UN Special Rapporteur arrives in PH
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — A United Nations expert is in the country to assess the administration’s efforts to protect freedom of speech and expression, a Palace office said on Monday. Irene Khan, special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, will be in the country until Feb.
Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions advance to conference championship games
(CNN) — Next weekend’s conference championship lineups have been decided after the Kansas City Chiefs secured their sixth consecutive AFC championship game spot on Sunday and the Detroit Lions are headed to their first such faceoff in decades in the NFC. The Chiefs cemented their spot with a wild 27-24 win
St. Luke’s unveils state-of-the-art facility for complex cardiac healthcare
Photo from St. Luke’s Medical Center
DILG clarifying with Comelec if village officials can participate in signature drive
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) – Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said he wrote to Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia to clarify conflicting resolutions of the poll body on whether or not barangay officials can participate in the charter-change (Cha-cha) signature campaign. This is after Department of Interior
NCT 127 members are the baddies on this stage during ‘NEO CITY: THE UNITY’ concert in PH
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — NCT 127 delighted its Filipino fans with a night of explosive performances during the K-pop group’s “NEO CITY: THE UNITY” concert on Jan. 21. The heat did not stop NCTzens, the group’s fandom name, thousands of whom flocked to the Philippine Sports Stadium
Pia Cayetano named as 1st woman to head Senate blue ribbon panel
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — Senator Pia Cayetano is the first woman elected as Blue Ribbon committee chairperson. It was formalized during the plenary session on Monday after Senate Majority Joel Villanueva moved to elect Cayetano to the post. She replaced Sen. Francis Tolentino, who resigned from the
ITF lifts Philta suspension – POC
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — The country has rejoined the global tennis scene after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) lifted its suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) on Sunday. “I am pleased to confirm that the ITF Board of Directors has decided to lift the suspension of
Recto joins BSP Monetary Board
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) – Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday took his oath as the seventh member and government sector representative of the highest policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Recto, who was named as the new Finance chief earlier this month, joins Benjamin
Poll lawyer to Comelec: Stop accepting signature forms for cha-cha
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — The signature sheets for a purported petition for charter change (cha-cha) via people’s initiative have no evidentiary value, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said, urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to stop accepting them. “It is just a waste of time and paper because
DENR serves search warrant vs poultry farm in Palompon town
Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, January 22) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Eastern Visayas and the Philippine National Police Leyte Provincial Office have executed a search warrant against the DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. in Palompon, Leyte. The search warrant alleged that the farm was built within
