Day: November 17, 2025

Taguig: New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas ruled the inaugural Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League after hacking out a 79-77 victory over Discovery-Rizal in Game 2 of their best-of-three title duel Sunday night at the Enderun Gym in Taguig. According to Philippines News Agency, Snow Pe±aranda, whose basket gave the lead back to the Valkyries at 78-77, sealed the win with a free throw. Perlas rallied behind Allana Lim and Raiza Palmera-Dy to gain the upper hand at 77-76, with two minutes left to play. “I’m speechless. As soon as I got here, as soon as Game 1 was over, I wanted to

Manila: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to file complaints against local government officials who were out of the country during the onslaught of back-to-back typhoons Tino and Uwan earlier this month. According to Philippines News Agency, DILG Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla announced that at least 24 individuals will face complaints, including Cebu officials who traveled to Europe for a vacation when Tino struck the province. The officials will be charged with abandonment of duty, gross neglect, and insubordination before the Office of the Ombudsman. Remulla stated, “Halos kumpleto na. So, we will file

Manila: Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Secretary Fredderick Vida officially took his oath before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, marking his full assumption of the DOJ’s top post. Vida, initially designated as officer-in-charge, now formally succeeds former Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla, who was appointed Ombudsman in October. According to Philippines News Agency, Vida previously served as a three-term mayor of Mendez, Cavite, from 2013 to 2022. His appointment comes as the DOJ continues coordinating with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and other investigative bodies tasked with examining alleged anomalies in public works spending, including flood control projects.

Surigao city: Personnel from Coast Guard Station Surigao del Norte planted 1,500 mangrove propagules in Surigao City on Sunday, the station reported Monday. The activity took place in a 10-hectare mangrove plantation in Barangay Nabago, an area adopted by Coast Guard District-Northeastern Mindanao. According to Philippines News Agency, station officials stated that the planting, in partnership with Platinum Group Metals Corp., helped launch the district’s sixth anniversary celebrations. The event also supported marine biodiversity conservation through “Project BakhawJuan,” the station’s environmental protection program. The report emphasized that the activity aimed to strengthen environmental stewardship and highlighted the importance of protecting

Manila: Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday expressed skepticism over former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s allegations of a PHP100-billion budget insertion, citing inconsistencies with the established budget process and basic logic. According to Philippines News Agency, Gatchalian, in an interview with DZMM, found it perplexing that Co attributed the alleged insertions to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. He pointed out that chief executives typically prioritize their programs at the beginning of the National Expenditure Program (NEP), rather than adding them at the last minute. He explained that if a President wishes to include something in the budget, it is