Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:11:01 +0000
Malacañang on Friday defended Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa who had drawn criticism for reaffirming his support for President Rodrigo Duterte amid the issue of media network ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said there was nothing wrong with dela Rosa expressing his support for Duterte even if he was now an elected lawmaker. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:10:09 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has warned the public against politicians like former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th, whom he criticized for alleged “political grandstanding.” In his speech at the graduation ceremony of police officers in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte took a swipe at Trillanes, a known critic of his administration, saying the former mutineer-turned-lawmaker was […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:15:09 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte wants Congress to act on the franchise renewal of broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp., his spokesman said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Congress should do their work, especially since Duterte was being blamed for the impasse over ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. “The President said they should do something about it. Meaning to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: William B. Depasupil| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:13:22 +0000
THE new coronavirus has not only disrupted business and canceled dozens of events, it has also changed age-old traditions of the Catholic Church. As Christians prepare for the start of the Lenten Season next week, the Catholic Church on Thursday said priests would no longer smear the forehead of the faithful with ash on Ash […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:12:33 +0000
BEIJING: The coronavirus epidemic that has paralyzed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment. China’s carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over the past two weeks, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in Finland. That […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:11:04 +0000
Surveillance cameras near where a Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer was gunned down on Wednesday were defective, making it difficult to identify his killers, police said on Thursday. Fredric Anthony Santos, BuCor legal division chief, was fatally shot at close range inside his car by at least two men as he waited for his daughter […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Javier J. Ismael| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:18:30 +0000
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go led the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the country’s first overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs’) hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga. In his speech, Go reaffirmed his commitment to push for the passage of a bill that aims to establish a department that would solely focus on the needs and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Javier J. Ismael| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:17:05 +0000
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go hit back at former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th on Wednesday, saying the latter was the real “Bikoy.” “Ang totoong Bikoy ay si Sonny Boy (Trillanes). ‘Yan ang totoong mayabang. Kahit saan ka pumunta, magliliparan tayong lahat dahil sa sobrang hangin mo. Alam ng tao ‘yun (The true Bikoy is Sonny Boy […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:18:31 +0000
The Augustinian Mirror, the official student publication of the University of San Agustin (USA) in Iloilo, was named the Best Newspaper at the college level during the 3rd Campus Press Awards at the Savoy Hotel Manila in Pasay City. The Manila Times and The Manila Times College (TMTC) gave out the campus press awards to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 16:16:31 +0000
A congressman is proposing that Congress issue a joint resolution calling on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to allow ABS-CBN Corp. to continue operations while its franchise is being renewed. House Committee on Legislative Franchises Chairman and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. made the proposal after Sen. Mary Grace Poe asked lawmakers to […]
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