The Duterte administration’s infrastructure program may not be enough to deal with the country’s transportation woes as road congestion in Metro Manila may reach “standstill levels” by 2022, according to a study by an American consulting group, reports Inquirer.net.
Vilma Bautista (Source: NY Post)
Vilma Bautista, 78, the elderly ex-secretary of former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos has finally started serving 2-6 years jail time over the crooked multimillion-dollar sale of a Monet painting that belonged to her late boss — more than four years after she was convicted, reports the New York Post.
Fr. Marcelito "Tito" Paez (Source CBCP News)
A Catholic priest, Fr. Marcelito “Tito” Paez, was gunned down by unidentified men in Jaen, Nueva Ecjia on Monday evening. The 72-year-old priest was a prominent human rights activist in the province, reports CBCP News.
The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows that 47 percent of Filipino respondents, or an estimated 10.9 million families, consider themselves poor, reports the Manila Times .
Fidelino Atrgenio, Jr. (Source: Rappler)
While other kids of his age are hooked on computer games or school work, 11-year-old Fidelino Atregenio Jr. instead chooses to join his father in rallying against giant mining companies, which he described as “walang kaawa-awa” or merciless, reports Rappler.
"Tinig Pinoy," Ottawa's only Filipino radio show hosted by Dan de Castro and Regina Sosing, has been broadcasting for 25 years, reports Inquirer.net
A new report finds that 90% of of the 36 million people living below the poverty line in ASEAN live in either the Philippines or Indonesia, reports SEA-Globe.
Faith Bautista
Faith Bautista, a Filipino community leader, was sworn in as a member of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Community Advisory Board on Thursday, November 16, reports Inquirer.net.
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