Category: General

Manila: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday supported calls for sufficient funding of the amended Centenarian’s Act, which gives a PHP10,000 cash gift to senior citizens who reach the age milestones of 80, 85, 90, and 95. “I welcome the recent approval of amendments to the Centenarian’s Act under Republic Act (RA) 11982. This is a significant step in ensuring that our elders, who have dedicated their lives to their families and communities, receive the recognition and care they truly deserve,” he said in a statement as he joined the country’s celebration of Elderly Filipino Week. “During this celebration of Elderly

Manila: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday expressed his full support to the call of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for lawmakers to amend the country’s espionage laws. In a statement, Estrada pointed out that current Philippine laws on espionage were first instituted almost a century ago and have never been touched. “Given the significant changes in national defense and security over the years, it is important to review and update these policies to ensure they are relevant to the current landscape,” the chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security said. Estrada’s panel is currently

CEBU CITY: Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and his entire slate on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy at the Commission on Elections” Cebu City south district office. Before submitting his COC seeking a fresh mandate, the suspended mayor and his Barug Team Rama attended Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and held a mini-rally along Mabini Street in front of the church. The president of the Association of Barangay Councils, Kasambagan Barangay Captain Franklyn Ong, also filed his COC as Rama’s running mate. ‘Join me in the quest to stand for the city. Let’s be together to make

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday he is monitoring the activity of Taal Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) logged a minor phreatomagmatic eruption. ‘What we have to do is to monitor the situation and continue to see where are the areas kasi (because) not every situation is the same,’ Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Pasig City. ‘So how do we adjust? (We identify) where are the areas that need special attention, where are the areas that (are) okay. So ‘yun ‘yung ginagawa namin ngayon (that’s what we are

KUANTAN, The Pahang palace today refuted a post on social media regarding a royal wedding invitation involving the Pahang Crown Prince Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and a woman as fake and has no connection to the Crown Prince or the palace. According to a post on the Kesultanan Pahang Facebook page, the post went viral on Instagram on Sept 24 after it was uploaded by a user named Farida.1111111, containing a paper that read ‘Istiadat Perkahwinan Diraja antara Tengku Hassanal dan Cik Farida Daud’ (Royal Wedding Ceremony between Tengku Hassanal and Cik Farida