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Finnish envoy thanks Marcos for reopening PH embassy in Helsinki
July 8, 2024, 9:04 pm
MANILA – Outgoing Finnish Ambassador Juha Markus Pyykkö on Monday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for reopening the Philippine embassy in Helsinki, Finland this year. In his farewell call to the President in Malacañang, Pyykkö expressed elation over the reopening of the Philippine… Read More
Elderly pension, enhanced cybersecurity get highest approval ratings
July 8, 2024, 7:19 pm
MANILA – The universal social pension for senior citizens and the enhanced cybersecurity and data privacy measures for all government agencies receive the highest approval ratings among all national issues, a survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. released on Monday said. In its non-commissioned… Read More
Gatchalian: All DSWD field offices ready to extend aid
July 8, 2024, 6:55 pm
MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday assured all their field offices are well-functioning and consistently processing social welfare requests and are ready to extend assistance. Gatchalian made the statement in response to earlier… Read More
MMDA, PLDT to prevent fiber cuts caused by road projects
July 8, 2024, 6:50 pm
MANILA – Telecommunications (telecom) provider PLDT has partnered with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in safeguarding telecom infrastructure, particularly fiber cuts caused by road diggings and excavation activities. In a statement on Monday, PLDT's first vice president… Read More
CBCP to issue mandatory prayer for easing of WPS tensions
July 8, 2024, 6:13 pm
MANILA – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is set to come out with an Oratio Imperata (mandatory prayer), to pray for the easing of tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). CBCP president and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David announced on Monday its release later… Read More
PNP: Couple slain over land row; 2 ex-cops tagged as brains
July 8, 2024, 6:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified two dismissed police officers as the alleged masterminds in the killing of beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen. Ranking police officials and Department of the Interior and Local Government… Read More
Manila-Incheon weekly flight capacity increases to 30K seats
July 8, 2024, 5:59 pm
MANILA – The weekly seat entitlements on flights between Manila and South Korea’s Incheon Airport have increased to 30,000 following the signing of a new air services agreement. In a statement Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the new memorandum of understanding (MOU)… Read More
DA to roll out over P510-M fuel subsidy to 160K farmers nationwide
July 8, 2024, 5:48 pm
MANILA – A Department of Agriculture (DA) official said Monday it will roll out around PHP510.447 in fuel subsidies to crop, livestock, and poultry farmers who own or rent machinery. "That's about PHP510 million, so at PHP3,000 plus other mga gastusin, about 160,000 farmers iyong makikinabang… Read More
Binay files ethics complaint vs. Cayetano
July 8, 2024, 5:42 pm
MANILA – Senator Nancy Binay on Monday filed an ethics complaint against Senator Alan Peter Cayetano over his alleged “unparliamentary act, and language” during last week’s hearing on the controversial new Senate building. In her complaint filed before the office of Committee on Ethics and… Read More
SC clears Ted Failon in Stradcom contempt raps
July 8, 2024, 5:23 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court has dismissed the indirect contempt charges filed by Stradcom Corporation against broadcaster Ted Failon. Stradcom had asked the SC to cite Failon (Mario Teodoro Etong in real life) in indirect contempt for statements made in his radio program on January 12, 2010… Read More
Comelec to probe Guo candidacy in 2022 polls
July 8, 2024, 5:18 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's candidacy in the May 2022 national elections. "In view of public interest in the controversy surrounding Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, you are directed to create a… Read More
P10-M bounty up for arrest of Quiboloy
July 8, 2024, 5:15 pm
MANILA – Private citizens have pooled a PHP10-million reward for anyone who can give information that will lead to the arrest of fugitive religious leader Apollo Quiboloy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Monday. Quiboloy is wanted for… Read More
Laguindingan Airport cleaner turns over bag containing P50-K
July 8, 2024, 5:15 pm
MANILA – A cleaner turned over to the management of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on Monday a bag containing PHP50,000 which he found in a pushcart. Joshua Bustamante found the bag at around 7:20 a.m. in the arrival area and immediately informed the management to locate the owner,… Read More
5K patients in Tacloban benefit from ‘Lab for All' services
July 8, 2024, 4:34 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) delivered free consultations and free medications to 5,000 patients in Tacloban City, Leyte in support of the “Laboratoryo, Konsulta at Gamot para sa Lahat” (Lab for All) caravan. The three-day caravan from July 2 to 4 provided a total of 11,788… Read More
City execs thumb down transfer of Manila Zoo
July 8, 2024, 4:28 pm
MANILA – The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, commonly known as Manila Zoo, is not transferring elsewhere, city officials said Monday. In a statement, Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city government has plans to make the facility at par with its Southeast Asian counterparts, “We want Manila… Read More
DA eyes partnership with Vietnam fertilizer company
July 8, 2024, 4:11 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture is looking to secure a partnership with Vietnam's giant fertilizer firm Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Co. to boost the country's agricultural production. In a statement Monday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said a distribution agreement… Read More
Davao region’s shearline-hit families get P1.88-B aid
July 8, 2024, 4:08 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region) has disbursed some PHP1.8 billion in emergency cash transfer (ECT) for families affected by the shearline and trough of low pressure area (LPA) that hit the Davao region in the first quarter of 2024.… Read More
97 MNLF forces undergo profiling for OPAPRU transformation drive
July 8, 2024, 3:46 pm
MANILA – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said 97 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants participated in the verification and socio-economic profiling process as part of its transformation program. In a news release on Monday, the… Read More
DA to launch Rice for All program this July
July 8, 2024, 3:25 pm
MANILA – In line with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) will launch its "sustainable” Rice for All program this July to provide the general public with cheaper rice. In an interview on Monday, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa… Read More
BOC exceeds midyear revenue target, logs over P13-B surplus
July 8, 2024, 2:09 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded its revenue collection target for the first half of the year after posting a surplus of over PHP13 billion. Based on its latest data released on Monday, the BOC has collected a total of PHP456.053 billion from January to June, higher by 3.03… Read More
