Day: May 7, 2025

Cagayan de Oro: Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has voiced his support for Senator Francis Tolentino’s initiative to file treason and espionage charges against the officers and directors of a Makati-based public relations firm. The firm is allegedly linked to the Chinese Embassy, and accused of disseminating disinformation against the Philippines. According to Philippines News Agency, Rodriguez, a former law dean, referenced the Revised Penal Code and the National Security Act as the legal basis for prosecuting both Filipinos and foreigners involved in activities that compromise Philippine sovereignty and territorial integrity. He emphasized the necessity of applying

Manila: Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday dubbed as a potential fresh start the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) invitation to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators to revisit the transportation modernization program. ‘We laud DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon for heeding the call to revisit the flawed modernization program after consultation with transport groups and stakeholders,’ she said in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, Poe noted that key questions remain unanswered, particularly regarding affordability, route coverage, and the responsiveness of the new guidelines to long-standing concerns raised by drivers and operators. ‘But the devil is in the details, as

Manila: Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday called for the revocation, not mere suspension, of the driver’s licenses of motorists involved in road rage and reckless behavior to restore discipline on Philippine roads. In a news release, the Senate leader said videos of irresponsible drivers, colloquially called ‘kamote’, have become a trend on social media, which, he pointed out, is not funny or entertaining. ‘Ang daming napeperwisyo at kadalasan nauuwi sa karahasan ang mga insidenteng ito (These incidents cause a lot of harm and often end in violence),’ he said. ‘To ensure that our roads are safe from these motorists,

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Wednesday that the agrifishery sector’s growth in the first quarter of the year suggests a recovery trajectory from last year’s adverse impacts, including the El Ni±o and La Ni±a phenomena, various weather disturbances, pests, and volcanic eruptions. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest data indicates a 1.9 percent increase or PHP437.74 million year-on-year growth in the agriculture and fisheries sector. This is an improvement from PHP429.62 billion recorded in the same period in 2024. The growth is attributed to several sectors, with crops rising by 1 percent

Manila: The Philippines’ removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list is a testament to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s sustained actions to present the country as a trustworthy and development-focused nation, Malaca±ang said Wednesday. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Philippines’ delisting from the FATF follows its full compliance with the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) Action Plan throughout 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, this achievement proves that President Marcos Jr. and his administration continue to take action to show that the Philippines is a partner in development – reliable,