CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Some Mindanao-based groups of LGBTQ people and school-based organizations called on the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) here to resolve an issue on alleged gender discrimination involving a student. The university found itself dragged in a controversy following a video showing …
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PBBM: Submarine plan still on table as Philippine Navy marks 125th year
STAYING IN STEP. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. walks with Philippine Navy officers and some Cabinet members as they attend its 125th anniversary celebration and commissioning of patrol gun boats at the PN headquarters on Roxas Boulevard on Friday. Rolando Mailo President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that his …
Read More »P18-billion calamity fund ready for ‘Mawar’—DBM
At a Glance Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman says the government still has some P18.3 billion in calamity funds that can be used for various disaster relief operations. Pangandaman says identified frontline government agencies may also mobilize their Quick Response Fund (QRF) allocated in their respective budgets. Further, after the typhoon, …
Read More »‘Mawar’ weakens slightly as it nears PH – Pagasa
SUPER typhoon “”Mawar (local name Betty) slightly weakened as it continued to approach the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau reported late Friday night. As of 10 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the center of the eye of Mawar was estimated …
Read More »Superstorm to linger for 5 days
Cagayan, Batanes brace for ‘Betty,’ typhoon in PAR until Wednesday READY FOR ‘BETTY’. A fishermen in Parañaque City lashes his boat to a bamboo raft to prepare for the coming of Super Typhoon Mawar or Betty, which showed a fearsome eye in photographs by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on …
Read More »Congress okays 4 of 42 priority measures
The 19th Congress has approved only four of the 42 priority legislative measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ahead of its sine die adjournment next week. The House of Representatives already approved 31 of the priority bills, including the four that were also passed by the Upper Chamber. Of the …
Read More »Diokno calls for resumption of PH-EU FTA negotiations
At a Glance Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno wants to resume Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the Philippines and European Union. Diokno says geo-economic fragmentation and trade protectionism will only burden an already struggling global economy. The exploratory FTA scoping meetings between Manila and the EU started in 2013. The …
Read More »House urged to adopt Senate version of Maharlika Fund bill
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday expressed hope that the House of Representatives will adopt the Senate version of the Maharlika Investment Fund bill, which he said would include more safeguards to avoid possible misuse. While the House passed its version late last year, Zubiri said he hopes the …
Read More »G7, QUAD back PBBM call for adherence to ‘rules-based order’
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s advocacy to uphold rules-based international order has earned support from the member states of Group of Seven (G7) and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), Malacañang said on Friday. The expression of support was relayed to Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil …
Read More »Good news! Saudi gov’t agrees to settle unpaid wages of 10K OFWs — DMW
All the unpaid wages of around 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will now be paid by its government, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople bared Friday, May 26. (DMW Sec. Susan Ople / Screenshot from DMW livestream) Ople said the Saudi …
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