Pinag-iisipan na! Sara toys with presidential bid but nixes Duterte-Duterte tandem
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has ruled out the possibility of running alongside her father even as she admitted she’s now considering a presidential bid in 2022.
Day: June 15, 2021
Covid crisis worsened corruption in EU: watchdog
The pandemic has worsened corruption across the European Union, Transparency International said Tuesday, with citizens at times needing personal connections to get medical care and some governments using the crisis for their own gain.
London police accused of corruption over unsolved murder
London’s Metropolitan Police engaged in “a form of institutional corruption” by denying and even concealing failings in its handling of the unsolved murder of a private investigator, an independent panel said Tuesday.
‘One cold dude’: US presidents on Putin
As US President Joe Biden prepares for his first summit meeting with Vladimir Putin — who he has called “a killer” — we look at what his predecessors thought of the Russian president.
Deposed leaders: Where are they now?
As Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s trial on sedition and other charges starts Tuesday, we look at the fate of some other ousted leaders:
Epal na naman! DFA slams ICC for looming probe on Duterte’s drug war
MANILA – The Philippine government finds “deeply regrettable” the possible probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the country’s anti-drug campaign, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
Brand matters! Louis Vuitton lauds BOC for campaign vs fake items
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been recognized by luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) for its campaign against counterfeit items.
Balik face to face na? Briones to consult IATF on class resumption
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday said it would consult the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and the Department of Health on the possible resumption of face-to-face classes following the detection of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Hackers won’t jave a chance: Comelec assures voters’ info is safe in app
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday assured that the basic information of voter registrants using its newly launched Mobile Registration Form App is protected.
Encouraging stats: More than 35M Pinoys sign up for nat’l ID
MANILA – Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua has dubbed as “quite good” the phase of registration for the national identification (ID) system after more than half of the 70 million target individuals for this year have completed the step 1 sign up.
