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House approves all LEDAC, SONA bills
January 26, 2024, 8:47 pm
MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday said the House of Representatives already approved all the measures prioritized by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July… Read More
DOJ forms task force to probe 9G working visa scheme
January 26, 2024, 8:30 pm
MANILA – An internal investigation team has been formed by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Remulla to investigate the possible involvement of immigration lawyers in a scheme that facilitated 9G alien working visas for expatriates to companies with fraudulent records. “We will have… Read More
DOJ: No hold departure order vs. 'glam team'
January 26, 2024, 7:56 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday clarified that two members of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach’s entourage prevented from leaving the country on Jan. 22 have no derogatory records with the Bureau of Immigration (BI). DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano told reporters that contrary… Read More
Sandigan allows reinvestigation of MisOr ex-vice gov cases
January 26, 2024, 6:12 pm
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has granted the plea by a former vice governor seeking a reinvestigation by the Ombudsman of the graft cases filed against him. The anti-graft court’s sixth division, in a resolution dated January 26, has partially granted the motion filed by former Misamis Oriental… Read More
DOT allocates P15M for Manila Central Post Office rehab
January 26, 2024, 5:56 pm
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is allocating PHP15 million for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Manila Central Post Office gutted by fire in May last year. Through its infrastructure arm, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), the budget allocation… Read More
Constitutional crisis slowly happening - Zubiri
January 26, 2024, 5:48 pm
MANILA – Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday that a constitutional crisis he warned about is slowly happening. "We have warned about a possible constitutional crisis and tried to avoid it. But unfortunately, it seems that this is slowly happening," Zubiri said in a statement on… Read More
New wrecker cranes boost MMDA road accident response
January 26, 2024, 5:41 pm
MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) two new wrecker cranes are expected to boost emergency and road accident response, its official said Friday. Each wrecker crane is designed for heavy-duty towing and is capable of carrying up to 50 tons, MMDA acting chair Don… Read More
PBBM to key energy players: Ensure reliable power at all times
January 26, 2024, 5:22 pm Updated on January 26, 2024, 6:16 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called on the country’s key energy players to make sure there will be “reliable power at all times.” Marcos made the call during the historic switch-on of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), as he hoped that there would… Read More
BI eyes 4 new offices in key tourist hubs this year
January 26, 2024, 5:13 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is looking to establish at least four new offices in popular tourist areas in the country this year. In a statement on Friday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said these offices would rise in Siargao Island, Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur and the… Read More
Solon wants penalty of imprisonment in libel cases abolished
January 26, 2024, 5:10 pm
MANILA – A measure seeking to remove the penalty of imprisonment in libel cases against journalists has been refiled in the Senate. Saying civil damages are enough, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Bill No 2521, or an Act Abolishing the Penalty of Imprisonment in Libel cases Against… Read More
UNSR Khan cites PH’s 'vibrant, mature' freedom of expression
January 26, 2024, 5:01 pm
MANILA – United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan has acknowledged the Philippines' "vibrancy and mature media landscape," according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a meeting with Khan on Thursday, DFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and International Economic… Read More
74 PDL complete Madrasah program inside Zambo jail
January 26, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – A total of 74 Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDL) completed the Madrasah (Islamic education) program at Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory (ZCJMD). The oldest of the 74 graduates of Tahderiyyah (Islamic kindergarten), which covers the Al-abjadiyah (Arabic alphabet), is a… Read More
Solon wants lotto games suspended while systems being probed
January 26, 2024, 4:45 pm Updated on January 26, 2024, 4:57 pm
MANILA – There should be no lotto draws if the whole lotto games system of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be looked into, Senator Imee Marcos said Friday. The Senate Committee Games and Amusement resumed on Thursday its inquiry, which was presided by Senator Raffy Tulfo… Read More
MTRCB junks SMNI's appeals
January 26, 2024, 4:37 pm
MANILA – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Friday reaffirmed its decision to suspend the television programs "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" and "Laban Kasama ang Bayan", and dismissed the motions for reconsideration (MR) filed by SMNI. The MTRCB's initial… Read More
3 LTO workers nabbed for license plate theft
January 26, 2024, 4:34 pm
MANILA – Three workers in the plate-making plant of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) have been arrested for organized theft of license plates, with another suspect still at large. In a press conference at the LTO headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, LTO–Intelligence and Investigation… Read More
Japan confers Order of the Rising Sun on Filipino entrepreneur
January 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
MANILA – The Japanese government has recognized Filipino entrepreneur Egmidio Cesar Jose for a pivotal role he played in organizing and strengthening the ties between the business communities of the Philippines and Japan. Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of… Read More
Apply for livelihood aid, DOLE urges PUV drivers, operators
January 26, 2024, 4:14 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday called on operators and drivers of public utility vehicles who might be affected by the government's transport modernization program to avail of livelihood assistance offered by the agency. “Ang program ay bukas pa rin, naglaan… Read More
DOH receives emergency operations equipment from EU, WHO
January 26, 2024, 3:54 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has received emergency operation center-information and communications technology (EOC-ICT) equipment worth PHP4.8 million from the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO). In a joint statement Friday, the DOH said the equipment would… Read More
PCO: Filipinos’ cooperation key to ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ transformation
January 26, 2024, 3:14 pm
MANILA – Filipinos’ participation and cooperation are crucial in attaining the Marcos administration’s bid to transform the country into a “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Friday. “Tinatawagan po natin ang bawat mamamayan (We are… Read More
NEDA Board OKs changes in implementation of 2 projects
January 26, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has approved the changes in the implementation of two high-impact projects, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Friday. The approval was made in a meeting… Read More
