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Valenzuela court allows Alice Guo to attend Senate POGO hearing
September 16, 2024, 6:43 pm
MANILA – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 282 in Valenzuela City granted on Monday the request of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality to allow dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to appear in the continuation of its inquiry into illegal… Read More
Obstruction of justice raps eyed vs. KOJC execs, lawyers
September 16, 2024, 6:11 pm
MANILA – Officials and lawyers of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) may face charges for obstruction of justice for allegedly assisting their leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, evade arrest, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. “Definitely from their side, there are identified… Read More
Lawyer seeks to nullify Comelec rule on party-list nominees
September 16, 2024, 6:08 pm
MANILA – Lawyer Romulo Macalintal has filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the validity of a resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which allows public officials to continue holding office even after being nominated as a party-list representative. In a 28-page… Read More
Fiscal problem seen after SC ruled Sulu not part of BARMM
September 16, 2024, 6:00 pm
MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Monday raised the fiscal problem Sulu province faces after the Supreme Court ruled the validity of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) organic law and finally dropped Sulu from the region. Acknowledging the national… Read More
PCG probes 'undocumented' Chinese crew of PH dredging vessel
September 16, 2024, 4:38 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a Philippine-flagged dredging vessel with six purportedly undocumented Chinese crew members. In an incident report Monday, the PCG said MV Sangko Uno, a hopper dredger ship, was anchored at Navotas Port on Sunday when they received a… Read More
Comelec processes over 500K voter reactivation applications
September 16, 2024, 4:38 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday it has processed more than half a million applications for voter reactivation. Citing its latest data, the poll body said it has received 556,231 applications for reactivation from Feb. 12 to Sept. 11. Of the number, 342,991 applicants… Read More
Senate OKs expanded college equivalency, accreditation program
September 16, 2024, 4:36 pm
MANILA – Senators unanimously approved on Monday Senate Bill No. 2568 or the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act, which seeks to enable senior high school and technical vocational school graduates to obtain college degrees through relevant work… Read More
PDEA eyes dog breeding, training program for K9 units
September 16, 2024, 4:32 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is poised to start its own Narcotics Detection Dog Breeding Program (NDDBP) to enable the agency to breed and train its own K-9 units. During Monday's budget deliberations at the Senate, PDEA Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo said they… Read More
House taps PNP to capture Harry Roque
September 16, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives (HOR) has tapped the Philippine National Police (PNP) in arresting former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who has been considered a fugitive after being cited in contempt by the HOR. “All law enforcers who have received a copy of the contempt order,… Read More
Court win shows govt’s commitment vs. illegal drugs – DOJ
September 16, 2024, 4:22 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said the ruling of the Manila court to convict four persons in connection with the May 2017 smuggling of PHP6.4 billion worth of shabu shows the government’s commitment to crack down on the illegal drugs trade. "A drug-free Philippines is just… Read More
SC affirms cancellation of An Waray registration as party-list group
September 16, 2024, 4:05 pm
MANILA – Voting 14-1, the Supreme Court (SC) En Banc has affirmed rulings of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cancelling the registration of An Waray party-list group. An Waray was one of the 14 party-list groups proclaimed as initial winners in the 2013 elections that were guaranteed with… Read More
MMDA Ortigas satellite office to ease settling of documents, fines
September 16, 2024, 3:55 pm
MANILA – The new satellite office of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at a mall in Ortigas will enhance accessibility and convenience for settling traffic violation fines and processing documents, an official said Monday. In a message during its launch, MMDA acting chair Don… Read More
CIDG seizes P19-M illegal LPG tanks in Caloocan
September 16, 2024, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized PHP19 million worth of illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder tanks in Caloocan City. In a statement Monday, CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco said the group's Southern Metro Manila District Field Unit… Read More
Lawmaker: Fast-track implementation of PhilHealth coverage hikes
September 16, 2024, 3:42 pm
MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Monday urged the Benefits Committee (BenCom) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to immediately convene for the implementation of increases in essential benefit packages. Lee issued the call after the Department of Health… Read More
Palace hosts countdown concert for PH hosting of FIVB in 2025
September 16, 2024, 3:00 pm
MANILA – The Malacañan Palace on Sunday held a concert for the one-year countdown to the Philippine hosting of the Fédération Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025. The Philippines secured the hosting rights for its proven track record of hosting major… Read More
House to uphold accountability in defending public coffers
September 16, 2024, 2:46 pm Updated on September 16, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives vowed to ensure that public resources are spent wisely, effectively, and with "absolute accountability" as it started the plenary deliberations on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion 2025 national budget Monday. In his speech, Speaker Martin Romualdez said the… Read More
DPWH: P280-M road improvement projects completed in Pampanga
September 16, 2024, 2:44 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday reported the completion of road enhancement projects worth PHP280.31 million in Pampanga province. In a report, DPWH-3 (Central Luzon) director Roseller Tolentino said the works involved various road enhancements in Magalang… Read More
PH logs 18 mpox cases
September 16, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The country has logged 18 confirmed cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) as of Aug. 18, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Monday. Herbosa said five of the cases have recovered. "This means na-release na sila sa isolation, eleven na lang po ang nasa home isolation, anim po sa… Read More
TD Gener to make landfall in Isabela, Aurora
September 16, 2024, 2:23 pm
MANILA – Tropical Depression (TD) Gener is expected to make landfall within the next 24 hours in the provinces of Isabela and Aurora, while Tropical Storm Pulasan may also enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) late Tuesday. In its 11 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, the Philippine… Read More
6 dead, 11 hurt as cyclones, 'habagat' dampen PH
September 16, 2024, 1:56 pm
MANILA – At least six persons were reported dead and 11 others injured due to the combined effects of tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday. The agency, in its latest… Read More
