National
DND refocuses on archipelagic defense, protection
August 29, 2024, 7:07 pm
MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) is refocusing its strategic direction toward archipelagic defense and protection of Philippine sovereignty, particularly the country's eastern seaboard, where the resource-rich Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) is located. During the House… Read More
Manila City Council approves P2K graduation cash gift for students
August 29, 2024, 7:03 pm
MANILA – Graduating students beginning school year 2023-2024 from two universities under the City of Manila are entitled to receive a PHP2,000 graduation gift from the local government unit. This after Mayor Honey Lacuna on Thursday approved City Council Ordinance 9068, granting the cash gift to… Read More
23 more victims of illegal recruitment back home from Laos
August 29, 2024, 6:30 pm
MANILA – The third batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking by a syndicate in Laos are back in the country. The victims –nine women and 14 men– arrived in Manila Thursday morning aboard Philippine Airlines flight number PR733,… Read More
DA to open Kadiwa sites in VisMin next month
August 29, 2024, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said Kadiwa sites will be accessible in the Visayas and Mindanao by the first two weeks of September. “Iyong Kadiwa, target ay by September, we’ll be opening already iyong mga Kadiwa stores natin (The target is we’ll be opening the… Read More
Gov’t mounts civil service modernization program
August 29, 2024, 4:57 pm
MANILA – To improve efficiency in the bureaucracy and streamline the country’s civil service, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the Philippine Civil Service Modernization Project (PCSMP). The PCSMP was among the topics discussed during the 20th National Economic and Development… Read More
PNP seizes PHP8.1-M of ‘shabu,’ nabs 3 Chinese in Pasay, Parañaque ops
August 29, 2024, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) arrested three Chinese nationals and seized PHP8.1 worth of suspected shabu in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Pasay and Parañaque on Wednesday night. PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta, in a… Read More
Road, riverbank projects worth P170M completed – DPWH
August 29, 2024, 4:52 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday reported the completion of road safety and riverbank protection projects with a combined amount of PHP170 million in Davao de Oro and Camarines Sur, respectively. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the DPWH spent PHP77.2… Read More
P1-B smuggled cigarettes seized in W. Mindanao since January 2024
August 29, 2024, 4:30 pm Updated on August 29, 2024, 5:25 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has seized around PHP1 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in Western Mindanao during police operations from January to August 25 this year. In a statement on Thursday, Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac, Area Police Command-Western Mindanao director, said the… Read More
DA grants P135-M worth of post-harvest facilities in Nueva Ecija
August 29, 2024, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday granted about PHP135.8 million worth of post-harvest facilities and financial assistance to farmers and farmers’ groups in Nueva Ecija. In a statement, the DA said it distributed rice mills and dryers from the Philippine Center for… Read More
PNP anti-cybercrime agents nab 19 scammers, vloggers in Cavite
August 29, 2024, 4:22 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has warned the public against fraudulent phone calls from those pretending to be bank representatives. This, after the PNP anti-cybercrime agents arrested 19 suspects, including two vloggers, who allegedly engaged in… Read More
DA: All systems go for 1st PH gov’t-controlled ASF vaccination
August 29, 2024, 3:19 pm
MANILA – The first government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) will push through on Aug. 30, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. "All systems go tayo for the vaccination sa Lobo, Batangas (We are all systems go for our vaccination in Lobo, Batangas),” DA… Read More
PBBM: PCA ‘important part’ of PH’s foreign policy
August 29, 2024, 2:33 pm Updated on August 29, 2024, 2:36 pm
MANILA – The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) played a crucial role in charting the Philippines’ independent foreign policy that is anchored on peace and international interest, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday. Marcos made the remarks when PCA Secretary-General Marcin… Read More
Pertussis cases low; 750K vax doses to arrive next week: DOH
August 29, 2024, 1:50 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said pertussis cases are low nationwide, noting a gradual decline starting last May. From 131 cases for the period of July 7 to 20, the tally went down to 77 from July 21 to Aug. 3. The cases further went down to 19 cases from Aug. 4 to 17.… Read More
Bahrain preparing to inaugurate embassy in PH this year: DFA
August 29, 2024, 1:24 pm Updated on August 29, 2024, 5:08 pm
MANILA – Bahrain is expected to formally open its embassy in the Philippines by the end of 2024, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement dated Aug. 27, the DFA said the Bahrain Foreign Ministry is preparing for the inauguration of the new foreign service post in the country… Read More
PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay
August 29, 2024, 11:26 am
MANILA – Major naval and air assets of the Philippine fleet (PF) are carrying out a unilateral naval exercise, focusing on in-depth naval warfare operations, in the waters southwest of Subic Bay, Zambales from Aug. 27 to 30. PF public office chief Lt. Giovanni Badidles said the exercise would… Read More
Bad weather in Japan grounds 4 Fukuoka flights
August 29, 2024, 10:03 am
MANILA – At least four flights between Manila and Fukuoka were canceled Thursday due to the bad weather conditions in Japan. The Manila International Airport Authority said these flights were Philippine Airlines (PR) 426/425 and Cebu Pacific (5J) 922/923 Manila-Fukuoka-Manila. Based on news… Read More
PH, US military officials inspect Basa Air Base
August 29, 2024, 9:21 am
MANILA – Filipino and American military officials on Wednesday visited Base Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga – one of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites – to inspect upgrades done in the facility. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. and… Read More
PBBM signs Loss and Damage Fund Board Act
August 29, 2024, 9:03 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12019, known as the Loss and Damage Fund Board Act. The new law, which Marcos signed Wednesday, grants juridical personality and legal capacity to the Loss and Damage Fund Board, a global finance mechanism to help… Read More
'Habagat' continues to dampen most of PH; La Mesa Dam water decreasing
August 29, 2024, 8:30 am
MANILA – The Visayas and most areas in Luzon will experience rain showers caused by the southwest monsoon or habagat, the weather bureau said Thursday. Occasional rains will continue to prevail in Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan. Moderate to heavy rains in those areas could… Read More
PBBM okays Guadalupe Bridge rehab to withstand magnitude 8 quake
August 29, 2024, 7:26 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the proposed repair of the Guadalupe Bridge to make it earthquake-resistant and could withstand magnitude 8. Marcos announced in a Facebook post late Wednesday night that he gave his approval during the 20th National Economic and… Read More
