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BOC boosts cybersecurity measures after data breach
April 9, 2024, 5:27 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday it has implemented cybersecurity measures following a hacking attempt on its systems over the weekend. "Upon discovering the incident, we immediately initiated security protocols to contain and address the situation by locking all compromised… Read More
New Zealand PM to visit PH together with senior biz delegation
April 9, 2024, 5:13 pm
MANILA – New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to the Philippines together with a senior business delegation next week, his office has announced. The New Zealand government said Luxon would meet with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and scope more opportunities for Kiwi… Read More
Remulla hails DOJ personnel as modern day heroes on Araw ng Kagitingan
April 9, 2024, 5:00 pm
MANILA – As the nation commemorates the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday hailed the Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel as modern day heroes for working hard in the interest of public service. “Today, we commemorate the lives… Read More
Comelec: Only the best expected of 2025 polls provider
April 9, 2024, 4:58 pm
MANILA – The primary service providers for the May 2025 midterm elections are expected to perform their best and not be lured by any attempt to taint the polls. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) awarded the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) and the Secure… Read More
LTFRB reminds PUV operators of April 30 consolidation deadline
April 9, 2024, 4:51 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday reminded operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) about the consolidation deadline on April 30 set by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a statement, LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz III said the extension on… Read More
LTFRB postpones awarding of additional 10K TNVS slots in Metro Manila
April 9, 2024, 4:36 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has postponed indefinitely the awarding of an additional 10,000 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) units after opposition from transport groups due to fears of worsening traffic congestion in Metro Manila. In a… Read More
DSWD eyes rollout of ‘Project LAWA at BINHI’ in 310 towns amid El Niño
April 9, 2024, 4:06 pm
MANILA – Amid the intensifying effects of the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up efforts to implement its Project LAWA at BINHI (Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished)… Read More
NFA bent on securing rice stocks despite competition with traders
April 9, 2024, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The National Food Authority (NFA) expressed confidence on Tuesday in securing the country's rice buffer stock despite local competition with traders. In an interview, NFA administrator officer-in-charge Larry Lacson said there is no need to worry considering the high productivity of… Read More
Marcos visits VMMC, donates P150M for procurement of new MRI machine
April 9, 2024, 3:38 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday visited the Renal Dialysis Center of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City and donated PHP150 million for the procurement of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. VMMC’s dialysis center caters to over 200 patients… Read More
46 Muslim PDL released since start of Ramadan – BuCor
April 9, 2024, 3:38 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday said at least 46 Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released from prison since Ramadan started on March 10. This, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang said in a statement Tuesday, brought to 754 the total number of… Read More
Civilians warned: Wearing a police uniform could land you in jail
April 9, 2024, 2:43 pm
MANILA – Police officers apprehended a civilian clad in the athletic uniform of the Philippine National Police (PNP) while taking selfies in Parañaque City. In a report Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tupil of the Southern Police District (SPD) said he was aboard a bus when he saw the 38-year-old… Read More
Manila public schools limit classes to morning shift amid intense heat
April 9, 2024, 2:17 pm
MANILA – Public schools in the city of Manila will limit the holding of in-person classes in the morning as many parts of the country grapple with sizzling heat index levels. In Memorandum No. 140 s. 2024 dated April 8 and released Tuesday, Division of City Schools (DCS) Manila Chief Education… Read More
Marcos turns over Balanga housing units to 216 relocated families
April 9, 2024, 1:33 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday turned over housing units to 216 informal settler families in Balanga, Bataan affected by the cleanup and relocation operations in hazard-prone areas. The relocated settlers used to live along the Talisay River. The Balanga City Low-Rise… Read More
PBBM rallies Filipinos: Don’t yield to oppression in PH territory
April 9, 2024, 11:33 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on Filipinos not to allow the country to suffer from oppression and subjugation in its territory. Speaking at the Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan) ceremony at Mt. Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan, Marcos said the country still… Read More
Netizens cautioned anew as cybercrimes up 22% in Q1
April 9, 2024, 11:23 am
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday again cautioned netizens to exercise vigilance in online activities as cybercrime cases saw an increase in the first quarter of this year. In its latest data, the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) logged a total of 4,469 cybercrime incidents… Read More
5.7K high-value targets nabbed under Marcos admin's drug drive
April 9, 2024, 11:05 am
MANILA – Almost 5,700 drug high-value targets (HVTs) across the country have been arrested since the start of the crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2022 by the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday. Based on the latest… Read More
Teodoro: Multilateral drills part of PH's ongoing defensive shift
April 9, 2024, 9:48 am
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the successful multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) of naval forces of the Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia is part of Manila's ongoing defensive posture shift to protect its… Read More
Lawmakers to Filipinos: Reject encroachers, remember vets' sacrifices
April 9, 2024, 9:29 am Updated on April 9, 2024, 7:44 pm
MANILA – Lawmakers on Tuesday urged Filipinos to stand united in defending the nation against encroachers and in improving the lives of the poor. In his Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) message, House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez said Filipinos should take the occasion as an… Read More
PH, US start 2-week jet fighter drills in Pampanga
April 9, 2024, 9:10 am
MANILA – Jet fighter units from the Philippines and the United States on Monday started the first iteration of the Cope Thunder-Philippines (CT PH 24-1) for this year at the Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga. "This bilateral military exercise, taking place in the Northern Luzon Intensive… Read More
BI maintains arrest of Indians in money-lending trade legal
April 9, 2024, 9:02 am
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) maintained that the arrest of 16 Indian nationals in the provinces of Antique and Iloilo in February this year was legal. In a statement Monday night, Commissioner Norman Tansingco also vowed to pursue a separate investigation on the allegations of… Read More
