Good day steemit community. Current news is one of the important information staple of our time. I've curated some headlines of the Philippines,to simplify the life of fellow steemian who wants to have a glimpse of the current event in the country. We can now have an overview of what's happening around us.
Koko urges Mocha to go on leave after 'federalism' video: unlisted
Expressing dismay at Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson's attempt to supposedly promote federalism, Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III urged her to go on leave to study the issue.
Bangladesh police fire tear gas to clear protesters blocking traffic: Jaleen Ramos
DHAKA – Bangladeshi police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse tens of thousands of students protesting for an eighth day to demand safer roads after two teenagers were mown down by a bus.
20 NPA supporters yield to army: Francine Ciasico
GALIMUYOD, Ilocos Sur — Twenty supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Team of Community Support Program (CSP) of the army’s 54th Infantry Battalion during the peace caravan in Sitio Nagkatengey, Barangay Namal, Asipulo, Ifugao last Sa…
Palace celebrates BOL signing today: Jaleen Ramos
President Duterte will lead in Malacañang today a ceremony marking the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a landmark law that will give meaningful autonomy to the Moro people in Mindanao.
(3RD UPDATE) The US Geological Survey says the shallow quake hit northern Lombok just 10 kilometers underground and followed by two further secondary quakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks
Sea row splits Trillanes, Cayetano:
Opposition Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday called Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano a “political snake” for shedding his loyalty to the Aquino administration at the height of the South
Joint naval patrols in South China Sea by PH, neighbors urged:
The Philippines should take a bold step in defending its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea by encouraging neighboring states to conduct with it joint freedom of navigation patrols in the hotly contested South China Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpi…
Sycip's son, 4 business associates ordered arrested:
The son of the late Washington SyCip, founder of SGV & Co., and four of his associates have been ordered arrested anew by a Pasig City judge in connection with the legal tussle in the ownership of P564 million worth of shares in a tuna canning company.
Japanese gaming mogul, associate arrested:
Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada and an associate have been arrested by anticorruption agents of the Hong Kong government for allegedly trying to defraud a company owned by his family HK$135 million (P918 million).
72% of Filipinos satisfied with Duterte admin — SWS:
President Rodrigo Duterte's administration received a "very good" net satisfaction rating in the second quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
We're back in Asian Games:
It took a loud clamor from fans and sports personalities, a diplomatic request and the realization of a mistake to put Gilas Pilipinas back in the Asian Games.
Satur Ocampo lawyer: P1-M bounty from 'scumbags':
A lawyer of one of the four former lawmakers facing arrest for what militants said was a dead murder case being brought back to life described the bounty being offered for the arrest of the four as a “cheap shot” by “scumbags.”
Landslide displaces scores of households: Jennifer P. Rendon
A RAIN-induced landslide affected 23 houses in Igbaras, Iloilo.Around 10 houses are said to be damaged after soil from the mountains
Sara Duterte's Hugpong may play vital role in Cha-cha push: ABS-CBN News
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's regional party 'Hugpong ng Pagbabago' may play a vital role in the push for charter change, a political analyst said Sunday.
The national ID system in the Philippines has been the center of debate concerning privacy and data security
Cebu cop killed in alleged ambush attempt on councilman laid to rest:
A week after he was killed in a shootout in Cebu City, Police Officer 3 Eugene Calumba was laid to rest at a memorial park on Sunday in his home province of Negros Oriental. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, …
Nothing wrong with GMA's provincial trips — Albano: Rizal Obanil
Isabela Rep. Rodito Albano finds nothing wrong with former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s provincial trips, which has become a usual part of her itinerary after becoming House Speaker last month.
Buoyant Barangay Ginebra aims to pull away in Game 5: JOSEF T. RAMOS, TMT
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone is upbeat yet jittery as they face San Miguel Beer in Game 5 of the best-of-seven finals of Season 43 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup at 6:30 p.m. tonight, at the Araneta Coliseum. The seri…