Veteran law practitioner Victor D. Rodriguez, the long-time chief of staff and spokesperson of presumptive President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. was nominated for the position of executive secretary for the next administration.Rodriguez’ nomination…
Read MoreThe Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10ID) reported Sunday that its troops unearthed an arms cache containing high-powered firearms and war materiel in Barangay Sinaysayan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon on May 20.In a statement, the 10ID said two M16 A1rifles, two …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) slammed the group Kontra Daya for its “overactive imagination and conspiracy theories” about alleged widespread fraud and failure of elections in the just-concluded national and local elections…
Read MoreA New People’s Army (NPA) commander yielded to the 16th Infantry Battalion (16IB) under the 402nd Infantry Brigade in Barangay Kiabo in Malitbog, Bukidnon on May 18, or six days after the surrender of his wife.Following successive focused military oper…
Read MoreThe National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is elated by the electoral loss of party-list groups linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).In a press stateme…
Read MoreIt is high time to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution to attract more foreign investments in the country, Senator-elect Robin Padilla said on Saturday.In a Facebook live, Padilla said relaxing the economic restrictions in the countr…
Read MoreGlobal debts exceeded the USD300 trillion threshold as of the end of the first quarter of this year with loosening monetary policies to support the economies, while the dollar index increased by 8 percent.The record level incentives provided by governm…
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte will be best remembered for addressing peace and order issues and eradicating insurgency, areas that the incoming administration should also prioritize.Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, commander of the Army’s 1001st Infantry Brig…
Read MoreThe success of the recent US-Asean Special Summit sends a strong message of pushing for deeper economic engagement between the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, especially on more jobs and investments for the Philippi…
Read MoreHopeful of the incoming administration’s support on the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program, the working committee on Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFP) maintained that investments in infrastructure would be the cornerstones way forward for sustain…
Read MoreReigning Asian champion Vanessa Sarno blew away the competition with a dominant victory in the women’s 71kg division of weightlifting Saturday, providing the golden win that powered the Philippines past Singapore in their heated battle for fourth in th…
Read MoreThe Philippine Football Federation (PFF) confirmed on Sunday that Cooper has tendered his resignation as the Azkals’ head coach.“It was a pleasure working with all the staff and players. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Dan Palami for his …
Read MoreGilas Pilipinas failed to complete a sweep in the Southeast Asian Games women’s 5×5 basketball event after Malaysia rallied back to take a 96-93 win in their final assignment on Sunday at the Thanh Tri District Sporting Hall in Hanoi.Despite already cl…
Read MoreTokyo Olympics bronze winner Eumir Marcial mauled his unheralded Timor Leste opponent to lead a final-day, four-gold medal haul that somehow lost luster after Gilas Pilipinas failed in its mission on Sunday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here.Showin…
Read MoreAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 6.1 jolted parts of Batangas Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.According to Phivolcs, the tremor occurred at 5:50 a.m. 21 kilometers west of Calatagan town …
Read MoreLocal government units (LGUs) must proactively seek the unvaccinated and those eligible for booster shots against Covid-19 following the detection of an Omicron subvariant in the Philippines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) s…
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed about 92 confirmed and 28 suspected monkeypox cases at countries that are not endemic to the virus, it said on Twitter on Sunday.”Ninety-two laboratory confirmed cases, and 28 suspected cases of mon…
Read MoreNational Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Sunday announced he has tested positive for Covid-19.It is the first time he contracted Covid-19 despite being always out since the pandemic was dec…
Read MoreThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially opened this month a new country office in Manila as part of its commitment to strengthen and expand its existing cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH) to advance a broad range…
Read MoreTeachers here are appealing for a salary increase, saying they will be more effective at their jobs if they have one less problem to worry about.In an interview over the weekend, Merry, a grade school teacher in the Island Garden City of Samal, said it…
Read MoreThe Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has recommended a stricter regulation and one-strike policy for driving schools and private companies assisting fixers in their illegal activities.A series of entrapment operations and investigations, conducted by ART…
Read MoreTen Schools representing three districts of Davao City vie for top honors in the 3rd Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Inter-Secondary Girls Volleyball competition that will be held on May 28 and 29 at the Davao City National High School courts in Dav…
Read MoreFor a 38-year-old mother of nine, life five years after the siege here is way better than before they were displaced because of the five-month battle between the government and ISIS-linked extremists.Anisah Bariga, her husband, and their children aged …
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