News Roundup 28 February 2020
Chinese man shot dead, wife injured in Makati | Manila Bulletin – A Chinese man was gunned down while his wife was inj...
Feb 28, 2020 • 1 min Read
Chinese man shot dead, wife injured in Makati | Manila Bulletin – A Chinese man was gunned down while his wife was inj...
Feb 28, 2020 • 1 min Read
Lent a time to disconnect, give up trolling — Pope Francis | PHILSTAR.COM – Addressing scores of Catholic faithful i...
Feb 27, 2020 • 2 min Read
Drilon debunks Go’s claim on reso to extend ABS-CBN operations | INQUIRER.NET – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Dril...
Feb 26, 2020 • 2 min Read
Murder charges filed vs Sandra Cam | INQUIRER.NET – The National Bureau of Investigation filed murder and frustrated m...
Feb 23, 2020 • 2 min Read
35 more patients checked for COVID-19 discharged from hospitals | INQUIER.NET – Thirty-five more persons under investi...
Feb 21, 2020 • 2 min Read
‘Serious mistake’ to end VFA over Bato’s visa – Tatad | INQUIRER.NET – Abrogating the Visiting Forces Agreemen...
Feb 20, 2020 • 1 min Read
BREAKING: BuCor legal service chief shot dead in Muntinlupa City | INQUIRER.NET – The Bureau of Corrections’ legal s...
Feb 19, 2020 • 1 min Read
Wuhan hospital president dies of novel coronavirus pneumonia | INQUIRER.NEWS – BEIJING — Liu Zhiming, presiden...
Feb 18, 2020 • 1 min Read
Taiwan may cancel visa-free entry for Filipinos over travel ban issue – Banayo |INQUIRER.NET – Taipei may take back ...
Feb 12, 2020 • 2 min Read
ABS-CBN’s franchise deemed extended until March 2022, says Sotto | INQUIRER.NET – ABS-CBN may still continue to oper...
Feb 11, 2020 • 1 min Read
Zubiri, Poe see swift Senate action on ABS-CBN franchise renewal | INQUIRER.NET – Two senators on Monday said that ABS...
Feb 10, 2020 • 1 min Read
Robredo: What’s the truth about VFA termination? | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday criticized t...
Feb 09, 2020 • 1 min Read
PH to use ‘state police power’ to enforce quarantine–Duque | INQUIRER.NET – Philippine authorities will “invok...
Feb 08, 2020 • 2 min Read
BREAKING: Duterte officially orders termination of VFA | INQUIRER.NET – President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Execu...
Feb 07, 2020 • 1 min Read
Locsin backpedals, now says ending VFA to ‘negatively impact’ PH-US ties | INQUIRER.NET – After previo...
Feb 06, 2020 • 1 min Read
Filipino crew aboard Japan cruise ship tests positive for nCoV-DFA | INQUIRER.NET – A Filipino was among the 10 indivi...
Feb 05, 2020 • 1 min Read
Third nCoV case in PH? Duque says DOH verifying | INQUIRER.NET – The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a third ...
Feb 04, 2020 • 1 min Read
BREAKING: 80 patients now under investigation for new coronavirus – DOH | INQUIRER.NET – Eighty individuals are now ...
Feb 03, 2020 • 1 min Read
Coronavirus won’t turn you into a ‘zombie’, says Malaysia | INQUIRER.NET – KUALA LUMPUR-The deadly coronavirus w...
Feb 02, 2020 • 1 min Read
DOH inspects Ecija mega drug treatment center as possible nCoV quarantine zone | INQUIRER.NET – The rear section of th...
Feb 01, 2020 • 1 min Read
Novel coronavirus scare drifts toward Mindanao | INQUIRER.NET – A day after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed t...
Jan 31, 2020 • 1 min Read
BREAKING: DOH confirms first case of novel coronavirus in PH | INQUIRER.NET – “Today the DOH is confirming that a Ch...
Jan 30, 2020 • 1 min Read
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it? | INQUIRER.NET – BEIJING–A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has...
Jan 29, 2020 • 1 min Read
5-year-old Chinese boy in Cebu tests negative for novel coronavirus | INQUIRER.NET – The five-year-old Chinese boy who...
