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SolGen asks Tarlac RTC to cancel Guo’s birth certificate
July 5, 2024, 8:28 pm
MANILA – Government lawyers on Friday formally asked the court to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. In a message to reporters, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the petition filed before the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the cancellation of… Read More
OWWA negotiates for higher settlement for ‘missing’ MV Tutor crew
July 5, 2024, 8:12 pm
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is negotiating with the manning agency of the “missing” seafarer of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Tutor attacked by Houthis last month. OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on… Read More
DBM releases P27B for health workers' emergency allowance
July 5, 2024, 8:10 pm
MANILA – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers. In a statement, Pangandaman said the released fund is expected to… Read More
PBBM: P27-B agri infra projects to be built in N. Mindanao
July 5, 2024, 8:07 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the government plans to build over 400 infrastructure projects worth PHP27 billion in Northern Mindanao to boost the agricultural productivity in the region. During the distribution of land titles and support services to farmers of Region… Read More
House directed to probe criminal activities linked to POGOs
July 5, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday ordered a congressional probe into the reported criminal activities linked with illegitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a statement, Romualdez said the House probe will look into various criminal activities, including money… Read More
DOTr eyes 6 TBMs for Metro Manila Subway by yearend
July 5, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Construction for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is expected to speed up with the arrival of two more tunnel boring machines (TBM) by yearend, for a total of six so far. At the Pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) Special over state-run People’s Television Network on Friday,… Read More
P29, Rice for All deals budget-friendly, tame inflation
July 5, 2024, 7:48 pm Updated on July 5, 2024, 9:09 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday expressed optimism that the P29 and Rice for All programs will help tame inflation in the next months. The DA issued the statement following the launch of the large-scale trial of the “P29 Rice Program” in 10 locations across Metro Manila… Read More
DA eyes possible vax rollout vs. ASF within the year
July 5, 2024, 7:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to roll out the vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) within 2024 once it secures an approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). "Iyong expectation natin within the year, maging okay na (approval) para by next year, wala na… Read More
Comelec holds 'mock polls' in Tawi-Tawi to test new technologies
July 5, 2024, 7:20 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday held mock elections in Tawi-Tawi province, the country's southernmost frontier, to test the new technologies to be used in the May 2025 midterm polls. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia, together with representatives of service… Read More
Marcos: DepEd to focus on improving employability of K-12 grads
July 5, 2024, 7:01 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday the Department of Education (DepEd), under the helm of incoming Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, would focus on improving the employability of Kinder to Grade 12 (K to 12) program graduates. In an interview on the sidelines of the… Read More
PBBM bares P100-M Jolo airport dev’t project
July 5, 2024, 6:34 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced the government's plan to upgrade the Jolo Airport, the only gateway serving the province of Sulu. During the distribution of financial assistance to farmers, fisherfolk, and families at the Sulu Provincial Gymnasium in Patikul, Sulu,… Read More
PCG assists injured Chinese crew in ship accident off Antique
July 5, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday conducted a medical evacuation on a Chinese crew member who accidentally sustained cuts in his left thumb in an accident 20.69 nautical miles (NM) west of Semirara Port in Caluya, Antique. In a situation report on Friday, the PCG said the… Read More
MARINA offers assistance to seafarers hit by Red Sea attacks
July 5, 2024, 5:59 pm
MANILA – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Friday offered to reissue all relevant documents, without any requirements or fees, for seafarers affected by attacks in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and other areas. In a statement, MARINA administrator Sonia Malaluan said she has directed the… Read More
Trillanes files plunder raps vs. ex-Pres. Duterte, Senator Bong Go
July 5, 2024, 5:29 pm
MANILA – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday filed plunder complaints against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the alleged anomalous award of 184 government contracts worth more… Read More
DHSUD, CDC eye 50K housing units in Clark
July 5, 2024, 4:15 pm
MANILA – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) have formalized their partnership for housing project under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. In a news release Friday, the DHSUD said Secretary Jose… Read More
Consignee of P8.5-M liquid cocaine falls in Makati
July 5, 2024, 4:04 pm
MANILA – Authorities recently arrested the consignee of 1.6 kg. of liquid cocaine worth PHP8.5 million. In a news release on Friday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark said its officers from and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) nabbed the recipient of the shipment,… Read More
Israel org keen to share sci-tech focused education models to PH
July 5, 2024, 3:56 pm
MANILA – Israeli organization ORT is eager to partner with the Philippines to help prepare Filipino students become part of a “technology-driven workforce”. An ORT Israel delegation is in Manila to introduce the organization’s various science and technology-focused teaching and learning… Read More
PNP sees no threats, eyes adjustments to SONA traffic plans
July 5, 2024, 2:27 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to fine-tune preparations and has not received information on security threats ahead of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr's third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said Friday they are also… Read More
Marcos backs proposal for nomad visa; pilot country eyed
July 5, 2024, 1:45 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has backed the proposal to issue an executive order (EO) to introduce “nomad visas” and attract long-stay foreign visitors. The Private Sector Advisory Council for Tourism (PSAC-Tourism) suggested the issuance of EO for the immediate implementation… Read More
Tacloban, CDO named pilot areas for VisMin gun permit renewal hubs
July 5, 2024, 1:37 pm
MANILA – The first gun permit renewal centers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Visayas and Mindanao will rise in Tacloban City and Cagayan de Oro, respectively. "We are opening by the end of the month the Tacloban center in Visayas, then eventually we go to Mindanao in Cagayan de Oro… Read More
