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THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) yesterday said another batch of 300 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan as part of the government’s ongoing effort to decongest the national penitentiary.
THE Department of Justice yesterday said it will hold a drug summit next year to tackle the review of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
THE firm whose bus figured in a deadly road accident in Antique on December 5 yesterday said construction safety signs were missing in the area before the bus plunged into a ravine.
THE Department of Foreign Affairs is eyeing to reopen the country’s embassy in Helsinki, Finland next year.
MORE than 22,000 motorcycle-related accidents were recorded in Metro Manila from January to October this year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said yesterday.
VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte yesterday said collective action is needed to address the low scores of Filipino students in international assessment programs.
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR and ASHZEL HACHERO
FORMER presidential candidate Walden Bello yesterday asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional libel provisions in the Revised Penal Code and cyber libel provisions in the Cybercrime Prevention Act.