Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Participants of the two-day transport strike have threatened to set up camp in front of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board鈥檚 (LTFRB) central office until their demands have been met.
The transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) is in the middle of its nationwide transport strike beginning December 14 to 15 in protest of the December 31 deadline for franchise consolidation and phaseout of traditional jeepneys.
The Senate committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality chaired by Senator Risa Hontiveros intends to conduct a probe into 鈥淎ppointed Son of God鈥� Apollo Quiboloy鈥檚 Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in January 2024.
Hontiveros confirmed this in a letter sent to the Department of Justice on Thursday. The probe seeks to look into alleged crimes linked to Quiboloy-led KOJC.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday revealed the faces of two other 鈥減ersons of interest鈥� (POIs) who were caught on CCTV transporting a bag allegedly containing the bomb used inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) gym in Marawi City last December 3.
Apart from the first two suspects, Col. Jean Fajardo, PNP spokesperson, said they were able to spot the two after the Special Investigation Task Group backtracked the CCTV footage within the area. She likewise specified that 鈥淧OI 1鈥� drove the motorcycle, while 鈥淧OI 2鈥� was the pillion rider carrying the bag.
Senator Robinhood Padilla has proposed amending the 1987 Constitution and allowing the president and vice president to serve for four years and two terms.
Under his Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 5, the president and vice president would be elected 鈥渏oint candidates,鈥� the Senate would grow to 54 members, with 24 of them serving for eight years, and the House of Representatives lawmakers would serve for four years.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III lauded the professionalism of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) despite China鈥檚 recent 鈥渦nlawful behavior鈥� in the West Philippine Sea.
Austin expressed this during his phone conversation with聽 Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
Households in Metro Manila and nearby provinces should brace for an increase in their water bills beginning next year as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office has approved new tariff rates for two of the country鈥檚 biggest concessionaires.
MWSS chief regulator Patrick Ty announced on Wednesday that customers of Maynilad Water Services Inc., whose concession area covers the cities of Manila, Pasay, Para帽aque, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Las Pi帽as, Valenzuela, Navotas, Malabon, and parts of Makati, Quezon City, and Cavite province, would see an average increase of P7.87 per cubic meter in their monthly water bill.