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China deploys 'excessive force' of 40 ships vs. PCG resupply mission
August 27, 2024, 4:08 pm Updated on August 27, 2024, 4:31 pm
MANILA – The China Coast Guard (CCG) deployed a force of 40 ships in Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and blocked two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on a resupply mission Monday. In a statement Tuesday, PCG spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the two PCG… Read More
PBBM defends police raid vs. Quiboloy, says critics politicizing issue
August 27, 2024, 4:00 pm Updated on August 27, 2024, 4:53 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday denied allegations of abuses in the police operations to serve arrest warrants for accused sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy and his accomplices, saying his detractors are only politicizing the issue. In a media interview in… Read More
Alice Guo given until Sept. 1 to reply to misrepresentation rap
August 27, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the request of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo for a 10-day extension of the deadline to submit a counter-affidavit on the material misrepresentation complaint filed against her. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said… Read More
Marcos vows to ‘do more,’ as trust, performance scores improve
August 27, 2024, 3:49 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday pledged to double his efforts in improving the Filipinos’ lives, as he welcomed the increase in his trust and performance ratings in the latest survey by the OCTA Research Group. In a chance interview on the sidelines of an event at… Read More
DA to start rollout of ASF vaccine in Batangas on Aug. 30
August 27, 2024, 2:55 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday announced the start of the government-controlled vaccine rollout against African swine fever (ASF) in Batangas on Aug. 30. "We're going to implement the vaccination this Friday in Lobo,” DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Poultry… Read More
PH Navy: More Chinese warships spotted in WPS
August 27, 2024, 2:33 pm
MANILA – More Chinese warships were spotted in features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday. In its update, the PN said the number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels seen in these areas climbed to 18 from Aug. 20 to 26, from only 13… Read More
3 Chinese nabbed for robbery, assault of compatriot in Pasay
August 27, 2024, 2:30 pm
MANILA – Police officers have arrested three Chinese nationals for robbing and mauling their compatriot in Pasay City. In a statement Tuesday, the Southern Police District (SPD) said the suspects with aliases 'Shipeng', 32; 'You Liang', 36 and 'Hai Tao', 29, attacked a 25-year-old victim, alias… Read More
Bill seeking to regularize barangay officials filed in Senate
August 27, 2024, 1:45 pm
MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda is pushing for the passage of a measure seeking to regularize barangay officials as government employees with fixed salaries and comprehensive benefits. Legarda said Senate Bill No. 2786 or the Regularization of Barangay Officials Act, which she filed last Aug. 14,… Read More
DPWH: Some Cordillera roads impassable, have limited access
August 27, 2024, 12:08 pm
MANILA – Some road sections in the provinces of Benguet and Kalinga in the Cordillera region are either impassable or have limited access to traffic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Tuesday. In an advisory, the DPWH-Cordillera said Kennon Road and the Baguio-Bontoc Road… Read More
Albay town mayor arrested for 2018 killing of lawmaker, cop
August 27, 2024, 10:35 am Updated on August 27, 2024, 12:54 pm
MANILA – Police officers arrested Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo early Tuesday in connection with the killing of Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe and his police escort in 2018. In a report, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said its operatives from its… Read More
PBBM’s trust, performance ratings improve; VP Sara declines
August 27, 2024, 9:10 am
MANILA – Public trust and approval in the performance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. improved in the second quarter of 2024, while Vice President Sara Z. Duterte suffered a drop in the survey released by the OCTA Research Group on Tuesday. OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from… Read More
'Habagat' to dampen Luzon, Visayas Tuesday
August 27, 2024, 8:45 am
MANILA – A huge part of Luzon and the Visayas are forecast to experience rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or "habagat", the weather bureau said Tuesday. "Although there is no weather disturbance seen to affect the country, the 'habagat' will dampen Southern and Western Luzon,"… Read More
Envoy denies link between Marcoses and POGO
August 26, 2024, 11:30 pm
MANILA – The special envoy of the President to China on Monday evening came to the defense of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza-Araneta Marcos, debunking the claims of lawyer Ferdinand Topacio linking the First Couple with Chinese investors involved in Philippine Offshore… Read More
QC club shut down for non-cooperation in mpox contact tracing
August 26, 2024, 5:49 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government ordered the closure of a fitness club and cafe for refusing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation related to an mpox case discovered last week. In a news release on Monday, the city government announced that it issued a cease and desist order and notice… Read More
Nearly 694K voters erased as Comelec cleanses list for next polls
August 26, 2024, 5:32 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deleted almost 694,000 registered voters to cleanse the voters' list ahead of next year's midterm elections. Based on its data released on Monday, the poll body said a total of 693,558 registered voters have been erased from the list. Of the… Read More
Comelec firm on Oct. 1-8 COC filing period for 2025 polls
August 26, 2024, 5:10 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) stood firm on its decision to maintain the scheduled period of filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm polls set from Oct. 1 to 8. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia opposed the proposal of Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante… Read More
PNP says 7 cops hurt as tensions rise in Quiboloy search
August 26, 2024, 4:29 pm
MANILA – Around seven cops were hurt as tensions escalated in the ongoing police operations to capture fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy at the religious group's compound in Davao City. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday, Philippine National… Read More
BI: Shiela Guo faces deportation for misrepresentation
August 26, 2024, 4:22 pm Updated on August 26, 2024, 9:03 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said Shiela Leal Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, is now facing a deportation case for misrepresentation. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said the case against Shiela stemmed from her… Read More
Other victims of human trafficking in KOJC urged to come forward
August 26, 2024, 3:34 pm
MANILA – The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) under the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday urged other victims of human trafficking at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City to come forward. The IACAT made the statement after law enforcers rescued two human… Read More
DepEd chief bats to advance digital reforms in ASEAN
August 26, 2024, 3:06 pm
MANILA – Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday pushed for the advancement of digital education reforms among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Angara made the call during the 13th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) in Thailand, the Department of… Read More
