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PBBM honors women’s contributions to society
March 8, 2024, 12:50 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday acknowledged the invaluable role that women play in society to drive progress. In his message for International Women's Day, the President also called for continuous efforts to eliminate gender biases and discrimination, particularly in… Read More
11 more Filipinos aboard seized ST Nikolas set to return home
March 8, 2024, 11:03 am
MANILA – Eleven more Filipino seafarers on board the Iran-seized oil tanker ST Nikolas will return to the Philippines in the next few days, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the contracts of the 11 have officially expired and their manning… Read More
United launches Cebu flights starting July 31
March 8, 2024, 10:40 am
MANILA – United Airlines is launching new flights between Tokyo-Narita and Cebu starting July 31, the only US carrier to fly to the southern city. “United expands its presence in the Philippines with new year-round, non-stop service from Tokyo-Narita, starting July 31,” it said in an… Read More
Official Gazette: No holiday declaration on March 11
March 8, 2024, 8:55 am
MANILA – There is no declaration from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that Monday, March 11, is a “nationwide regular holiday.” In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, The Official Gazette dismissed as “fake news” the supposed holiday declaration on March 11,… Read More
Isolated rains over parts of PH due to easterlies, ‘amihan'
March 8, 2024, 6:12 am
MANILA – The northeast monsoon or "amihan" affecting Northern Luzon will bring cloudy skies with light rains over Batanes and Cagayan, as well as partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, the weather bureau said Friday. Meanwhile, the rest of… Read More
PH 'greatly distressed’ by Houthi strike on ship that killed 2 Pinoys
March 7, 2024, 10:00 pm
MANILA – The Philippine government has expressed "great distress" over the Houthi rebels’ attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Aden that killed two Filipino seafarers and seriously injured three others. “The Philippine Government was greatly distressed and deeply concerned in having learned of… Read More
Solons call for passage of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers
March 7, 2024, 9:39 pm
MANILA – Two lawmakers on Thursday called for the immediate passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers following the death of two Filipino seafarers in a recent attack by Houthi rebels on a cargo vessel off Yemen. House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairperson and Kabayan… Read More
DFA on Pinay-Thai transgender brawl: Situation has cooled down
March 7, 2024, 8:12 pm
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said Filipino tourists need not fret about visiting Thailand as the situation has cooled down a bit since the viral clash between a Filipino and Thai transgender group in Bangkok this week. “If you’re just a normal tourist, it’s… Read More
CA remands Kerwin Espinosa's drug raps to Manila RTC
March 7, 2024, 8:08 pm
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the return of the drug charges against Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa to a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC). In a 12-page decision promulgated on February 22, the appellate court set aside the August 14, 2020 decision of the Manila RTC Branch 26… Read More
PAGASA issues La Niña Watch alert
March 7, 2024, 8:02 pm Updated on March 7, 2024, 9:11 pm
MANILA – The weather bureau on Thursday said there is an increasing probability that La Niña would occur from June to July. La Niña Watch was raised by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) as the probability for the phenomenon to occur in… Read More
Romualdez urges swift action after attack on Filipino seafarers
March 7, 2024, 7:53 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday expressed deep sorrow and concern following reports of the tragic deaths of two Filipino seafarers in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on the M/V True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden. The attack, marking the first fatal assault by the Iran-backed… Read More
LGUs urged to help NCSC complete PH database of seniors
March 7, 2024, 7:37 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker on Thursday urged local government executives to assist the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) in building up the nationwide database of Filipino senior citizens in the country. Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. said the accurate cataloguing of senior citizens is… Read More
PBBM says ex-first lady Imelda ‘on the path to recovery’
March 7, 2024, 7:28 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, is “on the path to recovery” following his bout with slight pneumonia. “My mother is feeling much better,” Marcos said in an X post, as he gave an update on his mother’s health… Read More
Teodoro urges DTI to beef up price, supply monitoring for El Niño
March 7, 2024, 7:26 pm
MANILA – Defense Secretary and Task Force El Niño chair Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Thursday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to beef up price and supply monitoring to protect consumers from profiteering amid the El Niño phenomenon. In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos… Read More
Research council assures support for Filipino inventions
March 7, 2024, 7:23 pm
MANILA – The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) on Thursday said it supports the discoveries and inventions of Filipino scientists nationwide. “In fact, sa kasalukuyan, ang pinopondohan namin ay ‘yung basic research. Pagdating sa application, may iba’t ibang ahensiya sa… Read More
No political amendments in plenary on RBH 7 – House leaders
March 7, 2024, 7:10 pm
MANILA – Leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday assured the public that Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez would not allow the introduction of any political amendments in Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 when it is taken up in a plenary session starting on Monday. This is in… Read More
86% of Filipinos satisfied with AFP's performance – OCTA
March 7, 2024, 7:08 pm
MANILA – Most Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), results of an OCTA Research survey showed. According to the results of the Dec. 10-14, 2023 survey released on Thursday, about 86 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the AFP and its… Read More
PBBM to meet with top gov’t, biz leaders in Germany, Czech Republic
March 7, 2024, 7:02 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to meet with top German and Czech government and business leaders during his visits to Germany and the Czech Republic from March 11 to 15, Malacañang said Thursday. Marcos will embark on a working visit to Germany upon the invitation of… Read More
Over 3K farmers to benefit from DA's P5-M Kadiwa project in Bataan
March 7, 2024, 6:57 pm
MANILA – A total of 3,826 members of 28 farmers' cooperatives and associations stand to benefit from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) PHP5-million Kadiwa project in Limay, Bataan. In a statement on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the project, which includes the… Read More
BI agents arrest Japanese fugitive in Pasay City
March 7, 2024, 6:50 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Japanese man wanted by authorities in Tokyo for large-scale theft in Pasay City. In a statement on Thursday, Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 55-year-old Takayuki Kagoshima, who was arrested on March 4 along Roxas… Read More
