Yearender: EDSA Bus Carousel a bane for abusive motorists
MANILA, Philippines — With a stricter policy in place, the exclusive EDSA Bus Carousel lane has apparently become a jinx for motorists taking advantage of fewer vehicles using it.
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COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 now in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The new COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 that has been classified as a “variant of interest” is now in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Pasay RTC junks estafa case vs. 3 persons who allegedly posed as senator's staff
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 21) — The Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 115 has dismissed the estafa case filed against three individuals arrested for allegedly claiming to be staff members of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian in order to collect money.
Ex-police official to recant in De Lima's drug case
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 21) — Another witness has decided to recant his testimony against former Sen. Leila de Lima, a document obtained by CNN Philippines on Thursday showed.
11 witnesses vs De Lima returned to Bilibid
MANILA, Philippines — Eleven witnesses in former senator Leila de Lima’s third and final drug case have been ordered by a Muntinlupa court to be returned to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro.
DA bans Iowa poultry amid bird flu outbreaks
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has banned the importation of poultry products from Iowa in the US amid outbreaks of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza.
Transfer of inmate-witnesses in De Lima’s final drug rap OK'd
MANILA, Philippines — A Muntinlupa court approved the transfer of the 11 witnesses in the third and last drug case of former Sen. Leila de Lima.
EDITORIAL — Cruise chaos
Filipinos are used to the litany of complaints aired by travelers about the Philippines’ main gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Even before the deficiencies at the NAIA can be fully addressed, however, attention has now been drawn to the state of services at the country’s seaports.