Jan 24, 2020 • 1 min Read
Duterte to decline invitation to attend US-Asean summit | INQUIRER.NET – President Rodrigo Duterte said he will declin...
Jan 23, 2020 • 1 min Read
Colleges, universities outside Taal’s danger zone to resume classes | INQUIRER.NET – Classes for students in college...
Jan 22, 2020 • 2 min Read
Motorcycle taxis ‘illegal’ starting next week — LTFRB board member | INQUIRER.NET – Land Transportation Franchis...
Jan 20, 2020 • 1 min Read
DA orders BFAR to conduct water quality tests at Taal Lake | INQUIRER.NET – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resour...
Jan 15, 2020 • 2 min Read
Taal Volcano trembles more, spews lava 800 meters high | INQUIRER.NET – TAGAYTAY, Philippines — Taal Volcano spewed ...
Jan 14, 2020 • 2 min Read
Lava fountains now emanating from Taal Volcano’s northern flank | INQUIRER.NET – New lateral vents have opened up on...
Jan 13, 2020 • 2 min Read
DOH warns: Exposure to volcanic ash may cause health problems | INQUERER.NET – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunda...
Jan 12, 2020 • 2 min Read
Bongbong Marcos wants textbooks revised: You’re teaching children lies | INQUIRER.NET – Former senator Ferdinand “...
Jan 10, 2020 • 2 min Read
Black Nazarene back in Quiapo Church in record time | INQUIRER.NET – The Traslacion or the procession of the life-size...
Jan 09, 2020 • 2 min Read
LTFRB: Angkas faces blacklist for operating outside of pilot areas | INQUIRER.NET – The Land Transportation and Franch...
Jan 07, 2020 • 1 min Read
After Robredo calls drug war a ‘massive failure,’ Amnesty pushes for an overhaul | INQUIRER.NET –Human rights grou...
Jan 06, 2020 • 2 min Read
‘Like Arya Stark’: De Lima ready with list of jailers | INQUIRER.NET – Sen. Leila de Lima said on Saturday she wou...
Jan 05, 2020 • 2 min Read
Serpent eagle rescued in Kidapawan | INQUIRER.NET – A serpent eagle was rescued by Rebecca Bacat and her husband besid...
Jan 04, 2020 • 2 min Read
Andal Ampatuan Jr. takes Maguindanao massacre convictions to Court of Appeals | INQUIRER.NET – Former mayor of Datu Un...
Jan 02, 2020 • 1 min Read
NBI zeroes in on involvement of 2 groups in Mindanao explosions | INQUIRER.NET – The National Bureau of Investigation ...
Jan 01, 2020 • 2 min Read
Manila hospitals register 12 firecracker injuries as of 10 p.m., New Year’s Eve | INQUIRER.NET – There are now 12 fi...
Dec 31, 2019 • 2 min Read
‘I want billionaires in prison’: Duterte threatens to jail Ayala, Pangilinan over water deal | INQUIRER.NET – Pres...
Dec 30, 2019 • 2 min Read
BREAKING: Palace says entry ban of PH officials in US is ‘true’ | INQUIRER.NET – Malacanang has confirmed the entr...
Dec 29, 2019 • 2 min Read
How ‘drug pilfering’ six years ago haunted PNP in 2019 | INQUIRER.NET – This year, the Philippine National Police ...
Dec 27, 2019 • 2 min Read
Slow march of grim data after Ursula: 3 confirmed dead in Eastern Visayas | INQUIRER.NET – TACLOBAN CITY–At least th...
Dec 26, 2019 • 2 min Read
Quezon governor protests reports toxic ‘lambanog’ was province’s product | INQUIRER.NET – The governor of Quezon...
Dec 25, 2019 • 3 min Read
De Lima says Panelo can’t see significance of ban on entry to US of her jailers | INQUIRER.NET – Detained Sen. Leila...
Dec 24, 2019 • 1 min Read
21 people, 9 of them soldiers, hurt in Maguindanao, Cotabato blasts | INQUIRER.NET – Twenty-one people, nine of them s...
Dec 22, 2019 • 2 min Read
Angkas protests LTFRB’s 10,000 biker cap; Sunday rally set | INQUIRER.NET – Motorcycle ride-hailing app Angkas will ...
