Day: October 21, 2024
Pimentel: VP Sara might need ‘professional intervention’
Manila: Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday said Vice President Sara Duterte possibly needs “professional intervention’ after watching her recent press conference.
DOTr eyes over 3-fold increase in railway tracks by 2030s
Manila: Once investment-approved railway projects are completed in the 2030s, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects more than a threefold increase in the total length
Bacolod City hit by floods, suspends classes due to TD Kristine
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city and several other local government units in Negros Occidental suspended face-to-face classes on Monday and Tuesday due to
PH to pilot tool measuring creative industries’ share to GDP
Manila: The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) has chosen the Philippines to be the pilot country for a new tool that would measure the contribution
Cebu Pacific to launch 3 new routes via Iloilo in December
Manila: Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) will launch flights to Tagbilaran, Daraga and Dumaguete via Iloilo on the first three days of December, respectively.
Iloilo-Tagbilaran
Quadcom urges OSG to file forfeiture cases vs. POGO bosses
Manila: The House Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Monday handed over critical documents to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), calling for immediate legal action
BOC’s October ops net P3.09-B worth of smuggled goods
Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized a total of PHP3.09 billion worth of smuggled goods, including illegal drugs and cigarettes, this month.
Commissioner
N. Cotabato tourist dike collapses, forcing residents to flee
MAGPET, North Cotabato – A section of a dike at a popular tourist river stream in Barangay Bantac collapsed Sunday afternoon after massive floods
SC affirms life term for Korean pastor for trafficking minors
Manila: The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence on South Korean pastor Si Young Oh, (a.k.a. Steve Oh) for qualified trafficking of
Ginebra sets PBA Governors’ Cup Finals vs TNT
Manila: It will be Ginebra against TNT in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals.
The Gin Kings knocked out the San Miguel Beermen with a 102-99