Published : Thursday June 20, 2013 | Category : National | Views : 104
By : Alfred Dalizon
WHICH do you prefer? A China-made Foton vehicle or a Japan-made Toyota? This question has been raised in the wake of an announcement by Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas that the Philippine National Police has been given a Php2 billion budget to purchase 2,500... Read more
Published : Thursday June 20, 2013 | Category : National | Views : 84
By : Joel dela Torre
THE Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed its own officer who was found guilty of demanding money from a police official supposedly for a speedy issuance of a clearance needed for his promotion. In a resolution, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales approved the recommendation of the Internal Affairs Board to dismiss... Read more
Published : Thursday June 20, 2013 | Category : National | Views : 36
By : Joel dela Torre
THE Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) yesterday urged victims and relatives of the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars to just “hold on” until they get long delayed justice. According to PAO chief Persida Acosta, although Sulpicio Lines has the habit of dragging the case, she will not let this one... Read more
Published : Thursday June 20, 2013 | Category : National | Views : 26
By : Cristina Lee-Pisco
THE Department of Foreign Affairs sent Friday a team that will assess the condition and safety of the more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights before finally deciding whether to withdraw from the United Nations peacekeeping operations. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said “we have recommended to the President... Read more
Published : Thursday June 20, 2013 | Category : National | Views : 41
By : Jester P. Manalastas
THE Commission on Audit (CoA) has questioned the Dangerous Drug Board (DDB) over the failure of some agencies and local government units (LGUs) to liquidate the funds they received for the construction and maintenance of drug rehabilitation centers. Likewise, the DDB was asked to explain why it continues to grant... Read more
