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Fur-parents dress their doggies with hats and sunglasses while cooling off in inflatable pools at the paw park of a mall in Taytay, Rizal on April 21, 2024. (The STAR / Miguel de Guzman) MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said that the heat index in 27 areas is …

Progressive groups hold protest along Padre Faura Street in Manila, as the Supreme Court held its first session of oral arguments on Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 on February 2. (Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas / release)  MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the recent decision of the …

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro  Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said that the next edition of the annual US-Philippines “Balikatan” exercises will see more heightened action through realistic scenarios and full-battle simulations. In his speech at the closing rites in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, the defense …

LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz  The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has recommended to the House of Representatives the termination of the ongoing five-year Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Program. However, it suggests continuing the program until the passage of the MC Taxi Bill into law. As the head of the …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP Marcos says no politicking in the active service President Marcos said he has not received any reports of a destabilization plot involving active police officials even as he did not rule out the possibility that some retired officers might be part of the efforts against …

Photo shows William Lariosa, a labor organizer who was reportedly abducted in Quezon, Bukidnon (Release / Center for Trade Union and Human Rights) MANILA, Philippines — The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration to surface veteran Mindanao labor organizer William Lariosa …

FIGHT VS. VOLUNTARY HUNGER. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Edu Punay (center) announces the nationwide implementation of the “Food Stamp Program” (FSP) in July, during the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City on May 11, 2024. The “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program” is a flagship program of …

PUBLIC Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta has renewed her call to expand her agency’s free legal services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by assigning its lawyers to embassies and consulate offices. Rueda-Acosta revealed her vision to defend OFWs who are facing legal battles while working away from their families …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday welcomed France’s intention to hold joint maritime exercises with the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as vital to maintaining stability in the region. The President told reporters in General Santos City that he is “thankful that different countries, some are far countries but …

FORUM. Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa during the Saturday News Forum on May 11, 2024.  De Mesa said allowing NFA to buy and sell rice will stabilize prices. (Photo by Robert Alfiler) MANILA— The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday reiterated the move to re-allow the National Food Authority …