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‘Evasive’ clerk of court draws ire of lawmakers

MANILA -- Supreme Court (SC) Clerk of Court Felipa Anama on Wednesday drew the ire of lawmakers for being evasive in answering the details on the member-in-charge for the transfer of...

P17.5-M smuggled goods seized in Manila port

MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized various items, including fake watches and two heavy equipment, worth PHP17.5 million at the Port of Manila (POM). Commissioner Isidro Lapeña headed the inspection...

Jinggoy seeks court’s nod for 6-day family trip to HK

MANILA -- Former senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Estrada has sought the approval of the Sandiganbayan for his "long desired family bonding and holiday trip" to Hong Kong from Dec. 26 to...

JUCRA slams death threat vs. Canlas

MANILA -- Reporters covering the justice beat condemned the death threat against Manila Times reporter Jomar Canlas and urged authorities to probe the matter. In a statement, the Justice and Courts Reporters...

P50-B DPWH budget cut scrapped: Nograles

MANILA -- House appropriations committee chairman Karlo Nograles on Wednesday said the proposed PHP50-billion cut in the 2018 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for right-of-way (ROW)...

DOTr, DPWH opens TPLEX Binalonan-Pozzorubio segment

MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened on Wednesday a segment of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) stretching from Binalonan to Pozzorubio,...

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