DMW SHUTS DOWN CONSULTANCY FIRM PROMISING JOBS IN GERMANY
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) early this year has ceased the operations of another consultancy firm based in Manila for alleged illegal recruitment...
Month: January 2024
DBM APPROVES RELEASE OF P3-B FOR REPAIR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to P3.049 billion to cover...
DUTERTE DENIES LINK TO DESTABILIZE MARCOS ADMINISTRATION
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte said only “stupid people” would associate him with the supposed destabilization plots against the Marcos administration. In an interview with...
FEMALE LAWMAKER PUSHES FOR NATIONWIDE E-BOOK PROGRAM
LAS PIÑAS Rep. Camille Villar pushed for the establishment of a nationwide program that would provide all barangays free access to digital learning resources....
GATCHALIAN URGES SWIFT ACTION TO ELEVATE STUDENTS’ READING SKILLS
AS students return to school, Senator Win Gatchalian urgently calls for swift action to enhance reading proficiency, citing that a nationwide reading program will...
11TH VILLAR AWARDS RECOGNIZE COOPERATIVES’ ROLE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
THE Villar Foundation recognized 19 outstanding cooperatives and community enterprises which models of good practice in poverty reduction for the year 2023. The awarding...
TULFO SLAMS MOVE TO IMPORT MODERN JEEPNEY FROM CHINA
SENATOR Idol Raffy Tulfo slammed moves to import modern jeepney units from China to replace the old passenger jeepneys in the country as part...
GUNS, LIQUORS BANNED DURING TRASLACION
POLICE on Sunday announced that guns and liquors are banned for three days in the city of Manila during the Traslacion 2024. National Capital...
DTI OKAYS PRICE HIKE ON SARDINES, INSTANT NOODLES, OTHER BASIC GOODS
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved the request of some manufacturers to increase suggested retail prices (SRPs) of products under basic...
TOP FEMALE DRUG SUSPECT IN CENTRAL VISAYAS NABBED IN MANDAUE BUY-BUST
A TOP female drug suspect in Central Visayas on Saturday was arrested by the police after she sold more than P20 million worth of...
ALLEGED DRUG PEDDLER FROM CALOOCAN BUSTED IN AURORA
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday arrested an alleged drug trafficker from Caloocan and seized some P3.4...
24-HOUR ANTI-CRIME OPS NET 3 WANTED MEN, DRUG SUSPECT IN BATAAN TOWN
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Three wanted persons and a drug suspect were arrested during a day-long anti-crime...
BONG GO PUSHES FOR CREATION OF HALFWAY HOUSES AT KEY MEDICAL CENTERS
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has advocated for the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the...
MARCOS URGES FILIPINOS TO HELP ACHIEVE ‘BAGONG PILIPINAS’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. encouraged Filipinos on Saturday to strive to fulfill their respective New Year’s resolutions, highlighting their importance to the Bagong...
MAHARLIKA EYES INVESTING IN NGCP
MAHARLIKA Investment Corporation (MIC) president and chief executive officer Rafael Consing Jr. on Saturday has expressed his support to strengthening the country’s energy sector...
PUV MODERNIZATION WILL ADDRESS TRAFFIC PROBLEM — TRANSPORT LEADER
THE Public Utility Vehicles Modernization Program of the government will address the traffic problem in Metro Manila, according to a top transport executive. Liga...
PBBM SIGNS EASE OF PAYING TAXES ACT INTO LAW
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed into law Republic Act No. 11976, also known as “Ease of Paying Taxes Act,” seen to...
DILG TO RECOGNIZE LGUS IMPLEMENTING PBBM’S KALINISAN PROGRAM
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will conduct quarterly recognition to local government units (LGUs) that will efficiently implement the Kalinga...
WANTED EX-POLICEMAN NABBED IN BULACAN
BY KEVING GALANG A FORMER cop wanted for acts of lasciviousness on Saturday was arrested in Pulilan, Bulacan. A report to Police Regional Office...
FEMALE KOREAN FOUND DEAD IN CLARK CONDO
A KOREAN woman on Friday was found dead inside a condominium unit in Clark, Pampanga. In a report to Police Regional Office 3 director...
MARIKINA COURT ORDERS TAPE, GMA-7 TO STOP USING ‘EAT BULAGA’
THE Marikina Regional Trial Court has ordered Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) and GMA-7 to stop using the trademarks “EB,” “Eat Bulaga” and...
SOLDIER ELECTROCUTED AT ECIJA CAMP
BY KEVIN GALANG A MEMBER of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) died of electrocution inside Camp Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Palayan City,...
ERC EYES SANCTIONS VS NGCP, POWER PLANT OPERATORS FOR W. VISAYAS POWER OUTAGE
WHILE an investigation is still ongoing, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Saturday said the government is looking into possible sanction against the National...
POWER SUPPLY IN PANAY ISLAND BACK TO NORMAL — ERC
THE supply of electricity has been restored in Panay Island in the Western Visayas as the power plant in the region resumed operation on...
FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT TO MITIGATE EL NIÑO — ULAP
THE country should improve its water management policies in order to effectively address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, a high ranking local...
LTFRB REPORTS 76 PERCENT CONSOLIDATION RATE OF PUJ, UV EXPRESS
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reported on Friday that 145,721 units or 76 percent of public utility vehicles and UV express...
HPG-CALABARZON CAPTURES LAGUNA’S MOST WANTED CARNAP SUSPECT
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna – Members of the Highway Patrol Group – Calabarzon on Wednesday arrested one of the...
US WILLING TO INVEST IN MINDANAO RAILWAY PROJECT — ENVOY
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez on Wednesday said that US has offered to support the stalled Mindanao Railway Project. This...
PAHALIK SA NAZARENO MAGSISIMULA NA NGAYONG ARAW, ENERO 6
NGAYONG ARAW, Enero 6, 2024, ang pagsisimula ng Pahalik sa Mahal na Poong Itim na Nazareno na gaganapin sa Quirino Grandstand sa Maynila. Ayon sa...
CHED, DEPED URGED TO ENSURE NO STUDENT WOULD BE DISPLACED IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PHASE OUT
SENATOR Chiz Escudero on Wednesday called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely coordinate to ensure...
LIVELIHOOD, SKILLS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR DRIVERS AFFECTED BY PUV CONSOLIDATION DEADLINE — OTC
THE government will provide livelihood and skills development programs for public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers whose operators will not consolidate individual franchises under cooperatives...
INDONESIA’S WIDODO TO ARRIVE IN PH FOR 3-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo will arrive in the Philippines next week for an official visit, which is expected to deepen and expand the Philippines-Indonesia...
MARCOS DECLARES JAN. 9 A SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAY IN MANILA FOR THE FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday declared January 9, 2024, a special non-working day in the City of Manila to give way for the...
PH SHIPS SHADOWED BY CHINESE VESSELS IN WEST PH SEA – AFP
CHINESE vessels shadowed the Filipino naval ships that joined the second Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) with the United States in the West Philippine Sea....
TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING LEAVES 3 DEAD, 7 WOUNDED 
2 ACTIVE-DUTY COPS ARRESTED FOR RAPE, DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES 
6-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD IN TARLAC FARM LOT 
ESCUDERO PROPOSES FDA FUNCTIONS TRANSFER