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2 nabbed, P1.02-M shabu seized in Parañaque buy-bust
August 12, 2024, 12:09 pm
MANILA – Police officers in Parañaque City seized illegal drugs worth PHP1.02 million and arrested two suspects in a sting operation on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the suspects Marvin Bontia, 28,… Read More
Salary hike for gov’t workers takes effect as DBM OKs guidelines
August 12, 2024, 11:52 am
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Monday that the guidelines for the salary increase of state workers have been approved and may now be implemented by government agencies and offices. In a press conference, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said she has signed… Read More
Lawmaker seeks stiffer penalties, including death vs. sexual assault
August 12, 2024, 11:10 am
MANILA – Senator Robinhood Padilla filed a bill on Monday seeking to impose heavier penalties against sexual assault, and make the offense punishable by death under aggravating circumstances. Padilla said Senate Bill (SB) No. 2777 aims to strengthen Republic Act (RA) No. 8353, or the Anti-Rape… Read More
AFP: China's harassment won't deter PH maritime air patrols
August 12, 2024, 11:07 am
MANILA – The Philippines' air patrols will continue to safeguard its vast maritime territories amid China's latest harassment against a Filipino aircraft conducting patrols over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal). In a radio interview Sunday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson… Read More
Robust economy, revenge travel key drivers in NAIA passenger growth
August 12, 2024, 10:18 am
MANILA – The increase in passenger volume at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) can be attributed to the robust economy and revenge travel, the head of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said over the weekend. Passenger volume at the country's main gateway has increased… Read More
Escudero backs PNP move to focus on illegal drug source
August 12, 2024, 10:08 am Updated on August 12, 2024, 4:19 pm
MANILA – Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Monday gave his support to the Philippine National Police's (PNP) recalibrated strategy to focus more on the sources and supply chains of illegal drugs instead of street-level pushers and users. Escudero pointed out that the PNP should have… Read More
CSC adopts flexible work arrangement
August 12, 2024, 9:48 am
MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has introduced a hybrid work arrangement for its Central and Regional offices across the country, consisting of four days onsite and one day remote each week, effective 1 August 2024. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles announced that, in accordance with… Read More
LPA likely to develop into cyclone on Monday
August 12, 2024, 8:50 am
MANILA – The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) could possibly develop into a tropical cyclone on Monday, the weather bureau said. "This LPA, last tracked 1,375 km. east of extreme Northern Luzon, has a huge chance of developing into a cyclone within the… Read More
DSWD hails Olympian Sarno, a 4Ps beneficiary
August 11, 2024, 6:38 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is proud of a promising 20-year-old weightlifter Vanessa Sarno despite failing to secure a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sarno, of Tagbilaran City in Bohol, was a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household… Read More
Lapid slay suspect kills self during arrest
August 11, 2024, 5:52 pm
MANILA – One of the suspects in the October 2022 assassination of broadcaster Percival "Percy Lapid" Mabasa shot himself dead while the police were about to arrest him in Batangas province on Sunday morning. In a radio interview, National Capital Region Police Office chief Maj. Gen. Jose… Read More
More PBBM 'Pabahay' projects launched in Mindanao
August 11, 2024, 5:18 pm
MANILA – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has launched more housing projects under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program in Mindanao over the weekend. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and other key housing… Read More
Marcos extends birthday wishes to ‘dear friend’ Malaysian PM Anwar
August 11, 2024, 4:12 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday extended his warm birthday wishes to his “dear friend,” Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as he recalled their experiences together as leaders. In a video posted on social media by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Marcos… Read More
PH condemns China provocation of PAF aircraft in Bajo de Masinloc
August 11, 2024, 3:09 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has denounced China’s “unjustified, illegal and reckless” actions in an air incident in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 8. In a media release on Sunday, Malacañang said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “strongly… Read More
Mimaropa Region logs 63% drop in crime rate
August 11, 2024, 2:51 pm
MANILA – The crime rate in the Mimaropa region dropped 63.64 percent during the first week of August compared to the same period last year. Data from the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division of the Police Regional Office-24B showed 52 reported crimes from Aug. 1 to 7, lower… Read More
NCIP vows to protect rights, autonomy of IP in voluntary isolation
August 11, 2024, 12:41 pm
MANILA – The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) highlighted the need to protect the autonomy and dignity of Indigenous Peoples (IP) who choose to live in voluntary isolation, as well as those who are just beginning to engage with the outside world. At the commemoration of the… Read More
PH-US air forces hold joint exercise ‘Iron Blade’
August 11, 2024, 11:22 am
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) held a bilateral integration exercise involving fighter and airlift assets in Pampanga and Cebu over the weekend. Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, PAF public affairs office chief, said in a media release Saturday… Read More
PNP chief: Recalibrated anti-drug ops target sources, not people
August 11, 2024, 10:19 am
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Sunday said the police force is now implementing a recalibrated approach in its fight against illegal drugs that prioritizes targeting the sources and supply chains rather than focusing on street-level pushers and… Read More
Cloudy skies, scattered rains expected across PH
August 11, 2024, 8:53 am
MANILA – Cloudy skies and scattered rains are expected throughout the country on Sunday, according to the state weather bureau. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said “habagat” or the southwest monsoon will prevail in… Read More
Series of public consultations set for regional wage adjustments
August 10, 2024, 5:40 pm
MANILA – Four Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) have scheduled public consultations this month to discuss possible adjustments of salaries for minimum wage earners and domestic helpers. Regions II (Cagayan Valley), III (Central Luzon), VII (Central Visayas) and XII… Read More
PH aircraft encounters 'provocative' China PLAAF over Scarborough
August 10, 2024, 5:21 pm
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Saturday condemned the "dangerous and provocative actions" of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) which harassed a Filipino aircraft conducting maritime patrols over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough… Read More
