Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture in SoCal
Are you in Southern California or thereabouts? There will be a huge gathering and celebration there in a couple of weeks.
96th victim of media killings laid to rest as journalists call for justice
The 96th victim of media violence in the country was buried Sunday as delegates to the 6th Congress of the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines (NUJP) renewed calls to an end to media killings.
The appeal came in the light of protests by local and international media and families of victims who deplore the lack of government support and sincerity in solving media-related violence.
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Batangas town vice mayor slain inside office
Vice Mayor Rowell Mendoza Sandoval of Mabini town in Batangas was shot dead Tuesday night by still unidentified man right inside his call center in Bauan town, in Batangas province.
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BMI ends probe, recommends Sulpicio franchise suspension
MANILA, Philippines - The Board of Marine Inquiry on Tuesday recommended the suspension of Sulpicio Lines Inc.’s certificate of public convenience (CPC) franchise by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in connection with the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars last June. Read more…
CA justices didn’t deliberate on Meralco-GSIS case
Justice Bienvenido Reyes’s return to the ongoing investigation on the alleged irregularities in the Court of Appeals brought up a missing significant episode in the crafting of the decision on the case between Meralco and the Government Service Insurance System. He told the investigating panel today that the Eighth Division, which he chairs, never held previous deliberations on the run-up to the promulgation of the July 23 decision. Read more…