House body eyes ‘security review’ for NGCP
NGCP.PHA HOUSE of Representatives committee on Tuesday said the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) might need to undergo a “national security review” amid foreign ownership concerns over the country’s grid system.The NGCP could have violated the Philippine Anti-Dummy
Castro says unfazed by threats
ACT TEACHERS PARTY-LIST FACEBOOK PAGEA LAWMAKER on Tuesday said she remains unmoved over the threats and harassment she has received amid efforts to impeach Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio at the House of Representatives.“These cowardly acts of intimidation will not deter
More plantilla positions sought
PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSSENATORS on Tuesday cited the need to pass a law that would automatically create plantilla or permanent positions for qualified contractual employees that have held job-order positions for decades, amending a bill that would get rid of obsolete
SMC finishes river cleanup
SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it had removed nearly 700,000 tons of silt and solid waste from the Pampanga River. The company said it had removed the waste from the August to December period last year within the 26.3-kilometer stretch of
Crystal meth seized in Pangasinan
LOREN BISER-UNSPLASHBAGUIO CITY — Authorities seized P748,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) Tuesday morning during a sting operation in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, perhaps the biggest shabu haul in a single law enforcement operation in this province. Led by the Regional