The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will continue its no letup operations against communist terrorist groups during the holiday season.
Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., commander of the Nolcom, issued an order on the continuity of anti-insurgency …
Read MoreWith the cooperation of everyone, Malacañang on Tuesday said the economy will recover from multiple shocks, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that hit the country this year.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this comment following the World Bank’s (WB) latest projection that the …
Read MoreSome 34,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental received cash and food subsidy worth PHP5,000 each under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) response of the national government to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.
Implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA), …
Read MoreThe Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has officially lifted the temporary ban on the deployment of newly-hired nurses.
In Governing Board Resolution (GBR) No. 17 dated Dec. 7 and released Tuesday, the agency allowed newly hired nurses, nursing aides, and nursing assistants to go abroad.…
Read MoreThe Quezon City government is planning to create a department that will focus on the local government’s programs and efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
In a social media post by the city government on Tuesday, Mayor Joy Belmonte said the programs include …
Read MoreThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has clarified the revision it made on the strength of the Sorsogon earthquake on Monday night from its initial information bulletin of magnitude 6.4 to 5.4 in its second bulletin.
Paul Alanis, Phivolcs chief in Bicol, on …
Read MoreThe Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncements that there will be no longer any ceasefire with the communist terrorists during his term.
Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said they are thankful to the President for heeding …
Read MoreBringing joy to others can still be done this yuletide season despite the movement restrictions due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
An elementary teacher in this city proved this, not thinking twice about sharing her blessings and putting a smile into children’s faces.
Dressed up …
Read More– Malacañang on Sunday tagged as “fake news” the rumors that the government would impose a nationwide lockdown from Dec. 23, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque denied that there have been any changes to the quarantine classifications announced by President Rodrigo …
Read MoreSenator Christopher “Bong” Go congratulated the Presidential Communications Operations Office led by Secretary Martin Andanar for the first television broadcast of the People’s Television Network from the newly inaugurated Mindanao Media Hub (MMH) in Davao City on Saturday.
Go, former top aide of President Rodrigo …
Read MoreLaudale Zabala is a certified fashionista. When the lockdowns were imposed in March, she made it a point to continue getting dressed up as if she were going out for work. For her, putting on a nice outfit is a form of self-care.
Although she …
Read MoreThe government’s anti-communist task force on Saturday said the complaint filed by militant human rights group Karapatan against four government officials for red-tagging is only a diversionary tactic to manipulate the well-supported cases filed by the government against them.
“These charges do not deserve the …
Read More– Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province of Zambales whose businesses were affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have received livelihood assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The move was part of the DTI’s Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon …
Read MoreThe Civil Service Commission (CSC) said government agencies should submit to them the list of their job openings for posting in the CSC job portal and in their regional field offices for these to be made available for individuals seeking work in government offices.
“All …
Read MoreMalacañang on Thursday assured Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman, Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon that the government will settle its remaining PHP623-million debt with the humanitarian organization.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government, particularly the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), has proven its commitment to …
Read MoreThe city has initiated mental health and psycho-social support sessions for department and office heads as well as selected employees to ensure mental wellness among its personnel amid the global health crisis.
On Wednesday, a group of 17 office heads and employees coming from offices …
Read MoreThe San Remigio municipality is requesting the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to include three more remote barangays in next year’s infrastructure project under the End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).
“We would like to request the DILG to include the barangays …
Read MoreBrig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo on Tuesday assumed as the new director of the Police Regional Office in Region 7 (PRO-7) or Central Visayas.
Montejo was installed in a ceremony at Camp Sergio Osmeña here, replacing former PRO-7 director Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro.
Montejo is …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) has condemned the communist New People’s Army (NPA) for the ambush that wounded a civilian and a police officer on Monday in Barangay Mayag in Sison town, Surigao del Norte province.
Capt. Dorothy M. Tumulak, PROI-13 public information …
Read MoreAuthorities have arrested one of the suspects who assaulted a police team that was conducting operations against illegal logging activities in Cagayan province that is still rebuilding from the aftermath of massive flooding two weeks ago.
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas ordered pursuit …
Read MoreSix residents of San Luis town in this province who were deceived to support the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) vowed loyalty to the government in Barangay Ditumabo of the said town on Saturday.
Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commanding …
Read MoreInstead of telling the truth, Makabayan bloc members surfaced at the Senate hearing Tuesday to spew up more lies, a ranking military official and member of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said Wednesday.
In a statement to the Philippine …
Read MoreHealth authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have asked the Department of Health (DOH) for an extension of its measles and rubella vaccination campaign for children after completing only 88 percent of their total target as of Wednesday.
The nationwide measles-rubella …
Read MoreThe Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on Thursday reported that the majority of intellectual property violators from January to September this year were operating online.
IPOPHL said its office received a total of 139 intellectual property infringement reports for the first nine months …
Read MoreBACOLOD CITY – Three more cities in Negros Occidental are set to suspend the arrival of locally-stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in the coming days to have ample time to prepare their respective quarantine facilities.
These are the cities of Bago, Sagay, …
Read MoreLEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol is urging villagers to help their office in validating lists of poor households posted in their respective barangays across the region.
This can be done through the DSWD’s newly-created barangay verification team …
Read MoreThe Department of Transportation (DOTr) has expressed full support behind the government’s drive to stamp out graft and corruption across various government agencies.
