Sereno accuser suspended from law practice over dilatory tactics in GSIS case
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Helicopter contract ‘very transparent’
Published February 10, 2018, 12:05 AM By Francis T. Wakefield A military official said Friday the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) deal to acquire Canadian Bell 412 helicopters is very transparent. Major General Restituto Padilla, the AFP’s deputy chief of staff for plans (J5), said from the very start, it was clear that the…
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Duterte to Kuwaiti gov’t: Protect our OFWs or deployment ban continues
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets Ambassador of Kuwait to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh who met with the President at the Malacañan Palace on February 7, 2018. ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded to the Kuwaiti government to keep overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) “free from harm” as the body of a Filipino…
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Tax on sweetened beverages boosted BIR’s Jan. collection
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BIR: Sugar tax helped raise collections by 15 percent
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is getting a boost from the new excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, commissioner Caesar Dulay said. It’s already helped push collections up 15 percent in January. But as Warren de Guzman reports, the agency will also have to contend with all changes as the Department of Finance pushes forward with…
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Pagasa monitors LPA that may develop into tropical cyclone
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Taguba’s arraignment moved to February 23
Published February 9, 2018, 10:00 PM By Rey G. Panaligan and Jaimie Rose Aberia The arraignment of Customs fixer Mark Ruben Taguba and trader Eirene May Tatad on criminal charges involving the P6.4-billion shabu shipment from China has been reset to February 23 by the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC). RTC Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa reset…
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Zamboanga City wants guarantees it won’t be included in the Bangsamoro
Zamboanga City should never be included in the Bangsamoro, says city Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar Published 8:22 PM, February 09, 2018 Updated 8:35 PM, February 09, 2018 BBL TALKS. The Joint Public Hearing on the Bangsamoro Basic Law Bills in Zamboanga on February 9, 2018. Photo by Camille Elemia/Rappler ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Despite assurances…
