DILG-LED BOHOL TASK FORCE PROBES CONTROVERSIAL CHOCOLATE HILLS RESORT
A DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)–led probe team has already started its investigation into the controversial construction of a resort in...
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SENATE OKAYS CREATION OF BULACAN ECOZONE, FREEPORT
THE Senate on Monday, March 18, 2024, gave its final nod to the bill creating the Bulacan Special Economic Zone (BuZ) and Freeport. Sponsored...
PBBM ON MANILA AIRPORT REHAB: ONE GREAT CATCH-UP PLAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. considered the rehabilitation of the Manila International Airport (MIA) as a great catch-up plan, urging the San Miguel Corp....
MARCOS CONDEMNS AMBUSH OF 4 SOLDIERS IN MAGUINDANAO
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday condemned the killing of four soldiers who were ambushed by suspected extremists in Maguindanao del Sur over...
PDEA WARNS VS MARIJUANA-FLAVORED VAPES
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Sunday warned the public against the use of vaping products that contain marijuana oil. The PDEA issued...
HOUSE APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF PAMPANGA STATE UNIVERSITY IN SAN FERNANDO CITY
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure establishing a regular and permanent campus of the Pampanga State University...
INVEST IN WOMEN, PUSH FOR PROGRESS – POE
SENATOR Grace Poe called for opportunities to engage women in various fields of endeavors and leadership, saying their participation is vital to propel the...
FDA WORKING WITH BIR TO CUT MEDICINE PRICES FOR SENIORS
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently working with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to bring down prices of medicine for senior...
PBBM SIGNS INTO LAW PH SALT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law the “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act” which aims to strengthen and revitalize the salt industry...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW PROHIBITING ‘NO PERMIT, NO EXAM’ POLICY
STUDENTS with unpaid tuition and other school fees could now take periodic and final examinations following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s signing of Republic...
HOUSE WEBSITE ATTACKED HALF A BILLION TIMES IN ONE DAY
THE website of the House of Representatives encountered 541.66 million cyber attacks on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. This was revealed by House Secretary General...
MARCOS GETS CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has secured Czech Republic’s support on the South China Sea (SCS) issue, which said rules-based order must be respected...
AMNESTY GRANT FOR FORMER REBELS GETS SENATE’ NOD – JINGGOY
FOLLOWING the Senate’s concurrence with Presidential Proclamation No. 404, some 3,000 former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front...
SENATE RATIFIES MEASURE INCREASING TEACHERS’ ALLOWANCE
THE Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, ratified the harmonized version of a measure doubling the teaching allowance for public school teachers, also referred...
PBBM SECURES $4-B INVESTMENT DEALS IN 3-DAY WORKING VISIT TO GERMANY
AT least USD 4 billion or P220B worth of investment deals were secured by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. from eight different types of...
PHILHEALTH TO PROVIDE FREE MAMMOGRAM, ULTRASOUND STARTING JULY — ROMUALDEZ
HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will provide free yearly mammogram and ultrasound services starting...
DSWD, MSU PARTNER TO HELP ORPHANS, ABANDONED CHILDREN IN MARAWI
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Mindanao State University (MSU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help orphans and...
BI OPENS OFFICE IN SIARGAO TO SERVE MORE FOREIGN TOURISTS
THE Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday opened its new office in the island of Siargao. The BI office located at Purok 1 Poblacion in...
HOUSE COMMITTEE CITES QUIBOLOY FOR CONTEMPT
KINGDOM of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on Tuesday was cited for contempt by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises over his...
11 PINOY SEAFARERS WHO SURVIVED HOUTHI SHIP ATTACK BACK IN PH
ELEVEN Filipino crew members of the MV True Confidence which was attacked by Houthi rebels safely arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay...
GOV’T AGENCIES TO LIMIT DEPLOYMENT OF FILIPINO SEAMEN SAILING THROUGH GLOBAL HOTSPOTS
THE Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and concerned manning agencies will further limit the deployment of Filipino seamen to ships...
SENATE OKAYS NEGROS ISLAND REGION ACT
THE long-awaited Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, which bring the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor together under one administrative region, was...
REPORMA SA PROCUREMENT LAW, TUGON SA KORAPSYON SA GOBYERNO — ANGARA
TIWALA si Senator Sonny Angara na ang kanyang isinusulong na pag-amyenda sa umiiral na Government Procurement Reform Act o GPRA ay magbubunga ng positibong...
MARCOS OFF TO BERLIN, PRAGUE FOR OFFICIAL VISIT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. eyes to deepen bilateral relations and explore avenues for enhanced cooperation with Germany and the Czech Republic in his...
RAMADAN IN PH TO START MARCH 12
RAMADAN in the Philippines will officially start Tuesday, March 12, after the moon was not sighted on Sunday night, Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ (BDI) announced. The...
ROBIN SEEKS CONSIDERATION FOR PASTOR QUIBOLOY AMID CONTEMPT ORDER
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Monday formally sought consideration for Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy regarding the contempt order...
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AT SM. Over a thousand women’s empowerment and gender equality advocates gathered at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura for a...
ZUBIRI ASSURES PNP OF SENATE SUPPORT
SENATE President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday assured officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that the Senate is doing everything in its...
QUIBOLOY ALSO EXPLOITED OFWs – HONTIVEROS
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Sunday said that Apollo Quiboloy should also answer to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) whose salaries were forcibly taken as donations...
LAPID SEEKS SENATE PROBE INTO UNDELIVERED BALIKBAYAN BOXES
SENATOR Lito Lapid has sought an investigation, in aid of legislation, on thousands of balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that did not...
MARCOS WISHES MUSLIM COMMUNITY MEANINGFUL, SOLEMN RAMADAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday joined the Muslim community in the observance of the holy month of Ramadan. “I am in solidarity...
PBBM EXTENDS SYMPATHIES TO KIN OF 2 PINOY SEAFARERS KILLED IN HOUTHI ATTACK
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday extended his deepest sympathies to the families of the two Filipino seafarers who died in the recent...
PH SEES STRONGER BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH US
THE Philippines expects to forge commercially meaningful partnerships with US businesses and investors with the arrival to the country of an American trade mission...
FULL ROLLOUT OF TRABAHO LAW TO HELP SHORE UP EMPLOYMENT – VILLANUEVA
SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that he expects that unemployment could be stemmed by the full implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan...
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