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Philippine Orthopedic Center gets P200-M funding boost
September 6, 2023, 8:34 am
MANILA – The Office of the President (OP) has extended a PHP200 million financial assistance to the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC), which will sustain the country’s top orthopedic facility’s operations and its capacity to acquire state-of-the-art equipment. Citing the letter of… Read More
OPAPRU, QC LGU lead peace bell ringing ceremony
September 6, 2023, 12:58 am
MANILA – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, in partnership with the Quezon City Government, spearheaded this year’s ringing of the Peace Bell on Tuesday at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The Peace Bell, representing the Filipino people’s aspiration for a… Read More
2 Ilocos Norte farmer groups to get rice processing system
September 5, 2023, 9:26 pm
MANILA – Two farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Ilocos Norte would receive equipment worth over PHP130 million for the establishment of Rice Processing System (RPS) facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In a statement Tuesday,… Read More
Arrest warrant issued vs. Teves, cohorts over Degamo slay
September 5, 2023, 8:50 pm
MANILA – A Manila court on Tuesday handed down a warrant of arrest against expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. and three others for the killing of Governor Roel Degamo and nine others. “After a personal evaluation of the amended information, the court finds probable… Read More
Comelec gears up for 1st BSKE for NBP inmates
September 5, 2023, 8:43 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it is preparing for the first Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) voting of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. In a Viber message, Comelec Chairperson George Erwin… Read More
House OKs bill mandating ‘proper’ burial of Muslims cadavers
September 5, 2023, 8:36 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading the bill that requires the proper and immediate burial of Muslims cadavers in accordance with Islamic rites. House Bill (HB) No. 8925, or the Philippine Islamic Burial Act, was overwhelmingly approved in the plenary with… Read More
Court worker ‘dropped from the rolls’ for going AWOL for 5 years
September 5, 2023, 8:32 pm
MANILA – A court worker who went AWOL (absent without official leave) since August 2018 after he was administratively charged has been dropped from the rolls. In a resolution published online Sept. 4, the Supreme Court’s (SC) Third Division ordered the dropping from the rolls of Dumaguete City… Read More
House approves bill preventing teenage pregnancies
September 5, 2023, 8:16 pm
MANILA – Voting 232-0, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 8910, which aims to prevent teenage pregnancies and institutionalize social protection for adolescent parents and their children. The bill establishes the Adolescent Pregnancy… Read More
ASEAN summit great opportunity to draw in more business to PH
September 5, 2023, 7:42 pm
MANILA – House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Tuesday the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia is eyed as a great opportunity for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to boost trade and investment between the Philippines and the association’s member countries.… Read More
Farmers, fisherfolk support rice price cap
September 5, 2023, 7:33 pm
MANILA – Key stakeholders from the agriculture sector in Mimaropa and Eastern Visayas regions have expressed their support on the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 39 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which sets price ceilings on rice in the whole country. EO 39, signed by the President… Read More
LTO orders 15M metal plates to curb license plate backlog
September 5, 2023, 7:27 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered 15 million vehicle metal plates to address the current 13.2 million backlog for motorcycles and 179,000 for other motor vehicles. In a statement, LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, said the order was initiated by the… Read More
PBBM urges heightened commitment to climate action
September 5, 2023, 7:26 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to call on developing countries to strengthen their commitment to climate action. In his intervention Tuesday during the plenary of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia,… Read More
Digitalization key to strengthening PH-Malaysia ties: envoy
September 5, 2023, 7:11 pm
MANILA— Digitalization will become a key component in the Philippine-Malaysia bilateral ties as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations and strive to further increase engagements in 2024, the Malaysian envoy in the Philippines said Tuesday. During a forum in Makati City,… Read More
CHED cites need for equity, financial support for SUCs
September 5, 2023, 7:06 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday underscored the need for equity and financial support for the state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or the free tuition law. In a television interview, CHED… Read More
Manila archdiocese divests all investments in ‘destructive firms’
September 5, 2023, 7:05 pm
MANILA – The Archdiocese of Manila has divested all its investments in what it called "destructive businesses." Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said the archdiocese has decided not to invest in financial companies engaged in activities that affect the environment. "This is to inform… Read More
PBBM announces PH 2026 ASEAN hosting
September 5, 2023, 7:04 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed the Philippines’ readiness to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2026, promising to fortify the foundations of the bloc’s community-building and steer it towards a new chapter. “It is my… Read More
DILG to traders, retailers: Comply with rice price cap
September 5, 2023, 6:58 pm Updated on September 6, 2023, 5:56 am
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos on Tuesday appealed to rice retailers and dealers to comply with the rice price ceiling to help ease consumers' burden. The DILG chief made the call following an inspection at the Nepa Q-Mart… Read More
Gov't, MNLF to reconstitute joint body on 1996 peace pact
September 5, 2023, 6:45 pm
MANILA – The government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front (GPH-MNLF) have agreed to reconstitute its joint peace coordinating committee into the Peace Implementing Committee to carry out the continued implementation of the pact signed in 1996. In a statement Tuesday, the… Read More
OP budget breezes through House panel
September 5, 2023, 6:15 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday terminated the deliberations on the PHP10.7-billion proposed budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2024. Committee chair Elizaldy Co emphasized the "paramount importance" of the Office of the President in the… Read More
LTO mulls stamping OR/CR in lieu of new driver's license
September 5, 2023, 3:47 pm
MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is looking into stamping the official receipt/certificate of registration (OR/CR) of vehicle owners as a temporary solution to the shortage of plastic driver’s license cards. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said all possible measures… Read More
