National
Hontiveros renews call for passage of Dissolution of Marriage Act
May 16, 2024, 7:03 pm
MANILA – Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday asked her colleagues to support Senate Bill 147, or the Dissolution of Marriage Act, after the House of Representatives passed the Divorce Bill on second reading. In a statement, Hontiveros said it is high time that Filipinos be… Read More
SolGen probes Bamban Mayor Guo’s citizenship
May 16, 2024, 6:53 pm
MANILA – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is investigating the citizenship of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo after her alleged ties to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) was brought up in a Senate panel hearing. "Yes, I created a special team of solicitors last week to look into the… Read More
BI to deport wanted American telco fraudster to S. Korea
May 16, 2024, 6:42 pm
MANILA – An American national wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for involvement in telecommunications fraud in South Korea is awaiting deportation. In a statement Thursday, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 62-year-old Shin Seung Chul… Read More
PNP wants Maguindanao Norte prosecutor out of slain cop's case
May 16, 2024, 6:33 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has sought the inhibition of a Maguindanao del Norte prosecutor from the case involving the fatal shooting of a police captain in Parang town. In a press briefing in Camp Crame on Thursday, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the Police Regional… Read More
Comelec to deactivate 4.2M voters
May 16, 2024, 6:23 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday some 4.2 million registered voters will be deactivated after the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Based on the poll body's latest data, a total of 4,239,483 voters will be removed from the official list of… Read More
DOJ: Maute matriarch convicted
May 16, 2024, 6:11 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced the conviction of the matriarch of the Maute family that was behind the Marawi City siege. In a 39-page decision dated May 15, 2024, the Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 266 found Ominta Romato Maute guilty beyond… Read More
House OKs bill allowing e-registration, voting of Filipinos abroad
May 16, 2024, 6:10 pm
MANILA – The fate of the bill seeking to allow e-registration and voting among Filipinos abroad is now in the hands of the Senate, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said on Thursday. This, after the lower chamber of Congress voted 188-0 to pass House Bill (HB) 10178 amending the Overseas… Read More
House panel sets probe on drug-related EJKs during Duterte’s term
May 16, 2024, 6:06 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Human Rights is set to launch its investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJK) associated with the controversial war on drugs during the administration of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. In a press conference on Thursday,… Read More
Fake GCash messages now sent via messaging apps
May 16, 2024, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Unscrupulous persons have shifted their operation of sending fake GCash messages from text to online messaging apps, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday said. CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos said the scam is currently being sent through Viber… Read More
Gov't, transport groups reach impasse on modernization program
May 16, 2024, 5:15 pm
MANILA – An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday said the government has run out of ways to reach an agreement with transport groups opposing the consolidation requirement of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transport and… Read More
PNP to appeal junked raps linked to missing Batangas beauty queen
May 16, 2024, 4:58 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it would appeal the dismissal of the kidnapping and illegal detention complaints against a former police officer and his driver tagged in the disappearance of beauty queen Catherine Camilon. In a press briefing held at Camp Crame,… Read More
PTFoMS: New witnesses boost case in 2019 radio broadcaster's killing
May 16, 2024, 4:55 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Thursday said its case against those involved in the killing of Mindanao-based radio broadcaster, Eduardo ‘Ed’ Dizon in 2019 has been boosted by the appearance of new witnesses. In a statement, the PTFoMS said the Special… Read More
Marcos vows to fend off destabilization plots
May 16, 2024, 4:49 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday vowed to quash destabilization plots even as he called on the military to continue its loyalty and service to the country. Speaking before the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) at Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City, Marcos… Read More
OWWA assists OFW in Jeddah after husband stabbed 2 kids
May 16, 2024, 4:32 pm
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) expressed readiness to assist an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Jeddah after her husband stabbed and killed their 9-year-old son and wounded a 14-year-old daughter. OWWA administrator Arnell Ignacio said in an interview Thursday with… Read More
House’s panel approval of FSP testament to fostering food security
May 16, 2024, 4:28 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday lauded the House Committee on Social Services for approving the proposed institutionalization of the “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP)”. “The department would like to express our gratitude to the House… Read More
Serbisyo Fair pours P286-M in gov’t services, aid to 30K CDO residents
May 16, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), the flagship program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that brings government service and assistance directly to the people, is rolling out a total of PHP286 million to around 30,000 beneficiaries in Cagayan de Oro City (CDO) from Thursday… Read More
Lawyer: Limit on poll bets' substitution to end mockery of PH polls
May 16, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – The Commission of Elections' (Comelec) new rule limiting the period allowed for the substitution of candidates will put an to the abuse of the practice, which results in a mockery of the country's electoral process, an election lawyer said Thursday. In a statement, lawyer Romulo… Read More
SC signs cooperation pact with Australia Federal Court
May 16, 2024, 4:02 pm
MANILA – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was entered by the Supreme Court of the Philippine (SCP) with the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) to promote judicial cooperation. In a statement on Thursday, the SC said Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and Chief Justice Debra Sue Mortimer signed… Read More
1,028 pass DILG’s 1st Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangay
May 16, 2024, 4:00 pm
MANILA – A total of 1,028 villages nationwide qualified for the first-ever Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangay (SGLGB) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In a news release Thursday, DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said the 2023 SGLGB is a performance… Read More
EDCOM 2 calls for increased funding for early childhood care dev’t
May 16, 2024, 3:20 pm
MANILA – The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) on Thursday called for increased public spending on early childhood care development (ECCD) and investing in services that significantly impact health, nutrition, and early education outcomes. The call was made after a study… Read More
