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Beyond the Fault Line: Why the Philippines’ Next National Crisis Won’t Be Just an Earthquake
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For decades, the term “The Big One” has triggered a singular, terrifying image in the minds of Filipinos: the movement of the West Valley Fault and a catastrophic earthquake flattening Metro Manila. We map the fault lines, we retrofit our condos in BGC and Makati, and we run the Shake…
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IED Blast in CDO Left Two Dead, Two Injured
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An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Cagayan de Oro City around 1:50 a.m., leaving two dead bystanders and two injured policemen. Police investigators revealed that the IED inside a plastic bag was seen lying outside the Maxandrea Hotel on JR Borja Street. Victoriano del Rosario, security guard of the…
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SC Issues TRO on Cybercrime Law; A Battle Won by Netizens
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The Supreme Court (SC) issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the implementation of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The SC unanimously voted on Tuesday, October 9, to issue a 120-day TRO on the newly implemented Cybercrime Law. Oral arguments are set on January 15,…
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President Aquino Reveals Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
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President Benigno Aquino delivered a speech last October 7, revealing the development of the peace talks of the Philippine government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The speech was aired on national television. Below are the full text of his speech and the Framework Agreement between the national government…
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NEDA, NSO See Lower Inflation Rate in PH
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Following the National Statistics Office’s latest data, which said that the headline inflation rate has slipped from 3.8% in August to 3.6% in September, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) also said in a statement that it “expects that the full-year headline inflation rate for 2012 will be at…
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Tourist Boat Overturns in Boracay
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A tourist motorboat was overturned at Manoc-Manoc village, Boracay Island in Aklan on Wednesday afternoon, October 3, leading to the death of three Taiwanese tourists and hospitalization of six other tourists-passengers, as revealed by the Philippine Coast Guard in an Inquirer.com news report. According to said report, Kevin 2 was…
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Bomb Scare at LRT Recto, False Alarm
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The Manila Police District (MPD) found three suspicious packages along Light Rail Transit (LRT) at C.M. Recto Ave. corner Oroquieta St. on Saturday, after it has received a phone call tip. Contrary to earlier tweets from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority that they blasted open the packages that resulted to…
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Cyberycrime Law Still Under Fire; Hacktivism, Threat to National Security?
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Is it the cyber rage or is it the Cybercrime Law itself that has caught the executive department off guard? After the recent hacking of various government websites, including that of the Office of the President, and a series of protests in the past couple of days, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin…
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UST Student Stabbed in FEU Campus
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A 20-year-old student of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) was allegedly stabbed by six students of Far Eastern University (FEU). The victim was identified as Joanne Lourdes Reyes, while the suspects’ identities are yet to be verified. According to several news reports, the Manila Police District (MPD)-Station 4 said…
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