Philippine News

TAAL Volcano in Batangas Province has erupted early Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to an initial report from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) in Region 4-A or Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), the eruption described as phreatic occurred …

Inflation will likely fall below 2 to 4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, well beneath the government’s “target band,” Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday. “In the first quarter of next year, I think inflation will be below 2%,” Diokno said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum. …

Photo Credit; Philippine News Agency The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has terminated its conduct of search and rescue operations on the six missing crew of FB Genesis 2 which sank off the waters of Bagangang town in Davao Oriental last week. In a statement, the PCG said the missing crew …

Winners of the October 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will only get a two-year term instead of the previous three years after the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the law that postponed the village polls from its original Dec. 5, 2022 date. Republic Act 11935, signed into law by …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the public to show “solidarity” with Muslims as the nation observed the celebration of Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice on Wednesday. In a message, Marcos reminded Filipinos of the importance of “sacrifice and selflessness” that reflects the occasion. “Let us all be reminded …

WORKERS in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be given a P40 wage increase, according to an order by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, a copy of which was released on Thursday. Wage Order NCR-24, issued on Tuesday, said the P40 raise will bring the minimum wage in …

The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed one of the largest ships in its fleet, the 7,200-ton BRP Tarlac (LD-601), to transport “critical relief goods” to Albay, which is affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano. In a statement late Wednesday, the Navy said the landing dock was tasked to …

Palace keeping him; ‘Secretary title sweeter’ The Supreme Court has ordered lawyer Lorenzo Gadon disbarred for “misogynistic, sexist, abusive and repeated intemperate language” but the Palace said this would not affect his appointment as presidential adviser on poverty alleviation. In a statement, the Court said the disbarment of Gadon was …

Ready for Eid. A Muslim performs the morning Fjar prayer inside the Golden Mosque in Globo de Oro, Quiapo Manila, while a grandmother tries on a dress for her grandson at a dress shop in Quiapo on Tuesday. Muslims will observe the Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice today. …

THE Sandiganbayan’s Second Division dismissed a civil case filed against the late president Ferdinand Marcos and other individuals. In a 45-page decision promulgated on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the court ruled on Civil Case 0014. The former president died in 1989 and was substituted by heirs. Spouses Modesto Enriquez and …