MANILA – For Rochelle Sañano-Cabardo, 37, being a flight attendant was not just a job, but a lifestyle. Wearing her instantly recognizable cabin crew uniform not only guaranteed travel opportunities, but also financial stability over the past 12 years.
But when Covid-19 pandemic started, she …
Read MoreMANILA – The second batch of seven Filipina wards from the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus arrived safely at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday.
Philippine government agencies led by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs …
Read MoreMANILA – Rene Mark Cuarto became the new International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champion after beating erstwhile champ Pedro Taduran in an all-Filipino clash at the Bula Gym in General Santos City on Saturday.
Despite nearly getting knocked down in Round 7, Cuarto of Zamboanga del …
Read MoreMANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has overshot its February 2021 target for tobacco excise tax collections by 4.28 percent, collecting PHP17.57 billion mid-month after Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Philippines Inc. paid taxes of PHP10.94 billion, which is more than double the amount …
Read MoreMANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday confirmed that the travel authority from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the medical certificate from the local government unit’s (LGU) health office are no longer required for travel.
This after the …
Read MoreLAOAG CITY – A tiny deserted island in Badoc, Ilocos Norte located about one kilometer off the shore of Barangay Pagsanahan has opened up to investors for capital, Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc said.
Measuring about 36.256 hectares, the privately-owned and titled property can be potentially …
Read MoreDAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has honored the front-liners who continuously combat the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the city will celebrate the 84th Araw ng Dabaw on Monday (March 1).
“And so, let this 2021 Araw ng Dabaw be a tribute …
Read MoreMANILA – Justice Menardo Guevarra has assured that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be fair and impartial in looking into the alleged misencounter between members of the Quezon City Police Department (QCPD) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last week.
Guevarra said …
Read MoreMANILA – San Miguel Corporation (SMC) made good on its commitment to continue helping fisherfolk relocatees at its new sustainable, disaster-resilient community in Sariaya, Quezon sustain their livelihood by turning over to them 36 fishing boats just a few months after opening the Sariaya fishermen’s …
Read MoreMANILA – The Sandiganbayan has acquitted a municipal mayor and a building official who ordered the demolition of houses illegally built along waterways and road network.
In a 58-page decision on Feb. 19, the anti-graft court's Sixth Division acquitted former Tubay, Agusan Del Norte mayor …
Read MoreMANILA – The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) is pushing through with a unique kind of ceremony for its annual awards.
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Philippines' oldest media organization will be doing a virtual edition of its awards night on March 27.…
Read MoreMANILA – AstraZenaca's vaccine arrival to the Philippines will be delayed for another week amid issues of global supply, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Sunday.
"Mayroon lang balita kasi na hindi matutuloy dahil nga ang sabi ng WHO (World Health Organization) nagkaka-problema sila sa …
Read MoreMANILA – A total of 9,379 overseas Filipinos have so far recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including the additional 78 reported this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.
In its latest bulletin, the total confirmed cases since March 2020 are …
Read MoreMANILA – As the National Women’s Month kicks off on Monday (March 1), Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized the urgency to raising the age of sexual consent in the country.
This, after the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) pointed out that some teenagers are victims …
Read MoreCEBU CITY -- The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) has enjoined social media influencers to join the government’s massive campaign to increase the Covid-19 vaccination confidence among Filipinos.
During his online show “Sikwatea,” OPAV Assistant Secretary Anthony Gerard ‘Jonji’ Gonzales underscored …
Read MoreMANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he will get vaccinated at the same as President Rodrigo Duterte.
While Duterte will have to listen to the advice of his physician as to which vaccine brand to get, Go said all he has to …
Read MoreCITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, head of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga, was tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Sunday.
A circular letter issued by Pampanga Archdiocese Vicar General Rev. Fr. Francis Dizon and Chancellor Fr. Danny Nacpil …
Read MoreMANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said he intends to visit China before the end of the year to personally thank Chinese President Xi Jinping for the initial 600,000 doses of “CoronaVac” Covid-19 vaccines they donated to the Philippines on Sunday.
Addressing Chinese Ambassador to Manila …
Read MoreMANILA – The 600,000 doses of Sinovac-made vaccines finally arrived in Manila on Sunday as part of China's commitment to supporting the Philippines' vaccination rollout.
The Chinese military plane carrying the donated vials called CoronaVac landed at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City past 4 …
Read MoreLondon, February 26, 2021
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) announces that it has exercised the second one-year extension option (i.e. to March 2026) of its syndicated committed revolving credit facility for € 3.9505 billion. The remaining € 49.5 million will mature in March …
Read MoreA municipal employee smoked himself to death but it was work-related and he must be indemnified for it.
Thus ruled the Supreme Court (SC), which upheld a Court of Appeals (CA) order for the payment of the death benefit claims of a chain-smoking municipal official, …
Read MoreThe Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has turned over a PHP1.41-million irrigation system to the Can-olin Farmers Association in the eastern town of Candijay in Bohol province.
DA-7 regional executive director Salvador Diputado said the Can-olin Spring Development Project is in line with …
Read MoreThe Diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte is seeking the generosity of the faithful to help the ongoing construction of a pilgrimage site located at the historic island of Limasawa in the province of Leyte, where the first Catholic mass in the Philippines was held …
Read MoreThe Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has given all Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) and Licensed Manning Agencies (LMAs) until March 31, 2021 to submit monitoring reports in the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Welfare Monitoring System (OWMS).
