News Roundup 05 January 2023
To get rid of ‘less than 5’ top cops in drug trade, over 900 senior officials told to quit | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA...
Jan 05, 2023 • 3 min Read
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News Roundup 04 December 2023
Abalos calls on top cops to resign as ‘shortcut’ to cleanse ranks of illegal drugs | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA, Philip...
Jan 04, 2023 • 2 min Read
News Roundup 03 January 2023
Ex-DOTr chief Tugade might be called to Senate probe into air traffic mess | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA, Philippines — Se...
Jan 03, 2023 • 2 min Read
News Roundup 02 January 2023
Officials aware ‘outdated’ air traffic system could fail. What was done about it? | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA,...
Jan 02, 2023 • 2 min Read
News Roundup 01 January 2023
Limited operations at NAIA as air traffic system ‘partially restored’ | PHILSTAR.COM – The air traffic sys...
Jan 01, 2023 • 1 min Read
News Roundup 31 December 2022
Fuel prices up next week; LPG to decrease | PHILSTAR.COM – Higher pump prices are expected to greet motorists during t...
Dec 31, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 30 December 2022
Filipinos urged to emulate Rizal’s excellence, perseverance | PHILSTAR.COM – President Ferdinand “BongbongR...
Dec 30, 2022 • 3 min Read
News Roundup 28 December 2022
Groups want halt to SIM registration after first day ‘failure’ | PHILSTAR.COM – A coalition of digital experts, co...
Dec 28, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 27 December 2022
Floods force tens of thousands to flee homes | PHILSTAR.COM – Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacu...
Dec 27, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 26 December 2022
Six people killed, over 100K affected by Christmas rains, floods | PHILSTAR.COM – Authorities said six people died and...
Dec 26, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 25 December 2022
Azurin: PNP exec brought back ninja cop to PDEG | PHILSTAR.COM – A ranking police official is under investigation afte...
Dec 25, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 23 December 2022
Bantag backs COA audit amid corruption allegations – lawyer | PHILSTAR.COM – The lawyer of suspended Bureau of Corre...
Dec 23, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 22 December 2022
Philippines orders strengthened military presence after ‘Chinese activities’ near islands | INQUIRER.NET – The Phi...
Dec 22, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 21 December 2022
Philippines ‘concerned’ over report on China’s construction activities in Spratlys | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippi...
Dec 21, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 19 December 2022
BuCor exec tagged in Percy Lapid slay breaks silence, denies involvement | PHILSTAR.COM – Former Bureau of Corrections...
Dec 19, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 17 December 2022
CPP founder Joma Sison dies, 83 | PHILSTAR.COM – The Communist Party of the Philippines announced that its founding ch...
Dec 17, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 16 December 2022
Biz group opposes the proposal to allow hybrid, e-vehicles on EDSA busway | PHILSTAR.COM – A business group expressed ...
Dec 16, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 15 December 2022
CA bypasses Tulfo, Pascual for 2nd time | INQUIRER.NET – The future of Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo and Trade ...
Dec 15, 2022 • 3 min Read
News Roundup 14 December 2022
Philippines urged to address exodus of nurses as NZ offers medical workers residency | PHILSTAR.COM – An organiza...
Dec 14, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 13 December 2022
To defend press freedom, Hontiveros seeks decriminalization of libel | PHILSTAR.COM – Sen. Risa Hontiveros has filed a...
Dec 13, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 12 December 2022
Youth sexual abuse survivor group hits ‘spurious’ DepEd abuse hotline | PHILSTAR.COM – A youth group ...
Dec 12, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 11 December 2022
Solon says US Treasury sanctions should prompt local probe on Quiboloy | INQUIRER.NET – House Deputy Minority leader R...
Dec 11, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 10 December 2022
Quiboloy sanctioned by US Treasury Dep’t over corruption, human rights abuse | INQUIRER.NET – Apollo Carreon Quibolo...
Dec 10, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 09 December 2022
Lawmakers eyeing more changes in Maharlika plan | INQUIRER.NET – Admitting that the proposed creation of the Maharlika...
