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DA to buy 150K more doses of AVAC live vaccines vs. ASF
August 28, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday said additional AVAC live vaccines will be procured from Vietnam to prevent the further spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. The agriculture chief made the statement after the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)… Read More
DOJ reports 94% success rate on handled rape cases in 2023
August 28, 2024, 3:56 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) was commended on Wednesday by senators after it reported that they were able to solve 94 percent of the 21,423 rape cases filed in court last year. During the 2025 budget deliberation of the DOJ and its attached agencies in the Senate, Undersecretary… Read More
DA OKs importation of 16K MT yellow onion to ensure stable prices
August 28, 2024, 3:46 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed Wednesday the approval of a limited importation of yellow onions to ensure stable market prices in the upcoming holiday season. In an ambush interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) was given… Read More
More overseas voters before sign-up deadline eyed
August 28, 2024, 3:44 pm Updated on August 28, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed optimism about meeting its target of 1.48 million registered overseas voters for next year's midterm elections. “(We have) a lot of expectations still sa (in the) remaining days of registration... Sa overseas voters, kapag… Read More
Review of PH-US defense treaty urged amid ‘new security challenges’
August 28, 2024, 3:37 pm
MANILA – The National Maritime Council (NMC) believes it is about time the Philippines and the United States (US) review their over seven-decades-old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) to make it more responsive to the modern security landscape. The MDT, signed in 1951, dictates that the Philippines… Read More
10 domestic flights canceled due to bad weather
August 28, 2024, 3:08 pm
MANILA – Ten domestic flights were canceled as of 2 p.m. Wednesday due to bad weather, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said. These flights were CebGo (DG) 6113/6114, DG 6117/6118 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG 6043/6044, DG 6047/6048 Manila-Busuanga-Manila; and PAL Express (2P)… Read More
DOJ files criminal charges vs. Shiela Guo, Ong
August 28, 2024, 2:32 pm Updated on August 28, 2024, 5:00 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed that criminal charges have been filed against Sheila Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, and Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, the authorized representative of the raided illegal Pogo hub in Porac, Tarlac. The… Read More
Cops from 3 regions deployed to KOJC as Quiboloy search continues
August 28, 2024, 1:47 pm Updated on August 28, 2024, 6:31 pm
MANILA – Police officers from three other regions have been deployed to the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in Davao City amid the continuing search for its wanted leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday. In a phone interview, PNP… Read More
PBBM distributes aid to oil-spill affected individuals in Cavite
August 28, 2024, 1:19 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of over PHP165 million worth of presidential assistance to fisherfolk and families affected by the massive oil spills off the waters in Bataan. During the ceremonial distribution of aid in General Trias, Cavite, Marcos… Read More
Active mpox cases now 5: DOH
August 28, 2024, 12:49 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded two more cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) –one each in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Calabarzon – bringing the total active cases to five. In a news release, the DOH said both cases have the milder MPXV clade II, consistent with… Read More
PH, Australia eye stronger cybersecurity connection
August 28, 2024, 11:31 am
MANILA – The Philippines and Australia's ties got a further boost as the two nations discussed ways to deepen their cooperation on cybersecurity, the Department of National Defense (DND) announced on Wednesday. This came as the DND received a delegation from Australia to discuss shared… Read More
Vietnam defense chief to visit PH
August 28, 2024, 10:46 am
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees stronger defense ties between the Philippines and Vietnam with the coming visit of his Vietnamese counterpart. Teodoro said Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang would be in the country on Friday to sign… Read More
OPAPRU completes profiling of 2K MNLF members for gov't aid
August 28, 2024, 10:27 am
MANILA – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Wednesday announced the completion of the socio-economic profiling for nearly 2,000 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants, as part of the government's Transformation Program for the group. A… Read More
PBBM forms inter-agency budget coordination for employment, livelihood
August 28, 2024, 10:25 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the creation of an inter-agency council that will govern the adoption of Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) approach for livelihood and employment programs, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). In a news release… Read More
High-value target yields P1.3-M shabu in Cavite buy-bust
August 28, 2024, 10:24 am
MANILA – Agents of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP1.36 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) during a sting operation in Cavite province. In a statement Wednesday, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said the suspect,… Read More
Gov’t work, classes in NCR suspended due to 'habagat'
August 28, 2024, 8:09 am Updated on August 28, 2024, 8:25 am
MANILA – Malacañang announced Wednesday the suspension of classes in public schools and work in government agencies within Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or "habagat". Government work and classes are suspended effective 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Facebook post by… Read More
Wet Wednesday due to 'habagat'; La Mesa Dam overflows
August 28, 2024, 8:07 am Updated on August 28, 2024, 11:40 am
MANILA – The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to bring rains across Luzon and the Visayas, causing La Mesa Dam to overflow, the weather bureau said Wednesday. The water level at La Mesa Dam as of 5 a.m. reached 80.16 meters, breaching its spilling level of 80.15 meters. Low-lying areas… Read More
Japan calls for de-escalation amid China's dangerous acts in WPS
August 28, 2024, 7:38 am Updated on August 28, 2024, 10:16 am
MANILA – The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for de-escalation in tensions amid China’s latest acts in the West Philippine Sea over the past two weeks, including the deployment of flares and ramming of a Filipino vessel. Without directly naming any country, the ministry on… Read More
Marcos commits to deepen PH-Cambodia ties
August 28, 2024, 7:31 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has committed to strengthening the bilateral ties between the Philippines and Cambodia. Marcos met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok Chenda Sophea at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday where he emphasized the importance of continued cooperation… Read More
PH, Cambodian FMs seek higher trade, tourism flows
August 27, 2024, 9:23 pm
MANILA – The Philippine and Cambodian governments on Tuesday agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation, especially on ways to improve the states' two-way trade and tourism. The affirmation was made during the visit of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Chenda Sophea to… Read More
