Bantag’s ‘pool’ project in Bilibid surprises DOJ

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     Bantag’s ‘pool’ project in Bilibid surprises DOJ Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, who was justice secretary under the Duterte administration, said he also had “absolutely no knowledge about this alleged excavation.”     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Baguio tests e-bus on its steep roads BAGUIO CITY—The local government this week began testing a new model of an electric bus, being one of the four pilot cities in the country chosen to try the vehicle under a climate change mitigation measure pushed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The 18-seat Comet will ply designated “green routes” in the city, the first to sign up for the DOTr’s Low Carbon Urban Transport initiative in 2019.   NO CLIMATE JUSTICE, NO TOMORROW As world leaders and decision-makers meet in Egypt and Indonesia for the climate and the G-20 summits, respectively, civil society groups gather in Quezon City on Wednesday to demand decisive steps to avert global warming’s catastrophic impact on the environment and on national economies. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA   SUBSCRIBE NOW   US veep's PH trip includes Palawan US Vice President Kamala Harris will arrive in the country this weekend to meet with President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, before heading to Palawan province to demonstrate Washington’s “commitment to the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea.”     Opinion: Should ACEF be extended? A June 2012 report by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) indicated that ACEF had been plagued by problems that ‘significantly derailed the attainment of its objectives.’ Its implementation was suspended in 2011 as funds had been drained by the slow pace of loan repayments.       © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe