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MEASURING AIR QUALITY. The NASA DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory takes off from Clark Airport in Pampanga on Thursday (Feb. 8, 2024). The aircraft will make four low-altitude flights between Feb. 5 and 14 to investigate the atmosphere of Metro Manila and surrounding regions. (Photo courtesy of DENR Facebook page) MANILA – The mission …

Instead of daring senators to declare their position on Charter change issues, lawmakers at the House of Representatives should admit their involvement in the People’s Initiative signature campaign drive. Sen. Francis Escudero (O/S Escudero/Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero issued the call as he responds to House Majority Leader …

Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Party-list congressmen will be more discerning from now on in terms of picking which senatorial candidate they will campaign for during election season. Thus, said Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) President Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, as an apparent consequence of Senate …

Senator Sonny Angara on October 4, 2023./STAR / Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — While congressmen hope for a plebiscite on Charter change as early as July this year, senators see no hurry, with the chair of the panel in charge of Cha-cha considering synchronizing any plebiscite with the 2025 midterm …

At a Glance After nearly two decades, the number of jobless individuals was at its lowest of 1.60 million or 3.1 percent. This is lower than the 4.3 percent or 2.22 million unemployed individuals in December 2022, meaning there had been a decline of 617,000 unemployed individuals. The top three …

Rescue personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army search for survivors near a mining site in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 7, 2024. The area was hit by a landslide on Feb. 6 which buried two buses carrying employees of Apex Mining Co. (Photo …

PBBM’s Official FB Page  President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. vowed to fortify government initiatives to maintain the nation’s economic growth trajectory following the slow inflation rate in January 2024. “We are pleased to announce a significant slowdown on inflation for January 2024, reaching its lowest point since October 2022, at 2.8 …

Artist’s rendition of hacking/Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s investigation into recent cyberattacks targeting multiple government servers has traced the hacking attempts to IP addresses based in China. Unidentified hackers had tried to breach servers used by overseas Filipino workers …

President Marcos has ordered relevant government agencies to expedite the completion of water projects as he stressed the importance of water security amid the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)  Marcos said this as he led the inauguration of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply …

AirAsia Philippines on Wednesday warned the public about suspicious social media pages offering cheap domestic and international fares bundled with hotel accommodation, tours, and other activities.  The airline has been a target of online scams, often leading to fake bookings that cannot be retrieved during check-in procedures. A victim claimed …