Today’s Front Page August 17, 2014
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View ArticleVote for Vigan, Pinoys urged
THE government has encouraged Filipinos to help the city of Vigan win the title as one of the New7Wonders Cities. “The public is enjoined to cast their votes online, or through phone or SMS, to make...
View ArticleMore airlines to move to NAIA T3
Rosalie C. PeriabrasTHE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) expects to accommodate more local carriers to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 next year. “We’re using this period...
View ArticleMagallanes interchange now open to light vehicles
RITCHIE A. HORARIO AFTER undergoing intensive repair, the Magallanes interchange will have its soft reopening today but only for light vehicles. Niomie Recio, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
View ArticlePope says Catholic Church not out to ‘conquer’ Asia
Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives to take part in a Mass concluding the 6th Asian Youth Day in Haemi, South Korea. AFP PHOTO HAEMI, South Korea: Pope Francis reached out to China on the...
View ArticleSereno, Brion in harsh word war over Jardeleza
JOMAR CANLASBECAUSE of the continuing fight of Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza to be included in the list of nominees for a seat at the Supreme Court (SC), Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno and Senior...
View ArticleBangsamoro law draft submitted to Aquino today
CATHERINE S. VALENTE AFTER weeks of delay, the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will finally be submitted to President Benigno Aquino 3rd today, Malacañang said on Sunday. In a radio interview,...
View ArticleLav diaz’s marathon film bags top prize in Swiss fest
GENEVA: A five-and-a-half-hour film from the Philippines Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (From What Is Before) scooped the coveted Golden Leopard prize at the Locarno film festival in Switzerland on Saturday...
View ArticleCon-Ass has Albano all fired up
JOEL M. SY EGCO AND REINA TOLENTINONow that President Benigno Aquno 3rd has expressed openness to Charter change (Cha-cha), Rep. Rodolfo Albano 3rd of Isabela can’t wait for the House of...
View ArticleTUCP sees gloom for power users
JING VILLAMENTEEvery household in Luzon may have to pay P1,600 to P1,800 more per month for their electricity once the energy crisis kicks in next year, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines...
View ArticleSoldiers’ group wants Palparan in ISAFP
WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL AND JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA CITING the presence of real and credible threats to the life of former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, a newly formed group of active military officers and men...
View ArticleInquiry into P15M NFA extortion pushed
LLANESCA T. PANTIAN INQUIRY into allegations of extortion by National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Arthur Juan has been pushed in the House of Representatives. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga filed a...
View ArticleDiesel, kerosene prices cut
RITCHIE A. HORARIOPrices of diesel and kerosene will go down beginning at 12:01 a.m. today. Pilipinas Shell and Seaoil will reduce diesel prices by 40 centavos per liter and kerosene by 35 centavos per...
View Article‘Aquino has the makings of a dictator’
ROBERTZON F. RAMIREZ AND JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA Novaliches Catholic Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani on Monday called on the people to show their indignation over plans to amend the Constitution to allow...
View ArticleBangsamoro draft law submission to Aquino delayed again
CATHERINE S. VALENTE Oops, they did it again. Delay the submission of the draft Bangsamoro law, that is. After announcing on Sunday that the document will be submitted to President Benigno Aquino 3rd...
View ArticleISAFP ready to ‘protect’ Palparan
WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL NBI agents try to cut a path for General Jovito Palparan as he is returned to the Bulacan Provincial Jail after his arraignment at the Malolos, Bulacan Regional Trial Court....
View ArticlePH protests Chinese incursion in Recto Bank
BERNICE CAMILLE V. BAUZON The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it will protest China’s “constant” presence in the Recto (Reed) Bank where the Philippine military reported sighting of...
View Article300,000 more Pinoys jobless – SWS survey
CATHERINE S. VALENTE Jobseekers look for employment openings at a recent job fair in Manila. The SWS survey results showed an unemployment rate of 25.9 percent, equivalent to an estimated 11.8 million...
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