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DOJ educates public on human trafficking prevention
August 22, 2024, 5:52 pm
MANILA – The Justice Department's Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Thursday formally launched the Barangay IACAT 2.0 Program, a community-based initiative against human Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP). Barangay IACAT 2.0, a three-day information drive held from Aug. 22 to 24, was… Read More
First Lady celebrates birthday with family in Baguio
August 22, 2024, 5:44 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos and his family celebrated the 65th birthday celebration of First Lady Liza Marcos in Baguio City. In an interview after an event at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Thursday, Marcos said the First Lady opted for a simple birthday celebration with her family.… Read More
Comelec eyes raffle of party-lists' order on poll ballot in Sept.
August 22, 2024, 5:39 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to hold a raffle in September to determine the order of party-list groups on the official ballots for next year's midterm elections. “Ang gusto namin mga second or third week ng September mag-raffle ng mga number na gagamitin ng… Read More
PBBM expecting return of Guo’s sister, POGO incorporator
August 22, 2024, 5:32 pm Updated on August 23, 2024, 10:16 pm
MANILA – The Philippine government is coordinating with its Indonesian counterpart for the return of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s sister and the incorporator of a Pampanga-based Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday. In a… Read More
PBBM hosts another ceremony for Filipino Olympic gymnasts, golfer
August 22, 2024, 5:22 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday held another ceremony to honor Filipino athletes who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Marcos met with Dottie Ardina (golf), Aleah Finnegan (gymnastics), Emma Malabuyo (gymnastics), and Levi Jung-Ruivivar (gymnastics) in a meet-and-greet… Read More
Estrada: China's action vs. PH vessels in WPS ‘uncivilized, shameless’
August 22, 2024, 4:59 pm Updated on August 22, 2024, 5:43 pm
MANILA – China’s constant harassment and bullying of Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is "uncivilized and shameless," Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Thursday. Estrada made the statement when asked for a reaction on the two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)… Read More
Kanlaon Volcano becoming more restive, says Phivolcs chief
August 22, 2024, 4:54 pm
MANILA – Kanlaon in Negros Island is exhibiting increased volcanic activity after it emitted Wednesday the second highest level of sulfur dioxide this year, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said Thursday such volcanic… Read More
Guo's cohort, sister sent back by Indonesian authorities
August 22, 2024, 4:43 pm Updated on August 22, 2024, 5:38 pm
MANILA – The two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo who left the country in July are on their way back to the Philippines after being arrested in Indonesia. In a Facebook post in his radio program on Thursday, Senator Raffy Tulfo announced that Lucky South 99's authorized… Read More
Summit seeks to boost LGUs' service delivery, 'smart' practices
August 22, 2024, 4:11 pm
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to further capacitate local government units (LGUs) in raising the standard of governance and the quality of services to their constituents. DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. made the assurance at the opening of the… Read More
42K liters of oil siphoned off MT Terranova
August 22, 2024, 3:48 pm
MANILA – Oil recovery from the sunken MT Terranova in Bataan waters increased to 42,000 liters on Wednesday through an additional pump and an oil recovery system. In a situation update Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the contracted salvor, Harbor Star, installed another booster… Read More
The Mansion in Baguio City under repair, upgrade: DPWH
August 22, 2024, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Rehabilitation and improvement works at The Mansion House in Baguio City are halfway complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Thursday. “Right now, the project is 51 percent completed,” DPWH - Cordillera Director Khadaffy Tanggol said in a statement. He… Read More
DND prefers boosting disaster response over creating new agency
August 22, 2024, 3:42 pm
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Thursday he prefers measures to strengthen existing disaster response and mitigation agencies instead of creating a new one. "I would like to share this message to our congressional partners that in crafting of a… Read More
DA eyes study of more ASF vaccines from 4 countries
August 22, 2024, 3:40 pm
MANILA – Distributors from four countries are eyed to be included in the Bureau of Animal Industry's (BAI) vaccine study to combat African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. In a phone interview, DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Poultry Constante Palabrica… Read More
PAOCC asks DOJ to deny Guo’s motion to reopen probe
August 22, 2024, 3:15 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has asked the prosecution panel handling the human trafficking charges against former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to turn down her plea for an opportunity to give her side despite failing to attend previous preliminary hearings… Read More
99 workers nabbed in Parañaque scam hub raid
August 22, 2024, 3:05 pm
MANILA – Authorities apprehended nearly 100 Filipino and foreign workers during a raid at an alleged online scam hub in Parañaque City on Thursday morning. In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, said police operatives swooped down on… Read More
DSWD fully supportive of Universal Social Pension bill – Gatchalian
August 22, 2024, 2:11 pm
MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has assured that the agency fully supports the enactment of House Bill (HB) No. 10423 or the Universal Social Pension Bill. “One, it’s fair. We are fully supportive of it and it will certainly make our… Read More
DILG: Alice Guo's sis, companion detained in Indonesia
August 22, 2024, 2:04 pm
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Thursday announced two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo who left the country in July are detained in Indonesia. In a press briefing on the sidelines of the Local Governance… Read More
More ASF checkpoints along highways, seaports sought
August 22, 2024, 12:41 pm
MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to establish more biosecurity and surveillance checkpoints along major roads and seaports to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. “Napaka-crucial ng mahigpit na pagbabantay… Read More
PNP fetes brave Makati guard for fighting off 5 robbers
August 22, 2024, 12:12 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recognized a security guard who held off five robbers and engaged them in a shootout inside a fruit shop in Makati City. PNP Civil Security Group (CSG) chief Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan O. Okubo awarded the Medalya ng Kadakilaan (Heroism Medal) to the… Read More
Senators back PH hosting of US-bound Afghan refugees
August 22, 2024, 11:21 am
MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Francis 'Tol' Tolentino and Senator Robinhood Padilla have manifested before the plenary their support to the temporary relocation of a limited number of Afgan refugees in the Philippines while awaiting resettlement to the United States. Tolentino pointed out the… Read More
