Day: October 28, 2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday honored the 2024 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos, hailing them as the new faces of public service. In a ceremony in Malacañang, Marcos commended the 10 teachers, soldiers, and police officers for demonstrating what it truly means to be a ‘Bagong Pilipino’ (new Filipino). ‘You are the new faces of public service-dedicated, selfless, and committed to excellence-the living examples of what it truly means to be a Bagong Pilipino,’ Marcos said. The 2024 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos were teachers Ma. Ella Fabella and Franco Rino Apoyon; professors Dr. Maria Regina Hechanova-Alampay and

TACLOBAN CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has brought its ‘Piso Caravan’ to this city to replace unfit and mutilated bank notes and coins. The three-day caravan that kicked off Monday at the Robinsons Place Tacloban urges the public to conveniently replace their unfit currency with fresh banknotes and coins. Unfit banknotes are paper money that is soiled, limp, stained, or has faded print, obvious writings, or markings. Unfit coins, on the other hand, are those with corrosion or markings, according to Erma Lagarto, BSP-Cebu senior bank officer. Classified as mutilated banknotes are those with adhesive and staple

MANILA – Former president Rodrigo R. Duterte told senators on Monday that he is ready to face the legal consequences of the war on drugs during his administration. During the first hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee into the previous administration’s war on drugs, Duterte said police officers who might be involved in alleged extrajudicial killings during his time should be spared from any legal implications as they merely performed their duties. “For all its successes and shortcomings, I and I alone take full legal responsibility. Sa lahat nang mga nagawa ng pulis pursuant to my order, ako ang

MANILA – The government reaffirmed its commitment to achieving zero hunger for Filipinos as it joined hands with international partners for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP). Speaking at the presentation of the signed EPAHP Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) on Monday in Malacañang, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. renewed his administration’s goal of eradicating hunger and alleviating poverty. ‘We gather to renew a promise: that no Filipino should go to bed hungry, and that no community will be overlooked in our fight against poverty,’ Marcos said. In light of this commitment, the President directed all government agencies and

MANILA – More than 1,000 residents of the Tala estate in Caloocan on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to resolve the pending cases on the alleged spurious sales of the property. ‘Thousands have invested 30 years of their lives and resources for decent housing. We’ve faced violence, threats, and even incarceration defending ourselves from illegal demolitions,’ Tala Estate Settlers’ Federation (TESEF) secretary general Fatima Cabanag said in asking the high court for a resolution of the pending cases. Cabang also urged the government to ‘protect its citizens standing up against fraudsters.’ The estate, located between Quezon City and Caloocan