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DSWD ready to help fisherfolk affected by Bataan oil spill
August 1, 2024, 6:36 pm Updated on August 1, 2024, 6:51 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured that it is ready to help fisherfolk affected by the oil spill in Limay, Bataan. The assurance was made by Program Management Bureau (PMB) Assistant Director Edwin Morata during the Thursday Media Forum at the… Read More
DPWH chief asks senators to help fund dredging, desilting of rivers
August 1, 2024, 6:27 pm
MANILA – More funding is needed for the dredging and desilting of principal rivers to boost the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) flood control initiatives all over the country, Secretary Manuel Bonoan told senators on Thursday. During an inquiry by the Senate Committee on Public… Read More
PH must boost maritime, air capabilities with US grant - expert
August 1, 2024, 6:18 pm
MANILA – The Philippine government should utilize the recently announced USD500 million foreign military funding (FMF) of the United States to enhance the country’s maritime and air capabilities, a maritime law expert said Thursday. The US on July 30 announced that it will inject an additional… Read More
DILG: Training manuals to help ensure inclusive community justice
August 1, 2024, 6:03 pm
MANILA – The provision of training materials on the protection of women and children and promoting a fair community justice system will empower local government units (LGUs) and barangays as first responders to cases involving these sectors, the Department of the Interior and Local Government… Read More
Manila street partially closed for 2-week drainage works
August 1, 2024, 6:01 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways - North Manila District Engineering Office (DPWH-NMDEO) will conduct a two-week drainage work along the northeast-bound lane of Loyola Street in Manila starting Friday. In a social media post on Thursday, the DPWH-National Capital Region… Read More
DA assures food safety as it launches the Rice for All program
August 1, 2024, 5:46 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday assured food safety measures as it launched the Rice for All program, or the sale of cheaper rice for the general public, in four Kadiwa sites in Metro Manila. Under the program, mixed local and imported commercial well-milled rice will be… Read More
PH obliged to honor Interpol commitments - DOJ
August 1, 2024, 5:23 pm
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla on Thursday said the country has no recourse to stop Interpol in case it serves an arrest warrant against former President Rodrigo Duterte and others named in the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into the drug war deaths during his… Read More
Public hearing on Calabarzon minimum wage adjustment set Aug. 8
August 1, 2024, 5:10 pm
MANILA – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) - Calabarzon will hold a public consultation on a possible minimum wage adjustment in the region next week. In an advisory Thursday, the wage board said the public consultation would be held on Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. at the 2nd… Read More
Terra Nova valves capped; siphoning ops moved 'not later than 2 weeks'
August 1, 2024, 4:54 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday assured that the oil within MT Terra Nova is being secured and siphoning operations moved "not later than two weeks from now". In a statement, the PCG said all valves and “high-level alarm pipes” of the tanker, which was carrying 1.4… Read More
FDA warns vs. fake paracetamol meds
August 1, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned the public against fake paracetamol medicines sold in sari-sari or small stores. The agency received reports of widespread selling of fake paracetamol and other medicines. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, FDA spokesperson… Read More
DTI, DepEd forge deal to offer e-commerce track to SHS students
August 1, 2024, 4:43 pm Updated on August 1, 2024, 6:57 pm
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Education (DepEd), and Thames International School Inc. forged an agreement to offer and implement an e-commerce track to senior high school (SHS) students. Outgoing DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual, DepEd Secretary Juan Edgardo… Read More
DBM: OP’s travel funds lower in 2025
August 1, 2024, 4:36 pm
MANILA – The Office of the President’s (OP) travel funds in the proposed 2025 budget is 8 percent lower compared to its travel allowance this year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Thursday. In a Palace press briefing, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the OP proposed… Read More
BI tightens watch vs. aliens using bogus, stolen foreign passports
August 1, 2024, 4:34 pm
MANILA – Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have been alerted to tighten their watch against foreigners attempting to enter the country using fraudulently acquired foreign passports. Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the warning Thursday amid recent cases of Vietnamese… Read More
PCG begins oil recovery from aground MV Mirola 1 off Bataan coast
August 1, 2024, 4:18 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday began an oil recovery operation from MV Mirola 1 that ran aground in Mariveles, Bataan. In a situation update, the PCG said the oil from the ship is being manually recovered by PCG personnel. Most of the oil is “sludge oil” or the… Read More
PTMP continues, limited unconsolidated PUVs allowed: LTFRB
August 1, 2024, 4:07 pm
MANILA – The Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) will continue despite the filing of a resolution in the Senate seeking to suspend its implementation temporarily. In a statement Thursday, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chair Teofilo Guadiz III assured all… Read More
ASF vax available in PH late '24 or early next year, says FDA
August 1, 2024, 3:49 pm
MANILA – The African swine fever (ASF) vaccine will be available in the country later this year or early next year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, FDA spokesperson Pamela Sevilla said AVAC ASF Live from Vietnam has been approved with… Read More
PCSO breaks ground for P2-B 'ultra-modern' corporate hub in Manila
August 1, 2024, 3:22 pm
MANILA – An "ultra-modern" corporate center of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will soon rise in Ermita, Manila to ensure the agency's efficient and smooth delivery of services. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and PCSO general manager Mel Robles led the groundbreaking rites… Read More
DOJ assures orderly exit for foreign POGO workers
August 1, 2024, 3:08 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday assured that the government is committed to an orderly phaseout of the Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) industry, including the organized repatriation of its foreign workers, following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s… Read More
Budget utilization up 14% in H1 2024 – DBM
August 1, 2024, 3:07 pm
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday higher budget utilization rate in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. In a Palace press briefing, DBM Principal Economist, Undersecretary Joselito Basilio said government spending for the first… Read More
DBM: 1st wave of gov’t wage hike retroactive starting January 2024
August 1, 2024, 3:03 pm
MANILA – The first of the four-tranche salary increase for government workers that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week will start this year and will be given retroactively beginning January 2024. In a Palace press briefing… Read More
