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Help defend PH maritime claims, DND chief prods lawyers
September 20, 2024, 4:58 pm
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the legal community to help defend the country's maritime claims, especially on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Teodoro made the appeal at the Philippine Bar Association’s (PBA) 132nd Foundation Day and… Read More
PhilHealth: P654-M benefits distributed to cancer patients
September 20, 2024, 4:38 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has distributed PHP654,000,000 worth of benefits to cancer patients so far. PhilHealth Quality Assurance Group Vice President Francisco Soria Jr. said Friday the amount has served 7,475 patients based on claims filed since 2012.… Read More
Gov't begins preparations for mandatory speed limiters in PUVs
September 20, 2024, 4:36 pm
MANILA – Ranking transportation officials have started drafting the guidelines to enforce mandatory speed limiters in public utility vehicles (PUVs). In a statement Friday, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said Republic Act 10916, or the Road Speed… Read More
Full implementation of early voting for vulnerable sectors OK'd
September 20, 2024, 4:36 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday the early voting hours policy for the members of the vulnerable sector in the 2025 midterm elections would be implemented nationwide. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the decision came after the measure's successful pilot… Read More
DA lauds PPA’s prompt response vs. possible hoarding of imported rice
September 20, 2024, 4:29 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday lauded the prompt action of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) against the possible hoarding of some consignees of imported rice. “Nagpapasalamat kami sa (We thank the) Philippine Ports Authority, sa pangunguna ni (under the leadership… Read More
Kanlaon eruption possible; logs 45 volcanic quakes
September 20, 2024, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) has recorded an increase in unrest in Mt. Kanlaon for the past 24 hours. At a Bagong Pilipinas interview on Friday, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said Kanlaon Volcano recorded 45 volcanic earthquakes. He said phreatic eruption… Read More
'Ex-member' of Quiboloy's Angels of Death now in PNP custody
September 20, 2024, 4:17 pm
MANILA – An alleged former member of the “Angels of Death”, the purported private armed group of detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, is now under police custody. The person, under the custody of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 (Davao), confirmed the group's… Read More
Maritime enforcers seize over P3-M worth of illegal gear, catch
September 20, 2024, 4:10 pm
MANILA – Authorities seized more than PHP3 million worth of fishing gear and boats in a joint operation at Lamon Bay near Balesin Island, Polillo, Quezon on Thursday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said four unmarked fishing boats (buli-buli) were spotted operating illegally about 12… Read More
Agri damage due to Ferdie, 'habagat' hits P600-M
September 20, 2024, 4:04 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday reported that agricultural damage caused by the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclone Ferdie has hit PHP600.83 million. “Karamihan ng naapektuhan ay sa (Most of the affected areas are in) Palawan,… Read More
PH, Singapore militaries boost disaster response collab
September 20, 2024, 3:44 pm
MANILA – The militaries of the Philippines and Singapore held a table-top exercise aimed at beefing up their coordination and interoperability during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions. The activity, which ran from Wednesday to Thursday, took place at the Office of Civil… Read More
Sandigan affirms malversation raps vs. Baguio village treasurer
September 20, 2024, 3:35 pm
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal filed by a barangay treasurer and affirmed the Baguio regional trial court (RTC) in finding him guilty of four counts of malversation of public funds in connection to the cash prizes of a 2011 Sangguinan Kabataaan (SK) sportsfest. In a 27-page… Read More
PBBM expects ‘stronger, deeper’ PH-Indonesia ties under Prabowo watch
September 20, 2024, 3:02 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed optimism that the Philippines’ relations with Indonesia will be “stronger and deeper” under the leadership of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto. In a meeting at Malacañan Palace in Manila, Marcos and Prabowo affirmed… Read More
Fisher missing for a month rescued off Batanes waters
September 20, 2024, 2:52 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued a fisher reported missing for more than a month off the waters of Basco, Batanes on Thursday. Robin Dejillo, 49, of Barangay Dinahican, Infanta, Quezon, was sighted on board his white motorbanca by a Coast Guard Station Batanes patrol team. He… Read More
NSA: PH to maintain constant presence in Escoda Shoal
September 20, 2024, 2:31 pm
MANILA – The Philippines would maintain continuous presence in the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the country's top security adviser said Friday. In an ambush interview at Sangley Point, Cavite, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed a ship as a… Read More
Chavez thanks House for swift approval of PCO’s proposed 2025 budget
September 20, 2024, 2:24 pm
MANILA – Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez on Friday thanked the House of Representatives for the "expeditious" approval of the agency’s proposed PHP2.281-billion budget for 2025. This, after the House of Representatives terminated plenary deliberations on… Read More
DepEd chief optimistic about more creative, innovative learners in PH
September 20, 2024, 2:14 pm
MANILA – Education Secretary Sonny Angara remains optimistic about having more “creative and innovative” Filipino learners in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday. During the 4th Philippine-Singapore Business and Investment Summit (PSBIS) in Singapore on Thursday,… Read More
Court orders Guo transfer to Pasig City jail
September 20, 2024, 2:00 pm Updated on September 20, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the transfer of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Quezon City to the Pasig City Jail female dormitory in connection with her qualified human trafficking case. In a… Read More
Senate resolution condemning killings of Tedurays in BARMM filed
September 20, 2024, 12:54 pm
MANILA – Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution condemning the killings of Teduray tribe leaders and members in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the recent ambush of chieftain Elvin Moires. In a news release on Friday, Padilla said he filed Senate… Read More
PCO's 2025 proposed budget breezes through House plenary
September 20, 2024, 12:04 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives quickly terminated plenary deliberations on Friday for the proposed PHP2.281-billion budget of the Presidential Communications Office for 2025. The motion to terminate discussions on PCO's proposed budget for 2025, which is 24.37 percent lower than the 2024… Read More
PBBM: Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinics to serve disadvantaged areas
September 20, 2024, 11:45 am
MANILA – The 28 state-of-the-art Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinics will bring immediate and high-quality healthcare services to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) nationwide, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday. Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the… Read More
