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MIAA chief admits lack of gensets at NAIA, eyes renting units
April 11, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – The operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday admitted the lack of generator sets at the country's main gateway and is looking for ways to address it. "Parang nagkaroon kami ng dilemma kung ano ba ang uunahin. Kasi pag pinagsabay namin yung napaka lakas na… Read More
Comelec sees 70%-80% overseas voter turnout in 2025 polls
April 11, 2024, 5:05 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) hopes to achieve a 70 to 80 percent overseas voter turnout for the 2025 midterm polls, with the pilot implementation of internet voting. "If we can reach 70 to 80 percent, that is already an achievement for us," Comelec spokesperson John Rex… Read More
PNP readies assets to aid commuters amid looming transport strike
April 11, 2024, 4:21 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it would dispatch vehicles to provide free rides to commuters amid an impending strike by some transport groups next week. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo, in a presser at Camp Crame, said their mobility assets would augment other… Read More
PH, US jet fighters hold combat maneuvers over Basa Air Base
April 11, 2024, 4:16 pm
MANILA – Fighter aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) on Thursday conducted "basic fighter maneuvers" (BFM) over the skies of Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga, as part of the two-week Cope Thunder-Philippines (CT PH 24-1). BFM refers to… Read More
PH business sentiment improves as employment rate keeps momentum
April 11, 2024, 4:13 pm
MANILA – Business sentiment has improved in the Philippines under the Marcos administration as evidenced by the February 2024 jobs report, which shows encouraging signs of a consolidating jobs market, a House leader said on Thursday. House ways and means committee chairperson Joey Salceda said… Read More
Over 25K 4Ps households exit program in 1st quarter of 2024
April 11, 2024, 3:54 pm Updated on April 11, 2024, 4:15 pm
MANILA – Some 25,904 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) nationwide have graduated from the program in the first quarter of the year after achieving self-sufficiency status, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday. The 4Ps… Read More
Continuity of US pivot in Indo-Pacific seen despite November polls
April 11, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANILA – The United States (US) will continue to honor its commitments to its allies in the Indo-Pacific region that are facing the "expansive and aggressive" behavior of China, including the Philippines, despite a possible leadership change brought by its presidential elections later this year,… Read More
NFA OKs higher, more competitive buying price for palay
April 11, 2024, 3:21 pm
MANILA – The National Food Authority (NFA) Council on Thursday approved a more competitive price range for wet and dry palay (unhusked rice) to increase its buffer stock amid the tail-end of the harvest season. This is equivalent to a PHP23 to PHP30/kg. price range for dry and clean palay, from… Read More
BI deports comedienne's ex-partner for working sans permits
April 11, 2024, 2:50 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported American Lee O’Brian, the former partner of Filipino comedienne Marietta Subong, popularly known as Pokwang. In a statement Thursday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said O’Brian was deported on Monday night onboard a Philippine Airlines… Read More
Trilateral summit a recognition of PBBM's leadership, foreign policy
April 11, 2024, 2:22 pm Updated on April 11, 2024, 3:29 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday said the historic trilateral summit between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines would be an "unequivocal" display of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s leadership and foreign policy stance of being a friend to all and an enemy of none. In… Read More
Better commuting experience seen amid MM working hours adjustment
April 11, 2024, 2:11 pm
MANILA – Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday expressed optimism that the decision made by the Metro Manila Council to adjust working hours can reduce traffic in the National Capital Region (NCR) during peak hours, and “improve commuting experience.” "I commend the Metro Manila Council for… Read More
Pasig court orders Quiboloy arrest on human trafficking raps
April 11, 2024, 2:08 pm
MANILA – A Pasig regional trial court (RTC) has affirmed the issuance of warrants of arrest against televangelist Apollo Quiboloy and five others in relation to qualified human trafficking charges. In a three-page order dated April 11, acting Pasig RTC Branch 159 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa… Read More
DMW: 2 Filipinos hurt in Hong Kong fire undergoing treatment
April 11, 2024, 1:56 pm
MANILA – Two Filipinos who were among the casualties from Wednesday's fire in Hong Kong are now undergoing treatment, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Thursday. In an advisory, the agency said its Migrant Workers Office in Hong Kong (MWO-HK) continues to monitor the situation. “The… Read More
Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Davao de Oro
April 11, 2024, 1:37 pm
MANILA – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 1 km. southeast of the municipality of New Bataan, at a depth of 8 km., at 11:33 a.m. Intensity V was felt in Pantukan,… Read More
Manila to draft action plan to cope with extreme heat effects
April 11, 2024, 12:55 pm
MANILA – The city government of Manila will formulate a heat index action plan matrix that will serve as a guide for its response efforts to scorching temperatures as the El Niño phenomenon persists. Mayor Honey Lacuna said Thursday she has directed the city’s health office, social welfare… Read More
Rapid school calendar shift to affect learners, teachers: DepEd
April 11, 2024, 12:27 pm
MANILA – The immediate shift to the old school calendar will affect the welfare of learners and teachers, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). "To reduce the timeline any further would have significant impacts not only on learning outcomes but also on the well-being of learners and… Read More
2 Navy pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Cavite
April 11, 2024, 11:32 am Updated on April 11, 2024, 5:13 pm
MANILA – Two Philippine Navy (PN) aviators were killed after a training aircraft they were flying crashed in Cavite province on Thursday. In a statement, PN spokesperson Commander John Percie Alcos said the Robinson R-22 trainer helicopter with tail number NHT-421 tried to make an emergency… Read More
PH to generate $100-B investment in historic trilateral summit: envoy
April 11, 2024, 10:29 am
MANILA – The Philippines is poised to generate about USD100 billion in investments in the next five to 10 years as a result of its participation in the historic trilateral summit with the United States (US) and Japan. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said the… Read More
US to China: Don’t overreact to WPS quad drills; accept 2016 ruling
April 11, 2024, 10:22 am
MANILA – China need not “overreact” to the quadrilateral maritime exercise among the Philippines, the United States (US), Japan and Australia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the White House said Thursday (Manila time). In a press conference with the Philippine media delegation in… Read More
PBBM arrives in Washington for first PH-US-Japan trilateral meet
April 11, 2024, 10:18 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night (US time) to attend the first trilateral summit with United States (US) President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The presidential plane carrying Marcos and the official Philippine… Read More
