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Senate panel approves PHP2.3-B OVP budget
September 4, 2023, 7:15 pm
MANILA – Senate’s Committee on Finance approved on Monday the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed PHP2.3 billion 2024 budget ahead of the Special Senate panel, which will discuss confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of government agencies. Unlike the deliberation at the… Read More
DOH warns public vs. false article on diabetes cure
September 4, 2023, 7:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said non-communicable diseases such as diabetes could be prevented through healthy lifestyle and not by certain products sold online. This, after an article using the name of DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and the University of the… Read More
Daily average of new Covid cases down by 3%
September 4, 2023, 7:03 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average for new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 3 percent from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 111 daily infections, three cases lower than the 114 cases… Read More
House to find ways to fund P2-B aid for rice retailers
September 4, 2023, 6:46 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez has directed the House Committee on Appropriations to find ways to allocate PHP2 billion in the 2023 national budget to help rice retailers affected by the mandated price ceilings on the staple food. Romualdez said he has instructed House Committee on… Read More
1 of 4 kids under 5 years old stunted: DOH
September 4, 2023, 6:40 pm
MANILA – The country remains to have high levels of child stunting with 26.7 percent or one in every four children under 5 years old being shorter for their age, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Speaking at the national launch for the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN)… Read More
Suspension of tighter screening rules averts conflicts
September 4, 2023, 5:35 pm
MANILA – A private research firm said the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to put off the implementation of tighter rules for Filipinos leaving the country headed off possible conflicts with travelers. In a statement, intelligence agency Capstone-Intel Corporation, which operates… Read More
QC Hall elevator construction resumes after corrective measures
September 4, 2023, 5:22 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment – National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) has lifted the work stoppage order (WSO) imposed against the contractor of the Quezon City (QC) Hall’s “scenic elevator project” after appropriate occupational safety measures have been implemented. In a… Read More
PBBM vows to advance PH priorities in 43rd ASEAN Summit
September 4, 2023, 5:13 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed to advance the country's interests in the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits which will be held in Indonesia from Sept. 5 to 7. Marcos departed for Indonesia on Monday to attend the ASEAN… Read More
Kerwin Espinosa cleared of gun raps
September 4, 2023, 5:11 pm
MANILA – Gun possession charges filed against alleged Western Visayas-based drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa has been dismissed by a Manila Regional Trial Court on Monday. In a 47-page decision promulgated Sept. 4, Manila regional trial court (RTC Br. 16) Judge Janice Yulo-Antero acquitted… Read More
SC chief: New technologies boost judicial reform agenda
September 4, 2023, 5:01 pm
MANILA – The latest strides in technology in the digital age should not lead those in legal reasearch astray from their roles in assisting in the administration of justice for all, Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo said Monday. “While the tools and processes have changed with new… Read More
Agri losses due to Goring, 'habagat' top P1B
September 4, 2023, 4:46 pm
MANILA – The amount of damage and losses to crops and other agricultural products due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon Goring has reached PHP1.07 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. “The damage and losses brought by 'Goring' have increased from… Read More
94% of bivalent Covid-19 vax administered
September 4, 2023, 4:30 pm
MANILA – About 94 percent of the 390,000 doses of the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 donated by the Lithuanian government have been administered. "So maganda yung rollout, hindi tayo na expire-an (We had a good rollout, and the vaccines are not yet expired)," Health Secretary… Read More
DOLE urged to tap labor leaders as workplace inspectors
September 4, 2023, 4:28 pm
MANILA – A labor group on Monday urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to consider deploying their members as labor inspectors following incidents of workplace accidents. In a statement, Partido Manggagawa (PM) chairperson Rene Magtubo believed that it is time for DOLE to increase… Read More
PhilRice links clustered farm groups with private sector
September 4, 2023, 4:02 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has facilitated the collaborations between clustered farmer groups and their potential private sector clients with high hopes of sustaining the alliances. The clustered farm groups include Rice… Read More
PH, US warships hold 'bilateral sail' in Palawan waters
September 4, 2023, 3:57 pm
MANILA – Filipino and American warships are currently conducting a "bilateral sail" in waters off the western part of Palawan province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Monday. Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto, AFP public affairs office chief, said the activity highlights the… Read More
PNP presses ex-cop in road rage case to return separation pay
September 4, 2023, 3:49 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it would continue demanding for the return of the separation pay received by dismissed police officer Wilfredo Gonzales, whose traffic altercation with a cyclist in Quezon City was widely circulated online. Speaking to reporters in… Read More
24 cops test positive for illegal drugs since January
September 4, 2023, 3:40 pm
MANILA – Twenty-four police officers across the country have tested positive for illegal drug use since January this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. Based on the results of initial and confirmatory tests for the period January to August, the number represents 0.02 percent… Read More
BI eyes replacing half of manual counters with e-gates
September 4, 2023, 2:34 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) aims to replace half of its manual counters with around PHP1.9 billion worth of electronic gates (e-gates) to lessen processing time to about eight seconds per passenger. “E-gates are now the standard in most countries... We want things faster and… Read More
NTF-ELCAC says gov't on track to curb remaining insurgents
September 4, 2023, 2:09 pm
MANILA – The government is on track to wipe out the remaining New People's Army (NPA) units still operating in the country following the declaration of Palawan as an insurgency-free province. The latest feat brings the country closer to the Marcos administration's vision of a united, peaceful… Read More
Chinese woman kidnapped by cop, brother rescued in Pasay
September 4, 2023, 2:01 pm
MANILA – Pasay City Police personnel rescued a Chinese woman allegedly kidnapped by two siblings, one of whom is a police officer, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Monday. In a report, NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said Zhou Yunqiing, 26, was abducted… Read More
