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DFA opens 100,000 passport appointment slots, launches e-payment system
PASAY CITY, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has made available 100,000 appointment slots for passport applications on June 14; fifty thousand of which were opened at exactly...
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Duterte orders Kadamay to vacate housing project or risk violent dispersal
President Rodrigo Duterte (Image grabbed from RVTM video) President Rodrigo Duterte has warned anew urban poor group, Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) against occupying government housing...
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Gov’t cancels June 28 peace talks with Reds
New People’s Army The supposed resumption of formal peace talks between the government and National Democratic Front peace panel will not push through on June 28 according to Presidential Peace...
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CHR calls for safeguards in the conduct of random drug tests in schools
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) does not oppose the proposed random drug tests that the Quezon City government wants to employ in all...
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‘Oplan Bakal’ nabs Manila City Hall employee
MANILA, Philippines – Personnel of Manila Police District arrested a city hall employee for showing off his gun at a resto-bar in Tondo on Thursday night, June 14. The man identified as Rodelio...
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Coast Guard makes life jacket mandatory among passengers in Boracay
BORACAY ISLAND, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ordered mandatory use of life jackets to all passengers of sea vessels entering and exiting Boracay Island. The directive was...
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Albayalde confirms arrest of suspect in the Nueva Ecija priest’s slay
FILE PHOTO: Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now in custody of the primary suspect in the...
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DFA draws flak for thousands of ‘unavailable’ passport appointment slots
Department of Foreign Affairs facade MANILA, Philippines – Many Filipinos were overjoyed after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Thursday, June 14, that it would be opening 100,000...
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HPG to make a come back on EDSA
A member of the Highway Patrol Group QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) Highway Patrol Group (HPG) is now preparing for their come back on major thoroughfares on EDSA....
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Oil price hike expected this week
MANILA, Philippines — After two consecutive oil price rollbacks, another price hike on petroleum products is underway. According to industry players, gasoline prices will increase by P0.10 to P0.20...
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PNP, NBI to conduct parallel probe into Father Nilo slay case
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has expressed interest in assisting the Philippine National Police (PNP) in their investigation into the killing of Nueva Ecija priest, Father Richmond...
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Lawmaker proposes use of hair samples to drug-test students
Kabayan party-list Representative Ron Salo is proposing hair drug testing for students. He said it is more reliable in confirming illegal drug use. The proposal stems from the announcement of the...
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DOJ nullifies BI’s forfeiture of Sister Fox’s missionary visa
Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox The Department of Justice has nullified the orders issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) which forfeited the missionary visa of Australian nun, Sister...
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Malacañang insists on holding GRP-NDFP peace talks in PH
FILE PHOTO: Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the incoming government peace panel during the formal resumption of peace talks at...
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PAGASA sees 60% probability of El Niño this year
MANILA, Philippines — PAGASA monitors a 60-percent probability of developing El Niño phenomenon from October to December this year. El Niño is a climate pattern that refers to the cycle of warm and...
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PNP: Arrest of loiterers based on local law; no human rights violated
PNP chief PDG. Oscar Albayalde MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will release this week guidelines in arresting loiterers who violate city ordinances. The PNP explained that...
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Palace set to release EO for Boracay land reform program – DAR
FILE PHOTO: An aerial shot of Boracay Island taken during the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) aerial inspection with members of the UNTV News Team MANILA, Philippines — The Department of...
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15 modern jeepneys begin plying Pasay roads
MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen modern jeepney units have begun plying the roads Pasay City. Unlike the old iconic models, the new ones are similar to passenger buses. The door is in front and is fully...
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Vehicular accident injures at least 20 in Makati City
MAKATI CITY, Philippines – At least 20 people were rushed to the hospital after a passenger bus slammed into a private car at EDSA Magallanes area in Makati City on a rush hour Tuesday morning, June...
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Wishful 5 to launch album in a concert on Tuesday
MANILA, Philippines — The Wishful 5 is set to launch their debut album during their anticipated Wishful Journey concert at the Big Dome on Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00 pm. Wishful 5 Ace Bartolome,...
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