55 acquitted, 28 convicted in Ampatuan massacre Only 28 people were convicted for 57 counts of murder for the 2009 Ampatuan massacre. — Rappler Hot money outflows hit $1.6 billion in 11 months More speculative […]
PHL slips in human freedom index; economic freedom pulled by poor score in ‘rule of law’ FILIPINOS have become less “free” as the Philippines slipped five notches in the Human Freedom Index (HFI) copublished by […]
Quake toll rises to 7; aftershocks hamper rescue As Mindanao braces for “The Big One” in the far south, the death toll from the latest major shock which rumbled underneath Davao del Sur last Sunday […]
Charges readied vs foreign vessel over ‘damage’ to corals The municipal government of Bolinao is ready to file charges against the owner of a foreign vessel that ran aground off the coastal waters of Barangay […]
Davao Del Sur Hit by Earthquake with 6.9 Magnitude The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 6.9 magnitude quake in Davao Del Sur today, December 15, 2019 at 2:11 PM. — Philippine […]
Duterte won’t allow unconstitutional provisions in 2020 budget There is no room for unconstitutional provisions in the proposed PHP4.1-trillion national budget for 2020, Malacañang said on Thursday. — Philippine News Agency DOJ: Conviction rate in […]
Bicam approves P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget The bicameral conference committee on Wednesday, December 11, approved the panel report on the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. — Rappler Scrapping economic restrictions in Charter pushed The […]
154 attacks, threats vs. journalists recorded from 2016 to 2019 –report A total of 154 attacks or threats against journalists were recorded between the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in June 2016 and December […]
Look back: Duterte’s tussles with big business President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war” against those he calls “oligarchs” has escalated with his latest threats against 3 big names in Philippine business – the Ayala family, tycoon Manny […]
‘Flagship P8 trillion infrastructure program at a bottleneck’ As the government’s ambitious P8-trillion infrastructure program, commonly referred to as Build Build Build or BBB, continues to lag behind targets, analysts are now raising doubts over […]
Foreign investment pledges jump four-fold in Q3 — PSA Foreign investment pledges jumped four-fold to P182.4 billion in the third quarter of the year, driven by commitments in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, […]
‘Tisoy’ kills 17, blows out TYPHOON “Tisoy” (international name: “Kammuri”) left 17 people dead as it lost steam and weakened into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday. — Manila Times Q4 GDP seen hitting 6.6% […]