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Zambo City LGU gives nod on Misuari’s assignment as Special Envoy to OIC
(L-R) Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari and President Rodrigo Duterte The local government of Zamboanga City has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision of...
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DOLE to limit deployment of OFWs to KSA in 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will set a limit on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next year. DOLE Secretary...
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Manila LGU shuts down warehouse of smuggled meat seized in Tondo
The local government of Manila on Tuesday shut down a warehouse in Tondo, Manila where more than 10 tons of illegally imported meat products from China were seized. Local authorities served the...
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Phivolcs reiterates need for strict building code compliance to cut disaster...
Rescuers walk next to a damaged market in the quake-hit town of Padada, Davao Del Sur province, Philippines, 16 December 2019. EPA-EFE/CERILO EBRANO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of...
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PNP Highway Patrol Group returns to EDSA
MANILA, Philippines – A total of 150 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Highway Patrol Group (HPG) are again deployed along the stretch of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). Of the...
View ArticleMalacañang hopes justice for Ampatuan massacre victims on Dec. 19
MANILA, Philippines – Two days before the court finally issues the verdict on the accused in the most gruesome election-related violence in the country, Malacañang expressed high hopes that finally...
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Cha-Cha sees no progress in Senate
MANILA, Philippines – Several senators seem adamant on catering to the House of Representatives’ (HOR) proposed Charter change. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said such a proposal is not a...
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Grab PH slapped with new fines of P16-M for overcharging, driver cancellations
MANILA, Philippines – Transport network vehicle service (TNVS) company Grab Philippines is facing new fines worth P16 million for exceeding driver cancellations and overcharging. Because of these...
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PSG assures Duterte safety following inclusion in alleged NPA hit list
MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Wednesday assured that President Rodrigo Duterte is safe and secure from any threat from the communist rebels. The PSG issued the...
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Gatchalian pushes waste-to-energy bill to solve PH problem on garbage
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday renewed his call for the passage of a bill that would convert waste to energy to solve the country’s problem on garbage. In pushing Senate...
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Bicam approves proposed add’l taxes on cigarettes, salty foods, alcohol,...
MANILA, Philippines— The two chambers of Congress have agreed on the final version of the Sin Tax Law. The Bicameral Conference Committee on Wednesday (Dec. 18) approved the bill that proposes an...
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Senate tackles bill seeking to expand legal aid for distressed OFWs
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has started deliberations into the proposed measure which seeks to expand the use of a fund meant to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFW) facing legal actions in...
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Camp Bagong Diwa on lockdown for Maguindanao massacre case promulgation
MANILA, Philippines – The Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City has been placed on security lockdown beginning Wednesday, or a day before the much-anticipated promulgation of the verdict on the Maguindanao...
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Families of slain UNTV News Crew in Ampatuan Massacre hope to receive justice...
MANILA, Philippines — After ten years of waiting and fighting, the families of the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre are hoping that they will finally get justice on what had become of their loved...
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Senate to probe PCGG for losing ill-gotten wealth case against Marcoses
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Justice will conduct an investigation on the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) on the measures it has taken to sequester the ill-gotten...
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PH Customs clarifies guidelines on sending duty, tax-free balikbayan boxes
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday clarified its guidelines in sending balikbayan boxes and the persons qualified to benefit from the privilege. In a statement, the BOC...
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Chinese firm inks deal to deliver new trains for PNR Bicol project
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) on Wednesday signed a contract with a Chinese company to supply trains for its long-haul service to the Bicol region. The PNR signed the...
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PH Senators hail guilty verdict for prime suspects in Ampatuan massacre
A handout photo made available by the Supreme Court – Public Information Office (SC-PIO) shows a court employee (R) reading the verdict for the 2009 Maguindanao massacre at the trial venue inside a...
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Ampatuans brought to Bilibid after conviction in massacre case
An accused member of the Ampatuan family gestures to his relatives after the promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, Philippines, 19 December 2019. EPA-EFE/MARK R....
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Victims kin welcome verdict but Ampatuan Massacre still far from over – Rep....
Former Maguindanao Governor and current Congressman Esmael Mangudadatu (3-R) together with relatives of victims gesture to the media after the promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre at Camp Bagong...
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