Inset photo shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., joined by Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Defense acting Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on board BRP Davao Del Sur to witness the naval exercises. Ver Noveno and Joey Razon President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., onboard the BRP Davao del Sur, witnessed a simulation exercise …
Read More »Whole-of-gov’t approach to ensure water security during El Niño
PARCHED. Farmer Eduardo Rossel, 62, walks on a dried-up rice field in Sitio Maname, Naic, Cavite on May 3, 2023. With the El Niño forecast to start between July and August, the government is implementing mitigation and adaptation plans that include cloud seeding, irrigation system schedule, water management, rehabilitation of irrecoverable …
Read More »PH still open to exploration of untapped gas fields
MALAMPAYA GAS FIELD. The Malampaya gas field in Palawan. There are still many potential areas in the country, not just Malampaya, that have huge gas deposits, Energy Undersecretary Alessandro Sales said in a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday (May 20, 2023). (File photo courtesy of Wescom) MANILA – The Philippines …
Read More »PBBM plays down House reorg move
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday shrugged off insinuations that there is more to the movement at the House of Representatives other than being “just a run of the mill” reorganization. “I think we should be careful to not read too much into it,” he said in an interview two …
Read More »BI ordered to ‘intercept’ Teves upon his return
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned at the country’s international airports were ordered to monitor and “intercept” suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is facing murder charges, should he arrive in the Philippines. However, BI commissioner Norman Tansingco clarified that arresting Filipino nationals is not within the scope …
Read More »Ilocos Norte officials visit China for ASEAN investment, trade forum
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte officials led by Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc left for China to attend the ASEAN Investment and Trade Conference at Dezhou City in Shandong province. Gervy James Gumarit, head of the Communication and Media Office (CMO) of the Ilocos Norte provincial government, said the …
Read More »EO to give LGUs more autonomy set before yearend
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he will issue a new executive order by the end of the year to ensure the “good” implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia decision of the Supreme Court that expands the share of local governments in tax collection while devolving functions of certain social services within their …
Read More »G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine
Leaders of the world’s top democratic industrialized nations cleared the decks for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who touched down in Japan on Saturday, CBC’s Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima. Trudeau raised issue of foreign interference with other leaders, senior Canadian official says. Leaders of the world’s top …
Read More »Biden, McCarthy finalize deal to raise U.S. debt limit and avoid default
With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. U.S. …
Read More »Canada’s Competition Bureau sues Cineplex for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices
The bureau alleged in a Thursday media release that Cineplex is breaking the law after an investigation found consumers can’t buy movie tickets online at advertised prices because there is an additional mandatory fee of $1.50 for booking online. Movie theatre company accused of adding fee onto tickets purchased online. …
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