DOJ defends Pimentel acquittal
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra yesterday assured the public that the Justice Department remains committed to Hec dispensing justice fairly. Guevarra issued the statement in response to public furor over the
Day: January 22, 2021
Isko to businessmen: Return to Manila, continue hiring Manilans
MANILA Mayor Isko Moreno is encouraging businessmen who have left before he became mayor due to distrust to come back and restore their confidence in the city government, assuring certainty
Ex-cop wanted for murder dies in Pampanga firefight
AN ex-cop wanted for a murder case in San Rafael, Bulacan in February last year and tagged as the no. 2 most wanted man in the municipality was killed in
COVID pandemic drives entertainer to hang self
A 21-YEAR-OLD entertainer who lost his livelihood because of the COVID-19 pandemic reportedly hanged himself inside his home in Malate, Manila. The entertainer, of Adriatico Street in Malate, Manila, was
Audit on ARMM infra projects welcomed
BASILAN Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Friday welcomed the special audit requested by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on some infrastructure projects of the now-defunct ARMM, as he
Backyard hog raisers offered free insurance
AGRICULTURE Secretary William Dar has urged backyard and commercial raisers to insure their hogs so that they can bounce back in case their farms are affected by African Swine Fever
Senate ratifies AMLA amendments
THE SENATE has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, steered by sponsor Senator Grace Poe. "We were able to chart a middle
The time is right for Cha-Cha — Garbin
CHAIRMAN of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. assured business groups that the House will remain focused on important measures in the debate on
Pinoy variant case recovers
THE Quezon City resident who became the country's first UK COVID-19 variant case has recovered, latest lab test indicated. However he remains at the quarantine facility where he is kept
Galvez to discuss vaccine prices with senators
VACCINE Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez on Friday promised to discuss in the Senate prices of the COVID 19 vaccine the government will procure once the supply agreement with the manufacturers