Lottery

Marikina vice mayor’s son faces raps over teacher’s death in road crash

MANILA, Philippines — The son of Marikina City Vice Mayor Del de Guzman is facing a charge for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property over the death of a public school teacher during a road crash incident. In a statement, the Marikina City Police Station said it had filed the charges against

Read More »

VP Sara Duterte Impeachment: Sheriff She Punched In 2011 Will Appear As Trial Witness

The sheriff, VP Sara Duterte punched years back, will appear as a trial witness in the impeachment. VP SARA DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT – A court sheriff whom she punched during a 2011 demolition was listed for her trial. Last February, VP Sara Duterte faced her fourth impeachment complaint. The several complaints involved accusations of betrayal of ... Read more

The post VP Sara Duterte Impeachment: Sheriff She Punched In 2011 Will Appear As Trial Witness appeared first on PhilNews.

Read More »

PhilSA: Filipino students’ robot in space wins 3rd in int’l tilt

MANILA – The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced on Thursday that a group of students from the Batangas State University (BatStateU) placed third in the international Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC). The team, called Inflection Point, ”commanded NASA’s Astrobee robot aboard the Japanese Kibo module of the International Space Station (ISS) with their own program,

Read More »

No jackpot winners in June 25 PCSO Lotto draws

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpot prizes in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Lotto 6/42 and SuperLotto 6/49 draws on Thursday, June 25. According to the PCSO, the SuperLotto 6/49 winning combination was 49-19-15-46-25-36, carrying a jackpot of about ₱42.70 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Lotto 6/42 draw produced

Read More »

BIR estimates P343.12-M tax on Illicit cigarettes seized in Cebu

MANILA, Philippines — The almost eight million packs of Illicit cigarettes that were seized from 10 40-foot container vans in Cebu City on Wednesday have a total estimated tax liability of P343.12 million, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, whose Central Visayas office led the simultaneous operations. BIR

Read More »

Mandaue halts private demolition over legality concerns

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — More than 20 houses in Sitio Marna, Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, were demolished by a private demolition team on Thursday, June 25, prompting concerns from residents and city officials over the legality of the operation. A commotion erupted between residents and members of the demolition team as the operation continued on

Read More »

Illegal cigarettes worth P860M seized in Cebu — BOC

MANILA, Philippines — Illicit cigarettes worth P860 million concealed in 11 40-foot container vans have been seized in Cebu by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and other partner agencies. According to the BOC, the cigarettes were uncovered together with the Philippine Coast Guard, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police, and Bureau of Internal Revenue

Read More »

Angara directs nationwide drive to boost school safety measures

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara, following an order from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has started directing a nationwide, multi-agency effort to strengthen school safety measures following the shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City. As part of this urgent push, Angara convened a security briefing on Thursday with officials

Read More »

Sandigan junks Estrada’s bid to consolidate plunder, graft cases

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has junked the bid of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to consolidate his plunder and two cases of graft in a single division, saying the move would only cause a delay. In an eight-page resolution promulgated on Wednesday, June 24, the anti-graft court division denied Estrada’s motions to consolidate or

Read More »

OPAPRU reaffirms support for Bangsamoro peace deal amid rallies

COTABATO CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) reaffirmed on Thursday the government’s “strong commitment” to the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) following peace rallies organized by supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Cotabato City and Lanao del Sur, where participants called for the

Read More »