HEADLINES: US court indicts ex-Comelec chief | August 10, 2024
Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Saturday, August 10, 2024.
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'No policemen coerced to testify in ICC case'
AKO Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co belied reports that he and Speaker Martin Romualdez were coercing policemen to testify in an International Criminal Court (ICC) inquiry over the bloody drug war of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Coalition opposes reduced number of holidays
THE Nagkaisa Labor Coalition said on Friday that senators should seek to learn the challenges besieging workers instead of reducing the number of holiday breaks.
Marcos approves merger of LBP, UCPB finance and leasing corporations
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the merger of the Land Bank of the Philippines Leasing and Finance Corporation (LLFC) and United Coconut Planters Bank Leasing and Finance Corporation (ULFC), Malacañang said Friday.
PNP chief bans ‘umbrella cops’
MANILA, Philippines — Stressing they should be serving the general public and not just certain individuals, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has banned police officers from serving as umbrella assistants to very important persons or VIPs during events.
Angara wants student exams to match PISA
MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara wants schools to develop examinations that will match the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in measuring students’ problem-solving and comprehension.
VP: Don’t be motivated by cash, cocaine, champagne
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte continued her broadsides yesterday against her erstwhile allies, declaring that “leaders should not be motivated by cash, cocaine or champagne… And most certainly, leaders should not be made to hold champagne glasses.”
President Marcos thanks United States Congress for $500 million military aid
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has personally thanked visiting members of the US Congress for Washington’s $500-million military aid to the Philippines, citing the importance of “strong” backing from a powerful ally in confronting “new challenges.”