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Danger level heat index forecast in 38 areas
May 20, 2024, 8:35 am
MANILA – About 38 areas across the country are forecast to experience danger danger-level heat index, the weather bureau said Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said heat index, or what the temperature feels like to the human body… Read More
DOJ assures prompt action vs. Australian fugitive
May 20, 2024, 8:28 am
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday assured prompt action on the case of an Australian fugitive wanted by Indonesian authorities for drug trafficking. The Bureau of Immigration Fugitive Search Unit ((FSU) arrested 46-year-old Gregor Johann Haas last May 15 in Bogo, Cebu following… Read More
Guiuan, Eastern Samar hits 50°C level heat index for 2nd straight day
May 19, 2024, 7:45 pm
MANILA – The heat index in Guiuan, Eastern Samar reached 50 degrees Celsius on Sunday, following 51°C the day before. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast at the start of the day was only 41°C and 42°C on Monday. The reading from… Read More
Filipino sailors aboard oil tanker safe after another Houthi attack
May 19, 2024, 7:07 pm
MANILA – All 23 Filipino crew aboard an oil tanker reportedly attacked by Houthi rebels off Yemen’s Red Sea coast Saturday are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Sunday. There were likewise no reports of casualties, according to a statement posted on X by… Read More
Pag-IBIG releases P101.5M more for PBBM’s ‘Pambansang Pabahay’ project
May 19, 2024, 12:30 pm
MANILA – The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has recently disbursed its fourth developmental loan worth PHP101.5 million for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. The fund is intended to finance the ongoing development and… Read More
Teodoro warns hoarders, price manipulators ahead of La Niña
May 19, 2024, 10:56 am
MANILA – With the country soon to transition to the La Niña weather phenomenon, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Sunday said the government will crack down hard on hoarders and price manipulators out to victimize the public. Teodoro, chairperson of the… Read More
Marcos seeks probe on China’s wiretapping of AFP official
May 19, 2024, 10:53 am Updated on May 19, 2024, 11:13 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to investigate the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command (AFP-Wescom). “We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is there have been mentions of a tape to… Read More
Gov’t imposes electronic invoicing of imported goods
May 19, 2024, 10:47 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the implementation of a digital and integrated pre-border technical verification and cross-border electronic invoicing of all imported commodities. Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Marcos issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 23… Read More
KADIWA Centers sell rice at P29 per kilo in Metro Manila
May 19, 2024, 10:43 am
MANILA – As part of the solution to bring down retail rice prices in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out KADIWA Centers through the KADIWA Program in Metro Manila. In a news release on Sunday, the DA said these centers offer rice at PHP29 per kilo in certain areas,… Read More
PBBM: Photos with Guo prove nothing
May 19, 2024, 9:30 am Updated on May 19, 2024, 10:49 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said photos of himself with Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo prove nothing. On the sidelines of the signing of alliance between the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in Makati City, Marcos said he never… Read More
Marcos: China policy vs ‘trespassers’ in South China Sea unacceptable
May 19, 2024, 9:24 am Updated on May 19, 2024, 10:01 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday said China’s policy to detain alleged “trespassers” in the South China Sea, including those overlapping in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), is “completely unacceptable.” On the sidelines of the signing of alliance… Read More
PH to experience isolated rains due to easterlies, shear line
May 19, 2024, 8:36 am
MANILA – The country will experience isolated rain showers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies and shear line, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported Sunday. In its 4 a.m. weather forecast, the weather bureau said Batanes province… Read More
Marcos' PFP forges alliance with Sotto's NPC
May 18, 2024, 9:36 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) officially signed an alliance with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) on Saturday night, with a clear goal of pursuing the country's progress. Marcos, PFP chairperson, witnessed the signing of the “Alyansa… Read More
PH, Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
May 18, 2024, 7:23 pm
MANILA – The Philippines and Malaysia are marking 60 years of diplomatic relations, committing to enhanced cooperation in the years to come. The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations began in 1959 when the Philippine delegation was established in Kuala Lumpur and was… Read More
100K ex-rebels expected to avail of amnesty program
May 18, 2024, 5:53 pm
MANILA – The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) anticipates about 100,000 former rebels to avail of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s amnesty program. At a news forum on Saturday, NAC Commissioner Nasser Marohomsalic said he expects the bulk of amnesty applicants to come from the Moro Islamic… Read More
DOH: Pertussis, measles cases on the decline
May 18, 2024, 5:47 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported the decreasing number of measles and pertussis cases in the Philippines. Since the start of the year until May 11, the DOH recorded 2,552 measles-rubella (MR) cases. The MR case count on April 14 to April 27 was at 408, or 8 percent… Read More
Comelec urges 4.2M delisted voters to reactivate for May 2025 polls
May 18, 2024, 4:01 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday the 4.2 million individuals delisted from the poll body's list of voters could apply for reactivation to be able to participate in the May 2025 midterm elections. According to Comelec chairman George Garcia, delisted voters who wish to… Read More
BOI-approved investments hit P2.36-T since start of PBBM admin
May 18, 2024, 3:04 pm
MANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) reported Saturday that it has registered a total of PHP2.36 trillion in approved investments since the start of the Marcos administration in July 2022 until April 2024. In a news forum in Quezon City, BOI Director Sandra Recolizado said the… Read More
PH Crop Insurance Corp. transferred to DA
May 18, 2024, 11:41 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has transferred the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to the Department of Agriculture (DA). According to a news release from the Presidential Communications Office on Saturday, Marcos issued Executive Order (EO) 60 dated May 13, placing the PCIC… Read More
DA: P16.3-B NFA budget for 2025 to boost palay procurement, facilities
May 18, 2024, 8:18 am
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday highlighted the National Food Authority’s (NFA) need for a PHP16.3-billion budget for 2025 to enhance palay (unhusked rice) procurement and its facilities amid the potential threats of a looming La Niña. During a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon… Read More
