DOUBT shrouds the deaths of two female students inside a public school in Taguig City.

Two more students die inside a public school

Bucor rushing to relocate 30k inmates

FROM how it looks, the government is hell-bent on pushing through with the stalled plan to enter into a joint venture agreement (JVA) with the private sector for the purpose of redeveloping more or less 300-hectare New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) facility in Muntinlupa City.


NBP FOR SALE?

INSTEAD of buying expensive Christmas decorations, the city government of Manila hinted at using local funds to buy Christmas boxes for each and every family in the city.

Manila shuns spending for xmas decors, opts to use old lanterns

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is no place for barbaric superiors, says National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. moments after signing an order which effectively relieved a police major from his post.

Police major relieved for beating up interns

Pasig City Hall shows signs of instability

THE Pasig City government is no longer considering the idea of waiting for a new city hall to be constructed by 2025 as the present structure has shown signs of “instability” which requires drastic measures – immediate evacuation and transfer to a temporary city hall.

CLOSE TO CRUMBLE

A STATE university known for its radical activism has joined the country’s top higher education institutions, along with three other Philippine universities in the Asian rankings of education consulting firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).


Despite meager subsidy, PUP makes it to QS list

Laguna province gets millions worth of assistance, services

With the two-day slew of activities benefitting Lagunenses on November 4 and 5, local officials in Laguna province have joined together in answering the call by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. and House Speaker Martin Romualdez to create programs that will aid the poor and most vulnerable members of society.

WINDFALL

Distorted sense of road entitlement

GIVEN a choice, motorists would rather take a longer route than be stuck in traffic at the 54-kilometer Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) – but not for politicians, known for their habitual disregard of traffic rules.


WANGWANG SYNDROME

Not a good way to start one's term

NOBODY is above the law, says Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto in reference to a newly-elected barangay chairman who allegedly bullied local traffic enforcers for flagging down a motorcycle driver who turned out to be ‘close’ to the village chief.

Pasig Mayor tags ‘abusive’ new kap

FOLLOWING the brouhaha which “inadvertently dragged” the name of a sitting senator, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is no longer allowing “clearly marked government vehicles” from using the EDSA Carousel – a lane that was conceived for the exclusive use of city buses.

EDSA Carousel not for marked gov’t cars – MMDA

Manila shuns spending for xmas  decors, opts to use old lanterns

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