US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson does not see the need to review the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries amid backlash it receives from opposition calling out the Philippines’ lack of criminal jurisdiction over American troops in the country. Carlson said both the Philippines and US …
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Comelec approves internet voting for overseas voters in 2025 polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 17, that it has approved internet voting for overseas Filipino voters for the 2025 elections. “We approved the policy direction and therefore we are now to prepare the roadmap for electronic voting for overseas Filipinos,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said …
Read More »PBBM okays tourism dev’t plan until 2028
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved the National Tourism Development Plan for 2023-2028, which will serve as a blueprint for the country’s tourism industry. At a Palace briefing, Tourism Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia-Frasco announced the plan’s approval at a sectoral meeting. “This NTDP is the result of consultation …
Read More »DOJ: Teves comes home today
Remulla cites ‘reliable source’; solon’s side Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is expected to return to the country today, possibly ending over two months of staying abroad after the expiration of his official travel last March 9, Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla said yesterday. Citing a “very reliable source,” …
Read More »Arroyo out as senior deputy speaker, swaps places with Gonzales
At a Glance Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is relegated to the position of deputy speaker in the House of Representatives. Arroyo is the erstwhile senior deputy speaker. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. takes over Arroyo’s lofty post. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria …
Read More »Text scammers have ‘re-programmed’ tack—DICT
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 …
Read More »DOJ indicts Bantag for stabbing
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 …
Read More »School-based mental health program bill reaches Senate plenary
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 …
Read More »Team Philippines goes home with 58 golds
Team Philippines PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The 32nd Southeast Asian Games has finally come to a close with the Philippines placing fifth in the biennial event with 58 gold medals, 86 silvers, 116 bronzes and a total of 260 medals. While the Philippines dropped from fifth place to …
Read More »An enviable relationship between Sylvia Sanchez and Maine Mendoza
Sylvia Sanchez welcomes her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Maine Mendoza to their family during the latter’s engagement with Arjo Atayde. PHOTO FROM INSTAGRAM/SYLVIASANCHEZ_A AS early as February, Sylvia Sanchez had already gone on a shopping binge for baby’s clothes to prepare herself for anticipated granny duties. The multi-awarded actress, however, wouldn’t divulge …
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