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PLM graduate tops June 2014 Architecture board exams

QUEZON City, Philippines — I don’t know if I deserve this, but I’m really thankful to God for this blessing,” said Rodrick Paul Velasco Mendoza Jr., the topnotcher of the June 2014 Architecture Board Examinations. Mendoza, a graduate of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), topped the Architecture Board Exam conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in Manila with a rating of 85.60%. For […]

President to carefully study Bangsamoro Basic Law, wants new Bangsamoro gov’t by January 2015

MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino said he will study the six-inch-thick draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law over the weekend and ensure its ratification in Congress so that the new Bangsamoro government would be in place by January 2015.“I have to confess, it’s siguro about six inches thick, ‘yung the law itself and also ‘yung comments by both parties. I have reserved Sunday to go through each and every one of those pages […]

Aquino orders more rice imports, tasks NBI to probe cartels

MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III has ordered the import of rice to secure the country’s rice supply but has also tasked the police to investigate the possibility of cartels manipulating the prices of commodities. The President aired his suspicion about a cartel that is manipulating the prices of certain agricultural products like rice, garlic and ginger.  He ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate […]

More detainees for PNP

Expect more detainees for the Philippine National Police as they prepare the custodial center for the coming of Atty. Gigi Reyes and other female accused in the pork barrel scam.

Philippine authorities destroy counterfeit goods in anti-piracy campaign

Philippine authorities on Friday (June 27) destroyed seized counterfeit goods in recent raids amid an intensified campaign against piracy and to raise public awareness. Police investigators laid out thousands of confiscated counterfeit sunglasses, DVDs, beauty products, shoes and books inside the Philippine police compound in Manila and flattened them using a steam roller. The Philippine Intellectual Property Rights Office (IPO) reported a total of 6.8 billion pesos (155 million USD) worth of confiscated goods during […]

MRT adds two light rail vehicles to decongest lines

It’s a sad fact of commuter life to be confronted with long lines, especially if you are planning to take the MRT. So it’s definitely a welcome news for commuters when the MRT unveiled its plan to de-congest said lines, especially in the MRT-3 station. Two (2) additional light rail vehicles (LRVs) or coaches previously on standby at the depot have been deployed regularly by management to improve the rail system’s ability to meet passenger […]