Category: General

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the National Press Club (NPC) have joined forces to urge media practitioners in Northern Mindanao to combat fake news and the illegal cigarette trade. At a seminar held Friday, Rohbert Ambros, Department Manager of the National Tobacco Administration, highlighted the rampant illegal cigarette trade in Mindanao. He said that many of the cigarettes confiscated in recent years are either contraband, counterfeit, or labeled as “illicit whites.” In a video message, Philippine Information Agency Director General Jose Torres Jr. stressed the vital role the media plays in addressing the proliferation of fake news and the

Manila: BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said automotive vehicle sales in the Philippines will continue to grow this year supported by robust economic activities. In a commentary sent to the press Friday, BMI adjusted upward its growth projection for vehicle sales in the country from 1.6 percent last year to 8.5 percent this year, seeing a total sales of 466,500 units for 2024. BMI said this will be driven by the commercial vehicle (CV) segment, whose sales volume is expected to rise by 7 percent to 343,000 units backed by strong growth in the construction and mining sector this

Manila: Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez on Friday thanked the House of Representatives for the “expeditious” approval of the agency’s proposed PHP2.281-billion budget for 2025. This, after the House of Representatives terminated plenary deliberations on the PCO’s proposed budget for next year. In a statement, Chavez said the move is a vote of confidence in the PCO’s mission and organization. ‘The fact that our budget breezed through plenary without a single question asked and no opposition manifested spurs us more to deliver on the outcomes we have promised in that budget,’ Chavez said. ‘We appreciate the House’s

Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) has recorded an increase in unrest in Mt. Kanlaon for the past 24 hours. At a Bagong Pilipinas interview on Friday, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said Kanlaon Volcano recorded 45 volcanic earthquakes. He said phreatic eruption is possible, reminding the public that alert level 2 remains hoisted and that entry into the 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone is still not allowed. ‘Early this week bumaba ang mga naitala nating paglindol from as high as 337 earthquakes last September 11 na naging five na lamang natin for the past two days. Pero for the

The appeal hearing for former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, seeking to overturn the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s ruling ordering her to pay RM10 million to PKR for breaching her bond with the party, has been rescheduled to Sept 23. PKR’s counsel Navpreet Singh, who confirmed the matter via WhatsApp, said the proceedings will be conducted at 9 am in open court on the said date. On June 23, last year, Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir, who allowed PKR’s lawsuit after finding that the bond was a binding contract and therefore valid, also ordered the former Ampang member