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PSA blocks 1.5K fraudulent birth registrations from DavSur town
September 11, 2024, 2:42 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday reported that it was able to block 1,501 birth registrations by Chinese nationals with falsified documents from the local civil registrar (LCR) of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. PSA National Statistician and Civil Registrar General… Read More
DA, BOC seize P136-M agri products, cigarettes from China, Taiwan
September 11, 2024, 2:36 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday confiscated around PHP136.58 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and cigarettes at Subic Port in Zambales. In an ambush interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the intensified… Read More
NTF-ELCAC adopts paradigm shift in peacebuilding efforts
September 11, 2024, 10:29 am
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is adopting a "positive peace" framework, signifying a paradigm shift in its peacebuilding efforts amid the declining threat of communist insurgency. NTF-ELCAC executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr.… Read More
P31.93-B for gov’t pay hike released; transparency dashboard launched
September 11, 2024, 9:55 am
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has so far released about PHP31.93 billion to fund the salary increase of government workers in 257 state departments and agencies. "We are doing everything we can so that we can release the budget to all agencies as soon as possible. Ito po… Read More
AFP, Indian Armed Forces renew defense cooperation
September 11, 2024, 9:21 am
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Indian Armed Forces have renewed their commitment to a more robust defense cooperation. The two sides held the 5th Joint Defense Cooperation Committee and the 3rd Service-to-Service Meeting on Tuesday in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, AFP… Read More
PBBM remembers dad as his ‘guiding force, steady voice of reason'
September 11, 2024, 8:39 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday honored his father and namesake, the late former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., on his 107th birth anniversary. The younger Marcos took to social media to celebrate his father's birthday, calling him his “guiding force” and… Read More
Rains to prevail over most of PH
September 11, 2024, 7:00 am Updated on September 11, 2024, 9:40 am
MANILA – Most areas in the country are forecast to experience rains due to a tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said Wednesday. The trough of Tropical Storm Bebinca last tracked 2,070 km. east of Eastern Visayas… Read More
PBBM names retired police general new BCDA chief
September 11, 2024, 6:54 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Secretary-General Thompson Lantion as the new chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed Lantion’s appointment to Palace reporters on… Read More
OWWA to repatriates: Invest wisely cash aid from gov’t
September 10, 2024, 8:43 pm
MANILA – Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) must invest wisely the financial assistance they receive from the government, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Arnell Ignacio advised on Tuesday. Ignacio and the OWWA Repatriations and Assistance Division (RAD) team,… Read More
Direct flight ‘game-changer’ in PH-France tourism, trade ties
September 10, 2024, 8:39 pm
MANILA – The upcoming launch of Air France’s nonstop Manila-France flights is seen as a game-changing development for the growing trade and tourism exchanges between the Philippines and France. Air France announced on Tuesday that it will start flying from Paris to Manila and vice versa on… Read More
Improved socialized housing bill gets final House nod
September 10, 2024, 7:56 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on the third and final reading a measure seeking to improve the delivery of socialized housing programs. With 178 affirmative votes, 3 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 10772, which seeks to amend Sections… Read More
DSWD aid for Enteng-hit areas hits nearly P250-M
September 10, 2024, 6:44 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday it has distributed almost PHP250 million worth of food and non-food items to families hit by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng and southwest monsoon or habagat. DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response… Read More
CHED offers short-course for halal food standard in Indonesia
September 10, 2024, 6:38 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday offered regular faculty members or technical personnel of higher education institutions (HEIs) an in-person short course about halal food standards alongside field visits in Indonesia. “The Commission, in collaboration with… Read More
Bicam approves CREATE MORE bill
September 10, 2024, 6:27 pm
MANILA – The congressional bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) bill, which seeks to lower taxes on domestic and foreign companies to 20 percent from 25… Read More
DA chief: NIA's transfer to OP ‘strategic, possibly game-changing’
September 10, 2024, 6:22 pm
MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday lauded the move of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to revert the supervision of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to the Office of the President (OP). “Under normal circumstances, NIA should be under the DA.… Read More
DOTr: NAIA ready for launch of direct Manila-Paris flights on Dec. 8
September 10, 2024, 6:22 pm
MANILA – The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is “very much” ready for the opening of direct Manila-Paris flights on Dec. 8, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Tuesday. This was after Air France KML general manager for Southeast Asia and Oceania Femke Kroese announced in a… Read More
Bongon, Miranda named MRT-3, PNR general managers
September 10, 2024, 6:08 pm
MANILA – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Tuesday administered the oath of office of the newly-appointed general managers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR). In a statement, the DOTr said MRT-3 General Manager Oscar… Read More
Comelec: BARMM polls to push through amid Sulu's exclusion
September 10, 2024, 5:38 pm
MANILA – The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in May next year will push through despite the Supreme Court's (SC) decision excluding the province of Sulu from the region, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday. Comelec chairperson… Read More
DA still confident on ASF vaccine efficacy despite 5 dead hogs in Lobo
September 10, 2024, 5:18 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the efficacy of the AVAC live vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) after five fatalities and one morbidity out of the 41 vaccinated hogs were reported in Lobo as of Sept. 9. “For me, to say hindi (It’s not)… Read More
Airlines call for thorough study of NAIA terminal shakeup
September 10, 2024, 5:10 pm
MANILA – Airlines have expressed concern over the reported transfer of airline operations among the four Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals, saying the plan needs careful study. The plan of the new NAIA management, which will take over airport operations starting Sept. 14,… Read More
