Three cities and two provinces in Northeast Mindanao will experience a 12 hour power shutdown on March 8, 2012, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. Here is the list of the areas affected.
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Palace hopes tensions on Hacienda Luisita will not worsen
MANILA, March 7 (PNA) — As tensions in the disputed Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac continue to run high, Malacanang on Friday expressed hope that will not worsen. Reports showed that there have been bulldozing and fencing activities in the area which have gotten agrarian reform beneficiaries worried that there would be a repeat of the Hacienda Luisita massacre in 2004 where at least seven protesting farmers died in a clash with the police and military. […]
Globe Asiatique founder Lee detained in Pampanga
Manila, Philippines — Globe Asiatique founder and president Delfin Lee is now detained in a detention facility of the National Bureau of Investigation in San Fernando, Pampanga, as authorities considered his safety and security. Pampanga Regional Trial Court executive judge Edgar Chua issued the commitment order for him to be detained at the NBI facility because of alleged threats to his security. He will remain there while his case is being heard by the Pampanga […]
Delfin Lee faces court
Globe Asiatique founder Delfin Lee faced the Pampanga Regional Trial Court that had issued the warrant for his arrest. Lee was transported from from the headquarters of the Philippine National Police Task Force Tugis Camp Crame and reached San Fernando City in Pampanga at around 8:30 this morning. Lee faced Pampanga RTC branch 42 judge Ma. Amifaith Fider-Reyes. He was arrested Thursday night in a hotel in Malate, Manila. Lee faces a syndicated estafa case.
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to Evaluate Cunanan’s Testimony
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Senator TJ Guingona says that they will evaluate the testimony of Dennis Cunanan, to assess whether to conduct more hearings or wrap-up the said investigation.
PDEA Announce Arrest of Bartolo
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of Carmelito Bartolo alias “Mel”, the leader of the Bartolo crime group operating in Pampanga which is involved the illegal manufacture and sale of counterfeit drugs.
PMA finds ally in teachers’ group in condemning BIR print ad
The Philippine Medical Association found an ally in the group called the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition in its condemnation of a controversial print ad of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. According to TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas, the BIR should not have made a sweep generalization about doctors in their print ads that pictured medical practitioners as tax evaders or tax cheats. The controversial half-page print ad that came out last Sunday showed a teacher carrying on […]
Dennis Cunanan Denies receiving “pork barrel” kickbacks
Eagle News reporter Meanne Corvera provides an update on the hearing at the senate regarding another pork barrel whistleblower, Dennis Cunanan. An emotional Cunanan denied receiving any pork barrel commissions, as he answered questions from senator Francis Escudero who asked him directly if he had received any kickbacks as claimed by Benhur Luy. Luy, the principal whistleblower in the P10 billion pork barrel scam, alleged that Cunanan had received P960,000 from his boss then Janet-Lim […]
Dennis Cunanan Faces Senate Blue Ribbon Committee
On-Leave Technology Resource Center Director General faces the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, where he will be the first official from an implementing agency involved in the pork barrel scam.
Philippines Experiences Rising Temperatures
Despite the northeast monsoon, the country is now beginning to experience rising temperatures as the said wind now passes the Pacific Ocean. Here are the other details of our weather update from PAGASA.
Congressman Asks Whistleblowers on Alleged Corruption in the Judiciary to Come Out in the Open
In a privilege speech regarding his judicial reform advocacy,Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali encouraged whistleblowers with knowledge on alleged corruption in the judiciary to come out in the open, saying that it’s about time such allegations be brought to official notice.
Manila court issues “preservation order” on assets of Napoles, Luy, Tuason, et al
Manila, Philippines — A Manila court has issued a provisional asset preservation order on the assets and bank accounts of Janet Lim Napoles, her family members, and others implicated in the pork barrel anomaly. The 20-page order was issued by Manila Regional Trial Court judge Marino Dela Cruz, Jr., and is good for 20 days. The order was issued after the Anti-Money Laundering Council filed a petition with the court for the forfeiture of Napoles’ […]
