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DBCC proposes P6.352-T nat’l budget for 2025
June 27, 2024, 8:48 pm
MANILA – The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has pegged at PHP6.352 trillion the proposed national budget for 2025, its chairperson announced on Thursday. In a press briefing following the meeting, DBCC chairperson and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the… Read More
Senator: NBI confirms matching fingerprints of Alice Guo, Guo Hua Ping
June 27, 2024, 8:31 pm
MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday bared that the National Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Guo Hua Ping have matching fingerprints. “Ibig sabihin (Which means), they are the fingerprints of one and the same person,” Hontiveros said in a… Read More
Timor-Leste court grants PH extradition request vs. Teves
June 27, 2024, 8:18 pm Updated on June 27, 2024, 10:02 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday confirmed that the Court of Appeals of Timor-Leste granted the Philippines’ extradition request against former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. “The Department of Justice confirms the grant of the extradition request made by the Philippine… Read More
Beijing open to dialogue, says Embassy following June 17 clash
June 27, 2024, 7:56 pm
MANILA – Beijing is committed to managing differences in the South China Sea through dialogue, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said Thursday, days after tensions rose with Manila over the incident involving the Chinese Coast Guard last June 17. The Chinese Embassy said Beijing stays “committed… Read More
Bicam approves VAT on foreign digital service providers
June 27, 2024, 6:16 pm
MANILA – The bicameral conference committee on Thursday approved the final version of a bill imposing a 12 percent value-added tax on foreign digital service providers, which is a priority legislation of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). House ways and means… Read More
5 foreigners nabbed for illegal entry into PH in Zambo City
June 27, 2024, 5:53 pm
MANILA – Government forces on Thursday arrested five foreigners who illegally entered the country in Zamboanga City. In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said four Indian nationals and a Malaysian were apprehended in an operation carried out by the PCG District Southwestern Mindanao… Read More
PBBM announces toll fee suspension in Cavitex on July 1-30
June 27, 2024, 5:51 pm Updated on June 28, 2024, 4:39 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced a 30-day suspension of toll fee collection for vehicles passing through the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex). In a statement posted on social media, Marcos said the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved the recommendation of… Read More
Search for outstanding volunteers to promote 'bayanihan' spirit
June 27, 2024, 5:36 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) on Thursday launched the Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) for this year to promote the bayanihan (cooperation) spirit. The SOV is an annual event that seeks to honor individuals and groups from different parts… Read More
DSWD to intensify social protection programs for human capital dev’t
June 27, 2024, 5:24 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to intensify the agency’s efforts in providing social protection programs and services following the World Bank’s (WB) recent report that the Philippines still lags behind regional peers in human… Read More
Senate bill banning POGOs, all forms of online gambling pushed
June 27, 2024, 5:19 pm
MANILA – Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday pushed for the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1281, seeking to prohibit Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and all forms of online gambling in the country. Villanueva made this call amid mounting evidence linking POGOs to various crimes such as… Read More
China 'monster ship' also entered Malaysia, Brunei EEZ
June 27, 2024, 4:39 pm
MANILA – China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, one of the largest coast guard vessels in the world, was also spotted entering the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of Malaysia and Brunei aside from entering the Philippines' EEZ during its incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement… Read More
S. Korean trader wanted for economic crimes barred at NAIA
June 27, 2024, 4:26 pm
MANILA – Philippine immigration authorities recently nabbed a South Korean businessman wanted in his homeland for economic crimes involving millions of dollars and barred him from leaving the country via Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. In a news release on Thursday,… Read More
BFAR eyes insurance coverage to calamity-affected fishers
June 27, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will launch a pilot study that would grant insurance coverage to fishers affected by calamities. During a media forum in Quezon City on Thursday, BFAR spokesperson Nazario Briguera said a weather index-based parametric insurance will… Read More
ARBOs earn P2.3-B via gov’t’s program vs. hunger, poverty
June 27, 2024, 2:41 pm
MANILA – The Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) have earned a total of PHP2.377 billion through the government’s Program Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP), a government initiative addressing food security, hunger, and poverty problems through the cooperation and convergence of… Read More
PBBM’s Trabaho Para sa Bayan Plan: 3M jobs for Filipinos
June 27, 2024, 2:27 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday appealed to the labor sector to ensure the efficient implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) plan, which will help generate at least 3 million new jobs by 2028. Speaking at the first-ever 2024 National Employment Summit in Manila,… Read More
Wescom chief, 3 other AFP officials promoted
June 27, 2024, 2:12 pm
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command chief Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres Jr. and three other ranking officials were promoted to the next higher rank. AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. led the donning or ranks rites at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters… Read More
Marcos brings over P228-M El Niño aid in Western Visayas
June 27, 2024, 2:08 pm Updated on June 27, 2024, 7:20 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday distributed over PHP288 million in assistance to individuals affected by the dry spell in Western Visayas. Marcos visited San Jose de Buenavista, Antique to turn over farm machinery and equipment, as well as cash assistance to farmers,… Read More
DOH: Leptospirosis cases rising
June 27, 2024, 2:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the number of leptospirosis cases is increasing, recording 878 cases and 84 deaths as of June 15, since rains resulting in floodings started this month. The figure is only half of the 1,769 cases recorded for the same period last year but… Read More
4 SWAT members relieved over 'presence' in firm's private event
June 27, 2024, 1:16 pm
MANILA – Four members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team in Pasig City were relieved from their posts amid an ongoing investigation into their presence at a private event of a networking company in the city. In a phone interview Thursday, Eastern Police District (EPD) director Brig.… Read More
Marcos on Dutertes’ Senate bid: It’s a free country
June 27, 2024, 12:31 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, and his two sons are more than free to run in future elections. “It’s a free country. They’re allowed to do whatever they want,” President Marcos said when asked about the reported plan of the… Read More
