Day: September 28, 2024

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday pledged to continue the legacy of his father and namesake, former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Marcos commemorated the 35th death anniversary of his father, whom he said devoted his life to serve the Filipino people. In a Facebook post, Marcos recalled his promise to honor his father by continuing what he started and did for the Filipinos and the country. ‘My father lived in service to our country. He advocated for development, justice, unity and nationalism. Above all his beliefs was his faith in the Filipino people,’ Marcos said. ‘Thirty-five years

TAGAYTAY CITY: Filipinos will experience many firsts in the midterm polls on May 12, 2025, the chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday. Among the first-time features is the posting of the certificates of candidacy (COC) of all local and national candidates and certificates of nomination and certificates of acceptance of nomination of party-lists two weeks after the end of filing. ‘So the public may see what they (candidates) put in their COCs. The public would know who that candidate is,’ Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said. Garcia was among the speakers during the third day of the

Tagaytay: The role of state media organizations in combating fake news is among the keys to address disinformation in the age of social media and artificial intelligence. University of the Philippines professor Rachel Khan pointed this out Saturday during the National Information Summit here, adding that artificial intelligence (AI) is not reliable. While artificial intelligence can be an effective tool to make things work easier for communicators, Khan said it should be used with caution as human intelligence still prevails. ‘I am happy that PCO (Presidential Communication Office) is doing this. You’re looking at people using this information, recognizing the

Manila: Signal No. 1 was hoisted over five areas as Julian intensified into a tropical storm. As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Julian was estimated at 465 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, gustiness of up to 80 kph, and slowly moving south southwestward. Signal No. 1 was hoisted over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (San Pablo, Divilacan, Maconacon, Palanan, Cabagan, Santa Maria, Tumauini, Ilagan City, San Mariano, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Dinapigue), Apayao, and Ilocos Norte. Julian will continue to intensify and may reach

Manila: Some 3,000 foreign workers from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) with downgraded visas have already left the country, the Bureau of Immigration said in a news release on Saturday. During a meeting of the “Task Force POGO Closure,” BI Officer-in-Charge Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, reported that as of Sept. 24, they have downgraded 5,955 visas. Of the total, some 55 percent are already out of the Philippines. The task force is composed of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and the BI. Also in attendance