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Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy on Tuesday warned the public that text scammers have “re-programmed” their approach to sending messages to capture personal information online. Uy, in a press briefing in Malacañang, said scammers are sending fake links for SIM registration as bait for potential …

The Department of Justice has approved the indictment of former Bureau of Corrections Director General Geraldo Q. Bantag and former security officer Ricardo S. Zulueta for the stabbing in 2022 of two persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. In a statement, the DOJ’s panel …

Tourism Secretary Cristina Garcia-Frasco  Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said on Tuesday that the Philippines will continue to open up to travel and tourism despite a spike in COVID-19 cases. At a Palace press briefing, Frasco said the country would continue to move forward even as the number of infections rose …

MENTAL HEALTH. Sen. Win Gatchalian, chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education, sponsors a measure seeking to promote mental health and well-being in basic education by institutionalizing a school-based mental health program Wednesday (May 17, 2023). By implementing this proposed measure, Gatchalian said there will be increased awareness among young people …

Keeping shelters for runaway and abused Filipino workers in Kuwait is a “non-negotiable” for the Philippines, the government said, as it expressed openness to lifting its suspension on the deployment of household workers to the Gulf state on the condition that the host country guarantees the protections of migrant workers …

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will meet with his Canadian counterpart in Manila on May 19 for talks on trade and investment, the West Philippine Sea and other areas of cooperation. Canada’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, will come to the Philippines as the two countries …

Lawmakers on Monday called for an investigation into the series of power transmission disturbances that caused power outages that inconvenienced the public and resulted in lost income for businesses. On May 8, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon Grid under red and yellow alerts after …

FAREWELL CALL. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives His Excellency Gerard Ho Wei Hong, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the Philippines, in a farewell call at the Study Room in Malacañang on Tuesday (May 16, 2023). Marcos conveyed his heartfelt appreciation to Ho for all that he has done …

Some parts of Caloocan, Navotas, and Quezon City will experience water service interruption from May 16 to May 22, the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said.   Maynilad said that the water service interruption is due to network maintenance.  Residents of Doña Aurora and Don Manuel of Quezon City will experience …

House Speaker and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. (File photo) MANILA – House Speaker and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday welcomed a fellow member of the House of Representatives from Bukidnon province after joining the party. The House Speaker administered the oath to Bukidnon …