Indonesia vows to look into Veloso case
MANILA, Philippines — Indonesia has vowed to look into the case of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina on death row in Yogyakarta over drug-related charges, Malacañang said yesterday.
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Sandigan upholds Dengvaxia raps vs Garin, 4 others
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied motions to dismiss filed by former health secretary Janette Garin and four former and incumbent officials over the allegedly anomalous P3.556-billion dengue mass vaccination program of the Aquino administration from 2010 to 2016.
SMNI asks NTC to specify network’s violations
MANILA, Philippines — Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) filed a pleading before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Thursday, asking the commission to specify the violations committed by the network.
Indonesian president Widodo nangakong bubusisiin uli kaso ni Veloso — Palasyo | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Nagbigay ng kanyang commitment si Indonesian President Joko Widodo na i-reexamine ang kaso ng overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na si Mary Jane Veloso na kasalukuyang nasa death row.
Fire razes huge portion of San Fernando City, La Union public market
BAGUIO CITY — A thorough probe was launched into what caused the fire that turned the wet section of the San Fernando City, La Union public market into ashes early Thursday.
Mary Jane Veloso’s mother begs Widodo for daughter’s freedom
MANILA, Philippines — The mother of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino on death row in Indonesia who rights groups say is a victim of human trafficking, has written to Indonesian president Joko Widodo requesting clemency and freedom for her daughter.
EDITORIAL - Signature campaign
The last time a signature campaign was conducted for a people’s initiative to amend the Constitution, it was struck down by the Supreme Court, and the defense chief at the time described it as a “legally harebrained idea.” Avelino Cruz Jr., a topnotch lawyer in the private sector before he joined the government of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, subsequently quit the defense post in November 2006.
Scholarship aid offered to EMBO college students
COLLEGE students from EMBO barangays can avail of the scholarship assistance given by the city government of Taguig to its residents and get as much as P15,000 to P50,000 every year in educational aid.