BRUSSELS, Belgium Contrary to the bad picture being painted by communist-linked groups, an official of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said the protection of indigenous peoples in the Philippines is alive and robust.
This, according to lawyer Norberto M. Navarro, NCIP Commissioner, in …
Read MoreMANILA The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila urged the faithful to sponsor "Simbang Gabi" masses to help fix churches in Cotabato that were damaged by recent earthquakes.
In a statement, Caritas Manila said the proceeds will help repair several churches in the …
Read MoreMANILA President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will expropriate the operation of water facilities if he is not satisfied with the explanation of water concessionaires and government lawyers on the supposed onerous water concession agreements.
In a speech in MalacaAang, Duterte said if water …
Read MoreMANILA Fair weather will prevail over most parts of the country but the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon Wednesday.
In its 4 a.m. weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, provinces of Quezon and …
Read MoreMANILA President Rodrigo R. Duterte has promoted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant from Vice Admiral to Admiral the highest rank of a PCG commissioned officer.
Duterte has approved the promotion of Admiral Joel Garcia effective Dec. 9, 2019. He formally took oath at the …
Read MoreMANILA In recognition of their service to the country, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gave Christmas gifts to 36 soldiers who were wounded in action.
The gift-giving took place at the Army General Hospital in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, said PA spokesperson …
Read MoreMANILA MalacaAang on Tuesday assured the public that it is still safe to walk on the streets as he dismissed as an isolated case the reported abduction of a Chinese woman in Makati City's financial district on Monday night.
I think that particular incident is …
Read MoreMANILA The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday said a lockdown will be implemented in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City from December 18 to 19.
"Hindi muna (papayagan ang visitation), para maka-focus kami sa promulgation [Visitation is not allowed for us to …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to open the Dagat-Dagatan Ramp of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link in January next year.
DPWH Secretary Mark Villar has announced it on Tuesday after conducting a progress inspection of the ongoing …
Read MoreMANILA Lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Tuesday hailed the decision of President Rodrigo R. Duterte not to extend martial law in Mindanao, which is set to expire on December 31 this year.
Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun applauded the President for letting …
Read MoreMANILA A party-list lawmaker on Monday pushed to improve the quality of education in public schools in order to create more women leaders.
ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Jocelyn Tulfo made this statement after newly-crowned Miss Universe 2019, South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi stressed the importance of teaching …
Read MoreMANILA A party-list lawmaker on Monday pushed to improve the quality of education in public schools in order to create more women leaders.
ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Jocelyn Tulfo made this statement after newly-crowned Miss Universe 2019, South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi stressed the importance of teaching …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday said it plans to strengthen the capabilities of its Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) to conduct business with private companies.
Through the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PHAP), a convergence of services by DAR, Department of Agriculture, …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday said it plans to strengthen the capabilities of its Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) to conduct business with private companies.
Through the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PHAP), a convergence of services by DAR, Department of Agriculture, …
Read MoreMANILA A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) said communist groups and their supporters appeal for pity whenever they get themselves into a tight corner.
Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., who is also Armed Forces of …
Read MoreMANILA A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) said communist groups and their supporters appeal for pity whenever they get themselves into a tight corner.
Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., who is also Armed Forces of …
Read MoreMANILA Starting Monday, violators of laws and ordinances will be apprehended in five discipline zones in Quezon City, a police official said.
Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo, QCPD acting director, said they will have a dry-run on Monday to bolster enforcement of laws and ordinances in …
Read MoreMANILA Starting Monday, violators of laws and ordinances will be apprehended in five discipline zones in Quezon City, a police official said.
Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo, QCPD acting director, said they will have a dry-run on Monday to bolster enforcement of laws and ordinances in …
Read MoreMANILA To further intensify the government's crackdown on illegal drugs, the Special Action Force (SAF) should be included in the anti-drug campaign, especially against high-value targets or big-time drug lords, a ranking official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, the …
Read MoreMANILA To further intensify the government's crackdown on illegal drugs, the Special Action Force (SAF) should be included in the anti-drug campaign, especially against high-value targets or big-time drug lords, a ranking official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, the …
Read MoreMANILA The tailend of a cold front will affect the eastern section of northern Luzon on Saturday.
In a weather bulletin issued at 4 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Cagayan, the Babuyan Islands, Isabela, and Apayao will experience cloudy …
Read MoreMANILA Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday expressed hope that Filipinos would be inspired by the heroism and bravery exhibited by two police officers who protected students from a grenade explosion inside a college campus in Initao, Misamis Oriental.
Andanar made …
Read MoreMANILA Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday blasted the baseless and erroneous report recently published by Nikkei about the supposed cronyism under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a statement, Andanar denied that Duterte and his administration are practicing partiality …
Read MoreMANILA China's new Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian is calling for more interaction and sharing of governance practices between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the ruling party in the Philippines, the Partido Demokratiko PilipinoLakas ng Bayan (PDPLaban).
The envoy expressed this during …
Read MoreMANILA The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the seizure of a parcel containing alleged highgrade marijuana, also known as kush weed, weighing 973 grams with an estimated street value of PHP1.6 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In a statement, the …
Read MoreMANILA The tail-end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon will bring scattered rain showers in some parts of Luzon Friday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. weather forecast that the tail-end of a cold front …
Read MoreMANILA The tail-end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon will bring scattered rain showers in some parts of Luzon Friday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. weather forecast that the tail-end of a cold front …
Read MoreMANILA A majority of Filipinos have expressed worry over the growing number of Chinese workers in the country, the results of the Social Weather Stations' (SWS) September poll revealed.
