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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Red Mendoza |Javier Joe Ismael
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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has warned concerned government officials in charge of the repair of the San Juanico Bridge that he would accept their resignation if they fail to raise the load limit of the bridge to 12 tons by December this year. In his latest podcast aired on Friday, Marcos said the bridge badly needs rehabilitation after years of neglect. "Our schedule is that by December, before the end of the year, vehicles weighing up to 12 tons will be allowed entry," the president said.
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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday urged the Senate to listen to the call of business groups to follow the Constitution and adhere to the rule of law in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said it was "alarming" that the business sector issued a warning that failure to uphold rule of law in Duterte's impeachment trial could affect investor confidence.
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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Bernadette E. Tamayo |Catherine S. Valente |Reina Tolentino |Javier Joe Ismael
(UPDATE) ABOUT 150 Filipinos in Israel have asked to be repatriated to the Philippines amid continued air strikes from Iran but so far only 26 have confirmed their intention to leave and are being processed, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said. There are over 30,700 Filipinos in Israel who are mostly caregivers. The rest work in hotels. The embassy on Tuesday said 49 Filipinos lost their homes due to the missile attacks and are being housed in temporary shelters.
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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Red Mendoza |Javier Joe Ismael
METRO Manila, Calabarzon, Soccsksargen and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) face "severe and persistent challenges" from classroom shortages and aging school buildings, a government study found.
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1 week ago | 
manilatimes.net | Red Mendoza |Bernadette E. Tamayo |Reina Tolentino |Javier Joe Ismael
THE 16 lawyers who will defend Vice President Sara Duterte against impeachment charges have entered their appearance before the Senate impeachment court. The Senate on Monday night said the appearance ad cautelam was received at 5:03 p.m. by the Office of the Senate Secretary acting as clerk of court.
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2 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Red Mendoza
(UPDATE) SEN. Bong Go has affirmed his support for the recently passed Senate Bill 2781, or the E-Governance Act, citing the need for an efficient, technology-driven public service system. "The bill aims to speed up and make government services more accessible through digitalization," Go said in Filipino on Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente
(UPDATE) FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte has requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to release him to an undisclosed country while he waits for his trial to start. The request was submitted on June 12 by Duterte's lawyer, Nicolas Kaufman, who told the tribunal that a specific government has shown its "advance and principled agreement" to receive Duterte. Kaufman cited Article 60 of the Rome Statute, allowing a temporary release under certain conditions.
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2 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente
(UPDATE) SENATOR-ELECT Vicente Sotto III on Friday expressed concern over the decision by the impeachment court which will try Vice President Sara Durterte, claiming a significant error was made when a senator-judge filed a motion on his own. Sotto said senators should not submit motions independently. "Only the defense or prosecution counsel can file such motions," he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Red Mendoza
SENATE President Francis Escudero on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to respond officially to any communications regarding the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte instead of discussing the issue on social media.
