National
ULAP: Focus on sustainable water management to curb El Niño impact
January 5, 2024, 6:34 pm
MANILA – Union of Local Authority of the Philippines (ULAP) national president Dakila Cua on Friday said the country should improve its water management policies to effectively address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing over PTV-4, Cua said the focus… Read More
Romualdez proposes for MIC to consider investing in NGCP
January 5, 2024, 6:30 pm
MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday said the newly-convened Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) should consider investing in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) after a massive power outage hit Western Visayas. "This strategic investment could provide… Read More
LTO apprehends almost 530K rogue drivers in 2023
January 5, 2024, 6:10 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has apprehended 529,578 motorists in 2023. In a statement Friday, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said some of the most common violations were on the Clean Air Act or the Republic Act (RA) 8749, Seatbelt Law Act or RA 8750 and… Read More
PBBM urges LGUs to join nationwide cleanup drive
January 5, 2024, 5:37 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called on local government units (LGUs) to participate in the nationwide cleanup drive dubbed the “Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas” Program that will be launched on Jan. 6. In a video message posted on the Presidential Communications… Read More
Sandigan allows testimony via video in ex-FDA chief's graft trial
January 5, 2024, 5:37 pm
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan ruled to allow a witness to take the stand remotely by videoconferencing against a former director general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who is facing graft charges. In a resolution by presiding justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang dated Jan. 3, the anti-graft… Read More
BI bars 171 sex offenders from entering PH in 2023
January 5, 2024, 5:37 pm
MANILA – A total of 171 foreigners with records of conviction or involvement in sex offenses have been stopped from entering the country last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Friday. Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the foreigners were turned away pursuant to a provision in the… Read More
LTO summons 2 drivers over road rage, ramming cases
January 5, 2024, 5:30 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday summoned two drivers involved in separate incidents of road rage and vehicular collision. In a statement, LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II issued a show cause order (SCO) against the owner of a Toyota Vios that engaged in a heated argument with… Read More
PH repatriates more non-marital kids from Jordan
January 5, 2024, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Philippines’ close engagement with the Jordanian government continues to reap fruitful results as Manila repatriates more non-marital children from the Arab country. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said 13 more Filipino kids were flown to the Philippines together… Read More
Solons want power firms penalized over Western Visayas blackout
January 5, 2024, 5:23 pm
MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) must penalize Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and the Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) over constant power disruptions in Western Visayas. In a statement Friday, Senator Francis Escudero also… Read More
PH maritime activities within EEZ sovereign right -- NSA Año
January 5, 2024, 4:51 pm
MANILA – The maritime cooperative activities (MCA) between the Philippines and the United States, done within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and in accordance with international law, is not a provocative military activity, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said Friday. The… Read More
OTC assures jobs for drivers affected by PUV consolidation
January 5, 2024, 4:47 pm
MANILA – Public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who may lose their jobs due to their operators failing to consolidate before the Dec. 31 deadline are encouraged to join transport cooperatives and corporations. Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC) chair Andy Ortega said transport cooperatives and… Read More
PUV consolidation reaches 76% nationwide: LTFRB
January 5, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – An estimated 76 percent of all active public utility vehicles (PUVs) are now operated by cooperatives and corporations or are owned by operators who have applied for consolidation before the Dec. 31 deadline. In a press conference at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory… Read More
DSWD reintegration program helps trafficking victims regain normalcy
January 5, 2024, 4:30 pm
MANILA – Trafficking victims will continue to receive government support services through the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The RRPTP is designed to ensure the victims’ immediate recovery and… Read More
US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in PH
January 5, 2024, 4:23 pm
MANILA – A United States carrier strike group led by USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has arrived in the Philippines for a scheduled port call on Friday following a two-day maritime cooperative activity with the country in the South China Sea. The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 is currently deployed to US… Read More
Police seize several firearms, explosives in San Juan City
January 5, 2024, 3:57 pm
MANILA – Police raided and seized various guns and explosives from a house in San Juan City on Friday, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said. NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said authorities served the search warrant on Ronald Aquino Macapagal at his house on… Read More
15K police to secure around 2M Black Nazarene devotees on Jan. 9
January 5, 2024, 3:11 pm Updated on January 5, 2024, 5:13 pm
MANILA – A 15,000-strong police force will secure the Traslacion on Jan. 9, with some of them already deployed as early as December, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday. Citing estimates from the 2020 Traslacion, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said around 2 million devotees are… Read More
CSC calls for nominations in 2024 Search for Outstanding Gov’t Workers
January 5, 2024, 2:53 pm
MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers through its Regional Offices, with the deadline for online submission set for March 31, 2024. As part of the government’s rewards and incentives mechanism under… Read More
Deaths due to fireworks rise to 2
January 5, 2024, 2:45 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported a second death due to fireworks, also from the Ilocos Region and a companion of the first fatality. The additional fatality was a 44-year-old-male who was in the same blasting incident reported by the DOH on Jan 2. The first recorded… Read More
PBBM: Gov’t to work hard to keep commodity prices affordable
January 5, 2024, 11:14 am
MANILA – The government will continue to work hard to make the prices of commodities affordable, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday. Marcos made the vow as he welcomed the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report showing that the Philippines’ headline inflation further… Read More
AFP 'moves as one' in defeating threats to nat'l security – chief
January 5, 2024, 10:22 am Updated on January 5, 2024, 12:20 pm
MANILA – The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has vowed to "move as one" under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in defeating threats to peace and national security, assuring that the military remains loyal to the Constitution. In a statement… Read More
