An agitated Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair, cried foul over insinuations his wealth had almost doubled in the past two years, saying the media had misinterpreted two different forms of the required statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) which were recently made public.
Two men were arrested for the alleged illegal operation and sale of Internet modems that caused a major telecom firm to lose P10 million in revenues.
An agitated Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief, cried foul over “insinuations” his wealth had increased as shown by a government officials’ 2011 and 2012 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth released by Malacanang on Friday.
Although the elections are over and the majority of winners have already been proclaimed, the gun ban remains in effect in Metro Manila and the rest of the country, the police reminded the public on Thursday.
Incumbent officials seeking reelection in the cities of Taguig, Las Piñas, Marikina, Malabon and Pasay claimed victory although it was a different story for those in Parañaque, Antipolo City and Cainta, both in Rizal province.
The wee hours of Wednesday ushered in a second term for Mayor Laarni “Lani” Cayetano.
In Parañaque City, Representative Edwin Olivarez enjoyed a landslide victory over City Councilor Benjo Bernabe, with 115,851 against 82,551 votes.
Another scuffle between supporters of rival political camps reportedly marred Election Day in Taguig City.
After weeks of being exposed to politicians stumping on the campaign trail, voters will finally make their choices known today (Monday).
Political tensions got physical and potentially explosive in two cities with a few days to go before the May 13 elections.
It is both “a source of national pride” and “a shameful situation.” That’s how organizers of a recent conference and ongoing exhibit in Makati City described the state of one of the country’s wildlife treasures, the native hornbill.
It’s back to life behind bars for these former jail inmates from Batangas province, whose plan to rob a bank was foiled in Parañaque City on Friday.
Suffering a legal setback on Friday, groups opposed to a P14-billion reclamation project near a protected bird sanctuary on Manila Bay vowed to continue the fight in court.
