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A kilo of rice for plastic waste feeds hungry villagers in the Philippines
One person’s trash can be another person’s meal for some villagers in the Philippines with a rice-for-plastics programme launched to help the environment and feed the public. Since June, officials...
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Roxas, De Lima on GCTA controversy: Why blame the IRR?
MANILA, Philippines – Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas and detained Senator Leila de Lima have broken their silence amid reports linking them to the...
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Duterte orders adoption of cash-based budgeting system
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the adoption of a cash-based budgeting system beginning this year in a bid to improve the fiscal planning of government agencies. Under...
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PNP appoints 6 senior officers to new posts
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde has designated six senior police officials to new posts in another round of reorganization in the PNP...
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NLEX begins Subic Freeport Expressway expansion project
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation is set to start the construction of the P1.6 billion Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) capacity expansion project after a...
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BI, mum over status of foreign drug convicts released through GCTA
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) remains silent over the status of foreign drug convicts released through the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. According to an agency...
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BI arrests close to 300 Chinese nationals in Pasig City
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday (Sept 11) arrested around 300 Chinese nationals in an operation that the agency conducted in a Corporate Center in Pasig City. The arrested Chinese...
View ArticlePhivolcs downgrades Quezon town quake to magnitude 5.3
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has downgraded the magnitude of an earthquake that hit Burdeos town in Quezon Province to magnitude 5.3 on...
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Several barangays in Zamboanga city submerged in floodwater due to ‘Marilyn’
Several barangays in Zamboanga City are submerged in flood due to the heavy rains brought by tropical depression ‘Marilyn’ this week. There is also no electricity in several areas due to broken power...
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Viral act of kindness sparks doubts on social media
“Kindness is not lost,” ÅcdhiRr Ailnv Diaz wrote on his Facebook post. His post went viral with 197,000 reactions and 50,000 shares after he shared a story of a man suffering from Leukemia. In his...
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LIST: Weekend road repairs, reblocking in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Several roads in Metro Manila will be closed to motorists starting Friday night to give way to the scheduled weekend road repairs and reblocking, the Metropolitan Manila...
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Duterte pitches for gross taxation to address corruption in gov’t
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for the use of gross taxation system over net tax collection in a bid to eliminate corruption in the government. Duterte floated the idea on...
View ArticlePNP to look into illegal drugs as possible motive for attack on ex-governor...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will look into illegal drugs as possible motive for the ambush on former Pangasinan governor Amado Espino Jr. The PNP said they are looking into all possible...
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US launches P92.3-M literacy program for blind, deaf children in PH
USAID Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II leads the signing of the pledge of commitment during the launch of USAID’s new education project, Gabay. (Courtesy: U.S. Embassy in the Philippines) The...
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PNP prepares to launch manhunt ops for GCTA-freed convicts still at large
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it has formed tracker teams in preparation for the manhunt operations against beneficiaries of the good conduct time allowance...
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7 Chinese nationals arrested for illegal sand dredging in Zambales
MANILA, Philippines – Seven male Chinese nationals were arrested in Masinloc, Zambales for allegedly working without proper visas and engaging in illegal sand dredging activities, the Bureau of...
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Mayor Isko threatens closure of malls, establishments selling stolen mobile...
Stolen smart phones being sold at some commercial establishments in Manila MANILA, Philippines – Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso has warned malls and commercial establishments across the city not to sell...
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Palace: Lorenzana to probe AFP-third telco deal
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will investigate the deal between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and third telco firm, Dito...
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DILG, LGUs urged to revoke business permits of POGOs evading tax fees
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units (LGU) to support the Finance department’s move...
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Vegetable, livestock prices affected by ASF outbreak – DTI
The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak has already affected the prices of vegetable, fish, chicken and other livestock, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez...
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