Dec 21, 2019 • 2 min Read
EU gives PH additional P170M in humanitarian aid | INQUIRER.NET – The European Union (EU) has provided the Philippines...
Dec 20, 2019 • 1 min Read
Ombudsman decries ‘wiretapping’ by PCIJ, mum on Duterte SALN release | PHILSTAR.COM – Ombudsman Samuel Mar...
Dec 18, 2019 • 2 min Read
Phivolcs records 700 aftershocks after 6.9 quake in Mindanao | INQUIRER.NET – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...
Dec 17, 2019 • 2 min Read
Bato slams ‘biased’ US over ‘canceled’ visa: Did I order killing of drug suspects? | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Ro...
Dec 16, 2019 • 1 min Read
Businessman shot dead in Bacolod City | INQUIRER.NET – A businessman was killed in an ambush on CL Montelibano Avenue ...
Dec 15, 2019 • 2 min Read
Ramos to Duterte: Gov’t gave its word in water deals | INQUIRER.net – Former President Fidel V. Ramos has vouched fo...
Dec 14, 2019 • 2 min Read
Maynilad, Manila Water agree to renegotiate ‘onerous’ water deals | INQUIRER.NET – Water concessionaires Maynilad ...
Dec 13, 2019 • 2 min Read
Lacson: Some congressmen trying to ‘recover’ vetoed items through 2020 budget | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Panfilo Lac...
Dec 12, 2019 • 2 min Read
Duterte’s 2018 SALN still unreleased 8 months after deadline | INQUIRER.NET – The government has not released the 20...
Dec 11, 2019 • 2 min Read
Robredo to divulge drug war findings next week | INQUIRER.NET – In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Vice President Leni...
Dec 10, 2019 • 2 min Read
Original water deals expiring in 2022 must be respected | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimen...
Dec 09, 2019 • 2 min Read
NDF welcomes Duterte’s peace gesture | INQUIRER.NET – National Democratic Front (NDF) chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoil...
Dec 07, 2019 • 2 min Read
‘Tisoy’ leaves 3 dead, 26 hurt in Masbate | INQUIRER.NET – The Provincial Disaster Risk Management Office (PDRRMO)...
Dec 06, 2019 • 2 min Read
Duterte won’t pay P7-B compensation to Manila Water | INQUIRER.NET – During the Thursday situation briefing on Typho...
Dec 05, 2019 • 2 min Read
Robredo to visit typhoon-stricken Bicolanos | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday that she wo...
Dec 04, 2019 • 2 min Read
Philippine Arena on lockdown for 30th SEA Games opening | INQUIRER.NET – The Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan will ...
Nov 30, 2019 • 1 min Read
Phisgoc to Lacson: Every centavo spent to ensure ‘successful’ hosting of SEA Games | INQUIRER. NET –Every centavo ...
Nov 28, 2019 • 2 min Read
Palace: Robredo back to ‘groping with a blind vision’| INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo is again reduced...
Nov 27, 2019 • 2 min Read
PDEA chief backs Robredo in revealing ‘discoveries’ on drug war | INQUIRER.NET – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agenc...
Nov 26, 2019 • 2 min Read
BREAKING: A day after being fired, Robredo asks: ‘Ano bang kinatatakutan ninyong malaman ko?’ | INQUIRER.NET – A d...
Nov 25, 2019 • 1 min Read
Robredo never thought of rebuffing Duterte’s drug czar offer | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo has never ...
Nov 22, 2019 • 2 min Read
Cop in Cebu City for court hearing fighting for life after he was shot on busy street | INQUIRER.NET – Lt. Col. Joie Y...
Nov 21, 2019 • 2 min Read
A ‘friendly’ advice from Joma sure to rile Duterte: Resign, have treatment, rest | INQUIRER.NET – Exiled communist...
Nov 20, 2019 • 2 min Read
Robredo to drug czar appointment critics: Bring it up with Duterte | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo ...
Nov 19, 2019 • 2 min Read
BREAKING: Robredo’s drug czar post not a Cabinet rank – Duterte | INQUIRER.NET – President Rodrigo Duterte in an e...
Nov 18, 2019 • 1 min Read
Leni Robredo: Check China as top drug source | INQUIRER.NET – Speaking to reporters in Quezon City after a meeting wit...
