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17 Filipino seafarers safe after recent Houthi rebels’ attack
August 9, 2024, 3:23 pm
MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday confirmed that all 17 Filipino seafarers aboard a Liberian-flagged container vessel were safe following the recent attack by Houthi rebels while traversing the Gulf of Aden. In a press release, the DMW said that MV Groton with 19 crew… Read More
Ex-Comelec chair faces bribery, money laundering raps in US
August 9, 2024, 3:18 pm Updated on August 9, 2024, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista, along with three others, have been charged before a United States court for alleged bribery and money laundering in connection with the 2016 elections. In a press release on its website, the US Department of Justice… Read More
House to hike soldiers' subsistence allowance to P350 in 2025
August 9, 2024, 3:15 pm
MANILA – House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday vowed that the House of Representatives would raise the daily subsistence allowance of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from PHP150 to PHP350 under the proposed national budget for 2025. He said next year's spending plan… Read More
Lawmaker wants PSC's amateur sports dev't budget hiked to P2B in 2025
August 9, 2024, 2:56 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker on Friday urged the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to request for a higher budget allocation of at least PHP2 billion for its amateur sports development program in 2025. In a statement, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera said it is timely for the PSC to… Read More
Lawmaker warns maligners of Yulo, fake news spreaders
August 9, 2024, 2:22 pm
MANILA – The Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media chaired by Senator Robinhood Padilla is now gathering articles, videos, and other social media contents that defames two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo. Padilla, in a Facebook post on Friday, said the committee will take… Read More
Israeli execs plant trees to mark 67th anniversary ties with PH
August 9, 2024, 1:26 pm
MANILA – The Israel Embassy in the Philippines on Friday commemorated the 67th anniversary of its ties with the Philippines through a tree-planting activity, naming four after Filipinos killed during the Hamas attack in Israel last year. Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told… Read More
PBBM sees progress in US-PH alliance
August 9, 2024, 12:19 pm Updated on August 9, 2024, 1:17 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is pleased over the Philippines' improving partnership with the United States (US), its oldest and only treaty ally. This, as Marcos, during his meeting with members of the US Congressional Delegation (CODEL) at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Thursday,… Read More
NICA chief denies asking PNP officials to help ICC’s drug war probe
August 9, 2024, 11:58 am
MANILA – National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Ricardo De Leon denied that he and other officials had pressured former and active police officials to testify before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ronald… Read More
Gov't aid for victims of bad weather effects top P531-M
August 9, 2024, 11:53 am
MANILA – The government has so far provided some PHP531.6 million worth of various assistance to families displaced by the effects of the southwest monsoon and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday. The amount mainly… Read More
Marcos vows gov’t support for IPs
August 9, 2024, 11:36 am
MANILA – The Philippine government is committed to providing support to the indigenous peoples (IPs), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday as he joined the nation in celebrating the National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD). In his message for the occasion, Marcos acknowledged the vital… Read More
PBBM reorganizes task force on zero hunger
August 9, 2024, 11:16 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reorganized the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger to ensure the continuous and effective implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger Program (EPAHP). Under Executive Order (EO) 66 inked by Marcos on Aug. 6 and first published in a… Read More
High-value drug target yields P13-M ‘shabu’ in Zamboanga buy-bust
August 9, 2024, 10:58 am
MANILA – Operatives of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized from him suspected shabu worth more than PHP13 million during a sting operation in Zamboanga City early Friday. In a statement, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar… Read More
LRT-1 to suspend operations for 3 weekends this month
August 9, 2024, 10:36 am
MANILA – Operations of the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) will be suspended for three weekends this month in preparation for the inauguration of the Cavite Extension Phase 1 in the fourth quarter. The temporary suspension will take effect on Aug. 17-18; Aug. 24-25; and Aug. 31-Sept. 1, the LRT-1… Read More
Marcos forms presidential office for child protection
August 9, 2024, 10:19 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to address rising threats to the welfare of Filipino children. The POCP, which will be under the Office of the President (OP) and headed by a Presidential Adviser for Child Protection… Read More
No concern over Chinese warships tailing WPS quad drill flotilla
August 9, 2024, 9:59 am
MANILA – There is no reason to be concerned over the presence of Chinese naval vessels in the first-ever multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) among the Philippines, Australia, Canada, and the United States in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "Not a cause of concern. We are also… Read More
Mindanao, Palawan tourists going to EAGA areas exempt from travel tax
August 9, 2024, 9:28 am Updated on August 9, 2024, 7:33 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted travel tax exemption to all travelers departing from all international airports and seaports in Mindanao and Palawan who are bound for any East ASEAN Growth Area, including Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Based on Memorandum… Read More
PBBM approves merger of LBP, UCPB’s leasing and finance corporations
August 9, 2024, 9:12 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) 65 approving the merger of the leasing and finance corporations of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB). Under EO 65 inked by Marcos on Aug. 6 and made public on Friday, the… Read More
Mindanao peace process a good model for strife-stricken regions: JICA
August 9, 2024, 9:09 am
MANILA – The establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a testament that even some of the most complex conflicts could be resolved through constructive dialogue, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has said. JICA President Akihiko Tanaka said… Read More
'Habagat' to bring rains across Luzon, W. Visayas
August 9, 2024, 8:15 am
MANILA – Luzon and Western Visayas will experience rain showers caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Friday. Scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over the Ilocos Region and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan. Moderate to heavy rains in those areas… Read More
MMDA, Meralco remove dangling wires to restore Intramuros’ beauty
August 8, 2024, 9:40 pm
MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Thursday conducted a cleanup of dangling wires in Intramuros, Manila to beautify and make the area safer for the public. During the cleanup operations, MMDA Acting Chair Don Artes said… Read More
