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Navy's Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 deployed to Zambo City
August 23, 2024, 3:27 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed its Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 (MBLT-1) in Zamboanga City to boost security in Western Mindanao. The MBLT-1 arrived at the Naval Station Romulo Espaldon in Zamboanga City on Thursday and was welcomed by Naval Forces Western Command (NFWM) head,… Read More
Shiela Guo, Cassandra Ong arrest ‘big help’ in locating Alice – Abalos
August 23, 2024, 2:51 pm Updated on August 23, 2024, 6:24 pm
MANILA – The arrest of the two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo will be a “big help” in determining her location, Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said Friday. Abalos made the remarks, following the return of Guo’s sister, Shiela, and Pampanga-based… Read More
Cops seize P9.6-M marijuana in Valenzuela buy-bust
August 23, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – Police officers arrested a 49-year-old suspected drug dealer and seized PHP9.6 million worth of marijuana in a sting operation in Valenzuela City on Friday. In a report, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said the suspect, alias… Read More
PBBM to local execs: Take advantage of new technology
August 23, 2024, 2:21 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the local officials to maximize the use of new technology to ensure efficient and immediate delivery of government services. Speaking before thousands of local officials at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City,… Read More
DPWH: Infra projects worth P121-M completed in Nueva Ecija, NegOcc
August 23, 2024, 1:58 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday reported the completion of infrastructure projects worth PHP121 million in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Negros Occidental. In a news release, DPWH Region 3 (Central Luzon) Director Roseller Tolentino said these include… Read More
Estrada relieved over Sandiganbayan decision, reasserts innocence
August 23, 2024, 11:57 am
MANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada felt "deeply relieved" with the Sandiganbayan Special 5th Division’s decision clearing him of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery due to insufficient evidence. In a statement released Thursday evening, Estrada… Read More
PBBM urges LGUs to intensify info drive vs. leptospirosis, mpox
August 23, 2024, 11:55 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called on the local government units (LGUs) to step up the information dissemination campaign against leptospirosis and mpox. During the Local Governance Summit 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Marcos… Read More
23 Filipino seafarers rescued from ship hit by Houthi missile
August 23, 2024, 10:25 am
MANILA – The 23 Filipino seafarers aboard a Greek-flagged crude oil tanker left adrift at sea after it was hit by a missile launched by Houthi rebels, have been rescued by the French Navy. “The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirms that all 23 Filipino crew members of MT Sounion have… Read More
6/42 Lotto bettor in Laguna wins P9-M jackpot
August 23, 2024, 10:13 am
MANILA – A lone bettor from Laguna province bagged the PHP9 million jackpot of Thursday night's Lotto 6/42 draw. In a news release on Friday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the ticket with the winning numbers 06-24-25-28-02-16 was bought in Lucky Circle Corp. in Calamba… Read More
Easterlies to bring rains to parts of Luzon, Visayas Friday
August 23, 2024, 8:11 am
MANILA – The eastern section of Luzon, as well as parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, will get dampened with scattered rain showers on Friday due to the easterlies, the weather bureau said. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration… Read More
PBBM fetes outgoing EU envoy to PH for exemplary service
August 23, 2024, 8:04 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. conferred Thursday the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) on outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador Luc Véron, in recognition of the diplomat’s key role in improving the international body’s relations with the Philippines.… Read More
Cooperation urged as mpox contact tracing on
August 22, 2024, 9:23 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government is still tracking several close contacts from the wellness spa visited by the mpox patient in the city before the detection of the virus. In an interview on Thursday, QC Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) Chief Rolando Cruz urged those who had… Read More
PH urges UNSC to advance inclusive conflict prevention approaches
August 22, 2024, 9:02 pm
MANILA – The Philippines urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to advance a comprehensive and context-specific approach in conflict prevention during a high-level open debate in New York on Aug. 21. The UNSC debate on the “New Agenda for Peace —addressing global, regional, and… Read More
House quad panel cites Roque in contempt for lying
August 22, 2024, 8:51 pm
MANILA – The four House committees cited former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in contempt on Thursday for lying regarding his absence in the Aug. 16 congressional hearing. During its second hearing, the quad committee approved the contempt citation against Roque and ordered him detained… Read More
Shiela Guo, Cassandra Li Ong arrive at NAIA – BI
August 22, 2024, 7:30 pm Updated on August 23, 2024, 4:58 pm
MANILA – Shiela Guo Leal Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, and Cassandra Li Ong, incorporator of a raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Pampanga, arrived in the country on Thursday. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Shiela and Ong… Read More
Bangsamoro gov’t supports PH hosting of Afghan nationals
August 22, 2024, 7:26 pm
MANILA – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said it “fully supports” the national government’s decision to allow a certain number of Afghan nationals to process in the Philippines their resettlement in the United States. The two nations reached a deal allowing a… Read More
Comelec halts preps for plebiscite for 3 new BARMM towns
August 22, 2024, 6:39 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has ceased preparations for the supposed plebiscites to ratify the creation of three new municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after the Supreme Court's decision. “Pinag-usapan ng Comelec… Read More
House quad comm invites Duterte to EJK probe
August 22, 2024, 6:29 pm
MANILA – The quad committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday formally invited former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte to appear in its joint investigation and address his alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during his administration’s "war on drugs". During the second… Read More
DAR: Resolved agrarian cases, now 46% higher under PBBM admin
August 22, 2024, 6:25 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) reported Thursday a higher resolution rate of agrarian or land dispute cases under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “We are about 46 percent higher than their case resolved. Iyong case resolution rate namin ay napakataas… Read More
DA-DRRM: Carina, ‘habagat’ left P4.73-B agri damage in PH
August 22, 2024, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat,” and Super Typhoon Carina have left around PHP4.73 billion worth of agricultural damage in the country, the Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operations Center said Thursday.… Read More
