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MANILA, Philippines — Cong. Roberto Uy Jr. yesterday took his oath as new member of the House of Representatives, replacing Romeo Jalosjos Jr. who was ousted as representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Norte.
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Roberto Uy, Jr. (Zamboanga del Norte, 1st District) took his oath of office as a member of the House of Representatives on Monday before House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
COTABATO CITY — Business blocs struggling to make Maguindanao del Norte attractive to foreign investors were elated over the tour of a Columbian envoy to the former main bastion in the province of an erstwhile Moro rebel group now involved in governance and politics.
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Gunmen shot dead an Indian moneylender in an attack on Sunday afternoon along a busy stretch of a highway in Buluan town in Maguindanao del Sur, not too distant from the capitol of the province.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 12) — The creation of “Dangerous Drug Courts” was sought anew on Sunday to speed up the disposition of drug cases as about 300,000 or 72% of these are still pending based on data from the police and other agencies.
Two Filipino doctors were among the first to leave Gaza after the border crossing with Egypt was opened. Doctors Darwin Dela Cruz and Regidor Esguerra from the international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) are in Cairo while awaiting their new assignments.
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of ousted Zamboanga del Norte congressman Romeo Jalosjos Jr. has warned of a constitutional crisis with the proclamation of Roberto Uy Jr. as representative of the province’s first district.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has assured the family of slain Misamis Occidental broadcaster Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, that law enforcement agencies are exerting all efforts to capture the assailants.