DSWD also says P15,000 El Niño subsidy still in play President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of P12.7 billion worth of assistance to rice farmers to help keep their productivity despite the ongoing agricultural challenges in the country. Under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program, the government …
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Petron Corp. is raising the price of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by P3.75 per kilo, equivalent to P41.25 per 11-kilo tank, effective October 1. “Petron will implement a P3.75/kg (VAT-inclusive) increase in LPG prices effective 0001H Oct 1,” the company said Saturday. AutoLPG prices will likewise increase by P2.09 …
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THE Philippines is not looking for a fight with China, but it will defend its borders against aggression, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday. The President made the statement after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) carried out his orders to take down the 300-meter-long floating barrier the Chinese put …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said a whole-of-nation approach is needed to rid the country of illegal drugs through prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and law enforcement. In an address read for him during the 4th anniversary of the DOH-Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on …
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa as secretary of the Department of Health (DH) after the Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed his designation as a member of the Cabinet. The Presidential Communications Office announced the appointment of Herbosa as interim secretary of the DoH in a Facebook …
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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will pilot-test automated voting during the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Speaking at The Manila Times Roundtable Friday, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said automated voting will be tried out in two villages in Dasmariñas City in Cavite and in District 6 …
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Prices of rice are falling in markets across Metro Manila, but the price cap imposed by the government may remain until end-October, a Department of Agriculture official said Friday. The falling prices are not enough to remove the P41 to P45 price cap on regular and well-milled rice, DA Senior …
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SERIOUS CHARGES. The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs investigates the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc., an alleged religious cult based in Socorro, Surigao del Norte, on Thursday (Sept. 28, 2023). The Environment department issued a letter of suspension to SBSI on Friday (Sept. 29) for violations of an …
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Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday said he is convinced that Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI) is a “cult” and its leader, Jey Rence Quilario, is just a figurehead. The Senate recently conducted a hearing on SBSI, which is allegedly involved in forced child marriages and other questionable practices. …
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Visayas Command chief Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo. (PNA file photo) CEBU CITY – The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Friday said non-government organizations (NGOs) aiding the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) should stop activities of raising revenues to help fund the operation of the underground movement as it will get …
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