108 nabbed in simultaneous anti-criminality operations in Rizal
Officers of the Rizal Provincial Police Office, headed by Acting Provincial Director PSSupt. Lou Frias Evangelista (left), present suspects arrested in a series of anti-criminality operations (SACO) in...
View ArticleDuterte tells UN Rapporteur not to interfere with PH internal affairs
UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan via OHCHR MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has warned United Nations Special Rapporteur on the...
View ArticleDAR to start distribution of 25 hectares of agri land in Boracay
Aerial view of Boracay Island QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to begin its distribution of 25 hectares of agricultural land in Boracay Island. According to...
View ArticlePDEA’s new ‘narcolist’ includes 6 congressmen, 60 mayors
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) revealed that based on the ongoing revalidation of its “narcolist,” the agency has so far validated drug linkages of about 6...
View ArticlePAGASA: Brace for monsoonal rains in July
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The weather bureau PAGASA announced Tuesday, June 5, that the onset of the rainy season is fast approaching. According to its forecast, the country will begin experiencing...
View ArticleSC sets oral arguments on PH withdrawal from ICC on July 24
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has set its oral arguments on the petition filed by opposition senators regarding the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute of the...
View ArticlePH unemployment rate down by 5%
FILE PHOTO: A job fair organized by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Based on the labor force survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), unemployment rate in the Philippines...
View ArticleAussie nun insists she did not violate conditions of missionary visa
Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox MANILA, Philippines — Australian missionary Patricia Fox insists that she did not violate the terms and conditions of her missionary visa. In her 22-page...
View ArticleSenate deliberates on proposed creation of special defense economic zone
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on economic affairs has begun deliberations on the proposed establishment of a Special Defense Economic Zone within Camp General Antonio Luna in Limay,...
View ArticleSC orders SolGen Calida to comment on Sereno’s ouster appeal
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (left); Solicitor General Jose Calida (right) MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has given the Office of the Solicitor General five days to comment on...
View ArticleDuterte assures safety of Korean businessmen in PH
President Rodrigo Duterte during his first official visit to South Korea (photo courtesy of RTVM) SEOUL, South Korea — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, June 5, assured that South Korean...
View ArticlePH-SoKor $4.9B business deal seen to create 50,800 jobs
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in shake hands after they declare their joint press statement following the successful bilateral meeting at the Blue House in...
View ArticleAnalyst: Original BBL version might not hurdle Congress
FILE PHOTO: Members of the House of Representatives attend the opening session of the 17th Congress to cast votes for their new leaders. Kenji Hasegawa/Photoville International) MANILA, Philippines...
View ArticleParas files grave threat complaint vs. Trillanes
Department of Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras PASAY CITY, Philippines – Department of Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras filed grave threat charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV at the Pasay...
View ArticleOver 800 kg of smuggled chorizo seized at Calbayog port
Smuggled goods, valued at around P100,000 were placed inside 20 boxes of apples (Courtesy: Marie Tonette Grace Marticio) CALBAYOG CITY, Philippines – Authorities seized over 800 kilograms of smuggled...
View ArticlePNP warns cops practicing ‘bounty hunting’
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Philippine National Police QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has warned policemen practicing bounty hunting. “Bounty hunters” are people who...
View ArticleDOTr opens one-stop-shop for PUV modernization
A modernized version of the iconic jeepney QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) opened on Wednesday, June 6, a one-stop-shop for applicants of the government’s public...
View Article3 major flood control projects in Metro Manila completed — DPWH
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured that all flood control projects in Metro Manila are ready for the onset of the rainy season. DPWH National Capital...
View ArticlePresident Duterte apologizes to Kris Aquino
(L-R) President Rodrigo Duterte and Kris Aquino (Image grabbed from her video posted on Facebook) MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to actress Kris Aquino through Special...
View ArticleGov’t employees want P16,000 monthly minimum wage
Representatives of the workers group, COURAGE QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Government employees want an increase in their monthly minimum wage. According to Ferdinand Gaite, the national president of...
View Article