NON-BAILABLE criminal charges for qualified trafficking have been filed before the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and 13 others, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said Wednesday. “The DoJ would like to confirm that the case against Alice Guo, including Dennis Cunanan, with the …
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Former DBM exec linked to Pharmally scam arrested
LLOYD Christopher Lao, the former head of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), has been arrested in Davao City, reports reaching the Philippine National Police said. Lao, 47, was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 11 in Davao City. …
Read More »Maritime body open to leasing foreign ships for West Philippine Sea
Sen. Francis Tolentino has urged the government to consider acquiring additional vessels by leasing foreign ships to increase its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the part of the South China Sea that is within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf/KJ Rosales MANILA, Philippines — …
Read More »How a US-China nuclear showdown threatens the Philippines
In this handout photo from the Armed Forces of the Philippines taken and received on May 8, 2024, shows the BRP Jose Rizal launching a C-Star Surface to Surface Anti-Ship Missile directed towards a mock enemy target during the maritime strike exercise as part of the joint US-Philippines annual military …
Read More »Lawmaker suggests converting POGO hubs into student dorms
This photo taken on July 19, 2024, shows the luxury apartments inside a scam center in Bamban, province of Tarlac. Scam centres have mushroomed across Southeast Asia, with crime syndicates luring, kidnapping or coercing workers into predatory online activity, and raking in billions of dollars. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa) …
Read More »DFA: Philippines may take China actions to UN assembly
This was revealed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago, who spoke in behalf of the DFA, being its budget sponsor during yesterday’s plenary deliberation of the agency’s proposed budget in 2025. (Philstar.com / Irish Lising) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is looking at filing a …
Read More »Tourism industry’s water, energy use up, but still below pre-pandemic
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country’s tourism industry consumed more water and energy last year than the previous year. However, the consumption levels still fall short of pre-pandemic figures, indicating that the industry is still working to fully regain its momentum. The industry’s energy consumption doubled from …
Read More »Many Chinese ships leave Escoda Shoal due to bad weather—NMC spox
There are now fewer Chinese ships at the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal because of the bad weather, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez said on Thursday, Sept. 19, adding that nature has become the Philippines “ally.” A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP …
Read More »Senate urged not to stall Teen Pregnancy Prevention bill
TEEN PREGNANCY. The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) reiterates the call for the Senate to fast-track the passage of the anti-teen pregnancy bill on Thursday (Sept. 19, 2024) during a press conference in Quezon City. Data showed that live births among minors, aged 10-17 years old increased to 56,574 …
Read More »EU releases P12.4-M aid for Filipino victims of ‘Enteng’
(European Commission Representation in Bulgaria photo) MANILA – The European Union (EU) has released EUR200,000 or approximately PHP12.4 million in emergency assistance to help the Philippines respond to the destruction left by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng weeks ago. The fresh funding is part of its EUR2.2 million or about PHP136.8 million …
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