BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter in Sitio Cansimba, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 6. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) said troops clashed with eight NPA rebels in Sitio Leong, Barangay Imelda, Guihulngan...
Correction and not torture should be the rule at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) because all Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) have human rights, Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla said on Tuesday, August 8. Sen. Robin Padilla inspects the facilities at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is poised to approve on third and final reading this week the proposed New Philippine Building Act, which will reveal the antiquated Presidential Decree (PD) No.1096 or...
New Bilibid Prisons (MB file photo) Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday, August 6 said he will ask authorities of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) why they allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to accept food deliveries through online apps like GrabFood and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL July was a very busy 30 days for Federal Land, as we saw the launch of Federal Land Communities, and the grand opening of the Federal-Nomura Mitsukoshi Mall. Missing the cut-off date by a sliver was their June 30 Snidel and Fray I.D. opening, which...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received a total of P80,000 cash assistance that would enable them to reintegrate to society. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr., represented by his executive assistant, Emmanuel Castro III,...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Former NBA player Terrence Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, Aug. 3, for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded the league's health insurance plan, New York prosecutors announced. *Terrence Williams. (AFP)* Williams, 36, had pled guilty in August last year to...
FPM Power Holdings (Singapore) Ltd., an affiliate of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will be joining the tender being carried out by the Singaporean government for its planned capacity shoring up to meet future energy demand growth. According to Meralco Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan, the...
(Unsplash) The appalling conditions inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) has convinced Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan to draft a measure that would create a "Department of Corrections". Yamsuan floated the idea for the new department during a recent House Committee on...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Because of its scarcity, safe water is one of the world’s most precious commodities today. Climate change and global warming are just some of the factors that have brought about this shortage, one that is acutely felt as water use continues to...
  WELLINGTON -- New Zealand's Southern Lakes Sanctuary is calling for the inclusion of feral cats in the government's Predator Free 2050 strategy as the number has soared.    More than 2.5 million feral cats now reside in New Zealand and this number continues to rise every week, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will start enforcing guidelines on the capital expenditures (capex) as well as procurements of regulated power utilities, as these cost items are being factored into the calculation of the overall tariff being passed on to consumers. The regulatory body noted...
