As the Senate continues its hearing on the national Covid-19 vaccination program, Senator Richard Gordon pointed out that implementing the Universal Health Care (UHC) law would ensure speedy and organized rollout of the vaccination program.
Gordon said the UHC mandates that every Filipino shall register …
Read MoreTwo rookie police officers are now facing dismissal proceedings after they tested positive for illegal drugs during a random drug test, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas said Sunday.
Sinas has ordered the pre-charge investigation and summary dismissal proceedings against Patrolman Reyland Lacap …
Read MoreArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay has ordered all his commanders to totally dismantle all remaining New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts as the communist terrorists have been seriously weakened by government offensives.
“All remaining communist guerrilla fronts shall be simultaneously …
Read MoreThe Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has created a special body tasked to craft measures to end illegal activities related to real estate property and other housing projects.
Housing czar Sec. Eduardo del Rosario recently signed DHSUD’s Special Order No. 2021-002, creating …
Read MoreNational Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., said the government will implement stringent regulatory procedures to ensure transparency and accountability in the selection, procurement, and administration of coronavirus jabs.
Galvez, during the Senate hearing on Covid-19 national immunization …
Read MoreThe Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) extended condolences to the families of the five soldiers and two government militiamen who died in a helicopter crash in Bukidnon on Saturday.
Reports showed that the military helicopter was on a supply run to government troops fighting communist …
Read MoreAs the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is set to observe Bangsamoro Foundation Day on Jan. 21, a Palace official on Sunday expressed hope that the region will continue pursuing moral governance.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made this remark …
Read MoreMore than 400,000 overseas Filipino workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had been brought home by the government, the labor department reported on Saturday.
Latest figures from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration showed that 8,273 OFWs were transported to their respective provinces …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday welcomed Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who flew to the Philippines for an official visit.
Wang, who arrived in Manila on Friday, paid a courtesy call on Duterte at Malacañan Palace on Saturday afternoon.
Wang reciprocated Foreign …
Read MoreA low pressure area (LPA) was estimated at 490 kilometers east southwest of Davao City, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday.
In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA also said the tail-end of frontal system (shear line) and northeast monsoon …
Read MoreThe judiciary will be able to fast-track the adjudication of several pending court cases with the support provided by Congress under the 2021 national budget for the appointment of judges-at-large, Senator Sonny Angara said Sunday.
Angara, who steered the early approval of the 2021 General …
Read MoreTwo men, tagged as high-value targets, were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by joint anti-drug operatives in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday afternoon.
In a report released on Saturday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Jessie James Magaso, 34, …
Read MoreThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the dialogue relations between China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
The past three decades have seen China-Asean relations grow closer and stronger despite trials and hardships. At present, joint steps by China and Asean …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence that the “strengthened” health cooperation between the Philippines and China would hasten the two nations’ economic recovery.
Duterte made the remarks during his meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi at Malacañan Palace in Manila …
Read MoreAnother suspected member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) facing murder and frustrated murder charges was arrested by Army and police forces in Toboso, Negros Occidental on Jan. 14.
On Sunday, the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division confirmed the arrest of …
Read MoreFor the third straight weekend, heavy rains brought floods anew in the north of Negros Occidental, with San Carlos City, the province’s northernmost locality, being the hardest hit on Saturday night.
As of Sunday afternoon, 111 families were still in various evacuation centers, according to …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence that the “strengthened” health cooperation between the Philippines and China would hasten the two nations’ economic recovery.
Duterte made the remarks during his meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi at Malacañan Palace in Manila …
Read MoreThe site where a UH-1H Huey helicopter crashed on Saturday afternoon in the southern province of Bukidnon is still off-limits to the public as a team from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) continues to investigate the cause of the incident.
In a telephone interview Saturday …
Read MoreThe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has plunged the global economy into a deep recession with millions of jobs lost and companies closed due to losses incurred. But some Filipinos have managed to take lockdowns as an opportunity to cut expenses and save more.
Filipinos …
Read MoreAfter its supposed start last year was pushed to as late as November due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippines Football League (PFL) looks to open its 2021 calendar in a more usual manner.
In an announcement on Saturday night through its …
Read MoreThe framework for a new national sports association (NSA) for volleyball has been placed as Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino met with top officials from three major groups.
On Saturday, Tolentino, Alliances of Philippine Volleyball Inc.’s (APVI) Tats Suzara, Larong Volleyballl sa Pilipinas …
Read MoreAs the Senate continues its hearing on the national Covid-19 vaccination program, Senator Richard Gordon pointed out that implementing the Universal Health Care (UHC) law would ensure speedy and organized rollout of the vaccination program.
Gordon said the UHC mandates that every Filipino shall register …
Read MoreAfter its supposed start last year was pushed to as late as November due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippines Football League (PFL) looks to open its 2021 calendar in a more usual manner.
In an announcement on Saturday night through its …
Read MoreSome 5,868 more patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Sunday, pushing the country’s overall tally of recovered cases to 465,991.
In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figures represent 93.1 percent of those who tested …
Read MoreThe Philippines and China signed Saturday an agreement on economic and technical cooperation that will provide the country with a grant of 500 million renminbi (about USD77.38 million or PHP3.72 billion) from China to support the implementation of infrastructure projects and other development initiatives of …
Read MoreMalacañang on Sunday rejected claims that the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. costs PHP3,6000 per dose, insisting that they were cheaper than other options.
In an interview over dzBB, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the national government bought Sinovac vaccines for a price …
Read MoreThe Philippines and China signed Saturday an agreement on economic and technical cooperation that will provide the country with a grant of 500 million renminbi (about USD77.38 million or PHP3.72 billion) from China to support the implementation of infrastructure projects and other development initiatives of …
Read MoreAuthorities have conducted a training on contact tracing in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) which is being monitored as among the areas in the region with clustering of cases.
Capt. Marnie Abellanida, …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army in Lanao del Norte vowed to get justice to the death of three soldiers who were shot on Thursday in Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte.
Lt. Col. Domingo Dulay, commander of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (4Mech), said “losing three men all …
Read MoreArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Sunday called on all military units to intensify their coordination with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and similar bodies to further document human rights abuses conducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) communist …
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