 people dead, including 4 cartoonists from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and 2 police officers, and eight others wounded, many of them in critical condition. This barbaric act sought to silence by fear. Instead, we are all reminded that the foundation of a world of peace and tolerance is one where anybody can express their thoughts and creativity freely. It is this freedom that France, […]

Hike on electric charges looms

Right after a decrease on electricity charges this month, a looming hike is anticipated next month due to the four centavo per kilowatt-hour charge which will be used for investments in renewable energy.