PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN TRANSPORT advocates criticized the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for its latest proposal to remove bike lanes along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to ease traffic congestion, calling it a piece-meal solution to a larger problem. Ira F. Cruz, director of AltMobility PH, described the move as “another piecemeal […]
PIXABAY UPON orders from the President, government law enforcement agencies are enjoined to intensify their fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children, especially child pornography. Department of Justice (DoJ) Spokesperson Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV told a press briefing in Malacañang on Thursday that while the Philippines has put in place policies and […]
MOST of the villagers displaced by the fighting between two Moro groups are now at a public gymnasium in South Manuangan in Pigcawayan. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSON COTABATO CITY — A Moro gunman was killed while six others were reportedly hurt in a series of gunfights on Wednesday afternoon in Barangay Banucagon in […]
DOJ.GOV.PH THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday vouched for a robust Philippine justice system as it backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s stance on not letting the International Criminal Court (ICC) meddle with the domestic investigation into excesses of the past administration’s anti-drugs war. “The government’s stance has been consistent. The President has been […]
PHILSTAR A PHILIPPINE senator called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday to come up with hard proof to support allegations that spies have been embedded themselves among Chinese students enrolled in the Cagayan region. “If the only basis for these (allegations) is because China has a base in the West Philippine Sea, that […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE ACT of red-tagging vocal citizens — including opposition lawmakers who are portrayed as terrorists — remains a “policy” the government has not abolished, Party-list Representative France L. Castro said on Thursday. Reporting the political situation faced by lawmakers in the country, Ms. Castro accused the administration of President Ferdinand R. […]
The National Government’s budget deficit narrowed in March as revenue collections rose by 11%. — Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine Star By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE National Government’s (NG) budget gap narrowed in March amid a dip in tax collection and muted spending, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on […]
A power plant substation is seen in Malate, Manila on April 18. — EDD GUMBAN, The Philippine Star By Ashley Erika O. Jose, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ main grids on Wednesday experienced a shortfall of energy supply for the seventh time this month, with a yellow alert being raised over the Mindanao power grid for the […]
People visit the Dolomite beach in Manila, Feb. 18. — Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine Star By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES lags behind some of its Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of readiness in developing smart tourism ecosystems, hampered by high internet costs and accessibility issues in rural areas, the Asian […]
Motorists drive amid a sudden downpour along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, April 24. — PHOTO BY MIGUEL DE GUZMAN, The Philippine Star THE PHILIPPINE economy likely continued its growth momentum in the first quarter, although this may fall short of the government’s target, GlobalSource Partners said. “The first quarter is likely to sustain positive […]