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Ba’t ayaw gumastos? Mike Defensor tells banks to shoulder ATM costs
Instead of imposing additional charges to 58 million ATM users, AnaKalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor said banks should use their excess capital to enlarge the ATM networks.
February 25, 2021
1:31 pm
Politiko Lokal
Ba’t binabalik tokhang? Makabayan bloc slams Cordillera authorities’ campaign vs leftists
The Makabayan bloc lambasted the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) Resolution No.4 series of 2021 ordering law enforcement agencies in Cordillera region to implement a “tokhang” campaign against left-leaning individuals as part of a counterinsurgency campaign.
February 25, 2021
1:27 pm
Politiko Lokal
DOJ focuses drug war review on areas with high death statistics
The inter-agency panel led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) had to focus on areas with the highest incidents of deaths in illegal drugs operations, said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.
February 25, 2021
1:24 pm
Politiko Lokal
Palace says DOJ initial drug war review proof that PH has ‘working’ legal system
Malacañang on Thursday said the statement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra that many policemen did not follow protocol during anti-illegal drug operations only proved that the country’s domestic legal system was working.
February 25, 2021
1:19 pm
Politiko Lokal
Nanlaban pero walang baril! DOJ finds irregularities in PNP’s drug war
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has admitted there were irregularities in the many anti-illegal drugs operations conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
February 25, 2021
1:15 pm
Politiko Lokal
May misencounter ba? Guevarra orders probe on PNP, PDEA shootout
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the misencounter between the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday night (Feb. 24) in Quezon City.
February 25, 2021
1:07 pm
Politiko Lokal
Kulang pa! Makabayan Bloc says laws vs red-tagging ‘insufficient, defective, lacking’
Kulang pa! Makabayan Bloc says laws vs red-tagging ‘insufficient, defective, lacking’
February 25, 2021
12:53 pm
Headlines
Tatlong tulog na lang: Sinovac vaccines to arrive in PH on Feb. 28: Palace
The first batch of China’s Sinovac vaccines will arrive in the Philippines this Sunday, Malacañang announced.
February 25, 2021
12:18 pm
Politiko Lokal
Sino pang naturukan ng Sinopharm? Bayan Muna solons seek probe on VIP vaccination after Mon Tulfo’s confession
Two militant lawmakers urged the House of Representatives to start the investigation on the VIP vaccination following admissions by Philippine Special Envoy to China Ramon Tulfo that he was inoculated with Sinopharm vaccine, which does not have Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
February 24, 2021
8:28 pm
Politiko Lokal
Anti-terror law effect? Solon wants probe on arrests of Muslims in Cavite, NCR
Deputy Speaker and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday called for an investigation into the spate of alleged warrantless arrests against Muslims in Cavite and in parts of Metro Manila, raising the specter of the misuse and abuse of the Anti-Terrorism Law, particularly against Moros.
February 24, 2021
4:59 pm
Politiko Lokal
Gov’t urged: Conduct more online job fairs to help displaced workers
Deputy Speaker Camille Villar and Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Francisco Benitez called on concerned government agencies to stage more online job fairs and virtual career platform activities to help assist workers displaced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
February 24, 2021
4:58 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Wag takbuhan! Bayani Fernando tells DPWH, DOTr, DepEd to pay contractors
Deputy Minority Leader and Marikina Rep. Bayani Fernando urged the government to pay its obligation to suppliers and contractors to keep the production going and stave off closure.
February 24, 2021
4:19 pm
Politiko Lokal
Sinanla mga nars? Minority lawmakers split on Bello’s tradeoff offer for COVID-19 vaccines
Members of the House of Representatives were divided on the statement of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III requesting COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom and Germany in exchange for exempting them from the 5,000 annual limit on deployment of Filipino nurses and other health care workers.
February 24, 2021
3:55 pm
Politiko Lokal
Shortlisted 6: Find out who’s vying for CA vacancy
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has named eight candidates whom it recommended for a seat at the Sandiganbayan.
February 24, 2021
3:47 pm
Politiko Lokal
Judge who handed verdict in Maguindanao massacre shortlisted for CA seat
Quezon City Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, the magistrate who convicted members of Ampatuan clan for the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, has been named among 36 persons recommended by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to be appointed to the Court of Appeals (CA).
February 24, 2021
3:37 pm
Politiko Lokal
Drilon scores ‘nurses for vaccines’ offer: ‘Ganito na ba tayo kadesperado?’
“Bakit tayo umabot sa ganito?”
February 24, 2021
3:32 pm
Politiko Lokal
Pangilinan to admin: ‘Kailan ba talaga dadating ang bakuna?’
The executive department must give the Filipino people a definite timeline on the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines after Congress passed the law that would expedite their purchase and provide a P500-million indemnity fund, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said Wednesday.
February 24, 2021
3:28 pm
Politiko Lokal
Villanueva to DOLE: ‘We don’t swap people for products’
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday reminded the Department of Labor and Employment that nurses and health care workers were not products to be bartered off.
February 24, 2021
3:26 pm
Politiko Lokal
Salceda: Economic cha-cha to address ‘staggering’ cost of PH inability to open doors for FDI
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Tuesday said approving proposals to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution will address the “staggering” cost of the country’s inability to open its doors to foreign investments.
February 24, 2021
2:29 pm
Politiko Lokal
Pinalusot? NBI files graft raps vs PDEA chief, Customs commissioner over drug shipment
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva and Bureau of Customs (BOC) Rey Leonardo Guerrero are facing a graft complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning the 2019 shipment of illegal drugs worth P1.8 billion that was hidden among tapioca starch.
February 24, 2021
2:19 pm
Politiko Lokal
Personal pang ibinigay: Bilibid inmate insists De Lima got P1.4M from Jaybee Sebastian in 2014
Convicted murderer Joel Capones has testified that he saw Senator Leila De Lima receive P1.4 million from late convicted carjacker Jaybee Sebastian inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City in 2014, said a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor.
February 24, 2021
2:01 pm
Politiko Lokal
Long overdue: Dividing Maguindanao into 2 provinces to spur development, Tolentino says
Administration Senator Francis Tolentino has insisted that time is already ripe to partition Maguindanao and pave the way for better delivery of basic services such as public health care, education, and transportation to the most remote villages.
February 24, 2021
1:49 pm
Politiko Lokal
Palace respects WHO declaration on indemnification deal with manufacturers
Malacañang on Wednesday said it respects the declaration of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Philippines has not been singled out in the request for indemnification requirements due to the Dengvaxia dengue controversy.
February 24, 2021
1:44 pm
Politiko Lokal
May pag-asa pa! Ping lauds Vico for anti-corruption citation
Here’s one reason not to lose hope in the country: the inclusion of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto in the US State Department’s “International Anticorruption Champions.”
February 24, 2021
1:11 pm
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