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Comelec: EMBO voters can't pick House representative in 2025 polls
June 25, 2024, 4:25 pm
MANILA – Registered voters in 10 EMBO (enlisted men's barrio) villages of Taguig City cannot vote for their congressional representative in the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday. In a press conference, Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said the residents… Read More
FDA urged to approve 2nd generation dengue vax
June 25, 2024, 4:19 pm
MANILA – Health experts on Tuesday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the second generation vaccine against dengue as cases increase nationwide. Philippine Foundation for Vaccination Executive Director Lulu Bravo said Takeda, manufacturer of dengue vaccine, QDenga, has… Read More
LTO opens more learning hubs; offers seminars to tricycle drivers
June 25, 2024, 4:02 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will offer more safety seminars and open more learning centers for tricycle drivers and operators. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II issued the directive to regional directors and district office heads following the launch of tricycle… Read More
PNP: No cause for alarm over tighter security checks in public places
June 25, 2024, 3:14 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday allayed concerns over its directive for private security agencies to ramp up checks and other related measures in public places. In a media interview at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP Civil Security Group (CSG) spokesperson Lt. Col. Eudisan… Read More
House has done its homework on LEDAC priority bills – Speaker
June 25, 2024, 2:36 pm Updated on June 25, 2024, 6:36 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday reported that the House of Representatives has accomplished its task of approving the priority bills of the Marcos administration to help achieve its security and sustainable socioeconomic targets. During the full meeting of the Legislative-Executive… Read More
PH retains Tier 1 status in US anti-human trafficking report
June 25, 2024, 2:19 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has retained its Tier 1 status in the United States’ annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the ninth year, which deems that the country’s anti-TIP efforts are up to the US standards. The initial report was released by the State Department on June 24, listing… Read More
Bangsamoro coalition backs PBBM call for peaceful, orderly 2025 polls
June 25, 2024, 2:18 pm
MANILA – Leaders from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provinces expressed support to the call of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for a successful elections next year. In a statement Tuesday, the BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC), an alliance of political groups led by… Read More
PAF to showcase territorial defense capabilities on 77th anniversary
June 25, 2024, 2:10 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will display its territorial defense capabilities in its 77th founding anniversary, an official said Tuesday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said their capabilities to retake territory taken by hostile… Read More
DA urges private sector to invest in agro-industries
June 25, 2024, 1:41 pm
MANILA – The private sector can help the country realize its food security targets under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through agro-industries investments, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). During the PHINMA Corporation, Stratbase ADR Institute and Makati… Read More
BI: Chinese woman in lookout order vs. Guo caught in Davao airport
June 25, 2024, 1:01 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed the interception of a Chinese woman included in the immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. In a news release Tuesday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 30-year-old Zhang Jie was prevented… Read More
3 QC's 'most wanted' nabbed in 1-day manhunt
June 25, 2024, 11:27 am
MANILA – Three individuals tagged as most wanted persons (MWPs) in Quezon City were arrested in separate operations on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) chief Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said Joezer Gamboa, 24, listed as the city's number four MWP, was arrested… Read More
AFP: Huge China Coast Guard vessel spotted near Ayungin Shoal
June 25, 2024, 9:12 am
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said it is keeping a close watch on all activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This came following reports that the China Coast Guard (CCG) 5901, the force's largest vessel known as "The Monster", was recently spotted passing… Read More
US, foreign missions welcome De Lima acquittal
June 25, 2024, 8:59 am
MANILA – The United States and several foreign missions in the Philippines have welcomed the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima on the final criminal charge against her. In a statement dated June 24, the State Department said the US remains committed to working with the Philippines to… Read More
Taal in 'abnormal condition' but 'magmatic eruption' unlikely
June 25, 2024, 8:47 am
MANILA – A two-minute weak steam-driven or phreatic eruption that produced 600-meter high plumes occurred at the Taal Main Crater at 9:30 p.m. Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Tuesday. The activity was likely driven by the continued emission of… Read More
Cloudy skies, rain showers to prevail over parts of PH Tuesday
June 25, 2024, 8:06 am
MANILA – The easterlies will bring rain showers and cloudy skies in most parts of the country Tuesday, the weather bureau said. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Caraga, Bicol Region, Romblon, Palawan, and Quezon. These areas may… Read More
DOJ vows to intensify war against human trafficking
June 24, 2024, 10:50 pm
MANILA – Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Monday vowed to intensify the department’s fight against human traffickers, particularly those targeting minors. DOJ has filed multiple criminal charges before the Calamba, Laguna Regional Trial Court (RTC) against… Read More
All-Filipino crew of MV Transworld ‘safe’ after latest Houthi attack
June 24, 2024, 9:20 pm
MANILA – Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Monday said all 27 Filipino crew of Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned and operated cargo carrier M/V Transworld Navigator are safe after their vessel was attacked by Houthi rebels on Sunday while navigating the Red Sea. “Hindi… Read More
PBBM confident of peaceful, orderly BARMM polls
June 24, 2024, 8:16 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the first parliamentary election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will be honest, peaceful and orderly. Speaking at the BARMM Mayors Conference at Diamond Hotel in Manila, Marcos sought… Read More
De Lima cleared of 3rd and final drug charge
June 24, 2024, 7:11 pm Updated on June 24, 2024, 8:00 pm
MANILA – Former senator Leila de Lima has been cleared of her final illegal drugs-related case, one of three which put her under detention for more than six years. The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 on Monday dismissed De Lima’s conspiracy to commit drug trading case for… Read More
DTI reports $19-B actualized projects from PBBM foreign trips
June 24, 2024, 7:07 pm
MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual reported on Monday US19 billion worth of projects are in its investment promotion agencies (IPAs) that materialized from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s official foreign trips. Pascual told reporters in a briefing in… Read More
