DTI reveals P10 price surge in sugar
Sugar MAKATI CITY, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a P10 per kilogram price surge in sugar. The agency said the reason for the sharp increase is due to limited...
View ArticleCA blocks Mary Jane Veloso from testifying against recruiters
Filipino death-row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals has affirmed its earlier ruling prohibiting the deposition or sworn out-of-court testimony of Mary Jane Veloso...
View ArticleDela Rosa: Drug lords tap nurses, doctors in Bilibid drug trade
Bureau of Corrections Chief Ronald Dela Rosa TACLOBAN City, Philippines – Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa revealed Friday, June 8, that drug lords inside the New...
View ArticlePAGASA launches new website with five-day forecast
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The country’s weather agency, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has launched a new website with added features. The new...
View ArticlePrices of basic goods spike; canned goods up by P0.55 to P0.90 – DTI
DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo inspects prices of canned goods in grocery stores (UNTV News & Rescue) MANILA, Philippines – The Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law also hit the...
View ArticleOil companies to drop prices beginning June 12
MANILA, Philippines – After two weeks of consecutive big-time price hikes on fuel, oil companies will impose a price rollback beginning tomorrow, June 12 at 6:00 a.m. Shell and Petron gasoline...
View ArticleDOH reminds the public to keep protected from rainy day diseases
Residents wade in a flooded street caused by typhoon Rammasun in Manila, Philippines, 16 July 2014. ( Photoville International) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has advised the...
View ArticlePNP tags 1,176 police scalawags as ‘armed and dangerous’
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – A total of 1,176 police scalawags are included in the watch list of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Counter Intelligence Task Force (CITF.) They are considered “armed...
View ArticleFree MRT, LRT rides on Independence day
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Commuters may avail of free train rides tomorrow, June 12, coinciding with the commemoration of Independence Day. Free rides are available in two schedules at all stations...
View ArticleBOC seizes P4.5-M worth of smuggled onions from China
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized three 40-foot container vans loaded with smuggled onions misdeclared as ceramic products from China. “We discovered that behind the two...
View ArticlePH asked China to stop seizure of Filipino’s fish catch, discipline its coast...
Secretary Harry Roque with three of the fishermen who had encounters with the Chinese coast guard MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque assured Monday, June 11, that...
View ArticleFormer Congressman Roilo Golez succumbs to heart attack
Former Congressman Roilo Golez Former national security adviser and lawmaker Rogelio “Roilo” Golez succumbed to heart attack on Monday. He was 71 years old. A few hours before he passed away, Golez...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader tours Singapore on eve of historic summit with U.S.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un inspects an honour guard ahead of his departure to Singapore in Pyongyang June 10, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did a night tour of Singapore...
View ArticleAdvocates call for recognition of Filipina comfort women on Independence Day
MANILA, Philippines – Various organizations joined the #Flowers4Lolas campaign in Roxas Boulevard to pay tribute to Filipino comfort women coinciding with the commemoration of the Independence Day...
View ArticleDuterte raises harassment of PH fishermen with Chinese ambassador
President Duterte speaks with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua during the Independence Day celebration at the Aguinaldo Shrine on June 12. (Image grabbed from RVTM video)...
View Article15 BIFF members killed in Maguindanao clash
(Photo courtesy of AFP Joint Task Force central) The conflict continues between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao. The military...
View ArticleAlbayalde bans presentation of suspects before the press
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has banned the...
View ArticlePNP launches I-Care ‘Adopt a Student’ in line with Independence Day
Trainees of the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) Regional Training Center-3 giving away rubber slippers to public school students. (UNTV News & Rescue) PAMPANGA, Philippines — Philippine...
View ArticleMajority of Filipinos still satisfied with PH democracy – SWS Survey
MANILA, Philippines – Many Filipinos are still satisfied with how democracy works in the country based on the latest Social Weather Stations survey (SWS). According to the Pollster, 78 percent of...
View ArticleIndependence Day protest: Militants ask Malacañang to stop defending China
MANILA, Philippines – Despite the heavy downpour, militant groups remained unfazed as they flocked in front of the Chinese Consulate office in Makati City and the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Tuesday,...
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