PHILIPPINE Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan yesterday accused gambling lord Charlie “Atong” Ang of trying to bribe him with P200 million monthly in exchange for taking over all small-town lottery operations in the country. Balutan issued the statement during the hearing of the House committee on games and amusement on the questioning of…
Published January 31, 2018, 12:05 AM In the 18 months that the government carried out its campaign against illegal drugs in the country, there have been varying figures on the number of deaths. A case filed in the Supreme Court said some 4,000 drug suspects had been killed and the court has asked Solicitor General…
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THE House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill banning contractualization in the workplace, a measure that could benefit up to six million workers. With 199 “yes” votes and none opposed, lawmakers approved on second reading House Bill 6908 to strengthen security of tenure and end the practice of hiring workers on five-to-six-month contracts. It…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Palawan governor Joel Reyes yesterday surrendered before the Sandiganbayan, a few hours after the anti-graft court released a ruling ordering his arrest and revocation of the bail bond he had earlier posted. Reyes was accompanied by his two children and his lawyer Demetrio Custodio when he surrendered before the court’s Sheriff’s…
A bill that will give church-decreed annulment of marriage the same weight as a court ordered annulment has been approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading. Not a single lawmaker among the 203 House members opposed the passage of House Bill 6779 identified as An Act Recognizing the Civil Effects of…
Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. asserted on Monday that “federalism is anti-poor” as he warned of “at least two kinds of taxes” that would be “totally unavoidable” under a federal form of government. “People will really be tortured with various problems, as a matter of fact, on the matter of taxation alone,” Davide said…
This photo taken on January 27, 2018 shows farmer Jay Balindang tending to his water buffalo under heavy rains in a rice field at the foot of the Mayon volcano in the town of Guinobatan in Albay province.Balindang is among nearly 10,000 farmers who have been affected by the eruption of Mayon volcano that began…