Lozada posts bail
By Jamie Elona, Karen Boncocan, Ruel Perez
Whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada on Monday posted bail at the Sandiganbayan for two graft charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman.

Whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada on Monday posted bail at the Sandiganbayan for two graft charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman.

Marikina River water level went down from 19.2 meters at 10 a.m. Wednesday to 18.7 meters as of 11:45 a.m..

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will set aside P112 million for the yearly payment for a storage site for its precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said on Monday.

Several persons were hurt in a four-vehicle smash-up along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Monday morning, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said.

The Pasay Regional Trial Court is set to deliberate on Monday the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) request to present key witnesses in the electoral sabotage case against former president now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Monday stressed the importance of coordination among stakeholders as the key to success of the country’s education system.

Students from Tenement Elementary School in Taguig City are in for a new treat – a free haircut—at the start of classes on Monday, a Radyo Inquirer report said.

Former Supreme Court spokesman Jose Midas Marquez should also be removed from his position as Court Administrator, partylist group Akbayan said Friday.

The Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT3) temporarily suspended its operations Monday morning due to a technical problem.

An American national and her Filipino driver who were allegedly kidnapped in Makati City Tuesday morning were released by his captors after payment of ransom money, a Radyo Inquirer report said early Wednesday morning.

A van allegedly used by a slain key witness who testified against a car theft gang has been recovered in Parañaque City, Radyo Inquirer 990AM said.

Some 500 members of a militant labor group will hold a protest rally from Monday afternoon until Labor Day (Tuesday) to urge the government to put a stop to demolitions and contractualization.
A seven-vehicle smash-up on Monday caused heavy traffic at the northbound lane of the Skyway, with its tail-end reaching the Alabang Viaduct, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said.