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NBI nabs suspects name-dropping lawmaker to defraud contractors
November 24, 2023, 6:45 pm
MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation on Friday announced the arrest of four men who allegedly defrauded would-be contractors by claiming supposed links with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. In a statement, the NBI-Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division (NBI-AOTCD) said Ryan… Read More
SC bats for alternative dispute resolution to declog court backlog
November 24, 2023, 6:40 pm
MANILA – Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the Supreme Court's plan to enhance access to justice and declog courts' dockets will continue to promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In a statement Friday, the court said Gesmundo made the assurance during the Philippine ADR Day held at… Read More
Consultancy firm in Pasay shut down for illegal recruitment
November 24, 2023, 6:15 pm
MANILA – A consultancy firm in Pasay City was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday for the illegal recruitment of workers to Poland and Canada. DMW Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac led the closure of 11 Sea’s Immigration Services inside Welcome Plaza… Read More
NSCR, South Long Haul projects to 'revive' PH railway industry
November 24, 2023, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The country’s railway industry will be “revived” once the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and the South Long Haul (SLH) flagship projects are completed, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Friday. During the 131st anniversary of the Philippine National Railways (PNR),… Read More
Manila residents, elderly to get Christmas gift packs starting Dec. 1
November 24, 2023, 5:41 pm
MANILA – The city government of Manila will start the distribution of Christmas gift packs to its residents next week. In a statement Friday, Mayor Honey Lacuna said the distribution of gift boxes for some 695,000 families in the city would run from Dec. 1 to 12. Lacuna assured all families will… Read More
17 Filipino sailors in hijacked ship ‘safe’ – DFA
November 24, 2023, 5:34 pm
MANILA – The 17 Filipino seafarers being held hostage by Houthi rebels on a ship in the Red Sea are “safe,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the rebels, who hijacked the crewmembers’ cargo ship in the southern… Read More
PBBM accepts state visit invitation to Canada: envoy
November 24, 2023, 5:06 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has accepted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invitation to visit Canada in 2024. The two governments are now in talks for a specific date, although Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman said Friday that the visit would likely happen "in… Read More
'Window hour' for coding scheme stays – MMDA
November 24, 2023, 5:03 pm
MANILA – The "window hour” for the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain enforced based on present vehicular traffic conditions, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Friday. MMDA acting chair Romando Artes said the plan to lift the scheme… Read More
Agri damage, losses in Soccsksargen due to quake hit P7.25-M
November 24, 2023, 4:50 pm
MANILA – The total damage and losses to agriculture in the Soccsksargen region due to the recent 6.8-magnitude earthquake has reached PHP7.25 million as of Nov. 22, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Friday. The quake, which struck on Nov. 17, affected 120 farmers and fisher folk, with… Read More
PBBM’s granting of amnesty ‘bold step’ to attain genuine peace – DSWD
November 24, 2023, 4:48 pm
MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s granting of amnesty to both active and former rebels with various ideologies and political persuasions. Gatchalian said the President’s decision is “a… Read More
Solon pushes for PH entry into sovereign carbon credit market
November 24, 2023, 4:31 pm
MANILA – A House leader on Friday said the Philippines’ entry into the sovereign carbon credit market under the 2015 Paris Agreement could be a key accomplishment of the Marcos administration. House ways and means committee chair Joey Salceda made the statement following the signing of a… Read More
DepEd vows to keep schools safe after Cotabato teacher ambush
November 24, 2023, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) renewed on Thursday its commitment to provide a "safe and nurturing" environment for teachers and learners after a teacher and her husband were reported to be casualties of an ambush in Banisilan, Cotabato Province. Vice President and Education… Read More
House reso urging Marcos admin to cooperate with ICC ‘not a priority’
November 24, 2023, 4:07 pm
MANILA – House of Representatives Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said Friday that House Resolution 1477 urging the Marcos administration to collaborate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) probe against former president Rodrigo R. Duterte’s war on drugs is not a priority. Dalipe… Read More
CA grants De Lima's petition, remands suit vs. Aguirre to Ombudsman
November 24, 2023, 3:53 pm
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) granted a petition questioning the Ombudsman’s dismissal of the complaint against former justice secretaries Vitaliano Aguirre and Menardo Guevarra for admitting state witnesses who were already convicted criminals. In its 24-page ruling dated Nov. 21 and… Read More
Transport groups back PUV modernization plan
November 24, 2023, 3:24 pm
MANILA – Several national transport groups on Friday renewed their support for the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). In a joint statement by the so-called Magnificent 7 transport groups, it said the continued dialogue with the Department of Transportation… Read More
Solon debunks China’s claim that RP-US joint exercise creates trouble
November 24, 2023, 3:05 pm
MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday debunked China's claim that joint exercises between the Philippines and the United States only creates trouble and undermines regional peace and stability in the West Philippine Seas (WPS). Hontiveros said on the contrary, it was China who stirred up… Read More
Damage to agri from shear line in 7 provinces hits P147M
November 24, 2023, 3:02 pm
MANILA – The damage to agriculture due to floods caused by the shear line has reached PHP147 million in seven affected provinces, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Friday. The provinces of Capiz and Northern Samar have the biggest reported damage at PHP80 million and PHP45 million,… Read More
DND chief sees more PH-US joint patrols
November 24, 2023, 2:39 pm
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said the Philippines and the United States would hold more joint patrols in the coming days, following the successful three-day "maritime cooperative activity" (MCA) between the two nations earlier this week.… Read More
Solon rallies APPF31 participants to address WPS situation
November 24, 2023, 2:11 pm Updated on November 24, 2023, 7:35 pm
MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada called on Friday foreign delegates attending the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF31) to discuss and find a resolution to the incidents happening in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and other matters in the South China Sea as a whole. Speaking to the… Read More
PBBM says SRI for state workers depends on 'financial position'
November 24, 2023, 12:47 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said he would assess if it is “financially feasible” to grant a service recognition incentive (SRI) among government personnel this year. "We’ll see what is our financial position at the end of this all. Ganyan naman talaga iyan… Read More
