PNP on heightened alert following slay of rebel leader ‘Ka Oris’
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar has ordered all police units to be on heightened alert for possible retaliatory attacks from communist...
View ArticleHouse solons call on Senate to speed up 2022 budget hearing
MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives (HOR) lawmakers on Monday called on their counterpart in the Senate to expedite the hearing on the 2022 national budget. House Deputy Speaker, BH...
View ArticleHPG to assist DOTr in pilot run of increase in PUVs passenger capacity
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar on Monday directed the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) to assist and coordinate with the Department of...
View ArticleP5.3M worth of cocaine seized in Tawi-Tawi – PNP
MANILA, Philippines – Some P5.3 million worth of cocaine were confiscated in an operation in Sitangkal, Tawi-Tawi, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. In a statement, PNP chief Police...
View ArticleAFP, PNP insist Ka Oris died in legitimate operation; ready for communist...
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) stand by their pronouncement that New People’s Army (NPA) leader in Mindanao, Jorge ‘Ka Oris’...
View ArticlePuerto Galera open to tourists fully-vaccinated vs COVID-19
Tourists who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to present a negative RT-PCR test when visiting Puerto Galera, a local official said Monday. In a public briefing, Puerto...
View ArticleTurismo sa Boracay Island, unti-unti nang sumisigla
Umabot sa 2,371 na mga turista ang pumasok sa Isla ng Boracay noong Sabado, Oktubre 30 kasunod ng pagluluwag sa travel restrictions sa gitna ng pandemya. Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Malay, ito ang...
View ArticleSenate targets to approve 2022 budget in first week of December
MANILA, Philippines —The ball is now in the Senate’s court to approve the Php5.024 trillion 2022 national budget. This is after the Lower House of Congress submitted to the Upper Chamber the General...
View ArticleBSP beefs up anti-counterfeiting efforts
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced its continuing enforcement operations against counterfeiting activities. In the first nine months of 2021 alone, the central...
View ArticleCouple tagged in Kapa investment scam nabbed in Butuan City
A couple allegedly involved with the Kapa Community Ministry International that was accused of engaging in an investment scam has been arrested in Butuan City, the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
View ArticleDILG tells LGUs to prioritize access to potable water supply, sanitation...
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday urged local government units (LGU) to prioritize water supply and sanitation projects in their devolution...
View ArticleDFA lowers alert level in Iraq as security situation improves
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday announced it has lowered the alert level for the whole of Iraq amid improving security situation in the said country. In a...
View ArticlePNP urges event, bazaar organizers to ensure compliance to COVID-19 public...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday advised organizers of flea markets and bazaars to cooperate with local government units (LGU) in enforcing public health...
View ArticleThousands of COVID-19 vaccine jabs damaged in Zamboanga del Sur fire
MANILA, Philippines – Nearly 150,000 doses of various COVID-19 vaccine brands were destroyed in a fire that ravaged the Provincial Health Office of Zamboanga del Sur on Sunday, authorities said in a...
View ArticleAktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, posibleng umabot sa 52K sa Disyembre – DOH
MANILA, Philippines – Patuloy na bumababa ang naitatalang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, ayon sa Department of Health (DOH). Ngunit ayon kay DOH Epidemiology Bureau director Dr. Alethea de Guzman,...
View ArticleNumber coding scheme remains suspended — MMDA
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program or the number coding scheme will remain suspended until...
View ArticleUnified curfew hours in Metro Manila lifted starting Nov. 4
MANILA, Philippines – The unified curfew hours in Metro Manila will be lifted starting Thursday, November 4, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. In a statement on Wednesday, the...
View ArticlePH fully vaccinates 27 million people vs COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the government has completed the full vaccination series of 27 million people in the country amid its fight against COVID-19. The...
View ArticleVelasco backs easing of NCR alert status to level 2
MANILA, Philippines – House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday expressed support for proposals to lower National Capital Region’s (NCR) COVID-19 alert status to level 2 by mid-November. In a...
View ArticleDuterte expresses dismay over vaccination rollout; orders NTF, security...
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed dismay over the country’s overall vaccination rollout. This is despite reaching 27 million or 35 percent full vaccination of the...
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