In an advisory dated Feb. 26 signed by Administrator …
Read MoreHouse of Representatives Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Saturday lauded President Rodrigo R. Duterte for signing into law a measure creating a trust fund for coconut farmers.
Velasco said the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 11524 or the Coconut Farmer and Industry Act is a …
Read MoreThe Department of Tourism (DOT) defers to the local government units (LGUs) of tourist destinations whether to drop the swab tests for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as an entry requirement for travelers.
The department made the statement on Saturday following the approval of uniform …
Read MoreThe Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Cordillera region has a fund of PHP15.4 million for this year’s programs that aim to improve areas that are poverty-stricken and affected by the communist-terrorist group (CTG).
Dr. Nancy Bantog, regional director of the DOST-Cordillera, said …
Read MoreAuthorities raided on Saturday two rice mills in Orion, Bataan reportedly being used as warehouses of fake cigarettes.
Joint personnel of Bataan Police Provincial Office, 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), and Orion Municipal Police Station, together with representatives from the Bureau of Customs and …
Read MoreThe Malasakit Center at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here has served 85,248 patients since it was opened in February 2019.
R1MC chief Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, during the Malasakit Center’s anniversary program on Friday, said the center has already disbursed PHP120 million to …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday night met with Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva following the supposed misencounter between the two agencies’ operatives earlier this week.
In an announcement aired over state-run …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed a new proclamation amending the list of holidays for 2021.
Proclamation 1107 amends Proclamation 986, inked on July 30, 2020, to boost economic productivity in the country amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Under the new presidential proclamation, …
Read MoreTwo doctors who spearhead the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) civil and medical services are the first female commodores in the PCG’s history after their oath-taking on Friday.
In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson, Commodore Armando Balilo said they are Commodore Luz Escarilla, commander of the …
Read MoreThe Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Friday, pledged USD100,000 (approximately PHP4.86 million) to help address the worsening situation and famine faced by conflict-torn Yemen.
"Knowing my President’s soft heart for cruelly treated children, I raised our donation in the Pledging …
Read MoreAn additional 400,000 workers from the tourism sector are set to benefit from the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
In a Laging Handa briefing on Friday, Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said out of the more than …
Read MoreInflation is seen to accelerate further between 4.3 percent and 5.1 percent for February 2021, with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno citing 4.7 percent as the point inflation figure.
The point inflation figure for this month is higher than the 4.2 percent …
Read MoreFilipino-American pugilist Jackie Buntan delivered a huge statement on Friday night by beating Thai opponent Nat Jaroonsak at ONE: Fists of Fury at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
In a three-round muay thai contest, Buntan defeated Jaroonsak, also known as Wondergirl Fairtex, at her own game …
Read MoreMetro Manila will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) in March, Malacañang announced on Saturday.
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the new quarantine status that will be implemented next month, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an announcement aired over state-run PTV-4.
Roque said GCQ would …
Read MoreSenator Christopher Lawrence Go is also qualified to become President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor in 2022, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Friday.
He made the statement three days after Duterte made a firm stance that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte, would …
Read MoreThe province of Ilocos Norte keeps on improving its green open spaces to hold outdoor events and meetings amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) threat.
One of the parks which recently underwent a facelift is the Siazon Park in Barangay 1, Laoag City.
Governor Matthew …
Read MoreAfter nearly a year of temporary closure due to the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the local government unit (LGU) of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur is set to open its tourist destinations starting March 1.
“This move is yet another attempt at reviving …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has already submitted the proposal to provide wage subsidy for workers and establishments that have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said also included in the proposal presented to the …
Read MoreChief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday offered condolences to the family of former Cavite Governor Erineo “Ayong” Maliksi who passed away on Wednesday.
“We express our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones, as well as the supporters, of …
Read MoreMalacañang on Saturday announced that it is no longer mandatory for travelers to undergo coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing and quarantine.
“Travelers shall no longer be required to undergo Covid-19 testing, except if the local government unit (LGU) of destination will make testing as a …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) said all systems are in place to secure the speedy transport of the first batch of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from China's Sinovac Biotech that will arrive in the country on Feb. 28.
"PNP units are fully prepared to …
Read MoreThe Quezon City government conducted a simulation exercise of its automated coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination program on Friday.
The dry run was spearheaded by the Quezon City General Hospital, together with Zuellig Pharma Corp.
“Gamit ang app na EzVax, digitalized at magiging centralized na ang …
Read MoreThe Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has launched its web-based marketplace app to help its members reach a wider market through the online space.
CCCI president Felix Taguiam said Chamber members are the initial traders in the web app (cebuchambermarketplace.ph), where the public …
Read MoreSenator Christopher “Bong” Go on Saturday expressed hope that the arrival of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from the COVAX Facility on March 1 will boost the morale of medical front-liners as they will have more vaccines to choose from, being at the top …
Read MoreAround 525,600 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine from United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca will be delivered to the Philippines on Monday (March 1), Malacañang announced on Saturday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines will receive the AstraZeneca vaccines through the Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) …
Read MoreThe local government has designed at least 19 vaccination centers here for its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation program.
In a statement Saturday (Feb. 27), the city government said the move is in line with the guidance provided by the Department of Health (DOH) and …
Read MoreFront-line health care workers will not lose their coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination priority slots even if they refuse to get inoculated with the Chinese-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccines, Malacañang guaranteed on Saturday.
In an online presser, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said medical front-liners have the …
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