The National Housing Authority (NHA) has extended an initial PHP5 million cash assistance to families that were displaced by Typhoon Odette in Antique.
Antique provincial housing board secretary Eby Archangel Butiong, in an interview Wednesday, said that NHA district manager Architect Jesus Fantilaga turned over …
Read MoreThe influence and capacity of the local leaders to convince their constituents are important to address vaccine hesitancy within Muslim communities in Mindanao, acting Presidential spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said Wednesday.
In a CNN Philippines interview, Nograles reiterated President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s concerns on …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it is answering the temporary restraining orders (TROs) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on cases of candidates in the May 2022 polls.
“Every time a TRO is sent to us and we are asked to comment …
Read MoreUkraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, called on the international community Tuesday to prevent Russia from using blackmail and threats of a full-scale invasion against the country.
Lawmakers convened with this agenda amid continued tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
During the parliament session, a resolution was …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court (SC) has issued another temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision junking the bid of a candidate, this time for a local post in the May elections.
In an order signed by Clerk of Court Marife M. Lomibao-Cuevas …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct three presidential and vice presidential debates as it hoped for the participation of all candidates for these posts.
“We are preparing for the debate. We see high people’s interest in the opportunities where candidates will be facing each …
Read MoreArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, Gen. Andres Centino, has directed all military commanders to ensure that the local communist insurgency threat is eliminated before President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s term ends in June.
Centino issued the directive during Tuesday’s command conference at the AFP …
Read MoreA measure granting Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawads (councilors) honoraria and appropriate certificates of civil service eligibility hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives.
The chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 10698, which entitles SK councilors to honoraria, allowances, and such other emoluments …
Read MoreThe Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) on Wednesday expressed full support for the proposal of Mayor Sara Z. Duterte to make military service among 18-year-old Filipino youth mandatory, saying their role is vital to the country’s peace and development.
“We believe that the role of our …
Read MoreA total of seven local roads in Eastern Samar have been converted into national highways, a move that will ensure funding from the central government for repair and maintenance, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) field office reported on Wednesday.
DPWH Acting Secretary …
Read MoreThe Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday gave the green light to the appointment of Mario Lipana as a commissioner of the Commission on Audit (COA).
Prior to the CA’s plenary session, Lipana, who has been with the state audit body for nearly four decades, …
Read MoreAnti-communist group Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI) sees the need to disarm members of the New People’s Army (NPA) before reopening the government table for another peace talks.
This, according to Jose Antonio Goitia, LIPI national chairperson, on the unanimous stand of some presidential candidates to …
Read MoreMore than 50 million people are currently being impacted by fighting inside towns and cities around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday.
Speaking at the opening of a UN Security Council debate on how to protect civilians caught up in urban conflict, Guterres …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army has condemned the New People’s Army for detonating an anti-personnel mine (APM) that wounded a soldier and a militiaman in Pinabacdao, Samar on Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Edgardo De Leon, commander of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division, said in a statement on Wednesday …
Read MoreCommission on Elections (Comelec) First Division presiding Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday said she already has her dissenting opinion and only waiting for the ponente of the three disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr. to release the ruling.
Guanzon said the document …
Read MoreVillages in the city will soon be allowed to collect fees from residents who park their vehicles on the roadsides.
This was after the City Council approved on third and final reading an ordinance allowing the barangays to designate parking spaces and collect parking fees …
Read MoreA total of 1,320 foreigners were barred from entering the Philippines last year as their presence was inimical to national interest, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday.
Citing the latest data, Port Operations Division chief Carlos Capulong said Chinese nationals topped the list …
Read MoreMost parts of the archipelago will experience rain showers caused by three weather systems, the weather bureau said Wednesday.
The low-pressure area (LPA) last tracked in the vicinity of Tayasan, Negros Oriental, and the shear line will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the …
Read MoreThe local government here has found a way to redirect the attention of fraternity and sorority members to becoming useful citizens, instead of engaging in violent initiations and inter-frat clashes.
Brig. Gen. Aderson Comar, a retired fire marshal who now heads the City Disaster Risk …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday sent its condolences to the family of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto R. Romulo who passed away last January 23.
In its tribute, the DFA remembered Romulo as a visionary and an accomplished diplomat who had Philippine …
Read MoreThe Regional Civil Security Unit (RCSU-12) of the Police Regional Office (Soccsksargen) will set up a one-stop shop here for the License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and its registration on January 28.
Lt. Col. Charlie Vete, acting RCSU-12 head, said in a letter …
Read MoreThe Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) recently supplied the Philippine National Police (PNP) Media Security Vanguards (MSVs) with the initial batch of the “Handbook on Personal Security Measures for Media Practitioners”.
These handbooks will be dispatched and coursed through the PNP Public Information …
Read MoreLONDON — The fight against corruption has stagnated over the past decade amid human rights abuses and democratic declines in all regions of the world, according to an analysis by Transparency International.
The organization’s Corruption Perception Index ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public …
Read MoreThe number of confirmed deaths due to Typhoon Odette’s onslaught last December has risen to 90, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday.
In its latest situation report, the agency said the majority of the confirmed deaths are from Western …
Read MoreLONDON — The fight against corruption has stagnated over the past decade amid human rights abuses and democratic declines in all regions of the world, according to an analysis by Transparency International.
