Philippines Headlines
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 17:04:00 +0800Marcos-Duterte tandem adopts Honasan on Senate ticket
Honasan was among the prominent figures in the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled the dictatorship of Marcos Jr.’s father and namesake, but he also took part in coup attempts during the succeeding administration of Corazon Aquino.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:31:00 +0800Philippines logs 8,564 new COVID-19 cases
Friday’s tally brought the total number of COVID-19 infections to 3,594,002. Of the figure, 151,389 were active cases.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:35:00 +0800Lacson to waive bank secrecy rights if elected president
Partido Reporma bet Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Friday that he will forgo his rights to bank secrecy on his first day as President, but will not force other government officials to follow suit.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:31:00 +0800More facilities, stronger navy: Bets offer solutions to drug trade, jail congestion
Whoever among the presidential aspirants wins will inherit a Philippines where thousands have been slain in the bloody "drug war" and where thousands others are locked up in congested jails and prisons.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:28:00 +0800Presidential bets differ on grant of e-sabong franchise
Will they allow online cockfighting, more popularly known as e-sabong, get a legislative franchise if they clinch the seat at Malacañang? Presidential aspirants are so far differing on their views on the game.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:59:00 +0800Robredo to certify FOI, transparency measures as urgent if elected president
Her promise to certify these measures, particularly the freedom of information bill, as urgent runs counter to the approach of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the last president from the Liberal Party, who opted not to certify the p...
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:03:00 +0800'Mandatory SIM card registration puts privacy at risk, might not curb crime'
"Experiences from other developing countries and the European Union show that SIM card registration may pose more risks than benefits to citizens," cybersecurity policy analyst Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 13:17:00 +0800Historic 2020/21 Bar exams post 96.5% turnout despite pandemic
The historic 2020/21 Bar exams — the first digital and localized test — taken in the extraordinary circumstances due to the pandemic had a 96.5% turnout.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 09:02:00 +0800LIVE: KBP presidential forum with Robredo, Lacson, Pacquiao, Moreno and De Guzman
The "Panata sa Bayan" presidential forum will be broadcast over more than 300 TV and radio stations across the Philippines.
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800PPCRV, group launch voter education website
Fact-checkers movement Pinas Forward and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting have launched an interactive youth-oriented website dubbed e-Boto containing comprehensive information about national and local candidates for the May 9 elect...