The SWS survey, conducted from September 27 to 30, found that 70 percent of adult Filipinos …
Read MoreMANILA A majority of Filipinos have expressed worry over the growing number of Chinese workers in the country, the results of the Social Weather Stations' (SWS) September poll revealed.
The SWS survey, conducted from September 27 to 30, found that 70 percent of adult Filipinos …
Read MoreMANILA Solicitor General Jose Calida on Friday said his office "will exhaust all available remedies" against the award recently made by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore in the water concessionaires' case against the republic.
In a statement, Calida said they were prompted to …
Read MoreMANILA Solicitor General Jose Calida on Friday said his office "will exhaust all available remedies" against the award recently made by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore in the water concessionaires' case against the republic.
In a statement, Calida said they were prompted to …
Read MoreMANILA The slight uptick in consumer prices in November should not be a cause for concern, considering that the latest inflation still settled within the forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), MalacaAang said on Friday.
Headline inflation slightly inched up to 1.3 percent …
Read MoreMANILA The slight uptick in consumer prices in November should not be a cause for concern, considering that the latest inflation still settled within the forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), MalacaAang said on Friday.
Headline inflation slightly inched up to 1.3 percent …
Read MoreMANILA Most Filipinos' concern over the influx of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines no longer came as a surprise, MalacaAang said on Friday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace expects the results of Social Weather Stations' (SWS) September 27 to 30 poll showing …
Read MoreMANILA Most Filipinos' concern over the influx of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines no longer came as a surprise, MalacaAang said on Friday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace expects the results of Social Weather Stations' (SWS) September 27 to 30 poll showing …
Read MoreMANILA The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has filed perjury charges against a key official of a group which the military alleged solicited foreign funding from international organizations to fund indoctrination recruitment schools run by the terrorist Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army …
Read MoreMANILA The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has filed perjury charges against a key official of a group which the military alleged solicited foreign funding from international organizations to fund indoctrination recruitment schools run by the terrorist Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army …
Read MoreMANILA Registered voters from the 11 municipalities of Compostela Valley are set to decide on Saturday (December 7) whether they will approve or not the changing of the name of their province to Davao de Oro.
This as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold …
Read MoreMANILA The country's inflation rate rose to 1.3 percent in November, the highest after the 1.7 percent last August, from month-ago's 0.8 percent primarily due to faster rate of price increases of alcoholic beverages and tobacco index.
The latest inflation rate, however, is way below …
Read MoreMANILA Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo AAo on Thursday shrugged off threats from communist rebels.
I will not be intimidated by such an evil plot. We are prepared for that. We will get them before they can execute their plan. We'll keep this country …
Read MoreMANILA The country's inflation rate rose to 1.3 percent in November, the highest after the 1.7 percent last August, from month-ago's 0.8 percent primarily due to faster rate of price increases of alcoholic beverages and tobacco index.
The latest inflation rate, however, is way below …
Read MoreMANILA A lawmaker on Thursday lauded the early approval of a bill declaring the Balangay as the national boat of the Philippines as it came right in time for the launch of the 500-day countdown to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Victory in Mactan …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced new prosecutors appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte for vacancies in the National Prosecution Service (NPS).
In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Undersecretary Markk Perete said the following have been appointed:
Ruby Jane Sintin Pena DOJ, NPS, Office …
Read MoreMANILA A lawmaker on Thursday lauded the early approval of a bill declaring the Balangay as the national boat of the Philippines as it came right in time for the launch of the 500-day countdown to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Victory in Mactan …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced new prosecutors appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte for vacancies in the National Prosecution Service (NPS).
In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Undersecretary Markk Perete said the following have been appointed:
Ruby Jane Sintin Pena DOJ, NPS, Office …
Read MoreMANILA The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a PHP42.09-million refund claim filed by Procter and Gamble Asia Pte. Ltd., the Singapore based company which has its regional operating headquarters in the Philippines.
In a 23-page decision dated November 29, the tax court's …
Read MoreMANILA The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a PHP42.09-million refund claim filed by Procter and Gamble Asia Pte. Ltd., the Singapore based company which has its regional operating headquarters in the Philippines.
In a 23-page decision dated November 29, the tax court's …
Read MoreMANILA The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Wednesday approved the activation of a Community Affairs Section (CAS) under the 17 Regional Mobile Force Battalions (RMFBs) and five National Capital Region District Mobile Force Battalions (NCRDMFBs) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Napolcom Vice-Chairman and Executive …
Read MoreMANILA The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Wednesday approved the activation of a Community Affairs Section (CAS) under the 17 Regional Mobile Force Battalions (RMFBs) and five National Capital Region District Mobile Force Battalions (NCRDMFBs) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Napolcom Vice-Chairman and Executive …
Read MoreMANILA The death toll due to Typhoon Tisoy, which battered a large part of the country early this week, rose from nine to 13.
In its update on Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the number of injured people also …
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