Dec 09, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 08 December 2022
House drops GSIS, SSS from Maharlika fund plan | INQUIRER.NET – Lawmakers proposing the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF...
Dec 08, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 07 December 2022
Proposed Maharlika fund loses support of PCCI | INQUIRER.NET – Less than a week after receiving support from the count...
Dec 07, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 06 December 2022
Journalists warn criminalizing ‘fake news’ may quash dissent | PHILSTAR.COM – Journalists on Tuesday warned senato...
Dec 06, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 05 December 2022
Pimentel hits P10B NTF-Elcac budget: ‘Bicam acting like a third house of Congress’ | INQUIRER.NET – Senate Minorit...
Dec 05, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 04 December 2022
What’s in a name? ‘Maharlika’ evokes time of mythmaking | INQUIRER.NET – Ang Mga Maharlika was the supposed anti...
Dec 04, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 03 December 2022
Teachers’ group opposes, vows to block Maharlika Investment Fund bill | UNQUIRER.NET – The Alliance of Concerned Tea...
Dec 03, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 02 December 2022
Poor performance led to NTF-ELCAC budget cut – Hontiveros | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said th...
Dec 02, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 01 December 2022
2 Dawlah Islamiya bomb-makers arrested in South Cotabato | PHILSTAR.COM – Two alleged bomb-makers of the Dawlah I...
Dec 01, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 30 November 2022
On Bonifacio Day, workers stand up for higher wages and right to organize | PHILSTAR.COM – Workers’ groups and t...
Nov 30, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 29 November 2022
Robredo: World watching PH, intrigued by misinformation nightmare | INQUIRER.NET – The misinformation and disinformati...
Nov 29, 2022 • 8 min Read
News Roundup 28 November 2022
Pastors, lay leader accused of being rebels seek Supreme Court protection | PHILSTAR.COM – Two pastors and a lay leade...
Nov 28, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 27 November 2022
2 suspects in Sultan Kudarat bus bombing killed in Cotabato City | PHILSTAR.COM – Two suspects in the bombing of a bus...
Nov 27, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 26 November 2022
Ombudsman probes BFAR’s belated salmon, pampano ban | PHILSTAR.COM – Is there something fishy with the belated imple...
Nov 26, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 25 November 2022
Top secret: Why confidential, intelligence funds in 2023 budget draw suspicions | INQUIRER.NET – While confidential an...
Nov 25, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 24 November 2022
Hontiveros calls for PNP reforms after conviction of cop for Carl-Kulot torture | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippine Nation...
Nov 24, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 23 November 2022
Bantag lawyer claims ‘fatal’ flaw in subpoena for Percy Lapid probe | PHILSTAR.COM – The lawyer of&nb...
Nov 23, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 22 November 2022
US VP Harris cites 2016 sea ruling in pitch for international rules-based order | PHILSTAR.COM – United States Vice Pr...
Nov 22, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 21 November 2022
Wescom: China coast guard took debris Philippine Navy retrieved off Pag-asa | PHILSTAR.COM – The Chinese Coast Guard &...
Nov 21, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 20 November 2022
Philippines shuns UN calls to legalize same-sex marriage | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippines has ignored calls from a Uni...
Nov 20, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 19 November 2022
P149.6 million shabu seized in 2 Ayala Alabang homes | PHILSTAR.COM – Anti-narcotics agents seized 22 kilos of methamp...
Nov 19, 2022 • 4 min Read
Roundup 17 November 2022 News
Bantag’s ‘pool’ project in Bilibid surprises DOJ | INQUIRER.NET – Officials of the Department of Justice&nb...
Nov 17, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 16 November 2022
Philippines playing down rights issues at UNHRC, Migrante says | PHILSTAR.COM – Statements by the Philippine governmen...
Nov 16, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 15 November 2022
Duterte ‘drug war’ still hot topic as Marcos admin faces UN rights review | PHILSTAR.COM – The culture of ...
Nov 15, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 14 November 2022
Hontiveros: ‘No extraordinarily compelling reasons’ for DepEd’s P150M confidential fund | INQUIRER.NET – Senator...
