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Swift legal action vs. Alvarez to avert destab threats – House leaders
April 16, 2024, 2:18 pm
MANILA – Leaders of the House of Representatives on Tuesday called for “swift legal action” against Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to avert any potential threat to the government’s stability. Alvarez stirred controversy during a rally in Tagum City on Sunday when he… Read More
Marcos: PH biggest drug haul proof bloodless drive working
April 16, 2024, 2:08 pm Updated on April 16, 2024, 5:50 pm
MANILA – The seizure of about two tons of methamphetamine, locally known as shabu, worth PHP13.3 billion in Batangas, which authorities claimed as the biggest drug haul in history, was a resounding proof that the government’s anti-drug policies are working, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.… Read More
More Chinese ships spotted in WPS, PH Navy official says
April 16, 2024, 2:04 pm
MANILA – About 55 Chinese vessels of various types were sighted in five features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday. PN spokesperson for WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, in a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, said two China… Read More
DA eyes adoption of best agri practices from S. Korea
April 16, 2024, 1:20 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) eyes to adopt best agricultural practices from South Korea in a scheduled visit in May. "I want to look at their best practices not only sa (in) production but including how they procure, deliver basic goods or inputs to the farmers," Agriculture… Read More
PAF fighter pilots undergo air combat training for 'Balikatan'
April 16, 2024, 12:24 pm
MANILA – Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter pilots are now undergoing "air combat maneuvering" (ACM) training in the ongoing Cope Thunder Philippines (CT PH 24-1), its spokesperson said on Tuesday. In a statement, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the ACM is a critical component… Read More
DBM to DOH: Address issues on release of health workers’ allowance
April 16, 2024, 9:36 am
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to address the bottlenecks in the release of the unpaid health emergency allowance (HEA) claims of healthcare workers. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman made the call on Monday, as she noted that… Read More
LPA unlikely to develop into tropical cyclone
April 16, 2024, 8:43 am
MANILA – The low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone, the weather bureau said Tuesday. The LPA's trough, however, is forecast to affect some areas in Mindanao, Rhea Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric,… Read More
Internet, TV top news sources for Filipinos: survey
April 15, 2024, 9:53 pm
MANILA – The Internet is the leading source of political news and current events for Filipinos, based on a Publicus Asia Inc. survey released on Monday. According to the PAHAYAG First Quarter Survey 2024 conducted from March 14 to 18, 65 percent of Filipinos browse the Internet as their main… Read More
DSWD launches 4Ps in Batanes
April 15, 2024, 9:50 pm
MANILA – To bring government programs closer to more Filipinos, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday launched the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Basco, Batanes, a remote province located in the northernmost part of the Philippines. “With this and upon… Read More
Sirens, ‘8’ plates ban backed: No one should be above traffic crisis
April 15, 2024, 9:33 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s “no wang-wang” (sirens) policy and Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez’s “8” protocol plates prohibition provide motorists with a level of playing field amid the crippling traffic situation, particularly in Metro Manila. Cagayan De Oro City… Read More
PBBM: PH won’t hand over FPRRD to ICC; ties with Dutertes complicated
April 15, 2024, 9:31 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said the Philippines will not give up former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) should it issue an arrest warrant against his predecessor over the supposed human rights violations in the previous… Read More
Marcos to media: Continue exposing illegal, aggressive actions in WPS
April 15, 2024, 9:30 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday appealed to the media to continue exposing what he branded as “illegal and aggressive” actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that are detrimental to the country’s sovereign rights. In a media forum organized by the Foreign… Read More
PCG probes death of non-officer candidate during sports fest
April 15, 2024, 9:19 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating the death of a Candidate Coast Guard Non-Officer (CCGNO) following a sports fest activity on Sunday. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan directed the Coast Guard Education, Training and Doctrine Command (CGETDC) and the Coast Guard… Read More
MMDA boosts partnership with PhilHealth to enhance workers' healthcare
April 15, 2024, 8:32 pm
MANILA – Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) staff and their dependents can look forward to better healthcare with the accreditation of the agency’s medical clinic as a Konsulta Package Provider (KPP) by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “As a KPP,… Read More
Police must cancel Quiboloy firearms license – senator
April 15, 2024, 8:04 pm Updated on April 15, 2024, 8:06 pm
MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to revoke the firearms license of Kingdom of Jesus Christ pastor Apollo Quiboloy amid circulating photos and videos of the alleged training of his private army. In a statement, Hontiveros noted that despite… Read More
AFP reservists must be trained to save lives – Padilla
April 15, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Senator Robin Padilla on Monday said training of the Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) reservists should focus on saving lives in preparation for unexpected calamities and conflicts in many parts of the globe. Padilla made the remark at the Basic Citizen Military Course (BCMC) in the… Read More
All excuses, Marcos says of Duterte camp’s side in ‘secret’ China deal
April 15, 2024, 7:55 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday took a swipe at the camp of his predecessor over its “excuses” in revealing the terms of its supposed “secret deal” with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Marcos said he is convinced that there was indeed an agreement between the… Read More
Comelec holds historic voter sign-up in 2 MILF camps
April 15, 2024, 7:40 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday held the first-ever voter registration inside the Camp Darapanan and Camp Abubakar of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) here. Comelec officials headed by chair George Garcia and Presidential Adviser on… Read More
Cagayan guv: No cause for concern over Chinese students' influx
April 15, 2024, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The Cagayan provincial government on Monday said the reported influx of foreign students taking up graduate studies in the province is neither surprising nor threatening. In a radio interview, Governor Manuel Mamba said the "vibrant" Chinese community in the province should not be… Read More
BARMM eyes integration of 8 new towns into sole province
April 15, 2024, 7:24 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – The leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is looking to integrate eight newly created towns in its special geographic area (SGA) before the last quarter of the year. The SGA was ratified by voters in a plebiscite over… Read More