Yehey Manila News

Consumers will welcome the new year with lower liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices, as dealers yesterday announced a 50 centavos per kilogram (kg) rollback.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto last Thursday, branding it as an “assault to democracy.”

Senator Panfilo M. Lacson filed a resolution Thursday urging the chamber to investigate the alleged anomalies in the preparations of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit held in Cebu last January.

To minimize potential loses due to low passenger voume during the coming holidays, Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 will close earlier than usual.

THE COMMUNIST PARTY of the Philippines (CPP) should not push through with its “planned activities” in the run-up to its 40th anniversary next year if it is sincere in pursuing peace talks with the government, Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita said.

Malacañang bucking appointments rule

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is inclined to evaluate the performance of her Cabinet this week to ensure that the projects of various government agencies are progressing.

TOTAL DAMAGE brought by typhoons “Lando” (international code name: Hagibis) and “Mina” (Mitag) was recorded at P854 million, with Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) bearing more than half of damage cost, the Department of Agriculture said.

SEVEN PEOPLE were wounded in a suspected bomb attack on Christmas Day on the home of a legislator whose family has suffered deadly attacks in the past, police said yesterday.