Nov 15, 2019 • 1 min Read
Speaker vote a matter of procedure but a lot can still happen – Cayetano | INQUIRER.NET – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetan...
Nov 14, 2019 • 1 min Read
Leni Robredo to discuss drug war with US Embassy execs | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo has confirmed that...
Nov 12, 2019 • 1 min Read
Robredo meets with UN body to discuss campaign vs. illegal drugs | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo on Monda...
Nov 11, 2019 • 1 min Read
Robredo to meet with UN execs to research on illegal drug issues | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo, newly a...
Nov 09, 2019 • 1 min Read
Robredo vows to stop killings in drug war | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said that as the ne...
Nov 08, 2019 • 2 min Read
Robredo, Lacson to meet, discuss war on drugs | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Panfilo Lacson ...
Nov 07, 2019 • 1 min Read
Diokno hopes drug war killings will stop under Robredo | INQUIRER.NET – Lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno sees the ...
Nov 06, 2019 • 1 min Read
Lacson to solons: Post online proposed budget changes | INQUIRER.NER – Senator Lacson in pushing for transparency in t...
Nov 05, 2019 • 1 min Read
Amid PDEA chief’s remarks, Robredo camp further doubts drug czar offer | INQUIRER.NET – Philippine Drug Enforcement ...
Nov 04, 2019 • 2 min Read
NDRRMC: 432 injured, 21 killed in two quakes that rocked Mindanao | INQUIRER.NET – The National Disaster Risk Reductio...
Nov 03, 2019 • 1 min Read
Davao farmer’s cacao beans win int’l award in Paris | INQUIRER.NET – The International Cocoa Awards (ICA) recogniz...
Nov 02, 2019 • 1 min Read
Quake-weary Mindanao rocked anew; 5 killed | INQUIRER.NET – A 6.5 magnitude quake struck at 9:11 am on Thursday two da...
Nov 01, 2019 • 1 min Read
‘Undaspot’: PDEA’s surprise drug tests net 33 drivers | INQUIRER.NET – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (P...
Oct 28, 2019 • 1 min Read
3rd wealth case vs Marcoses junked | INQUIRER.NET – The Sandiganbayan Resolution dated Oct. 14 but made public only on...
Oct 26, 2019 • 1 min Read
Misamis Occidental town mayor dies in ambush while in police custody in Cebu | INQUIRER.NET – Mayor David Navarro of C...
Oct 25, 2019 • 1 min Read
Makati City is a finalist for World Smart Cities Awards | INQUIRER.NET – Makati is the only city in the Philippines ch...
Oct 24, 2019 • 1 min Read
Diosdado Peralta is new Chief Justice | INQUIRER.NET – President Duterte appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Dio...
Oct 23, 2019 • 1 min Read
Robredo to Marcos after recount results: I won, respect that, move on | INQUIRER.NET – Atty. Ma. Bernadette Sardillo, ...
Oct 19, 2019 • 1 min Read
PET: Robredo maintains, increases lead over Marcos | INQUIRER.NET – The Presidential Electoral Tribunal ruled that “...
Oct 18, 2019 • 1 min Read
Subic Bay Freeport to host P15B ‘eco-friendly’ Taiwanese industrial park | INQUIRER.NET – The SBMA chair and admin...
Oct 17, 2019 • 2 min Read
SC allows release of initial recount result on Marcos poll protest | INQUIRER.NET – The Supreme Court sitting as Presi...
Oct 15, 2019 • 2 min Read
Court finds ‘undue haste’ in securities case vs Rappler, orders preliminary investigation | INQUIRER.NET – The Pas...
Oct 14, 2019 • 1 min Read
Gordon says JBC agrees to update shortlist for Carpio’s SC post | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Richard Gordon, an ex-offic...
Oct 12, 2019 • 1 min Read
Manila gov’t lifts closure order vs Recto mall | INQUIRER – The local government unit of Manila lifted on Friday its...
Oct 11, 2019 • 1 min Read
SC upholds nurses’ right to P30,000 pay| INQUIRER.NET – The Supreme Court has ruled that government nurses are entit...
Oct 10, 2019 • 2 min Read