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Country to have mostly fair weather today – PAGASA

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated light rains today March 27, the country’s weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Visayas will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms. Meanwhile, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (CALABARZON), Bicol Region and the provinces of Mindoro, Romblon and Marinduque will experience cloudy skies with […]

Ombudsman opposes TRO at Supreme Court

The Ombudsman filed a petition at the Supreme Court for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Court of Appeals calling for oral arguments regarding the case of Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr.

DND terminates helicopter contract

Secretary Voltaire Gasmin of the Department of National Defense (DND) ordered the termination of the contract regarding said department’s order of helicopters when the company failed to deliver said helicopters.

2016 Elections may be postponed

An election lawyer expressed his concern that the 2016 elections may be postponed due to the issues faced by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) regarding the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine.

Rice prices decline by P2 per kilo

Rice prices have declined steadily since the last quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year, making rice more affordable for consumers. Citing statistics from Philippine Statistics Authority, National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Renan Dalisay said well-milled rice wholesale prices went down by P1.74 per kilo in early 2015, from P40.57 per kilo in October 2014 to P38.83 in February this year. “The lowest commercial rice price in the last quarter of last […]