Philippines

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario as Supreme Court associate justice. He will be replacing Associate Justice Jose Reyes, Jr., who retired last September. According to Supreme Court spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka, they have yet to received a copy of the appointment papers. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Rosario’s appointment on …

METRO MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III has accepted the apology of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on his remarks that the Senate should be the one to blame for any delay in the passage of the 2021 spending bill. Sotto said that he accepted the apology and the Senate will do the best work as the Senate always do. …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday vowed to settle the House speakership row if the members of the House of Representatives failed to resolve the crisis brought upon by the speakership squabble between Allan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. The President appealed to the lawmakers to refrain from any “political moves” that could risk the …

METRO MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday confirmed that it has already distributed most of the ₱2.2 billion worth of medicines, supplies that the Commission on Audit flagged as nearing expiration and unused. According to the Commission on Audit, In the 2019 report, DOH has accumulated ₱2.2 billion worth of medicine and supplies which are either unused or …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday reported that there are now 10,849 Filipinos working overseas who have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the agency, there were six additional new cases and two individuals recovered among the Filipinos in Asia and the Pacific as well as the Middle East. On the otherhand, …

METRO MANILA – House of Representatives Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday abruptly approved the P4.5-trillion 2021 General Appropriations Bill on second reading while quicly moving to suspend sessions until November 16 amid the speakership row. Cayetano’s move was seen by some as a “desperate attempt” to stay in power. He was able to terminate the budget deliberations to show that …

METRO MANILA – The Senate public works committee on Wednesday gave a go signal to approve a bill that will rename an avenue in Quezon City after the late movie icon Fernando Poe. Jr. Senator Lito Lapid authored the Senate Bill No. 1822, which was seeking to rename QC’s Del Monte Avenue to Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue. The committee approved …

MANILA – PBA Superstar Calvin Abueva has been included in the Phoenix Super LPG roster of players for the upcoming 2020 PBA Philippine Cup – provided that the will be able to accomplish all requirements set by the league. Abueva was included on the roster list for the resumption of the all Filipino conference inside a “bubble” in Pampanga. According …

METRO MANILA – ABS-CBN Corporation confirmed on Tuesday that it will be featuring  ABS-CBN shows and movies on the A2Z channel 11, after striking a deal with Zoe Broadcasting Network Inc. According to the statement released by ABS-CBN, the netword said that a couple of entertainment shows and movies will be seen on a newly rebranded A2Z Channel 11, formerly …

METRO MANILA – The House leadership will be decided on Oct. 14 between incumbent Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. The two house representative have been trading blows on who should be the house speaker after the agreed on  a term-sharing agreement in 2019. Velasco is supposed to assume the position this month but Cayetano indicated …