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DOTr to study complaint filed by public transport group at Ombudsman
February 7, 2024, 9:51 pm
MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will study the complaint filed by a transport group on the implementation of the vehicle.modernization program before the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday. In a statement, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said a counter-affidavit to the complaint… Read More
DOTr: Davao Bus to change Mindanao public transport
February 7, 2024, 8:35 pm
MANILA – The Davao Public Transport Modernization Program (Davao Bus) will transform the public transport landscape in Mindanao, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said Wednesday. During the signing ceremony of four civil works contracts for the Davao Bus in Davao City,… Read More
GSIS still PH's largest non-life insurer
February 7, 2024, 7:19 pm
MANILA – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced on Wednesday it remains to be the largest non-life insurer in the country with a current net worth of PHP50.15 billion. This, after the state pension fund recorded PHP9.8 billion in gross premiums written (GPW) for its non-life… Read More
Proposed P100 pay hike for private workers reaches Senate plenary
February 7, 2024, 6:37 pm
MANILA – A bill seeking a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector nationwide reached the Senate plenary with Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chair Jinggoy Estrada pushing for its passage. Estrada said an estimated 4.2 million… Read More
PBBM releases P265M for Mindanao flood, landslide victims
February 7, 2024, 6:25 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of around PHP265 million to augment the relief assistance for the families affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao. This was revealed when Marcos presided over a situation briefing at the Presidential Guest… Read More
PPA to prioritize relief cargo for flood-hit Davao Region
February 7, 2024, 5:59 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is prioritizing the movement of cargo containing relief goods headed to the Davao Region in all of its ports nationwide. In a statement Wednesday, the PPA said disaster-relief goods from ships and other sea-going vessels are being brought to the… Read More
PNP won't enforce any ICC arrest warrant vs. ex-president Duterte
February 7, 2024, 5:34 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it would not enforce any arrest warrant that would be issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former president Rodrigo Duterte amid its investigation into the drug war of the past administration. PNP spokesperson… Read More
Ex-DepEd chief: Harmonize PISA standards with PH society
February 7, 2024, 5:29 pm
MANILA – Former Education secretary Leonor Briones on Wednesday urged the education sector to see the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results as only one of the bases in improving basic education. Briones, who is currently the Center Director of INNOTECH, a regional… Read More
Senate reso lauds Galing Pook awardees as true models of communities
February 7, 2024, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The 10 winners of the 2023 Galing Pook Award should be recognized as models of other local government units (LGUs), Senator Grace Poe said as she announced on Wednesday her filing of Senate Resolution 926. “The Philippine Senate proudly joins the Galing Pook Foundation and its… Read More
Inquiry into billboard operators' compliance with EO 165 sought
February 7, 2024, 5:24 pm
MANILA – A senator on Wednesday reminded billboard operators about the deadline for the full implementation of the Executive Order (EO) 165 which gives them until March to fully comply. Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. made the reminder as he filed Senate Resolution No. 924 which seeks an inquiry into… Read More
PNP eyes cybersecurity desks to boost fight vs. online crimes
February 7, 2024, 5:03 pm
MANILA – Police stations across the country will soon have cybersecurity desks that would handle cybercrimes, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said this is in compliance with President… Read More
BI prevents 2 American sex offenders from entering PH
February 7, 2024, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Two convicted sex offenders from the United States have been barred from entering the country after their names prompted positive derogatory hits in the border control information system of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In a statement Wednesday, BI border control and intelligence unit… Read More
PBBM to DOTr, DOF: Look for funds for Tagum-Davao-Digos railway
February 7, 2024, 4:41 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Finance (DOF) to look for funds for the stalled Mindanao Railway project. “I am ordering the DOTr and the DOF to work in tandem to explore financing sources for the… Read More
House motivated to work harder to improve Filipinos’ lives
February 7, 2024, 4:01 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said the high trust and performance ratings he received in a recent survey only serves as further motivation for the House of Representatives to work harder to raise the standards of living in the country through legislation. In the recent OCTA… Read More
Ticket sold in Bacolod City wins P7.3-M Lotto jackpot
February 7, 2024, 4:01 pm
MANILA – A bettor from Negros Occidental bagged the PHP7.3 million jackpot in Tuesday night's Lotto 6/42 draw. The winning number combination 27-23-31-20-14-28 carried a jackpot prize of PHP7,341,411 and was won by a bettor who bought a ticket in Bacolod City, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes… Read More
QC gears up for 3-day Chinese New Year revelry
February 7, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government has prepared a three-day celebration for the Chinese New Year from February 9 to 11 to promote Banawe as the city’s Chinatown tourism hub. In a press briefing on Wednesday, QC Tourism Department Officer-In-Charge Maria Teresa Tirona said the city government… Read More
House committed to ‘modern, well-equipped, cared-for’ AFP
February 7, 2024, 3:09 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives is committed to a “strong, modern, well-equipped” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that would defend the country from internal and external threats, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday. Romualdez made the assurance during the Mindanao leg of… Read More
Rare copy of 1899 PH declaration of independence from US unveiled
February 7, 2024, 3:01 pm
MANILA — A rare news clipping documenting the declaration of Philippine independence from the United States in 1899 was unveiled in a US museum last week. Spain ceded its colony of the Philippines to the United States following its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 in the Treaty of… Read More
PH asserts ASEAN 5-point consensus as way to address Myanmar crisis
February 7, 2024, 2:16 pm
MANILA — The Philippine government reiterated that the ASEAN Five Point Consensus remains the viable solution to addressing the Myanmar crisis. Speaking at the recent ASEAN-European Union Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said all actions must be aligned… Read More
PBBM vows ‘genuine’ agrarian reform, continued aid to farmers
February 7, 2024, 1:51 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the farmers of his administration’s commitment to a “genuine” agrarian reform to give them a comfortable life. Marcos made the vow during the distribution of around 2,529 land electronic titles (e-titles) benefitting 2,672… Read More
