President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) presides over the UPLIFT Committee meeting on April 7, 2026 to review the recommendations of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on the excise tax on petroleum products and discuss measures to ensure oil supply stability, expand assistance to OFWs, and support the transport and …
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Fishermen pack mussels in Bacoor, Cavite yesterday. Almost half of fishermen in Luzon have halted fishing due to rising fuel prices, according to farmers’ group Sinag (Ryan Baldemor) MANILA, Philippines — Prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) will remain unchanged until April 30, according to the Department of …
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BOOSTING TB DETECTION. Several X-ray machines received by the Department of Health from the U.S. State Department on Wednesday (April 8, 2026). The donation seeks to boost the country’s tuberculosis response. (Photo from DOH Facebook page) MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. State Department have strengthened their cooperation …
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Operatives of the Manila Police District round up violators of ordinances in Tondo and Malate (inset) as part of the ‘Safer Cities’ program prohibiting public drinking and street loitering on Tuesday night (Ryan Baldemor) MANILA, Philippines — Police have apprehended up to 24,881 violators of local ordinances in Metro Manila …
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Vice President Sara Duterte (The Philippines STAR / Miguel de Guzman) MANILA, Philippines — After repeatedly warning of a “bloodbath” if forced to defend herself in an impeachment trial, Vice President Sara Duterte has again turned to the Supreme Court (SC) for help, this time to stop the justice committee …
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A Manila court has granted the request of the House Committee on Justice to allow a detained witness to testify in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte on April 14. In an order dated April 7, 2026, Presiding Judge Alma Crispina B. Collado-Lacorte of the Regional Trial Court …
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PNA Photo by Avito Dalan Nearly half of marginal fishers in several Luzon provinces have stopped going out to sea as surging fuel prices sharply raise operating costs, an agriculture group told senators on Wednesday, highlighting growing risks to food supply and livelihoods. During a Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing, …
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Philippine Navy (PN) personnel welcome HMAS Toowoomba, a frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, during a goodwill visit in Manila on April 7, 2026. (Photo: PN) The Philippine Navy (PN) received a visiting Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warship at its headquarters in Manila on Tuesday, April 7, as Manila and …
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Angat River-Bustos Dam Forest Reserve in Banaban, Angat, Bulacan (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday issued a “writ of kalikasan” against illegal quarrying activities within the Angat River-Bustos Dam Forest Reserve in Banaban, Angat, Bulacan. The SC en banc, during its session, issued the “writ …
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto (Photo courtesy of OES) Executive Secretary Ralph Recto expressed hopes that the oil diplomacy the Philippines is pursuing amid the Iran-US conflict would not only replenish the country’s stocks, but build it up. Recto stated this during a meeting with business groups and executives of petroleum …
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