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DILG to probe local execs' lapses over Chocolate Hills resort
March 14, 2024, 4:07 pm Updated on March 14, 2024, 6:02 pm
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said it would look into the accountability of concerned local government units (LGUs) over the construction of the Captain's Peak Resort within the vicinity of the iconic Chocolate Hills in Bohol province. In a… Read More
Comelec keen on tapping malls as voting hubs
March 14, 2024, 4:05 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is keen on tapping anew private establishments such as malls as voting centers for the May 2025 midterm polls. This is to minimize crowding and prevent the "wear and tear" of facilities of public schools which are usually utilized as voting centers,… Read More
PCG intensifies sea patrols vs. drug smuggling
March 14, 2024, 3:55 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified its maritime patrols following the recent recovery of PHP122.7 million worth of suspected cocaine in the waters and shorelines of Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao. In a statement Thursday, PCG Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered PCG… Read More
DOJ, CHR partner to speed up aid to human rights victims
March 14, 2024, 3:49 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) aimed at facilitating assistance to victims of human rights abuses, summary executions, torture, and enforced disappearances, among others. The partnership… Read More
Emergency measures in place to prevent water shortage amid El Niño
March 14, 2024, 3:31 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s task force on El Niño response has put emergency measures in place should the country face a possible water shortage as a result of the El Niño phenomenon. In a news release on Thursday, the Natural Water Resources Board (NWRB), an attached agency… Read More
President hopes to tap Germany’s Bosch to support PUV modernization
March 14, 2024, 3:05 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is hoping to get Germany’s automotive supplier Bosch to bring in new technologies in the Philippines that may support the country’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. During his two-day working visit in Germany, Marcos met with… Read More
P6-K minimum pay for C. Luzon 'kasambahay' takes effect April 1
March 14, 2024, 3:01 pm
MANILA – More than 126,000 domestic workers (kasambahay) in Central Luzon would benefit from a hike in their minimum monthly pay, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. In a statement, the DOLE said the PHP6,000 minimum monthly wage for household workers in the region takes… Read More
PhilHealth approves higher capitation rate for Konsulta packages
March 14, 2024, 2:50 pm
MANILA – The board of directors of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has approved an increase in the capitation rate of its Konsulta package. In a news release Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) said the rate has increased to PHP1,700 per patient seen per year. "Private… Read More
Padilla wants gambling-related online content banned
March 14, 2024, 2:42 pm
MANILA – Senator Robinhood Padilla has proposed to prohibit the online publication of materials, commentaries, and advertisements that promote or demonstrate gambling. In a statement on Thursday, Padilla said he filed Senate Bill No. 2602 to "lessen, if not all, eliminate, the exposure and… Read More
Thousands of jobs for Pinoys created by PBBM’s working visits
March 14, 2024, 1:26 pm
MANILA – The hard work of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on his working trip to Germany and the Czech Republic has paid off in terms of thousands of job opportunities for Filipinos, not only in the Philippines but also in the two European countries, Speaker Martin Romualdez said Thursday.… Read More
CHED chief belies corruption, abuse of authority allegations
March 14, 2024, 11:47 am
MANILA – Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III took exception to allegations hurled against him, including graft, corruption, and grave abuse of authority, among others. De Vera made the remark after suspended CHED Commissioner Aldrin Darilag filed a complaint… Read More
2 injured Pinoy seafarers arrive from Djibouti via air ambulance
March 14, 2024, 11:15 am Updated on March 14, 2024, 7:39 pm
MANILA – The two remaining Filipino seafarers who suffered serious injuries after a Houthi missile hit M/V True Confidence on March 6, are back in the country and have reunited with their families. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in an advisory issued on Thursday, said the two Filipino… Read More
3 extortionists using First Lady's name nabbed in Pasay
March 14, 2024, 9:40 am
MANILA – Authorities have arrested three individuals for alleged extortion and using the name of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in their illegal activities. Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., in a statement… Read More
Senate nod on amnesty grants to hasten reintegration of ex-rebels
March 14, 2024, 9:05 am Updated on March 14, 2024, 4:44 pm
MANILA – The Senate's concurrence to President Ferdinand Marcos R. Jr.'s proclamations granting amnesty to former rebels would expedite their normalization and reintegration into mainstream society, the country's peace body said Thursday. Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,… Read More
German wind, solar developer commits P392.4B for PH renewable energy
March 14, 2024, 8:21 am
MANILA – Leading German wind and solar farms developer wpd GmbH has expressed interest in investing around PHP392.4 billion for the renewable energy sector in the Philippines, Malacañang said Wednesday. The investment commitment was made during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s meeting with… Read More
Marcos: No 'pasyal' in trips abroad; FPRRD Cha-cha stance confusing
March 14, 2024, 8:13 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. dismissed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against his foreign trips, saying there is no time for sightseeing during his packed working schedule overseas. Marcos, currently in a two-country swing in Central Europe, pointed to his compressed… Read More
Mom to be discharged from hospital – PBBM
March 14, 2024, 8:10 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said her mother, former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos, is continuously getting well and is scheduled to leave the hospital on Thursday. The President said although her mother is feeling better and the fever has fully subsided, her attending physicians… Read More
Shear line, 'amihan' to bring rain showers over parts of PH
March 14, 2024, 7:55 am
MANILA – Several areas in the country will experience rain showers due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon or "amihan", the weather bureau said Thursday. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line will prevail over Aurora, Quezon and Camarines Norte. Moderate to heavy… Read More
Marcos vows to continue defending PH territory amid China’s incursions
March 14, 2024, 7:39 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday maintained that he will continue defending the Philippines’ territory, particularly its maritime domain, amid China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a media interview on the sidelines of his three-day working visit to… Read More
PBBM: It’s a ‘mistake’ for ICC to meddle in PH judicial affairs
March 14, 2024, 7:05 am
MANILA – It is a “mistake” for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to intervene in the Philippines’ judicial process, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has said, as he maintained that the country has a functioning judiciary. Marcos made the remarks during his bilateral meeting with… Read More
