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House panel orders detention of ex-police official Garma
September 12, 2024, 10:10 pm
MANILA – The quad committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon ordered the detention of retired police colonel Royina Garma after she was cited in contempt for lying and evading questions from lawmakers. During the hearing on the deaths related to the drug war of the previous… Read More
'Demon' child sex trafficker brought home from Dubai
September 12, 2024, 9:57 pm
MANILA – Authorities arrived on Thursday with Teddy Jay Mojeca Mejia, an alleged big-time Filipino child sex trafficker who was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a press conference at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos called Mejia a “demon”… Read More
Guillen: NIA's transfer to OP crucial to food security target
September 12, 2024, 6:27 pm
MANILA – National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Eduardo Guillen on Thursday said the agency’s transfer to the Office of the President (OP) is crucial in realizing the administration’s target to achieve food security. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. earlier ordered the… Read More
DOJ: Probers to look into alleged POGO mass graves in Porac
September 12, 2024, 6:20 pm
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said investigators will look into the circumstances of uncovered mass graves in Porac, Pampanga apparently arising from operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). “Yung organized crime nila, lumipat dito,… Read More
PTFoMS expects speedy resolution of Gerry Ortega murder case
September 12, 2024, 6:18 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Thursday expressed optimism that the 2011 killing of Puerto Princesa City broadcaster Gerardo "Doc Gerry" Ortega will soon be resolved following the surrender of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes. “This a very good… Read More
DSWD W. Visayas prepositions 37K food packs amid Kanlaon unrest
September 12, 2024, 5:49 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 (Western Visayas) is on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of an “eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert level” due to the seismic activity of Mt.… Read More
Manage expectations on NAIA improvements, MIAA tells public
September 12, 2024, 5:43 pm
MANILA – The operations and maintenance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be turned over to a private consortium on Sept. 14, but its current operator, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), advised the public to manage expectations in terms of improvements in the… Read More
PBBM: ADB helps PH in delivering ‘clear, impactful’ actions
September 12, 2024, 5:32 pm
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) continued support has helped the Philippines in delivering “clear and impactful” actions to give Filipinos a brighter future, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday. During the launching and ceremonial turnover of the ADB Philippines… Read More
Padilla seeks to address qualifications on hiring Shari’ah judges
September 12, 2024, 5:08 pm
MANILA – Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla has filed a bill facilitating the qualifications to ensure Shari’ah courts will get the needed judges. In his Senate Bill (SB) 2820 filed on Sept. 11, Padilla seeks to amend Article X, Section 8 of Republic Act 11054 or the organic law for the… Read More
House targets to pass 2025 budget by Sept. 25
September 12, 2024, 4:54 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives is targeting the approval of the proposed PHP6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on the third and final reading by Sept. 25, a House leader said on Thursday. House Appropriations Committee senior vice chair and Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said the 2025… Read More
Lawmaker hopes Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act signed soon
September 12, 2024, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Thursday expressed optimism that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will soon sign the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage bill into law amid the surge of smuggled agricultural goods intercepted by Philippine authorities this year. The Senate and the… Read More
DepEd starts survey on teachers' preference over P7K health subsidy
September 12, 2024, 4:41 pm
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday launched a survey to identify public school teachers and non-teaching staff’s preference for their PHP7,000 medical allowance. This is in accordance with Executive Order No. 64, series of 2024 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.… Read More
PNP: 'Angels of Death' threatening Quiboloy's victims
September 12, 2024, 4:32 pm
MANILA – Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy has a private army dubbed "Angels of Death" who allegedly goes after those who reveal acts of his sexual abuse of members' children, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Quezon City,… Read More
Comelec starts hardware test on poll count machines, other devices
September 12, 2024, 4:28 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started the Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT) on the automated counting machines (ACMs) and other devices that will be used in the May 2025 midterm polls. Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said Thursday 856 ACMs and 80 transmission devices have… Read More
Senate commits to fast-track bill supporting PBBM's ban on POGOs
September 12, 2024, 4:12 pm
MANILA – The Senate is determined to pass a bill that will bolster the declaration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on totally banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Gatchalian said senators,… Read More
4 domestic flights canceled due to bad weather
September 12, 2024, 4:09 pm
MANILA – At least four domestic flights were canceled due to bad weather as of 3 p.m. Thursday. The Manila International Airport Authority said these flights were CebGo DG 6881/6882 Manila-Surigao-Manila, and Cebu Pacific 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-Manila. Earlier, the weather bureau said the… Read More
US donates P11-M disaster response equipment to Cagayan
September 12, 2024, 3:57 pm
MANILA – The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated PHP11.6 million worth of mobile storage units and mobile energy systems to help strengthen Cagayan province’s disaster risk reduction capacity. The US Embassy in Manila on Thursday said… Read More
House cites Roque in contempt anew for failure to submit docs
September 12, 2024, 3:43 pm
MANILA – The quad committee at the House of Representatives on Thursday cited former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in contempt anew for failing to submit the subpoenaed documents pertaining to his business and financial records. During its joint hearing on illegal Philippine Offshore… Read More
Over 2M workers get P12B via livelihood, employment grants
September 12, 2024, 3:41 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday said it has provided more than PHP12 billion worth of livelihood and emergency employment assistance to over 2 million formal and informal workers. The second quarter progress report of the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns… Read More
House panel recommends P1.293-B budget cut for OVP in 2025
September 12, 2024, 3:16 pm
MANILA – The House Committee on Appropriations has recommended to reduce the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025 from PHP2.037 billion to PHP733 million, panel senior vice chair and Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said on Thursday. In a press conference, Quimbo said… Read More
