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MANILA BULLETIN FILE A hostile witness “is called by an adverse party to testify in a case and may be expected to be biased in his testimony against the adverse party.” Osmeña is facing six graft charges for withholding the releases of the real property tax (RPT) shares of a barangay for two quarters in 2014 and for the 2015 fiscal year. In his motion, Osmeña said Rivera should be declared as a hostile witness. However, he said he will dispense with Rivera’s testimony if the prosecution...

MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (Photo credit: https://region1.mgb.gov.ph/) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano told Business Bulletin that discussions on this matter already concluded and that the new FTAA now awaits the signature of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. After that, the FTAA will be forwarded to the Office of the President (OP) for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. FTAA is a contract that allows a foreign-owned mining firm to operate in the Philippine...

Press Release Cooperatives Development Officer Act Signed into Law On Tuesday, the Palace signed into law Republic Act 11535 or the Cooperatives Development Officer Act, which amends the Local Government Code of 1991 to authorize the creation of the Cooperatives Development Officer (CDO) as a mandatory position in all local government units. "This has been such a long-awaited bill by our cooperative sector, so I thank the President for signing it into law," said Senate Majority Leader Juan Migu...

Nationwide round-up (04/14/21) April 14, 2021 | 7:17 pm 2GO lures passengers with promo fares; hopes non-essential trips will be allowed by May 1 SEA travel provider 2GO is luring passengers with promo fares amid the ongoing restrictions being implemented in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, anticipating that non-essential travel will be allowed starting May 1. In an e-mailed statement, the company said it expects the ban on non-essential travel to be lifted by next month. The company said pas...

Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL meeting of Brown County Commissioners Court shall be held at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on April 14th, 2021, at ADAMS STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, 511 E. ADAMS ST., Brownwood in accordance with Article 81.005 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas. The following items of business will be discussed, to-wit: 1. Declare a Quorum and Call Meeting to Order Conduct Public Meeting in the form of an informational workshop: The 2 topics for public comment are: ...

Published April 8, 2021, 1:02 PM The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a Court of Appeal (CA) decision that nullified the 2017 writ of possession issued by a trial court to the Mandaluyong City government over 4,987 square meters of land for the city’s “Land for the Landless Home for Homeless Program.” Supreme Court (SC) (MANILA BULLETIN) In a resolution released last March 25, the SC said the CA correctly found that the Mandaluyong City government violated two laws and the High Court’s ...

SAN ANGELO — San Angelo drivers might soon feel a few less bumps in the road after the city hired not one, but two construction companies to repair broken streets and patch potholes across town. On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, city council members unanimously approved emergency street repair contracts for both Reece Albert and James D. Goode Construction at an amount not to exceed $1 million. Executive Director of Public Works Shane Kelton said the city needs to fix San Angelo roads as quickly a...

Mayor wants police station personnel sacked over April Fools prank Apr 4, 2021 4:43 PM PHT Jun A. Malig Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr sought the relief of all personnel of Police Station 5 due to a prank video posted on social media involving two uniformed policemen. In a memorandum dated Saturday, April 3, Lazatin told Colonel Rommel Batangan, police director of Angeles City, that the video posted on the Facebook page of SY Music Entertainment on Friday, April 2, showed the cops arrest...

Atty. Joey Lina The trend is disturbing and our scientific researchers see it as a portent of horrific times ahead. For three days since last Friday, the three highest single-day tallies  so far this year of COVID cases nationwide were reported – 4,578 new cases on Friday, 5,000 on Saturday, and 4,899 on Sunday. The 5,000 new infections last March 13 is the largest single-day number recorded in around seven months, or since August 26, 2020, when the daily recorded number of new cases hit 5...

SAFD captain to return to duty Monday, six years after being fired Captain Thomas Caldwell reinstated following multiple legal victories, likely due substantial back pay Updated:  Tags:  Captain Thomas Caldwell. Courtesy: State Bar of Texas (KSAT) SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio Fire Department captain, terminated in 2015 after facing allegations he worked a second job while collecting line-of-duty injury benefits, has been reinstated by SAFD and is scheduled to report for duty Monday morning. ...