The organization’s Corruption Perception Index ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public …
Read MoreThe OCTA Research Group said Wednesday the National Capital Region (NCR) is now down to “high risk” classification for Covid-19 from “severe outbreak” last week.
“Expecting NCR to be at moderate risk next week,” OCTA Research Fellow Group member Guido David tweeted Wednesday.
Data from …
Read MoreLONDON — The fight against corruption has stagnated over the past decade amid human rights abuses and democratic declines in all regions of the world, according to an analysis by Transparency International.
The organization’s Corruption Perception Index ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public …
Read MoreAt least six offices of the City of Batac in Ilocos Norte were closed for disinfection and other precautionary measures starting Wednesday until further notice.
These include the offices of the Mayor and City Mayor, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, City Planning and Development …
Read MoreA member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) filed on Tuesday a bill that would establish more programs for the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Filed by BTA Member of Parliament Amir Mawallil at the …
Read MorePolice operatives in Negros Oriental have arrested the No. 2 “most wanted person” of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit Central Visayas (RHPU7) during a joint operation in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.
A report from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office on Tuesday identified the suspect …
Read MoreA top drug personality of San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental yielded PHP1.088 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Sitio Tul-ang, Barangay Rizal late Monday night.
The suspect identified as Cesar “Manong” Pasigay, 47, resident of Kamarin area in the same …
Read MoreMore areas in Eastern Visayas will be placed under Alert Level 4 if the hospital utilization rate will continue to increase, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here warned on Tuesday.
Presently, only Northern Samar is placed under the higher level category until January …
Read MoreThe Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) welcomed the Senate’s decision that favored the granting of amnesty by President Rodrigo Duterte to members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an official of the regional government said Tuesday.
“Under the Constitution, the power of …
Read MoreAs it seeks to completely eradicate African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) said mentorship from international groups helped strengthen their programs.
DA-BAI Director Reildrin Morales said groups such as the World Organisation for Animal Health, Food and …
Read MoreReturn to the fold of the law in exchange for a new and normal life.
President Rodrigo Duterte issued anew the offer to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) during the pre-recorded Talk to People aired Monday night, saying the military will welcome and …
Read MoreBargain hunting lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Tuesday while the peso finished the day sideways against the US dollar.
The main stocks index inched up by 0.49 percent, or 35.57 points, to 7,288.21 points.
All Shares also rose by 0.44 percent, or …
Read MoreSome 3,634 Pangasinenses from high-risk geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) are expected to benefit from the community projects of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO).
PPPO acting director Col. Richmond Tadina said Tuesday the Patubig, Pailaw, Pabahay, Pantawag, at Palikuran ni Juana (5Ps) project …
Read MoreMost parts of the country will experience rain showers due to the low pressure area (LPA) last tracked within the vicinity of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, the weather bureau said Tuesday.
“(The LPA) still has a slim chance of developing into a tropical cyclone, but …
Read MoreTwo alleged bombers have been killed during police pursuit operations along the national highway here, the police disclosed Tuesday.
In a statement, Capt. Jetro Doligas, municipal police chief, said the two gunmen ignored police officers at an election gun ban checkpoint in the borders of …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday came to the defense of its commissioners as it shrugged off allegations of being biased.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the remark in response to the motion for partial consideration filed by the petitioners challenging the Second Division’s …
Read MoreLt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., newly-installed commander of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), vowed to sustain and strengthen efforts on addressing the internal security and even territorial defense challenges confronting the country.
When he formally assumed the new post as the 32nd commander of Nolcom …
Read MoreMalacañang on Tuesday said there was no waste of resources in the government’s campaign against illegal drugs as it resulted in over PHP74 billion worth of confiscations since 2016.
Acting Presidential spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, made this comment after Senator Panfilo Lacson, a former …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) will proceed with the printing of the ballots for the May 9 elections despite the temporary restraining orders (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) in favor of the declared nuisance candidates.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said Tuesday the names …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned candidates against various forms of physical contact ahead of the start of the campaign period for the May elections.
“Crowding, or allowing there to be, crowds that violate MPHS (minimum public health standards) around a …
Read MoreMalacañang has yet to release information regarding the appointment of a new Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair and two commissioners.
Comelec Chair Sheriff Abas and Commissioners Rowena Guanzon, and Antonio Kho Jr. are set to retire in February, or three months before the May 9 …
Read MoreThe Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Cagayan Valley topped regions with the most number of areas enforcing granular lockdowns, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night.
Año, in his report to President Rodrigo Duterte during the Talk to …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday released the ballot face templates for the May 9 polls.
There are 10 presidential candidates, nine vice presidential bets, 64 aspirants for senators, and 178 party-list groups included in the official ballot.
Based on the ballot face templates …
Read Moretwo .38-caliber pistols, two anti-personnel mines, and a plastic containing at least 15 kilograms of shrapnel in Barangay Maalo, Juban town in Sorsogon province.
In a statement on Tuesday, Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said government troops of the Philippine Army …
Read MoreThe government has started providing emergency shelter assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette that swept through parts of the Visayas and Mindanao last December.
“Ang NHA (National Housing Authority) naman ay kasalukuyang nag-i-implement ng emergency shelter assistance, sila ay nakapag-download na sa mga local …
Read MoreA party-list group composed of former high-ranking officials and members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) is supporting local peace engagement and localized peace initiatives.
In a statement issued on Monday, Abante Sentrong Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan para sa Bayan (SAMBAYANAN) …
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