Right here’s a fast roundup of at this time’s high tales:
Protection Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday mentioned China’s plane dropping of flares in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal within the West Philippine Sea is predicted because the Manila continues to claim its sovereign rights.
Chinese language fighter jets fired flares right into a path of a Philippine Air Drive aircraft final Aug. 8, the Armed Forces of the Philippines mentioned over the weekend.
Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) chief Normal Rommel Marbil has ordered a cease to cops carrying umbrellas for VIPs.
Marbil issued his directive Monday, noting that such an act will not be a part of a police officer’s job as it’s degrading for a person in uniform.
Because the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) modified its method in its combat towards unlawful medication, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had this to say to the police power he as soon as headed: “I want them good luck.”
“I hope and pray that they’ll succeed,” he added in a textual content message to reporters on Monday, when requested to touch upon the PNP’s recalibrated anti-drug marketing campaign.
The mid-year bonus of presidency staff might be included within the first tranche of their wage enhance to be launched this 12 months.
Finances Secretary Amenah Pangandman made the assertion on Monday after saying that the Division of Finances and Administration (DBM) has already launched the rules on the elevate.
Niño Muhlach mentioned his son Sandro’s alleged abusers have personally apologized for what they did, claiming that they’d mistaken what transpired as “consensual.”
Talking earlier than the Senate committee on public info and mass media’s listening to on Monday, Muhlach mentioned his assembly with Jojo Nones and Richard Dode Cruz happened on the home of GMA Senior Vice President Annette Gozon-Valdes, who invited them over. In that assembly, Nones and Cruz cried and apologized to him, Muhlach informed the senators.
Sotto confronts ‘Pasigueño’ protesters; finds out they’re from Quezon Metropolis
Pasig Metropolis Mayor Vico Sotto confronted a bunch of protesters rallying towards the development of the brand new metropolis corridor. However the mayor later finds out that the protesters have been truly from Quezon Metropolis, as a substitute of Pasig.
Manila Electrical Co. (Meralco) shoppers might even see a slight enhance of their electrical energy payments this month, the facility distributor large mentioned Monday.
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At a briefing, the corporate mentioned it could impose a minimal upward adjustment of P0.0327 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in energy charges, pushing the general charge to P11.6339 per kWh from July’s P11.6012 per kWh.
