The controversy between former film director of the Film Academy of the Philippines Leo Martinez and current director general Vivian Velez is unfortunate. This is due to the demand of Leo’s retirement pay amounting to one million. She had already received half of it, but Vivian refused to give the other half because according to…
The Philippines has secured 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said, out of the said total, 50,000 doses are among the first batch expected to arrive in the country next month. The other batch will arrive in the coming months and is expected to complete 25…
President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II as Commissioner of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque on Monday night. “We confirm that President Rodrigo Toa Duterte has signed the appointment of Mr. Vitaliano “Vit” Aguirre II as Commissioner of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) representing…
SOURCE: By Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency January 10, 2021 VATICAN— Pope Francis’ personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died from health complications related to the coronavirus, according to the Vatican. The 78-year-old physician, who was being treated for an “oncological pathology,” died at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, according to Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Pope Francis named…
All passengers of a Boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta are feared dead. According to local officials, the Sriwijaya Airline, which was heading to Pontianak in West Kalimanta province, could no longer be contacted. It is said that 62 passengers and crew aboard the unconfirmed manifesto,…
Outgoing US President Donald Trump urged the American people to end the violence at the US Capitol and call for a reconciliation. In his message released, he admitted in public that he would no longer serve a second term. He also congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and acknowledged the transfer of his power to the newly…
A human rights lawyer does not agree that the return of the death penalty in the country will be the answer to crimes such as rape and murder. “Hindi ako sumasang-ayon dyan. Sa tinging ko, ‘yung totoo at matagalang solusyon sa mga krimen na ganyan ay maayos na imbestigasyon,”said Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno, chair of…
The joint session of the US Congress has now formally confirmed the victory in the November presidential elections of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The announcement of Biden’s victory comes hours after the bloody violence by US President Donald Trump supporters this morning at the US Capitol. Vice president Mike Pence, who…
It is possible that the Supreme Court (SC) this January will release the decision in the poll protest of former Sen. Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo due to alleged irregularities in the election in the 2016 presidential election. This is what SC Associate Justice Marvic Leonen promised to write a decision in the…
The two lawyers of the respondents in the murder of flight attendant Christine Dacera went to the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-National Capital Region. They arrived at 8:00 this morning Atty. Mike Santiago lawyer Gregorio De Guzman and Atty Paul Malapote, lawyer Jammyr Cunanan at Camp Crame. The two lawyers brought their respondent’s position…
