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Metro Manila, Philippines – The country’s longest road network from north to south will undergo short-term repairs in time for the Lenten break targeted for completion by the end of March and a longer-term rehabilitation after that, Public Works Secretary Dizon said on Monday, Feb. 16. He told a media briefing that the near-term repairs would require “temporary patchworks” particularly in the Quezon, Bicol, and Samar segments. “Wala nang obstruction, wala nang ongoing construction,” said Dizon, referring to what is expected before travelers trek to the provinces for the Holy Week. [Translation: There will be no more obstructions or ongoing construction.] Long-term plan Meanwhile, Dizon said the long-term rehabilitation plan will require limiting bidding to big contractors given the funding requirement, foreign consulting, and new technology. “The big contractors have the financial capacity and technological capacity to use modern technology because they are expensive, they cost money,” he said, adding…

Motorists will have to face another round of price increases in fuel products this week, with gasoline having more than P1 per liter hike starting Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea for former Sen. Bong Revilla in his non-bailable malversation charge after he refused to plead on the charge related to the flood control scam.

The Chinese embassy turned down suggestions to impose sanctions against some Philippine lawmakers following intense verbal exchanges between Beijing’s diplomatic mission and Manila’s officials. 

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been urged to issue arrest warrants against the alleged co-perpetrators of former President Rodrigo Duterte in crimes against humanity for the bloody war on drugs.