Nov 14, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 13 November 2022
Diesel prices down; gasoline up | PHILSTAR.COM – Prices of diesel are expected to extend its series of rollbacks this ...
Nov 13, 2022 • 3 min Read
News Roundup 12 November 2022
6th ID has new artillery unit, modern cannons vs terror groups | PHILSTAR.COM – Efforts to neutralize local terro...
Nov 12, 2022 • 3 min Read
News Roundup 11 November 2022
Bantag surfaces and points finger at convicted drug lord | INQUIRER.NET – Beleaguered suspended Bureau of Corrections ...
Nov 11, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 10 November 2022
Marcos wants investigation into Percy Lapid slay to continue | PHILSTAR.COM – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marco...
Nov 10, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 09 November 2022
Bantag anger at Lapid’s house visit bolsters murder rap — Remulla | PHILSTAR.COM – Justice Secretary Jesus Cri...
Nov 09, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 08 November 2022
Persons higher than Bantag may be named masterminds in Lapid slay — Mabasa lawyer | INQUIRER.NET – Persons that have...
Nov 08, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 07 November 2022
Raps filed vs suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag over killing of Percy Lapid | PHILSTAR.COM – The National Bureau of ...
Nov 07, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 06 November 2022
1 dead, 11 hurt in Tacurong City bus bombing | PHILSTAR.COM – A passenger was killed while 11 others were badly hurt i...
Nov 06, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 05 November 2022
UN rights experts concerned over ‘pervasive’ corruption in Philippines | PHILSTAR.COM – In its recent peri...
Nov 05, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 03 November 2022
SC urged to order preservation of May elections data for potential scrutiny | PHILSTAR.COM – A petition has been ...
Nov 03, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 02 November 2022
Vico Sotto resigns from Aksyon Demokratiko | PHILSTAR.COM – Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has resigned from Aksyon Demok...
Nov 02, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 01 November 2022
At least 425,000 flock to Manila North and South cemeteries during All Saints’ Day | INQUIRER.NET – At least 425,000...
Nov 01, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 31 October 2022
Marcos: No need to declare national calamity over ‘Paeng’ deaths, damage | PHILSTAR.COM – President Ferdin...
Oct 31, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 30 October 2022
NDRRMC seeks Marcos declaration of state of national calamity due to ‘Paeng’ | PHILSTAR.COM – The National...
Oct 30, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 29 October 2022
NDRRMC recommends national state of calamity due to ‘Paeng’ | PHILSTAR.COM – The National Disaster Risk Reduction ...
Oct 29, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 28 October 2022
Heavy rain due to Tropical Storm Paeng leaves 31 dead | PHILSTAR.COM – Landslides and flooding killed 31 people as hea...
Oct 28, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 27 October 2022
COVID-19 cases could reach 18K a day if masking indoors made optional — DOH | PHILSTAR.COM – COVID-19 infections cou...
Joseph Guerrero in News and Updates
Oct 27, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 26 October 2022
With fences mended, Philippines and US plan dialogue on security alliance | PHILSTAR.COM – Officials of the Unite...
Oct 26, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 25 October 2022
Percy Lapid case: PNP chief bares receiving info that may lead to mastermind | INQUIRER.NET – Philippine National Poli...
Oct 25, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 24 October 2022
PNP: 160 persons of interest in probe into killing of Percy Lapid | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippine National Police has ...
Oct 24, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 23 October 2022
Prison deaths high under Bantag, some found with ‘criminal intent’ | INQUIRER.NET – It took the death of a New Bil...
Joseph Guerrero in News and Updates
Oct 23, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 21 October 2022
What we know so far: The ‘middlemen’ in Percy Lapid’s killing | PHILSTAR.COM – When Joel Escorial, the man who a...
Oct 21, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 20 October 2022
Remulla says alleged middleman in Percy Lapid slay died in Bilibid this week | PHILSTAR.COM – The supposed middleman w...
Oct 20, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 19 October 2022
Murder raps filed vs Percy Lapid killers | INQUIRER.NET – Complaint for murder has been filed against four people invo...
Oct 19, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 18 October 2022
Percy Lapid slay case: Gunman says ‘someone from Bilibid’ gave kill order | INQUIRER.NET – “Someone from Bilibid...
