Category: General

MANILA – Malacañang on Monday refuted the claim of former President Rodrigo Duterte that crime remains rampant in the Philippines, stressing that the country and Filipinos are safer under the Marcos administration. In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said there has been a ‘widespread decline in crime across the board’, citing data from the Philippine National Police. ‘Moreover, we have achieved stability and maintained peace and order in our country without foregoing due process nor setting aside the basic human rights of any Filipino,’ Bersamin stressed. Duterte attended on Monday the Senate hearing on his administration’s bloody anti-drug campaign.

MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday said micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in seven provinces and 26 municipalities and cities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) may apply for recovery loans. In an ANC interview, DTI Acting Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque said that as of Oct. 27, almost 400 MSMEs were already affected by Kristine. “So, for now, we have the enterprise for rehabilitation fund, which is PHP2 billion, which we are now dispatching to all the MSMEs that were affected by the calamity. This fund, they can get it from

ANTIPOLO, Rizal – TNT Tropang Giga banked on an explosive start to repulse Barangay Ginebra, 104-88, in Game 1 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals in front of 11,021 fans at the Ynares Center on Sunday night. The Tropang Giga began the game on a 15-2 run, and despite the Gin Kings drawing to within six at halftime, the PLDT franchise restored order in the second half and never looked back. “We’re a very big and driven team, so we work on the numbers and then we focus really on taking away their strengths,” coach Chot Reyes said after the

MANILA – Retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Dante Tiñga on Monday filed a petition asking the high court to nullify a Taguig City ordinance that increased from eight to 12 the number of elected councilors in the city’s two districts. Tiñga said since Taguig presently has two council districts. the challenged order would increase the total number of councilors to 24, which is unconstitutional. The petition said the increase ‘requires a law and the power to do such exclusively pertains to Congress and there is no law delegating the power to increase the number of city councilor seats to

MANILA – The Philippines remains steadfast in its commitment to championing women’s empowerment and amplifying their roles in peacebuilding, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Monday. At the opening the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (ICWPS) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, Pangandaman detailed the country’s achievements in advancing the women, peace and security agenda. Pangandaman stressed the importance of the gathering, especially in light of the recent impact of Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) on millions of Filipinos, which underscored the intersection of climate action and women’s security. “Dialogue is always a good