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DOJ welcomes 8 new complainants vs. Quiboloy
September 17, 2024, 4:48 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said it at least eight individuals have come out to file fresh complaints against religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. The DOJ will evaluate the new complainants-witnesses “to preclude the possibility of infiltration” by Quiboloy supporters… Read More
BuCor to craft GCTA plan for heinous crime convicts
September 17, 2024, 4:44 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections has formed a technical working group (TWG) to implement the Supreme Court (SC) ruling to include persons convicted of heinous crimes in the coverage of Republic Act (RA) 10592, or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. In a statement, BuCor Director… Read More
PRO-11 eyes sedition raps vs. KOJC members over rowdy rally
September 17, 2024, 4:00 pm Updated on September 17, 2024, 5:35 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is fine-tuning the charges for inciting to sedition against supporters of jailed Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. In a radio interview Tuesday, Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-11) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III… Read More
Sual mayor denies romantic, business links with Alice Guo
September 17, 2024, 3:23 pm
MANILA – Mayor Liseldo Calugay of Sual, Pangasinan on Tuesday denied a partnership of any kind with former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo during the continuing Senate hearing on illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) Tuesday. They’re just friends, Calugay insisted, despite the… Read More
DAR: P10-B available for ARBs under LandBank's new lending program
September 17, 2024, 3:21 pm
MANILA – The Land Bank of the Philippines' (LandBank) new lending program "AgriSenso" is expected to benefit hundreds of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), including the whole agriculture value chain in the country, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Tuesday. In a news release, DAR… Read More
PBBM OKs P7.9-B for immunization drive; Bakuna Eskuwela set Oct. 7
September 17, 2024, 2:56 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the allotment of PHP7.9 billion for the Department of Health’s (DOH) national immunization program, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa announced on Tuesday. Marcos gave the approval during a sectoral meeting with DOH officials led by… Read More
‘Gener’ to exit PAR within 24 hours
September 17, 2024, 1:38 pm
MANILA – Tropical Depression Gener is crossing the Cordillera Region and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) within 24 hours, the weather bureau said Tuesday. “After 24 hours, nakikita natin na nasa labas na ng PAR o posibleng nasa labas na ng PAR itong si Bagyong… Read More
PBBM endorses Garafil as MECO board chair
September 17, 2024, 1:30 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has endorsed former Presidential Communications Office (PCO) secretary Cheloy Garafil as a member and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), Malacañang announced on Tuesday. Marcos issued a desire… Read More
‘Defiant fugitive’ Roque cannot hide from the law – Barbers
September 17, 2024, 1:28 pm Updated on September 17, 2024, 7:46 pm
MANILA – The quad committee (Quadcom) of the House of Representatives on Tuesday branded former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque as a “defiant fugitive from justice” who appears to be acting weird and strange by mocking the panel and mounting legal challenges instead of cooperating. The… Read More
Online filing for voter reactivation extended until Sept. 25
September 17, 2024, 12:34 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the deadline for the online filing of applications for voter status reactivation until next week. In a statement Monday night, the poll body said the original Sept. 7 deadline has been extended to Sept. 25. “Due to the significant… Read More
Palace: Concerned agencies ready for ‘Gener,’ ‘Pulasan’
September 17, 2024, 12:25 pm Updated on September 17, 2024, 12:50 pm
MANILA – Concerned government agencies are bracing for the possible impact of Tropical Depression Gener and Tropical Storm Pulasan, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a statement, Communications Assistant Secretary and Natural Calamities and Disasters spokesperson Joey Villarama said all government… Read More
DOJ: Timor-Leste ruling vs. Teves stands
September 17, 2024, 10:32 am
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday maintained that the latest move by the legal team of former Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. insisting on new proceedings to question his extradition from Timor-Leste will not prosper. “We are confident that the outcome of the new… Read More
Fewer Chinese ships in WPS; Sabina Shoal still swarmed
September 17, 2024, 9:59 am
MANILA – The number of Chinese ships spotted in various features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has dropped, the majority of which are still swarming the Sabina Shoal (also known as Escoda Shoal), the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday. In its latest monitoring, the Navy said a total of 157… Read More
NTF-ELCAC warns vs. resurgence of Salugpungan schools
September 17, 2024, 9:03 am
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has warned the public against attempts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) to re-establish its influence in the Davao region by reviving the banned Salugpungan schools. In a… Read More
'Gener' makes landfall in Isabela; parts of NCR under Signal No. 1
September 17, 2024, 7:57 am
MANILA – Tropical depression Gener has made landfall in the province of Isabela on Monday night and is currently crossing the landmass of northern Luzon, the weather bureau said Tuesday. In an update, weather specialist Benison Estareja of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical… Read More
PBBM sets PFP tone as party preps for election year
September 16, 2024, 9:08 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has set the political tone of the administration’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) as the midterm elections draw near. Speaking during the PFP national convention and general assembly at Diamond Hotel Manila in Ermita on Monday, the President urged… Read More
Solon calls for swift reimbursement of offloaded passengers
September 16, 2024, 8:57 pm
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Monday called for the swift implementation of a Bureau Immigration (BI) policy to reimburse the expenses of Filipino passengers whose travels were deferred or denied without sufficient basis. During the plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the… Read More
PBBM: We must do more to protect children
September 16, 2024, 7:43 pm
MANILA – An emotional President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday urged the government and the public to take collective action and exert extra effort to eradicate cases of Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC). In his speech during the “Iisang Nasyon, Iisang Aksyon: Tapusin… Read More
DSWD: Aid for TS Ferdie, Mt. Kanlaon-hit families tops P48M
September 16, 2024, 6:52 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday it has so far provided more than PHP48.14 million in humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ferdie and Mt. Kanlaon's increasing unrest. DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the agency gave PHP37.67… Read More
Gov't efforts to manage debt, reduce poverty incidence lauded
September 16, 2024, 6:48 pm
MANILA – A House leader on Monday cited the government's fiscal strategies to keep the country's debt manageable, reduce poverty incidence and improve tax collection efficiency. During the plenary debates on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion 2025 national budget, House Appropriations Committee… Read More