In a news release issued on Sunday, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said he had ordered all the heads of agencies and other …
Read MoreSenator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to convert school buildings into typhoon-resistant structures.
Considering the Philippines’ exposure to natural calamities and hazards all-year round, Gatchalian said having typhoon-resistant school buildings would be …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday announced that a lone bettor from Guiuan, Eastern Samar won the jackpot in Saturday night’s lotto game.
In an advisory, PCSO general manager Royina Garma said the winner bagged the PHP20,398,839.60 jackpot prize in the regular lotto …
Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) announced on Thursday the resumption of its Manila-Bohol-Manila flights on November 22.
“The (resumption) of flights is timely in view of the reopening of Bohol to domestic tourism,” PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said. Bohol has been reopened to tourists since November 15.…
Read MoreJustice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday belied reports that the task force designated to probe corruption is investigating the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on orders from the Palace.
“No, walang ganun (No, there is no such thing)” Guevarra said in a message to …
Read MoreA team from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Regional Maritime Unit-9 (RMU-9) have seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes estimated worth millions of pesos in this southern port city, a BOC official said Tuesday.
Lawyer Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr., BOC-Zamboanga District collector, said the …
Read MoreDespite his hectic schedule due to the ongoing virtual plenary session of the 37th Asean Summit, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday conducted an aerial inspection of the areas hit by Typhoon Ulysses.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go shared with the media footage and photos of …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday advised the Filipino community in Saudi Arabia to remain vigilant after an explosion during a World War I commemoration in Jeddah injured two on Wednesday.
“The DFA, through the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Jeddah, is closely …
Read MoreInterior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday assured the public that government search and rescue (SAR) operations are now in full swing as Typhoon Ulysses battered most parts of Luzon.
Año said the search and rescue operations are now ongoing especially in the affected areas in …
Read MoreThe Bagbag Beach in this town offering white sand shore with rock formations and a nearby hill that overlooks the islets at the Hundred Islands National Park is now an additional tourist attraction in the province of Pangasinan.
It has trended in social media after …
Read MoreAn employee of the local government here was shot dead by a still unidentified gunman early Tuesday morning.
In an interview, San Jacinto chief of police Maj. Edgar Allan Serquina identified the victim as Ofelia Castillo, 56, a resident of Barangay San Jose.
She was …
Read MoreThe United Nations (UN) in the Philippines accelerated its assistance to lessen the impact of Super Typhoon Rolly, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2020, which swept through the country on Nov. 1.
According to government figures, around 1.2 million people are affected …
Read MoreResettlement sites should have schools close by so that students don’t have to walk too far to have access to basic education, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Sunday.
Nograles, who heads Task Force Yolanda, said he raised the matter before Education Secretary Leonor Briones, who …
Read MoreDepartment of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said the additional workload as the lead body in the government-wide crackdown on corruption will not affect his agency’s efficiency.
“So far, we have enough state counsels and state prosecutors to handle all these extra tasks …
Read MoreA House of Representative leader on Thursday said some PHP16 billion worth of projects classified under the budget of the National Task Force for Ending Communist Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ECLAC) should be kept with “some adjustment” toward areas hard-hit by recent typhoons.
House Ways and …
Read MoreCatanduanes Gov. Joseph Cua on Thursday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for sending immediate help to the island province that bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Rolly last Sunday.
“Nagpapasalamat kami kay Presidente dahil sa kanyang quick response sa bagyong sinapit namin dito na super typhoon …
Read MoreThe Office of the Civil Defense in Region 6 (OCD-6) here is calling on local government units (LGUs) to relocate their residents who are living in landslide-prone areas to a safer place.
Jose Roberto Nuñez, OCD regional director for Western Visayas, in a phone interview …
Read MoreSome 239 newly recruited police officers have formally joined the Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) force.
They are composed of 179 males and 60 females who passed the Philippine National Police (PNP) entrance examination and screening process for the first and second cycle recruitment program …
Read MoreThe decision to allow face-to-face classes is still with President Rodrigo Duterte but concerned agencies continuously monitor developments as they prepare for its eventual resumption, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday.
“Patuloy naman po ang paghahanda diyan bagama’t ang desisyon po ay talaga magiging desisyon …
Read MoreThe Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Ilocos Norte convened a meeting at the Capitol auditorium on Sunday afternoon in preparation for the effects of Typhoon Rolly.
During the meeting, Marcel Tabije, head of the PDRRMC, reiterated to all participants the need to …
Read MoreThe United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) has recognized the Department of Education (DepEd) for its outstanding service in continuously educating young people about the UN and supporting its various programs and projects.
The UNAP presented the General Carlos P. Romulo (CPR) award to …
Read More– The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations has called for the mutual respect of all religions and beliefs and for fostering a culture of fraternity and peace.
In a statement on Wednesday, Miguel Angel Moratinos said he is following with deep …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) estimated the number of registered voters for the 2022 national elections to be around 62 to 63 million.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said Tuesday the number includes potential new registrants and voters whose registration was activated.
“Four million potential registrants …
Read MoreThe Philippines recently made history in the stage of international labor when it became the first observer-nation to be elevated as vice chair of a powerful group in the International Labor Organization (ILO), the labor department said in a news release on Sunday.
In a …
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