LANDSLIDE VICTIMS. Rescue workers carry out the body of one of the fatalities of the landslide at Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday. The death toll from a landslide in Davao de Oro province climbed to 10, a disaster official said Friday, as the search for one …
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PH, Canada sign MOU on defense cooperation
DEFENSE TIES. Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, David Bruce Hartman (2nd left), and Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. (right) show the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Defense Cooperation between the two nations on Friday (Jan. 19, 2024). The MOU jumpstarts cooperation between the defense and military establishments of Philippines and Canada …
Read More »Vice President Sara bucks Cha-cha moves: Guard the Constitution
Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte / Facebook page) MANILA, Philippines — Rejecting the people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution is “to guard the Constitution,” Vice President Sara Duterte said yesterday, as she joined the pushback against the move seen as “tainted” by reports of bribery by its …
Read More »Migz: Until final ruling, Jinggoy to continue as senator
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Jinggoy Estrada / Facebook page) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will continue performing his functions as senator until and unless his conviction by the Sandiganbayan becomes final and executory, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Zubiri said the Senate takes due notice and respects the decision …
Read More »PH posts $3.7-B BOP surplus in 2023
The Philippines recorded a balance of payments (BOP) surplus of $3.672 billion in 2023, surpassing the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projection of $1.1 billion for the year, and reversing the deficit incurred in 2022, largely due to improved trade, increased inflows and government’s higher foreign borrowings. Based on BSP …
Read More »PBBM institutionalizes DSWD’s Pag-Abot Program
OPLAN PAG-ABOT. Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Oplan Pag-Abot are seen in this undated photo. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has institutionalized the Pag-Abot Program to ensure the effective delivery of services to disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals living in the streets. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) MANILA – President …
Read More »Remulla: Gov’t wont stop ICC if it follows PH legal procedures
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla The government will not stop the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, provided that its conduct follows Philippine legal procedures. “We’re not here to stop them (ICC) because if they’re not doing anything illegal, there’s nothing wrong …
Read More »Bangsamoro LGUs receive good governance citations
The Lamitan City local government unit is one of more than 20 LGUs that received special efficiency, resiliency, innovation, and dynamism awards from the Bangsamoro government during an awarding rite in Cotabato City on Dec. 18, 2024. (Philstar.com / John Unson) COTABATO CITY — More than 20 local government units …
Read More »Speaker: PH ideal destination for foreign funding
PH DAVOS DELEGATION. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (seated center) and other Philippine officials join foreign business executives for a group photo after the Breakfast Interaction with the Philippine delegation to the World Economic Forum roundtable discussion at the Belvedere Hotel in Davos, Switzerland. With the Speaker are Energy Secretary …
Read More »Cold temperatures persist in North Luzon —PAGASA
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has recorded the 10 areas with lowest temperatures in the country among which areas in the northern Luzon were included. (Manila Bulletin file photo/ Pixabay) In PAGASA’s latest live broadcast, weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said there is a “weakening” effect …
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