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Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that he was flattered by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s comments that she is considering him as her running mate for the 2016 presidential elections. But Duterte quickly added, he’s not inclined to seek a national post, stressing that he’s not fit for national office.” Senator Santiago told a news briefing yesterday that Mayor Duterte would make an excellent Vice-President for enforcement because the country’s two main problems are corruption and peace […]
President Aquino has reportedly decided to seek emergency powers from the Congress to avoid a possible energy crisis next year.
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria and more attacks in Iraq in a broad escalation of a campaign against the Islamic State militant group. Obama’s decision to launch attacks inside Syria, which is embroiled in a three-year civil war, marked a turnabout for the president, who shied away a year ago from airstrikes to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for using […]
According to the National Capital Region Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health, from January 1 to August 30, only 3, 096 dengue cases were recorded. This is a 75% decrease compared to last year’s 12, 473 cases recorded in the same period. Most of the dengue cases in Metro Manila were recorded in Manila with 663 cases, followed by Quezon City, Caloocan City, Las Piñas, Parañaque and Pasig City.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue can now push through with collecting the alleged tax liability of the Philippine International Air Terminals Company Inc or PIATCO. This is after the 15th Division of the Court of Appeals declared the non-effectivity of the writ of preliminary injunction issued by Pasay City RTC Branch 114 last January 2010. Due to the writ of preliminary injunction, BIR was not allowed to issue its final assessment notices against PIATCO, stopping […]
United States President Barack Obama announced that he will crush the rebel group ISIS.
An extension of the low pressure area will bring rains to the western part of Luzon while another LPA is spotted near Mindanao.
According to Senate Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee Chairman Senator Koko Pimentel said that the senate will grill the Commission on Audit on its continuing investigation of the overpriced Makati building, to find out how the irregularities regarding the building passed the said commission.
In a televised speech, United States President Barack Obama revealed his strategy against the rebel Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS. Obama said in his speech that he will crush ISIS who is threatening Syria, Iraq and the rest of the Middle East. The United States will widen the scope of its airstrike against ISIS, targeting suspected hideouts of the said rebel group. The United States will also lead the formation of coalition […]
The incident occurred shortly after a subway bombing in the capital city of Santiago, which injured 14. There are no recorded injuries in the shopping center explosion. The bomb used was made from a plastic bottle filled with aluminum and hydrochloric acid and left in a garbage can.
In a report, WHO said that the death toll has reached 2, 296. At present, more than 4, 000 are affected with the deadly disease in five countries located in west Africa.
In an attack, two vehicles exploded, which immediately resulted in 19 casualties. According to authorities, the attacks started when a suicide bomber put a car full of explosives in a checkpoint wherein it was driven by a traffic police, The explosion killed 5 police and 9 others were injured. After a few seconds, another car bomb exploded in a public market, resulting in 15 dead and 35 injured.
