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PH integrates gender perspective in poverty reduction programs
February 6, 2024, 6:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday said the government integrates a gender equality perspective into its programs to encourage meaningful participation and economic empowerment of women. During the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation on the 68th session of the Commission… Read More
BuCor: Regionalization still best way to ease jail congestion woes
February 6, 2024, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday said the regionalization of correction facilities is still the most potent solution to ease living conditions for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), despite decongestion efforts being undertaken by the government. In a report submitted to… Read More
DOTr probes corruption allegations vs. LTO chief
February 6, 2024, 5:16 pm
MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking into corruption allegations made by transport and civilian groups against Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II. In a statement on Tuesday, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the allegations were… Read More
DBM releases P3.41B for free education of 74,262 TESDA learners
February 6, 2024, 5:04 pm
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of about PHP3.41 billion to fund the free education of around 74,262 tertiary education students DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the issuance of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the Technical… Read More
Gov't keeping close watch on southern backdoors vs. human trafficking
February 6, 2024, 5:02 pm
MANILA – The government is keeping a closer watch on the country's southern backdoors amid an intensified crackdown on transnational human trafficking, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Justice Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez… Read More
DSWD gives cash aid to fire-hit market vendors in Iriga City
February 6, 2024, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Some 90 public market vendors affected by a fire in Iriga City got cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), an agency official said Tuesday. DSWD spokesperson Romel Lopez said the DSWD’s Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) immediately coordinated… Read More
DOLE: Only 3 regions yet to hike domestic workers' pay
February 6, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – Only three regional wage boards in the country have yet to issue pay hike orders for domestic workers (kasambahay), a labor official said Tuesday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said these are the Regional… Read More
PBBM wants improved PNP cybersecurity systems
February 6, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the strengthening of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) cybersecurity systems, Malacañang said Tuesday. Marcos, in a sectoral meeting with key PNP officials at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday morning, emphasized the importance… Read More
Senate inquiry into cyberattack targeting gov't websites sought
February 6, 2024, 4:33 pm
MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the recent cyberattack on some Philippine government websites, including those involved in safeguarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In her proposed Senate Resolution 923, Hontiveros said the Department of Information and… Read More
Swiss foreign minister to visit PH Feb. 8, seeks to bolster ties
February 6, 2024, 4:32 pm
MANILA – Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will visit the Philippines on Feb. 8 as part of his Asia-Pacific trip to bolster Switzerland’s network of ties in the region. The Swiss top diplomat will meet with high-level government officials, including Foreign Affairs… Read More
Settle reentry permits before departure, BI urges foreign residents
February 6, 2024, 4:26 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday advised foreign residents leaving the Philippines to settle their reentry fees before departure. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, in a statement, said reentry permits can be obtained either at the airport or at any BI office… Read More
28 resupply missions to PH-held islands in WPS conducted in 2023
February 6, 2024, 4:02 pm
MANILA – A total of 28 rotation and resupply (RORE) missions for troops manning the Philippines' nine features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) were successfully conducted last year, a ranking naval official said Tuesday. In a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippine Navy… Read More
LTO continues free theoretical driving courses as outreach program
February 6, 2024, 3:56 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation (LTO) will continue offering its free theoretical driving courses (TDC) as part of an outreach program. In a statement Tuesday, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II called on regional directors and chiefs of district offices to hold more outreach… Read More
MILF decommissioning on track, Galvez tells senators
February 6, 2024, 3:55 pm
MANILA – Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday assured the Senate Committee on National Defense that the ongoing decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants will be finished by 2025. Galvez made this remark in response to Senator Imee Marcos'… Read More
DOTr to pursue Mindanao Railway Project while seeking funding
February 6, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The first phase of the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) is set to begin with pre-construction activities in Davao City, Tagum and Digos while the search for the project’s funding continues. During a town hall meeting on the railway sector in Davao City Tuesday, Department of… Read More
ECC restores 3-year prescriptive period for filing of claims
February 6, 2024, 2:58 pm
MANILA – The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has restored the three-year prescriptive period to file Employees’ Compensation (EC) claims. Based on ECC Board Resolution 24-01-02 made public Tuesday, the prescriptive period for all EC claims applications with either the Social… Read More
AFP: No truth to reports of Task Force Davao's abolition
February 6, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday refuted claims that the Task Force Davao would be dismantled. "The EMC (Eastern Mindanao Command) has made a statement. We made some clarification, and there is no such directive for the disbandment of Task Force Davao," AFP public… Read More
PBBM admin’s economic policies taking effect: Pangandaman
February 6, 2024, 2:29 pm
MANILA – The downtrend in headline inflation is proof that the economic policies of the Marcos administration are “taking effect,” Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Tuesday. This, after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the inflation dropped further to 2.78… Read More
Seller of pre-registered SIM cards nabbed in Valenzuela
February 6, 2024, 2:26 pm
MANILA – Agents of the Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested a seller of pre-registered subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in Valenzuela City. In a report Tuesday, Col. Jay Guillermo, chief of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group’s (ACG) Cyber Response Unit… Read More
Death toll from LPA trough, 'amihan' rains in Mindanao now 18
February 6, 2024, 1:57 pm Updated on February 6, 2024, 2:40 pm
MANILA – The death toll from the effects of bad weather due to a trough of a low pressure area and the northeast monsoon (amihan) in parts of Mindanao has climbed to 18. In its latest situation report on Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the… Read More
