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6 Filipino sailors home nearly 2 months after Red Sea attack
July 6, 2024, 4:39 pm
MANILA – Six Filipino crew members of Houthi-attacked oil tanker M/T Wind arrived home Friday night. The Filipino seafarers aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR512 landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal in Parañaque City, according to a Facebook post of the Overseas Workers… Read More
PAOCC exec: Gradual POGO phaseout more feasible than total ban
July 6, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANILA – An official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) prefers the gradual phaseout of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) rather than going for a total ban At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston Casio said a gradual phasing… Read More
PBBM congratulates new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
July 6, 2024, 3:15 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday congratulated United Kingdom’s (UK) new prime minister Keir Starmer and the British Labour Party on their historic landslide general election victory. President Marcos said he looks forward to working with Starmer in strengthening the… Read More
Comelec says Tawi-Tawi’s transmission test successful
July 6, 2024, 2:21 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that the transmission test conducted Friday in two municipalities of Tawi-Tawi was successful. Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) and Secure Electronic Transmission Services (SETS) projects were demonstrated… Read More
Solon: Empower ‘food security soldiers’ to attain nutrition goals
July 6, 2024, 11:29 am
MANILA – Boosting local food supply by optimizing the agriculture sector and empowering farmers and fisherfolk are key to achieving the country’s nutrition goals outlined in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said Saturday. “This… Read More
PBBM calls on AFP troops to ensure peaceful 2025 BARMM polls
July 6, 2024, 10:48 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Sulu to ensure the holding of peaceful elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament next year. Marcos made the call during his visit to the… Read More
ITCZ, easterlies to bring scattered rains over most of PH Saturday
July 6, 2024, 6:50 am
MANILA – The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and the easterlies will bring scattered or isolated rains across the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the two… Read More
PH Embassy supports Moroccan students in quake-hit High Atlas
July 6, 2024, 6:47 am
MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Morocco handed over a donation of 18,000 Moroccan dirhams (approximately USD1,800) to Education For All (EFA), a Moroccan non-government organization, in a turnover ceremony held at the Chancery on July 4. Since 2007, the EFA has been providing financial… Read More
SolGen asks Tarlac RTC to cancel Guo’s birth certificate
July 5, 2024, 8:28 pm
MANILA – Government lawyers on Friday formally asked the court to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. In a message to reporters, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the petition filed before the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the cancellation of… Read More
OWWA negotiates for higher settlement for ‘missing’ MV Tutor crew
July 5, 2024, 8:12 pm
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is negotiating with the manning agency of the “missing” seafarer of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Tutor attacked by Houthis last month. OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on… Read More
DBM releases P27B for health workers' emergency allowance
July 5, 2024, 8:10 pm
MANILA – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers. In a statement, Pangandaman said the released fund is expected to… Read More
PBBM: P27-B agri infra projects to be built in N. Mindanao
July 5, 2024, 8:07 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the government plans to build over 400 infrastructure projects worth PHP27 billion in Northern Mindanao to boost the agricultural productivity in the region. During the distribution of land titles and support services to farmers of Region… Read More
House directed to probe criminal activities linked to POGOs
July 5, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday ordered a congressional probe into the reported criminal activities linked with illegitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a statement, Romualdez said the House probe will look into various criminal activities, including money… Read More
DOTr eyes 6 TBMs for Metro Manila Subway by yearend
July 5, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Construction for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is expected to speed up with the arrival of two more tunnel boring machines (TBM) by yearend, for a total of six so far. At the Pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) Special over state-run People’s Television Network on Friday,… Read More
P29, Rice for All deals budget-friendly, tame inflation
July 5, 2024, 7:48 pm Updated on July 5, 2024, 9:09 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday expressed optimism that the P29 and Rice for All programs will help tame inflation in the next months. The DA issued the statement following the launch of the large-scale trial of the “P29 Rice Program” in 10 locations across Metro Manila… Read More
DA eyes possible vax rollout vs. ASF within the year
July 5, 2024, 7:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to roll out the vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) within 2024 once it secures an approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). "Iyong expectation natin within the year, maging okay na (approval) para by next year, wala na… Read More
Comelec holds 'mock polls' in Tawi-Tawi to test new technologies
July 5, 2024, 7:20 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday held mock elections in Tawi-Tawi province, the country's southernmost frontier, to test the new technologies to be used in the May 2025 midterm polls. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia, together with representatives of service… Read More
Marcos: DepEd to focus on improving employability of K-12 grads
July 5, 2024, 7:01 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday the Department of Education (DepEd), under the helm of incoming Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, would focus on improving the employability of Kinder to Grade 12 (K to 12) program graduates. In an interview on the sidelines of the… Read More
PBBM bares P100-M Jolo airport dev’t project
July 5, 2024, 6:34 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced the government's plan to upgrade the Jolo Airport, the only gateway serving the province of Sulu. During the distribution of financial assistance to farmers, fisherfolk, and families at the Sulu Provincial Gymnasium in Patikul, Sulu,… Read More
PCG assists injured Chinese crew in ship accident off Antique
July 5, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday conducted a medical evacuation on a Chinese crew member who accidentally sustained cuts in his left thumb in an accident 20.69 nautical miles (NM) west of Semirara Port in Caluya, Antique. In a situation report on Friday, the PCG said the… Read More
