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UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion, expression to visit PH
January 15, 2024, 10:36 pm
MANILA – United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan is set to make an official visit here from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2. According to the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights website, Khan will examine, in the spirit of cooperation and dialogue, the… Read More
Solon vows support to foreign investors in energy
January 15, 2024, 8:57 pm
MANILA – Senator Raffy Tulfo has promised to support foreign investors who want to invest in the field of energy in the Philippines. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, made this promise in a dinner meeting with Singaporean business executives on Sunday. The dinner was attended by… Read More
Romualdez to promote MIF at World Economic Forum
January 15, 2024, 8:45 pm
MANILA – The Philippine delegation will promote the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 15 to 19. The Philippines would use the global forum as a platform to pitch the country as an investment hub and make known… Read More
DOJ eyes int'l links to fight human trafficking
January 15, 2024, 8:30 pm
MANILA – The government is eyeing more link-ups with other countries as part of its approach to resolve issues on transnational crimes, particularly human trafficking, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday. Speaking during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon program, Justice Undersecretary Mico… Read More
Transport groups air support for modernization program before SC
January 15, 2024, 8:29 pm
MANILA – Leaders of transport groups filed a petition on Monday urging the Supreme Court not to stop the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The petitioners are members of Pasang Masda Nationwide, Inc. (Pasda Masda), Alliance of Transport Operators and… Read More
PBBM: Gov't to establish more specialty centers nationwide
January 15, 2024, 7:29 pm
MANILA – More than PHP11 billion will be used to establish more specialty centers nationwide this year, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday. In a video message posted on social media, the President said that as of December 2023, the government has already established a total of 131… Read More
Coast Guard, BuCor in talks for new PCG HQ
January 15, 2024, 7:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday met with Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials in Muntinlupa City to discuss the possibility of allocating 20 hectares of land inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to become its permanent headquarters. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio… Read More
NTC urges switch to digital TV as analog shutdown looms
January 15, 2024, 6:58 pm
MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has called on the public to switch to digital television (TV) by purchasing digital-ready TVs or digital TV receivers ahead of the planned shutdown of analog TV. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Monday, NTC Commissioner… Read More
MMDA ready for protest caravan vs. PUV modernization
January 15, 2024, 6:31 pm
MANILA – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is ready to assist commuters who might be affected by the nationwide protest of some transport groups against the government's public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). In a Palace press briefing on Monday, MMDA acting chair… Read More
Screener returns wallet with P60K left behind at Iloilo airport
January 15, 2024, 6:18 pm
MANILA – A security screening officer recently returned a wallet with PHP60,000 left behind by a passenger at the Iloilo International Airport, the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) reported on Monday. OTS Spokesperson Kim Marquez told the Philippine News Agency the wallet was left on a… Read More
BI bars entry of 2 convicted American pedophiles
January 15, 2024, 6:07 pm
MANILA – Immigration officers barred two Americans previously convicted of committing sex crimes against minors from entering two international airports of the country. The Bureau of Immigration's (BI) report Monday, citing the border control and intelligence unit, said Carvin Renee White, 57;… Read More
AFP modernization's Horizon 3 to focus on archipelagic defense
January 15, 2024, 5:59 pm
MANILA – The Horizon 3 phase of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP) will focus on improving the military's archipelagic defense capabilities, the country's military chief said Monday. AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. made this remark when asked whether… Read More
4Ps beneficiaries urged to avail of gov’t tertiary education support
January 15, 2024, 5:52 pm
MANILA – The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who want to pursue higher education may avail of various government education support programs that will assist them with their school expenses, a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official said on Monday.… Read More
PNP: Focus crimes down 37% in first 11 days of 2024
January 15, 2024, 5:50 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 37 percent drop in focus crime incidents during the first 11 days of 2024. In a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said focus crimes from Jan. 1 to 11 this year decreased to 759… Read More
DepEd oversees transfer of 14 Embo schools from Makati to Taguig
January 15, 2024, 5:24 pm
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) attributed the orderly transition of 14 schools in the Enlisted Men's Barrio (Embo) villages to the "collective resolve” of the Makati and Taguig local government units (LGUs). "While there are still specific issues and appeals that shall be left… Read More
DA eyes more FTI cold storage to fix post-harvest losses, oversupply
January 15, 2024, 5:16 pm
MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. is planning to build more cold storage facilities at a food terminal in Taguig City to address overproduction and minimize post-harvest losses of agricultural products, particularly vegetables and other high-value crops. In a news release… Read More
Probe on reports of refusal of discount for seniors, PWDs pushed
January 15, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday called for a congressional probe on reports that local establishments are denying senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) their mandated 20-percent discount. Romualdez said there have been several instances of violations of Republic Act… Read More
DOLE: No extension of Jan. 15 deadline for 13th month pay report
January 15, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – Companies only have until Jan. 15 to submit their 13th-month pay compliance report, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday. “Yes, under the IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations) of the law, report of compliance shall be done not later than Jan. 15 of each… Read More
Senate to review Constitution's economic provisions
January 15, 2024, 4:19 pm Updated on January 15, 2024, 4:37 pm
MANILA – The Senate leadership heeded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to lead the discussion of amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. This was after Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri filed on Monday Senate Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, which proposes… Read More
AFP chief: NPA fighters down to 'over 1,500'
January 15, 2024, 4:06 pm
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Monday the remaining number of active New People's Army (NPA) insurgents are now "a little over 1,500". "Yung manpower, dun sa presentation po natin (during the Command Conference), ang estimate is just now a… Read More
