MANILA – The revival and development of the Lucena-San Pablo stretch of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) continues as it is set to reopen before the end of the Duterte administration in June, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday. Construction of the Lucena-San Pablo line is ongoing with the rest of the PNR Bicol which links Metro Manila and the Southern Luzon provinces. “As the Duterte administration nears its conclusion, Secretary (Arthur) Tugade made a covenant with the Filipino people not to waste even a single day at work. There is no time to relax even until the
BACOLOD CITY – Calls for justice and tributes are pouring in for the Negrense school teacher who was gunned down by unidentified assailants the night before the May 9 national and local elections. As of Tuesday, police investigation continues as family members, friends and colleagues mourn the death of Mercy Nequia-Miguel of Himamaylan City National High School, who was supposed to serve during Monday’s polls. Brig. Gen. Flynn Dongbo, director of Police Regional Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6), said he has directed the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office to conduct a thorough investigation. “Once the perpetrators are identified, appropriate charges must be
RABAT – Morocco will host on Wednesday the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, at the joint invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Marrakech meeting is another step in the pursuit of international commitment and coordination in the fight against Daesh, with a particular focus on the African continent as well as the evolution of the terrorist threat in the Middle East and other regions, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad read. During this meeting,
MANILA – As various groups gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday to protest the alleged widespread electoral fraud in the May 9 polls, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) urged them to “respect” the will of the Filipino people and avoid being part of the problem. “The people have spoken. Respect that voice. Otherwise, you will lose whatever is left of your self-respect and dignity by crying over something that has been decided already by the masses. Cope with your defeat. Respect the will of
MANILA – The European Union (EU) looks forward to forging closer cooperation with the Philippines under the next administration, its delegation in Manila said Tuesday. The bloc was among the groups to send foreign observers to monitor the conduct of the Philippine national elections on May 9. The delegation said it observed generally “peaceful, free, and fair democratic elections” based on the polling precincts its diplomats visited in different parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces. “The EU (Delegation to the Philippines) looks forward to working with the incoming administration for the next six years and foster closer EU-Philippines relations,”
TACLOBAN CITY – The conduct of national and local elections in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. Despite reports of malfunctioned vote-counting machines in some areas, there were no untoward incidents recorded in polling precincts in the region from its opening at 6 a.m. until its closing at 7 p.m. “Presence of PNP personnel were felt by the voting public as we maximized the deployment of majority of policemen to all areas of engagement especially in school premises where the casting of votes took place,” PNP Eastern Visayas region director Brig. Gen. Bernard
