Marcos’ PFP forges alliance with Sotto’s NPC
May 18, 2024
The historic Kennon Road, the shortest route to and from the country’s summer capital, has fully reopened to motorists on Saturday. Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Kennon issued Memorandum No. 15 dated April 1, allowing for the two-way reopening of Kennon Road after its rehabilitation. Only vehicles weighing five tons and below are allowed to traverse the road and drivers are required to follow a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour, particularly along curves. Unannounced closure of the said road may be done in case of earthquake and other reasons that may endanger the lives of the motorists. Prior to
Six people were killed and at least nine others were wounded in a shooting in downtown Sacramento, the capital city of the US state of California, local police said Sunday. “Officers located at least 15 shooting victims, including six who are deceased,” a spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement. The suspect opened fire outside a restaurant and fled the scene, the police said. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. (0900 GMT) when police officers were called for an active shooter in the area of 10th Street and K Street in downtown Sacramento. They closed several streets
Senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar on Monday vowed to push for the enactment of a law allowing motorcycles to become a legitimate mode of public transport. In a statement, Eleazar said motorcycle taxi-hailing services have been proven to be essential, especially during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic when the government suspended the operations of public transport. Eleazar, a retired police general, said he witnessed this during his stint as the commander of the Joint Task Force Covid Shield, the law enforcement arm of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) which enforces all pandemic-related policies in the country. He added that during
A policeman was killed while five government troops were wounded in an ambush by the New People’s Army (NPA) using anti-personnel mines in Las Navas, Northern Samar on Monday. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said in its initial report that the team was heading to Osang village in Catubig, Northern Samar when the communist terrorist group detonated mines around 7 a.m. in San Miguel village of Las Navas town. The fatality and the five wounded — three police officers and two soldiers — are part of the community support program (CSP) team deployed in remote Osang village. The policemen are
The 64th annual Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with opening performances by Bruno Mars and Olivia Rodrigo, both of whom took home multiple awards. Record of the Year and Song of the Year went to Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic, a super-duo consisting of Mars and Anderson Paak. “And realize because of you guys, me and Andy going to be singing this song forever, so God bless you all,” Mars said. Silk Sonic also took home the Grammy for Best R&B Performance for Leave The Door Open, which
Aksyon Demokratiko presidential bet Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso emphasized the need for the country to shift to a two-party system for smooth-sailing governance. He also said during the second installment of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “PiliPinas Debates 2022” on Sunday night that he prefers the election of two senators per region and supports the party-list system but it must have added safeguards. He lamented that the party-list system is being used to exploit the poor and extend political dynasties. “Napapanahon na, hinog na, na tayo’y bumalik sa two-party system. We elect the president. At the same time, ‘pag nanalo
