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(PEP.ph) Love at first sight ang naramdaman ni Mike Rivera nang mapuntahan ang lupang tinitirikan ngayon ng kanyang container van house sa Calamba, Laguna.

“Raw land. As in, bukid ito, e. Farmland. As in walang kalye, walang tubig, walang kuryente,” paglarawan ni Mike sa panayam ng Summit OG.

Nasa gitna man ng bukid ang kanyang bahay, tanaw naman mula sa third-floor deck ang napakagandang view ng Mount Makiling.

“But when I saw the place, when I saw the view, I fell in love. Wow, ganda. I guess mukhang nakita ko na yung gusto ko.”

Bago siya nagdesisyon na magpatayo ng container van house sa paanan ng bundok, “700 feet above sea level,” nakatira si Mike sa Makati City.

Hindi raw siya nagtataka kung bakit, sa kanilang apat na magkakapatid, ang tatlo ay nakatira sa Calamba.

“Between living there [city] and living here [Calamba], it’s a world of difference.

“Kasi doon mainit. Puro semento. Di fresh air,” aniya ukol sa siyudad.

“Unlike dito, malamig. So anlayo talaga, and then super tahimik.”

Kaya naman ibinenta na nila ang kanilang properties sa siyudad at nagpasya si Mike na manirahan na rin sa probinsiya… Read More

(GMA News) Passenger capacity in MRT3 will be increased to 100% from 70% starting March 1 when the National Capital Region is downgraded to Alert Level 1 from Alert Level 2.

MRT3 carries 1,182 passengers each train set or 394 each wagon, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday. Each train set is composed of three wagons.

“Ang pagtataas ng kapasidad ng mga tren ay bilang tugon ng pamunuan ng MRT-3 at Kagawaran ng Transportasyon sa pagtaas ng demand sa pampublikong transportasyon sa pagbubukas ng mas maraming establisimyento sa Metro Manila,” the DOTr said on Facebook.

(The increase in train capacity is due to the expected increase in demand for public transportation amid the opening of more establishments in Metro Manila.)

The DOTr reminded passengers that minimum public health standards will still be strictly observed, which means talking, eating, drinking and answering phone calls will remain prohibited inside the trains.

Passengers are still required to wear face mask while wearing of face shields will remain voluntary, the DOTr said… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Nine presidential candidates tried to win over the public’s votes as they shared their platforms and stands on pressing national issues during the CNN Philippines Presidential Debate on Sunday.

Questions on corruption opened the discussion, with candidates saying they would stamp out the practice. Asked which government agency they would probe first, almost all of them pointed to the Bureau of Customs.

Their COVID-19 pandemic plans and accomplishments were also placed under the spotlight. The candidates vowed that if elected, healthcare workers would receive higher pay and incentives.

The presidential bets likewise presented proposals to improve infrastructure and agriculture, and stressed the need to invest in these sectors… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — The Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) of the Philippine National Police is keeping tabs on 127 PNP personnel allegedly involved in illegal activities.

The police officers were included in the IMEG’s watchlist and are now the subjects of close monitoring.

The IMEG made the announcement during its third founding anniversary on Feb. 22.

Sought for details, IMEG spokesperson Lt. Mary Jean Cuevas declined to give more information about the police officers’ illegal activities as she explained these are considered confidential.

“We cannot divulge any information on that,” she said in a message on Viber.

The PNP’s anti-corruption unit received 261 information reports last year about the activities of police scalawags, 181 of which were validated.

The IMEG also worked on 17 intelligence packets involving corrupt police personnel.

In 2021, IMEG arrested 12 police officers, two retired PNP personnel, four from other law enforcement agencies or PNP non-uniformed personnel and their 24 civilian cohorts… Read More

(Pep.ph) Nagiging paboritong location ng shooting ang bayan ng Pola sa Oriental Mindoro, dahil sa kooperasyon ng alkalde nitong si Mayor Jennifer Mindanao-Cruz, o mas kilala bilang si Ina Alegre.

Noon pa man ay sinasabi na sa amin ni Mayor Ina na gusto niyang kumbinsihin ang mga producers na sa bayan niya sa Pola na mag-shooting para ma-promote na rin ang naturang lugar.

“Halos kumpleto kasi dito sa Pola.

“May dagat, may lawa, may talon, iba-ibang lugar, may mga old houses dito, na ang daming lumang bahay talaga na puwede nilang gamitin sa shooting.

“May kalye dito na halos isang barangay nga na mga old houses lahat nakatayo.

“May ibang may mga nakatira pa, ang iba wala na. Kasi nasa Manila na o sa abroad yung may-ari.

“Nakita niyo yung sa Bahay na Pula? Yan ang old house dito,” pagmamalaki ni Mayor Ina nang nakapanayam namin sa DZRH nung nakaraang Biyernes, February 25… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Three men were found dead, their bodies bearing marks of torture, in separate places in Quezon City yesterday.

One of the victims was found at the corner of 11th street and Broadway Avenue in Barangay Mariana at around 1 a.m., according to probers.

The victim – 5’1” in height and of heavy build – was apparently tortured, based on the wounds on his chest, police said. He also had ligature markings on his right wrist.

Probers said the victim was clad in denim pants, a black t-shirt and gray rubber shoes.

Two more men were found dead along Malasimbo street in Barangay Masambong at around 1:43 a.m.

The men had wounds on their chest and were apparently strangled, based on the ligature marks on their necks.

Two pieces of cardboard with the message “Mandurukot huwag tularan” were placed beside the victims, warning passersby that the men were purported pickpockets and not to follow their example.

Police are conducting a probe to identify the victims’ killers… Read More

(SunStar) AS RUSSIA starts invading Ukraine, 38 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to cross the border to the safer streets of Poland.

According to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), 38 OFWs are already en route from western Ukraine to Poland.

“They are from the parts of Ukraine, where there is no military build-up of Russian forces. So, from there, they will cross over the borders to Poland,” said Owwa Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac in a television interview.

The labor official also said that another 40 OFWs are eyed for relocation from eastern Ukraine, which is currently facing the Russian assault.

“There are still others that need to be transported out of Kyiv. We have been assured that our OFWs will be transported to safer ground in the west, towards the side of Poland,” said Cacdac.

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Russian forces started the invasion of Ukraine by launching land, sea, and air assault in what is touted as the biggest attack in Europe since World War 2… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — President Rodrigo Duterte is still not endorsing any candidate for the country’s top post, saying he prefers to “stay neutral” for now.

In an interview with Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar aired Friday, Duterte said he’s “not in a hurry” to name his preferred successor, stressing that the interest of the Filipino people is at stake.

“I may or I may not, but preferably, I’d like to stay neutral,” Duterte told Cabinet Report. “Ibig sabihin, wala akong susuportahan na kandidato (Meaning, I won’t support any candidate).”

“Unless, again, there’ll be a compelling reason for me to go out and tell the people what it is,” he added. “I would like to bide my time. I’m not in a hurry.”

Prior to the start of the campaign period, Duterte said he won’t be supporting any candidate yet — even if some of them have already “communicated” with him.

His party PDP-Laban is left with no standard bearer after Sen. Bong Go dropped out of the presidential race.

Pressed further about the matter, Duterte admitted that the ruling party could not find anyone for the post. “Simply because wala rin kaming makita (we couldn’t find anyone),” he said… Read More