Metro
A day after the Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the petition for writ of kalikasan filed by former Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar and more than 300,000 residents of the city, anti-reclamation group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas yesterday said resistance to…
Four men were arrested while their two cohorts escaped after they robbed and gang-raped a 26-year-old woman early yesterday morning in Caloocan City.In tears, Diane Cunanan (not her real name), resident of Barangay Muzon, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, reported to Caloocan police chief…
Noting how foreign and local tourists have avoided Capital City Manila due to its high crime rate, ugly garbage piles and neglected historic sites, former President now Manila mayoralty bet Joseph “Erap” Estrada has vowed to make Manila the country’s premier tourism hub once more.“People…
The 26-hectare Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) in Quezon City will soon have another attraction: the historic 500-square meter old house of the late President Manuel Luis Quezon on Gilmore Avenue.Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista, in a text message, confirmed the local government will transfer the old…
Malacanang has vowed to eradicate corrupt practices at the Bureau of Customs (BoC) once Congress resumes its regular session in July.Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda neither confirmed nor denied the hidden intentions of President Aquino on what should be done in the unending mess in one…
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