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Senators urge GAB to stop game-fixing
September 12, 2023, 5:55 pm
MANILA – Senators on Tuesday urged the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to boost its campaign against game-fixing and other illegal gamblings in professional sports. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, who is a basketball enthusiast, admitted that it is hard to prove "beyond reasonable doubt"… Read More
Solon backs zero tariff on rice imports to lower rice prices
September 12, 2023, 5:52 pm
MANILA – Proposals to suspend or reduce tariffs on rice imports to make it more affordable received another backing, this time from Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante Jr. In a statement Tuesday, the veteran lawmaker said with the public grappling with rising rice prices, "every… Read More
House leader reminds gov't agencies to comply with spending ban
September 12, 2023, 5:50 pm
MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday reminded government agencies to comply with the spending ban in relation to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Oct. 30. In a statement, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co said the cash and non-cash… Read More
Effective roadmap to compensate Marawi siege victims sought
September 12, 2023, 5:41 pm
MANILA – The Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) must develop a five-year roadmap on how it will go about its gargantuan task of compensating tens of thousands of Marawi siege victims. Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Tuesday said that even if Congress can always extend the… Read More
Reports of BSKE violators, premature campaigning rise
September 12, 2023, 5:12 pm
MANILA – A total of 304 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been issued show cause orders for various violations as of Tuesday, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said. Aside from the 102 issued last week and 122 on Monday,… Read More
PCSO hails role of public servants in nation building
September 12, 2023, 4:46 pm
MANILA – As the country kicks off its celebration of the 123rd anniversary of the Philippine civil service, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie Cua hailed the role of public servants in nation building. "Every need that we can think about, we can expect that there are government… Read More
CBCP offers prayers for Morocco quake victims
September 12, 2023, 4:39 pm
MANILA – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) on Tuesday said it is offering prayers and Masses to the victims of last week's earthquake in Morocco. “We in CBCP-ECMI pray and offer our Holy… Read More
PBBM wants ‘immediate’ enforcement of new agrarian emancipation law
September 12, 2023, 4:34 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to ensure the “smooth and immediate” enforcement of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11953 or the New Agrarian Reform Emancipation Act. Marcos made the call, as… Read More
DOLE: BPO agents, customer service assistants top job vacancies
September 12, 2023, 4:15 pm
MANILA – Over 15,000 vacancies for call center agents and customer service assistants are available to those looking for employment, the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Tuesday. Citing its latest data, the BLE said the top available… Read More
Solon says maritime borders to bolster PH claims
September 12, 2023, 4:00 pm
MANILA – Amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, a lawmaker has filed a bill that will set the country’s maritime boundaries and at the same time define the country's maritime zones, harmonizing domestic laws on maritime territory with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the… Read More
3 Cordillera roads closed due to bad weather: DPWH
September 12, 2023, 3:54 pm
MANILA – Three roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are closed to traffic due to the effects of the southwest monsoon and other events, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera reported on Tuesday. Based on the summary of road closures in the region as of… Read More
Envoy to Italy seeks more PH-WFP projects on climate resilience
September 12, 2023, 3:53 pm
MANILA – The country’s new permanent representative to the World Food Programme (WFP) is looking to bolster links between the Philippines and the United Nations agency to create more programs that focus on helping vulnerable communities become climate resilient. Philippine Ambassador to Italy… Read More
Ex-CJ backs Bayanihan federalism to 'equalize the unequal'
September 12, 2023, 3:53 pm Updated on September 12, 2023, 4:03 pm
MANILA – Former chief justice Reynato Puno is pushing for a "Bayanihan federalism" to "equalize the unequal" in the Philippines, stressing that it is the real solution to the perennial problems hounding the nation. During the third installment of the Onofre D. Corpuz lecture series organized by… Read More
Comelec urged to exempt from poll ban cash aid to rice retailers
September 12, 2023, 1:27 pm
MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt the nationwide distribution of financial aid to micro rice retailers from the election-related ban on the release of public funds.In a Palace briefing, DSWD Secretary Rex… Read More
PH, US officials to visit EDCA sites ahead of key defense meet
September 12, 2023, 12:56 pm
MANILA – Ranking officials of the Philippines and the United States will visit three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Luzon on Wednesday. In a statement Tuesday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto said AFP chief Gen.… Read More
'Nameless, faceless' PNP recruitment prevents patronage system
September 12, 2023, 12:52 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it is looking to tighten its recruitment process to ensure that only honest and reliable individuals would be able to enter the service. In an interview with reporters, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said this is part of a measure… Read More
NDRRMC: Agri, infra damage from 'habagat', 3 typhoons reach P2.5B
September 12, 2023, 11:56 am
MANILA – The amount of agriculture and infrastructure damage attributed to the southwest monsoon and Typhoons Goring, Hanna, and Ineng has now reached an estimated PHP2.5 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday. The amount is higher by PHP600… Read More
Teodoro wants sustained AFP modernization to boost defense
September 12, 2023, 10:10 am
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has said the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) must be sustained and should not be done "piecemeal" to have an impact on the country's credible deterrence posture. Teodoro said he wants weapon… Read More
LPA, 'habagat' to bring rains over parts of PH
September 12, 2023, 9:54 am
MANILA – Parts of the country will continue to experience rains caused by a low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon or habagat, the weather bureau said Tuesday. The weather bureau last spotted the LPA 790 km. east northeast of Basco, Batanes. "It has a slim chance of developing into a… Read More
PBBM offers sympathy, gov’t readiness to aid Morocco quake victims
September 12, 2023, 8:24 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed his sympathy to the people of Morocco following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people on Sept. 8. “The Filipino people are deeply saddened to learn of the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has… Read More