Oct 18, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 17 October 2022
Law postponing Barangay, SK polls questioned before Supreme Court | PHILSTAR.COM – Veteran elections lawyer Romulo Mac...
Oct 17, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 16 October 2022
Remulla son won’t be tested for drugs; ‘not material’ to case | INQUIRER.NET – The son of Justice Secretary Jesu...
Oct 16, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 15 October 2022
Drop cases vs De Lima, US officials urge gov’t | INQUIRER.NET – US lawmakers have urged the Marcos administration an...
Oct 15, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 14 October 2022
Complaints filed vs Remulla’s son over P1-million kush import | INQUIRER.NET – Complaints have been lodged against t...
Oct 14, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 13 October 2022
Fake news persists because ‘people in power feed it’ – Colmenares | INQUIRER.NET – Fake news continues to be a p...
Oct 13, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 12 October 2022
9 of 10 Filipinos consider fake news a problem |INQUIRER.NET – Close to 90 percent of adult Filipinos believe fake new...
Oct 12, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 11 October 2022
PNP chief admits lapses in handling detainees after Leila De Lima hostage | INQUIRER.NET – Philippine National Police ...
Oct 11, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 10 October 2022
Lapid buried as bounty hits P6.5 million | PHILSTAR.COM – Slain radio broadcaster Percy Lapid was buried at the Manila...
Oct 10, 2022 • 4 min Read
New Roundup 09 October 2022
Hostage-taking just latest hardship for De Lima since 2017 arrest, allies say | PHILSTAR.COM – Detainees taking detain...
Oct 09, 2022 • 9 min Read
News Roundup 08 October 2022
Groups slam Marcos admin’s failure to address economic crisis in first 100 days | PHILSTAR.COM – Groups are criticiz...
Oct 08, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 07 October 2022
Phivolcs raises Alert Level 2 over Mayon Volcano | INQUIRER.NET – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismolo...
Oct 07, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 06 October 2022
Percy Lapid was a fierce journalist, caring father, says brother | INQUIRER.NET – A fierce broadcast journalist to man...
Oct 06, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 05 October 2022
September inflation revs up to 6.9% | INQUIRER.NET – Inflation in the Philippines heated up to 6.9 percent in Septembe...
Oct 05, 2022 • 7 min Read
News Roundup 04 October 2022
Killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid draws wide condemnation | PHILSTAR.COM – The killing of broadcaster Percy Lapi...
Oct 04, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 03 October 2022
433 bettors bag P236-million Grand Lotto jackpot | INQUIRER.NET – What are the odds of winning the lottery? According ...
Oct 03, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 02 October 2022
PCSO: 433 people betting on winning lotto numbers not unusual | PHILSTAR.COM – Having more than 400 bettors win the lo...
Oct 02, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 01 October 2022
Oil prices seen to go down next week | PHILSTAR.COM – Fuel prices are expected to go down next week by up to P0.60 per...
Oct 01, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 30 September 2022
US, Philippines defense leaders discuss strengthening MDT, maritime cooperation | PHILSTAR.COM – Priority areas for th...
Sep 30, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 29 September 2022
New CHR chair’s lack of experience in human rights work raises doubts | PHILSTAR.COM – The designation of a lawy...
Sep 29, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 28 September 2022
Typhoon Karding’s cost of damage to PH agriculture climbs to P1.97B | INQUIRER.NET – The cost of damage to the count...
Sep 28, 2022 • 4 min Read
News Roundup 27 September 2022
ICC prosecutor says ‘drug war’ probe needed despite government arguments | PHILSTAR.COM – International Cr...
Sep 27, 2022 • 6 min Read
News Roundup 26 September 2022
Integrated Bar, PJA: Don’t tolerate personal attacks and threats vs judges | PHILSTAR.COM – The national organiz...
Sep 26, 2022 • 5 min Read
News Roundup 25 September 2022
‘Attack on rule of law, judiciary’: Judges’ group backs red-tagged colleague | PHILSTAR.COM – Threat...
Sep 25, 2022 • 5 min Read
