MARTIAL LAW | The constitutional basis
What does the 1987 Constitution say about the basis for declaring martial law?
‘I’D BE HARSH’ | Martial law may follow Marcos template, Duterte says in Uson...
(UPDATE - 7:24 a.m.) “I’d be harsh,” President Rodrigo Duterte said as he warned that “martial law is martial law” and what he declared over Mindanao may not be too different from what the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos did after he placed the country under military rule in 1972.
N. Korea on trajectory to nuclear-armed ICBM: US intel official
North Korea is on a clear path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart told a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
‘RIP Mr Bond’: 007 actor Roger Moore dead at 89
The British star who played James Bond in seven movies died of cancer on Tuesday.
WATCH | AFP says Marawi group not ISIS, but local terrorists seeking foreign support;...
In a video posted on the AFP's verified Facebook account, AFP Public Affairs Office Chief Marine Colonel Edgard Arevalo stressed that the armed men they were dealing with were not members of the Islamic State; rather, these were members of a local terrorist group who were trying to spread "propaganda to attract foreign terrorists' support and recognition".
Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao; to cut short Russia trip
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte, on official visit to Russia, on Tuesday evening declared martial law, to last 60 days, covering Mindanao Island and...
AFTER FREE DAY IN RUSSIA | Duterte gets set for nitty-gritty of official visit
Having spent a "free day" to take it easy after arriving in Moscow after a long flight, in the wee hours of Tuesday, President...
WATCH | ‘Malaking pagkakamali’: How did MRT-3 fail? DOTr counts the ways
The Department of Transportation on Tuesday counted and explained the ways on how the National Capital Region’s 17-year-old rapid transit system – the lifeline of ordinary working Filipinos – became a mess.
12 drug peddlers nabbed in Cabanatuan City
Cabanatuan City - Twelve suspected drug pushers, including a 14-year old minor, have been arrested in Cabanatuan City after a series of dogged drug...
BACK TO BASICS | MMDA’s Lim looks with disfavor on complicated, fancy traffic schemes
“Back to basics” will be the mantra of newly-appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim for unsnarling the convoluted traffic jams related...
Chiz presses shift to coherent academic calendar in all schools
MANILA - Sen. Chiz Escudero is pushing to synchronize the academic calendar in all schools in the country starting with school year 2018-2019. “Our engagement...
Peso closes sideways vs. USD on Manchester suicide attack; PSEi still up
A suspected terrorist attack at the concert of US pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester, England Monday night increased risk-off sentiment among investors that resulted in the sideways close of the Philippine peso. However, the main stocks index managed to post gains.
Will Traffic Crisis Act end misery in 3 mega-cities?
Will the Traffic Crisis Act live up to its goal of ending traffic problems hounding the three biggest and busiest metropolitan areas in the country? The proposed measure was approved on Tuesday by the House committee on transportation and will soon be up for debates in plenary.
WATCH | STOP: DOTr suspends Anti-Distracted Driving Act
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has suspended the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA) that prohibits motorists from using mobile devices and electronic gadgets, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board member and spokesperson, Aileen Lizada, said Tuesday.
WATCH | Tax bill reaches plenary; opposition lawmakers hit vague social benefit provision
While the government is certain to collect additional revenues from the proposed tax reform package, the returns to the people through a vaunted social benefit program remains vague, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday.