The Sandiganbayan dismissed the plea of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her daughter Irene Marcos-Araneta to recover the properties seized from them in their dismissed P200-billion civil forfeiture case. In a 40-page resolution on January 25, the court’s Fourth Division said the motion by two members of the Marcos family seeking the return of…
The Senate has started the debate on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bills today. Senate Bill No. 1670 and House Bill No. 6608, proposals aimed at creating funds, were discussed by the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies. Among the sources of seed money for the Maharlika Investment Fund are the Land Bank…
Metro Manila Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) filed a petition for a fare increase with the Rail Regulatory Unit of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The petition states an increase of from P4.00 to P6. If approved, the maximum charge from North Avenue station to Taft Avenue will be P34 from the previous P28. It is…
Vatican City, Dec 25, 2022 / 07:00 am On Christmas Day 2022, Pope Francis delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” address and blessing from the central balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The following is the full text of the pope’s Christmas message. Dear brothers and sisters in Rome and throughout the world, Merry Christmas! May the…
The host country Qatar was completely eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. This follows the match between Ecuador and the Netherlands in Group A ending in a 1-1 draw. Senegal first beat Qatar 3-1 this Friday night. It will be remembered that in Qatar’s first match after the opening of the FIFA World Cup, Ecuador…
Filipino Olympian and gymnast Carlos Yulo won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. This is after Yulo achieved a score of 15.366, 6.300 in difficulty and 9.066 in execution. In addition, the 22-year-old gymnast also won her silver medal in the vault finals for…
The grand showdown of stunning costumes was discussed and presented in the national costume competition of Binibining Pilipinas 2022. The creations inspired by Ibong Adarna, giants, tikbalang and other characters and scenes coincided. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgEra9Br7OM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
MANILA-The price of rice has risen by P3 in some markets in Metro Manila, based on Thursday’s rotation. According to the sellers, there is a surcharge of P10 to P30 per box of travelers because the farm gate price of the farmers has increased. The effects of a series of oil price hikes in recent…
A proposal was filed in the House of Representatives revising the president’s term to five years and allowing re -election for another five -year term. The bill, authored by Pampanga Representative Aurelio Gonzales Jr., was filed a day after the inauguration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Under the 1987 Constitution, a president can only…
Kris Aquino revealed that she and her sons, Bimby and Josh, tested positive for COVID-19. On her social media, it gave an update while being treated in the US for its strange disease. The story is that it was June 19 when Josh first tested positive for COVID-19 and after a few days Bimby followed….