Binay files petition vs Anti-Terror Law Former Vice-President Jejomar Binay filed a petition in the Supreme Court to nullify the Anti-Terror Law. Binay was accompanied by other members of Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties in signing the petition. It was on July 3 when the Republic Act No. 11479 or “The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” … Read more
13 PhilHealth officials will face criminal charges, according to PACC. The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said that it has “airtight” cases against 13 PhilHealth officials that were linked to fraud. Also, the PACC might file criminal complaints against these officials before the Office of the Ombudsman next week. Presidential Anti-Corruption Commissioner Greco Belgica on Thursday … Read more
Senator Gatchalian told power distributors not to have another round of “bill shocks”. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian encouraged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to order power distributors not to bill their customers without conducting actual meter readings. This, after Metro Manila – as well as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal … Read more
Only one province in the Philippines that remained COVID-19-free. Considering that the Philippines already had over 115,000 total COVID-19 cases, there’s only one province in the country that remained COVID-19-free. An information from the Department of Health (DOH) — which was processed by an Investigative and Research Group from ABS-CBN — appeared that only the … Read more
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines already reached over 115,000, according to DOH. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines already reached over 115,000, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday. This, as the Department of Health gave an update on the total number of COVID-19 cases in … Read more
President Duterte still trust PhilHealth CEO Ricardo Morales President Rodrigo Duterte won’t fire Ricardo Morales, the chief-executive-officer (CEO) of Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) without evidence of corruption. The Senate and House of Representatives as well as the Palace are conducting an investigation over anomalies including corruption within the state-run insurance company. “The President has … Read more
Overpriced Adobe software was one of the alleged doubtful items in the IT budget of PhilHealth, according to an auditor. An overpriced Adobe Master Collection software was included in the list of alleged doubtful items in the IT budget of PhilHealth, according to an auditor. This, as Alejandro Cabading – a certified public accountant who … Read more
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Surigao del Sur EARTHQUAKE – A 4.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in Surigao del Sur today, August 5. Most natural events can hardly be predicted. Among these occurrences caused by nature are earthquakes which can happen both in the land or … Read more
A proposal of AFP chief to regulate social media was “illegal” and “unconstitutional”, according to Senator Franklin Drilon. An AFP chief’s proposal to regulate social media was “illegal” and “unconstitutional”, according to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. This, after Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay — a chief of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) — proposed … Read more
Former senator and radio anchor Eddie Ilarde died at the age of 85. Eddie Ilarde, a former senator and a radio anchor at Super Radyo dzBB who was known as “Kuya Eddie”, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. This, as the tragic news about Eddie’s passing was confirmed by Super Radyo dzBB. In … Read more
