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53K 'vulnerable' Manila residents to get monthly cash aid
July 11, 2024, 4:59 pm
MANILA – Some 53,000 members of the vulnerable sector in Manila are set to get their monthly allowances under the social amelioration program (SAP) of the city government this month. In a statement Thursday, Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city's Department of Social Welfare will be distributing… Read More
Bataan-Cavite mega bridge construction to start early or mid-2025
July 11, 2024, 4:55 pm
CAPAS, Tarlac – The construction of the 32-kilometer Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge is likely to start early or mid 2025, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday. With an initial cost of PHP219 billion, the Bataan-Cavite mega bridge is set to be the “biggest and the… Read More
Israeli agritech firms keen to do business with PH
July 11, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – Eleven Israeli companies are looking to sell and introduce smart agriculture technologies to the Philippines. At the Israel Agricultural-Tech Roadshow in Makati City on Thursday, about 100 Philippine-based firms and agri-tech startups joined a business-to-business session with the… Read More
July 2024 is National Census, CBMS Month
July 11, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared July 2024 as “National Census and Community-based Monitoring System (CBMS) Month." The issuance is in support to the 2024 census of population and CBMS (POPCEN-CBMS) from July to September 2024. In his Proclamation 627, Marcos directed… Read More
2 Chinese ships could be involved in allision with boat in Zambales
July 11, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said two China-flagged vessels are suspected to be involved in an allision with a Filipino fishing boat in Subic, Zambales on July 3, resulting in the sinking of the fishing boat and one of the two fishers still missing. In a message to reporters on… Read More
PNP strictly vetting 'tips' on Quiboloy's whereabouts
July 11, 2024, 3:51 pm
MANILA – Pieces of information on the wheareabouts of fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy will undergo strict verification, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. This came after the Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 (Davao) confirmed receiving a lot of calls giving information on… Read More
DFA renews call to Filipinos in Lebanon to come home
July 11, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has appealed to all Filipinos in Lebanon to avail of the government’s voluntary repatriation program as tensions in the country continue to escalate. In an interview on Thursday, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said there is no guarantee that… Read More
DOJ-UP-UN finalize procedures for investigating PDL deaths
July 11, 2024, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday entered into an arrangement with partner institutions to establish standard investigation procedures for deaths of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, University of the Philippines (UP) Manila… Read More
Nearly P10B allotted for PH rural dev't plan in Calabarzon
July 11, 2024, 3:09 pm
MANILA – The government has set aside nearly PHP10 billion for the Philippine Rural Development Plan (PRDP) in Calabarzon (Region 4-A) to stimulate economic development in the area, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday. During the distribution of presidential assistance to farmers… Read More
Comelec: BARMM voter education micro summits set in Sept.
July 11, 2024, 2:45 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to hold voter education summits in September as part of its massive information campaign for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in May 2025. In a statement Thursday, Comelec… Read More
11 dead in bus, pickup truck collision in Cagayan
July 11, 2024, 2:23 pm
MANILA – At least 11 persons were killed after a passenger bus rammed into a pickup truck in Abulug, Cagayan early Thursday. In a radio interview, Abulug town police chief Maj. Antonio Palattao said the victims, all passengers of the pickup truck, were dead on arrival at the hospital after the… Read More
Vatican OKs inquiry into cause for sainthood of PH catechist
July 11, 2024, 11:37 am
MANILA – The Vatican has approved the opening of an inquiry into the cause for sainthood of Filipino lay catechist Laureana Franco, known as “Ka Luring”. Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara said the Vatican has granted the “nihil obstat” to the cause for beatification and canonization… Read More
Ex-CIDG NCR chief named Davao top cop
July 11, 2024, 11:29 am
MANILA – Former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR) chief Col. Hansel Marantan has been designated as the acting director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO). Marantan's designation is pursuant to an order dated July 10 signed by Maj. Gen. Sidney… Read More
DND chief seeks private sector support for AFP modernization
July 11, 2024, 10:37 am
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called on enterprise executives and managers to help the national government in crafting "creative financing solutions" to help ease the financial burden of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) ongoing… Read More
PH Navy stands by officer implicated in POGO probe
July 11, 2024, 9:56 am
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) has defended one of its junior officers tagged as an incorporator of some 193 companies, several found to be illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). "As we take cognizance of the apparent commission of identity theft implicating the name of Lt.… Read More
Rains continue over most of PH on Thursday
July 11, 2024, 7:55 am
MANILA – Most areas in the country will continue to experience rains on Thursday due to the prevailing intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the weather bureau said. Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Soccsksargen, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, and… Read More
CFO vows full digitalization by 2025
July 10, 2024, 11:55 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has vowed to go fully digital by 2025 as it assures Filipino emigrants that the Philippine government has programs and services to support them. “As per the instruction of PBBM (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.), all our front-line services… Read More
Senate building cost could balloon to P27-B due to inflation
July 10, 2024, 11:01 pm
MANILA – The cost of the new Senate building project could climb to PHP25 billion to PHP27 billion due to inflation. At the Senate Committee on Accounts inquiry on Wednesday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed that the total estimated cost of the project was based on… Read More
PAF’s FA-50PH jets arrive in Australia for 'Pitch Black' exercise
July 10, 2024, 10:37 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Wednesday night that four of its FA-50PH light jet fighters have landed in Darwin, Australia to take part in the "Pitch Black" air exercises from July 12 to Aug. 2. In a statement, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the four FA-50PHs… Read More
NBI yet to locate whereabouts of another ‘Alice Guo’
July 10, 2024, 9:21 pm
MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has yet to locate the whereabouts of the other “Alice Guo,” which the Senate believes is the “missing link” in an ongoing probe into the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in Tarlac. During the Senate Committee on… Read More
