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Bigger budget for crackdown on human trafficking, child abuse pushed
November 15, 2023, 5:05 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker has proposed increasing the budget for the enforcement of Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) to boost the government’s crackdown on human trafficking, including online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). In a news release on Wednesday, Senator Sherwin… Read More
DOTr lauds enforcer who shunned bribe attempt in EDSA busway
November 15, 2023, 5:03 pm
MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday lauded a traffic enforcer who refused a bribe offered by a motorist caught in violation of the EDSA carousel busway. In a statement, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said Jennifer Salen, an officer of the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic… Read More
3 Rizal cops nabbed for extortion, illegal detention
November 15, 2023, 5:01 pm
MANILA – Operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-scalawag unit have arrested three police officers in Rodriguez, Rizal for extorting money from a resident whom they accused of involvement in illegal drugs. In a statement Wednesday, PNP-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement… Read More
VP Sara vows to adhere to OVP’s mission to serve the Filipino people
November 15, 2023, 4:59 pm
MANILA – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Wednesday led the 88th-anniversary celebration of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) with the commitment to continuing to be guided by its mission: “To reach, serve, and create lasting impact on the lives of the Filipino people.” In her speech,… Read More
Revilla denies being apprehended on EDSA bus lane
November 15, 2023, 4:01 pm Updated on November 15, 2023, 7:51 pm
MANILA – Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. on Wednesday categorically denied reports that he was apprehended by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at the northbound lane of the EDSA carousel busway in Mandaluyong. In a radio interview, Revilla said there is no way that the vehicle apprehended… Read More
Valenzuela lone bettor hits P5.9-M lotto jackpot
November 15, 2023, 3:30 pm
MANILA – A lone bettor from Metro Manila won the PHP5.9-million jackpot during Tuesday’s draw of the Lotto 6/42. The winning combination of 01-12-21-28-08-18 that carried a total jackpot prize of PHP5,940,000, was from a bettor in Marulas, Valenzuela City, according to a statement released by… Read More
Major AFP weapons systems tested in live-fire exercise in Ilocos
November 15, 2023, 3:25 pm
MANILA – Major weapons systems of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) such as the newly-acquired Israeli-made Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155mm self-propelled guns along with modern attack aircraft and helicopters participated on Wednesday's live-fire exercise in… Read More
PBBM: Digital transformation key to finance sector’s dev’t
November 15, 2023, 2:52 pm
MANILA – The use of digital technologies can help transform and improve the financial sector, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday. Speaking before the participants of this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) via hologram, Marcos emphasized the importance of shaping the digital… Read More
6 newly-promoted AFP senior officers told to lead by example
November 15, 2023, 1:42 pm
MANILA – As six newly-promoted senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally donned their next higher ranks on Tuesday, AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. urged these officials to continue leading by example. “Leadership requires courage, conviction and a deep sense of… Read More
OCD to use UBE Express communication system for disaster response
November 15, 2023, 1:36 pm
MANILA – As part of its efforts to strengthen its partnership with the private sectors, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and UBE Express Inc. has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) where the agency can use the transportation provider's communication systems in disaster response. OCD chief… Read More
PBBM thanks Filipinos in US for creating ‘positive image of PH’
November 15, 2023, 12:48 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday (Manila time) thanked the overseas Filipinos in the United States (US) for creating a “positive image of the Philippines and of the Filipino people.” During his meeting with the Filipino community in San Francisco, California, Marcos… Read More
Gov’t workers to start receiving year-end bonus, cash gift by Nov. 15
November 15, 2023, 8:54 am
MANILA – Government personnel will start getting their year-end bonus and cash gift by Nov. 15, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Wednesday. In a statement, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said her office has allotted a total of PHP60.5 billion for the year-end bonus and… Read More
Shear line, ‘amihan’ to bring scattered rain showers over parts of PH
November 15, 2023, 8:00 am
MANILA – Several areas of Luzon and the Visayas will experience scattered rains due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon, the weather bureau said Wednesday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said cloudy skies… Read More
PBBM expects signing of deals on sidelines of APEC summit
November 14, 2023, 9:34 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed optimism that several agreements will be signed on the sidelines of his participation in the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California. In his pre-departure speech before flying to the United… Read More
NAIA T3 expands free WiFi service with Converge
November 14, 2023, 8:44 pm
MANILA – Passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 can expect better connectivity options following the launch of Converge’s free WiFi program on Tuesday. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said Converge, one of the country’s fiber… Read More
DA: 2023 a good harvest year for PH
November 14, 2023, 8:14 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured the public that there is enough affordable supply of rice in the market as the country has almost completed the wet season harvest. “We have harvested about 90 percent of palay across the nation, bought at PHP22.00 per kilogram,”… Read More
House bill filed to make senior citizens commission ‘a working one’
November 14, 2023, 8:05 pm
MANILA – United Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay on Tuesday pushed for a swift passage of her House bill seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11350 otherwise known as the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Act. Magsaysay said he filed House Bill 9454 or… Read More
SC holds oral arguments on suit questioning Guanzon candidacy
November 14, 2023, 7:59 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday held oral arguments on a suit filed by a party-list group questioning the circumstances under which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) allowed its former commissioner to be nominated as a party-list group candidate in the last national elections.… Read More
SC affirms Sandigan junking of PCGG recovery cases vs. Tan, Marcos Sr.
November 14, 2023, 7:43 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the Sandiganbayan ruling that junked the consolidated cases filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) nearly four decades ago for the recovery and reconveyance of alleged ill-gotten wealth of industrialist Lucio Tan Jr., the… Read More
House seeks probe into digital bank with links to gambling apps
November 14, 2023, 7:42 pm
MANILA – Lawmakers have filed House Resolution (HR) 1464 seeking an inquiry in aid of legislation into banking platforms with linkages to gambling applications. House of Representatives Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo and fellow ACT-CIS Party-list Reps. Edvic Yap and Jocelyn Tulfo, as well as… Read More
