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BuCor modifies training for prison staff to attract applicants
August 8, 2024, 3:41 pm
MANILA – Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has ordered the modification of training courses for prison management officers in a bid to attract more applicants and meet the requirements of the agency. Catapang issued the directive as the BuCor is presently… Read More
DOLE: Lower unemployment rate due to robust economic growth
August 8, 2024, 3:00 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday attributed the low unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in June to the robust economic growth. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the government has provided more jobs in several sectors that resulted in the decrease in the… Read More
P9.43-M worth of illegal drugs seized in Pasay raid
August 8, 2024, 2:59 pm
MANILA – Operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) and other law enforcement agents arrested three suspected illegal drug dealers, two of them foreigners, and seized some PHP9.43 worth of assorted illegal drugs in an operation in Pasay City on Wednesday.… Read More
Hotline with direct access to DTI chief created
August 8, 2024, 2:59 pm
MANILA – Acting Trade Secretary Maria Cristina Roque has created a hotline that will enable consumers to have a direct communication with and report their concerns to her. The public may reach her by sending an electronic mail to sec@dti.gov.ph, Roque said during the Malacañang Insider program… Read More
Gov’t seeking ‘job-creating, poverty-reducing’ growth: DBM
August 8, 2024, 2:41 pm
MANILA – The Marcos administration would continue seeking a “job-creating and poverty-reducing” growth to transform the Philippine economy, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Thursday. Pangandaman gave the assurance, as she welcomed the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) report… Read More
Marcos names new national scientists
August 8, 2024, 2:16 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named two new national scientists in recognition of their immense contributions in the fields of genetics, nematology, and plant pathology. President Marcos issued Proclamations 642 and 643 on Aug. 2, declaring Carmencita David Padilla, MD, MAHPS,… Read More
Gadon: Healthcare system improves under PBBM admin
August 8, 2024, 2:11 pm
MANILA – The Marcos administration has made significant strides in improving the country’s healthcare system, Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Secretary Larry Gadon said Wednesday. Gadon issued the statement after Vice President Sara Duterte hit the government for its supposed… Read More
PBBM’s Partido Federal allies with Villar’s Nacionalista Party
August 8, 2024, 1:32 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday led the signing of an alliance between his party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), and the Nacionalista Party (NP) led by former Senate president Manuel “Manny” Villar in a ceremony at Brittany Hotel in Taguig City. In his speech,… Read More
Marcos: Police operations now humane, bloodless
August 8, 2024, 12:55 pm Updated on August 8, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday hailed the Philippine National Police (PNP) for conducting lawful, humane, and bloodless police operations in its bid to weed out criminality. Speaking at the 123rd Police Service Anniversary, Marcos acknowledged the strong determination of… Read More
Weather disturbances damage on agri, infra now over P6.3B
August 8, 2024, 11:15 am
MANILA – The estimated damage to agriculture and infrastructure due to the effects of the southwest monsoon and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina have reached over PHP6.3 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bared in its latest situational report Thursday. It… Read More
PH, US troops to fire HIMARS at ongoing 'Salaknib' drills
August 8, 2024, 10:14 am
MANILA – Philippine Army (PA) troops and their counterparts from the United States will be firing the American-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) platform in a military target range in Nueva Ecija on Friday. The live-fire exercise will take place at the Army Artillery Regiment… Read More
Isolated rain showers to prevail across PH
August 8, 2024, 8:35 am
MANILA – Most parts of the country will continue to experience isolated rain showers caused by localized thunderstorms, the weather bureau said Thursday. The southwest monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon, however, will bring rains across these areas, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical… Read More
Marcos lauds Nesthy Petecio: PH is proud of you
August 8, 2024, 8:28 am Updated on August 8, 2024, 4:15 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended his congratulations to Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio for bagging the bronze medal in the women's 57kg of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Petecio concluded her Olympic campaign with a heartbreaking split decision loss at the hands of Poland's Julia… Read More
PBBM vows ‘supportive gov’t’ for technology, innovation industries
August 7, 2024, 11:46 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday vowed that his administration would remain a “supportive government” that will ensure the growth and development of the technology and innovation industries to help improve workforce productivity and Filipinos’ quality of life. Marcos… Read More
PTFoMS lauds recall of arrest warrants vs. 2 Masbate journos
August 7, 2024, 11:20 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) lauded Wednesday the Masbate Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) decision to recall the arrest warrants issued against two local journalists for supposed murder. Judge Teofilo Tambago of the Masbate RTC Branch 49, 5th Judicial Region,… Read More
Gov't still pushes family planning despite birth rate drop
August 7, 2024, 11:02 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) remained committed to pushing the practice of family planning amid a significant drop in registered birth rates in the previous years. At the Bagong Pilipinas interview on Wednesday, CPD Deputy Executive Director Lolito Tacardon… Read More
House OKs bill promoting safe overhead utility lines
August 7, 2024, 8:22 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure proposing the safe installation and maintenance of overhead electrical distribution, cable, and communications lines. The chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 10512, or the proposed Safe Overhead… Read More
DA preps for emergency purchase of ASF vaccines amid Batangas outbreak
August 7, 2024, 7:54 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday it is preparing to conduct an emergency procurement of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines amid the outbreak in Batangas. The Batangas Provincial Veterinary Office reported ASF cases in Lobo, Lian, Rosario, Calatagan, and Lipa City.… Read More
SC affirms dismissal of Ombudsman exec over case fixing
August 7, 2024, 7:40 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the dismissal of an official of the Office of the Ombudsman for fixing cases in exchange for money. In a 26-page decision promulgated April 8, 2024 and posted online on Wednesday, the Court’s 3rd Division upheld the rulings of the Court of Appeals… Read More
Congressional honor given to Carlos Yulo for winning 2 Olympic golds
August 7, 2024, 7:16 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives has conferred the Congressional Medal of Excellence to gymnast Carlos Yulo for bagging two gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics. During the plenary session on Wednesday, the chamber adopted House Resolution 1864, which confers the congressional award to… Read More
