Philippine News

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is now preparing the deportation procedures for the four foreigners who were arrested by a Marines sergeant for disrespecting the Philippine flag in Ternate, Cavite. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they already taken under custody the four foreigners involved– three Pakistanis and a Romanian. They were Sharon …

The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Monday said that it will terminate its contract with DDB Philippines, the agency it hired to prepare its promotional campaign for its new slogan “Love the Philippines.” In a statement, the department expressed solidarity with Filipinos who were outraged by the use of non-original …

SOME senators on Monday expressed dismay over the use of stock video taken in other countries in the promotional campaign used by the Department of Tourism (DoT) to launch its “Love the Philippines” slogan. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the DoT …

American defense officials are eyeing to convince their arms manufacturers to set up operations in the Philippines, said Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who returned over the weekend from an official trip to Washington DC. Zubiri said he met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Lindsey Ford at the …

IMELDA’S 94TH. Former First Lady Imelda Marcos (seated, third from right) is flanked by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and their immediate family as they threw a surprise party for the matriarch, who turned 94 on Sunday, in Malacañang. PCO Photo  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wished …

The Department of Health will launch a shorter treatment for tuberculosis, Secretary Ted Herbosa said on Monday. “The 6-month plan for TB will be reduced to 4 months while the drug-resistant treatment plan of 9 months will be reduced to 6 months,” Herbosa said at a news briefing. He added …

Ad agency admits making ‘mood video’ with clips of sites outside PH ‘MOOD VIDEO’. In this side-by-side comparison posted on social media, netizens point out that the video clips used by the advertising agency DDB for the Department of Tourism’s ‘Love Philippines’ campaign in fact used videos taken in other …

Bohol Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor is calling for swift action on the nursing personnel shortage amid the exodus of Filipino nurses for overseas work. She outlined several key solutions to tackle the challenges and bridge the gap between the public and private sectors. Tutor acknowledged that such solutions are possible …

The Public Attorney’s Office is questioning the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for its supposed refusal to accept indigent clients despite its P130.9 million government subsidy and the annual dues from 60,000 private and public lawyers. During a media briefing, PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta took a swipe at the …

Mayon Volcano’s ongoing eruption led to another collapse of its lava front and longer pyroclastic flows that produced a light brown plume on Monday, July 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs monitored two pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) caused by the collapse of Mayon’s lava front, …