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Magnitude 5 quake hits Davao Occidental
March 5, 2024, 8:22 am
MANILA – A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake struck 5 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Jose Abad Santos at 5:15 a.m. It was 169 km. deep. Based on Phivolcs'… Read More
Fair weather, isolated rain showers across PH Tuesday
March 5, 2024, 8:21 am
MANILA – Most parts of the country will experience fair weather and isolated rain showers on Tuesday, the weather bureau said. Cloud clusters, however, will bring rains and thunderstorms over the eastern section of Mindanao, likely in the afternoon, Rhea Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric,… Read More
PH embassy rejects China’s remarks vs. Ambassador Romualdez
March 4, 2024, 10:14 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. on Monday disputed the recent remarks of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy said Romualdez is not a mouthpiece for “another country” nor is he spreading “erroneous… Read More
PH to pursue climate action, calls for support from developed nations
March 4, 2024, 9:36 pm
MANILA – The Philippines will continue to pursue just and equitable climate action in its multilateral engagements to build resilience and adapt to the changing weather, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said in an address in Australia on Monday. Speaking at the Lowy Institute, President Marcos… Read More
PH to push back ties with China if sworn principles are ignored
March 4, 2024, 9:11 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said the Philippines will continue to cooperate with China but will be compelled to push back its partnership when the principle of the two countries is questioned or ignored amid tensions in the South China Sea. “We pursue with the… Read More
US, China urged to engage in dialogue to limit nuclear arms build-up
March 4, 2024, 9:09 pm
MANILA – The United States and China both play an important role in maintaining strategic stability and limiting the proliferation of nuclear arms, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday. Speaking at the Lowy Institute in Australia, Marcos said it is time to bring Indo-Pacific issues… Read More
PBBM among most influential leaders in SE Asia – Aussie think tank
March 4, 2024, 8:43 pm
MANILA – An Australian independent think tank hailed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for emerging “one of the most interesting, influential and closely watched leaders” in Southeast Asia since he assumed office in June 2022. Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr. Michael Fullilove on Monday… Read More
DAR lines up activities in honor of women farmers, employees
March 4, 2024, 8:43 pm Updated on March 4, 2024, 9:43 pm
MANILA – In honor of women farmers and its women employees, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has lined up various activities in celebration of Women's Month. DAR’s Gender and Development National Steering Committee will pay tribute to women farmers and leaders and cite their roles,… Read More
House leaders: Build permanent structures in Pag-asa, Kalayaan islands
March 4, 2024, 8:14 pm
MANILA – Ranking members of the House of Representatives on Monday emphasized the need to develop major infrastructure projects in the Kalayaan Island Group, especially in Pag-asa Island, to assert Philippine presence following increased Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a… Read More
DFA: No provocative PH actions in Bajo de Masinloc
March 4, 2024, 7:36 pm
MANILA – Philippine activities in Bajo de Masinloc are not escalating tension in the South China Sea and do not violate international laws, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Bajo de Masinloc is a high tide feature and a traditional fishing ground for Filipinos, which means… Read More
House members propose early plebiscite for economic Charter amendments
March 4, 2024, 6:39 pm
MANILA – Four ranking members of the House of Representatives on Monday pushed for an early plebiscite for the ratification by the people of proposed amendments to the Constitution’s restrictive economic provisions. Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd District Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez and Reps.… Read More
SRA: Refined sugar supply ‘stable’ despite Batangas refinery closure
March 4, 2024, 6:32 pm
MANILA – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Monday said the country’s supply of refined sugar is stable despite the permanent closure of the Central Azucarera Don Pedro Incorporated (CADPI) refinery in Batangas on Feb. 28. In a radio interview, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona… Read More
Senate adopts PBBM's amnesty grant to rebels
March 4, 2024, 6:19 pm
MANILA – The Senate adopted on Monday the three concurrent resolutions favoring President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s grant of amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups in the country, less than three months after the signing of the presidential proclamations. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who… Read More
Petition seeks PH ban for Aussie senator who disrespected PBBM
March 4, 2024, 6:16 pm
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must declare Australian senator Janet Rice as persona non grata (unwelcome) for disrespecting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his address before the Australian Parliament last week. Senator Robinhood Padilla filed Senate Resolution 944… Read More
PBBM commits to fixing double taxation issue with Cambodia
March 4, 2024, 6:12 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday the government is addressing the double taxation issue between Cambodia and the Philippines. “We are working very hard on the issue of double taxation between our two countries,” Marcos told Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet during… Read More
US funds study for PH vessel traffic management system expansion
March 4, 2024, 5:59 pm
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the US Trade Development Agency (USTDA) signed a grant agreement for a PHP55-million feasibility study on the expansion of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) vessel traffic management system (VTMS). In a news release on… Read More
Senate OKs transfer of provincial, sub-provincial jails to BJMP care
March 4, 2024, 5:13 pm
MANILA – The Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2352 or the Jail Integration Act which seeks to transfer the control and supervision of the provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP). After earning 19 affirmative votes, zero negatives,… Read More
DA assures persistent price watch as costs of agri products drop
March 4, 2024, 4:59 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured Monday of persistent monitoring on the prices of basic agricultural commodities in the country. In a statement, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) has its regular price… Read More
Nearly 90K voters to join plebiscite on creation of 8 Cotabato towns
March 4, 2024, 4:55 pm
MANILA – Some 89,594 residents are set to vote in the plebiscite in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on April 13. In a statement Monday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the figure is from 63 villages in the province of North Cotabato, which form the BARMM's… Read More
Comelec to follow Congress lead on possible 2025 plebiscite
March 4, 2024, 4:50 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it would defer to the decision of lawmakers on the holding of plebiscites and any other electoral process. As for questions on the legality of a possible simultaneous plebiscite for charter reforms and the midterm elections next year,… Read More
