Published: Mon, 16 May 2022 22:18:05 GMT
China's fishing ban on Vietnam prompts sovereignty conflicts in South China Sea
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): China's prohibition of Vietnam and the Philippines from fishing in the South China Sea is entangled in sovereignty conflicts.
China's restrictions on fishing in the South China Sea are unilateral enforcement. The restriction lasts from May to August and extends to all seas north of 12 degrees latitude. The area under Beijing's restrictions also includes the majority of the Gulf of Tonkin and...[read more]
Published: Sun, 15 May 2022 02:18:25 GMT
Asia Album: Flowers of May procession of Miss Philippines 2022
© Provided by Xinhua QUEZON CITY, Philippines, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Contestants for the Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) 2022 participate in the "Flores de Mayo" (Flowers of May) procession in Quezon City, the Philippines.A total of 40 contestant...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:26:48 GMT
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 58
MANILA, 13th April, 2022 (WAM) -- The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches of mud and earth.
Most of the deaths from tropical storm Megi...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 04:57:21 GMT
Covid-19 vax admin system goes digital in Biliran
TACLOBAN CITY - Biliran province is now using the Vaccination Administration System (VAS) developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to speed up the registration of information against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).DICT Eastern Visayas Regional Dire...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 03:56:46 GMT
PCG puts up command posts on Likas, Lawak, Parola islands
MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) established command observation posts (COPs) on Likas Island, Lawak Island, and Parola Island last May 17, expanding the maritime domain awareness in the West Philippine Sea."Through these COPs, we improve our capabilities in promoting maritime safet...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 03:56:00 GMT
PCG puts up command posts on Likas, Lawak, Parola islands
MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) established command observation posts (COPs) on Likas Island, Lawak Island, and Parola Island last May 17, expanding the maritime domain awareness in the West Philippine Sea."Through these COPs, we improve our capabilities in promoting maritime safet...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 03:53:00 GMT
Army honors soldier killed while securing road project
TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army has built a flagpole in Laoang, Northern Samar to honor a soldier killed in an attack by the communist terrorist group in 2019 while securing a key infrastructure project.The Army's 20th Infantry Battalion will inaugurate the flagpole on Saturday inside th...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 03:46:42 GMT
6 PAF athletes win medals in 31st SEAG
MANILA-Six athletes from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have bagged silver and bronze medals in various sporting events at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam.Air Woman 1st Class Noemi I. Tener won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 76kg wrestling competition, Air Fo...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 02:18:25 GMT
SoKor to resume tourist visa issuance in June
MANILA - South Korea will resume the processing of applications for the issuance of all types of visas, including the C-3-9 for tourists starting June 1, 2022.The Korean Embassy in Manila, in an advisory dated May 19, said multiple entry visa issued before April 5, 2020 and has not yet expir...[read more]
Published: Fri, 20 May 2022 01:36:05 GMT
Rains to prevail across Luzon, Mindanao; fair weather in Visayas
MANILA - The weather bureau on Friday said most areas in Luzon and Mindanao will get rain showers, while the Visayas will have fair weather. "Because of the southwesterly surface windflow, many areas in Luzon will experience scattered rains and thunderstorms," Benison Estareja of the Philip...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:21:19 GMT
Fire razes houses, ships along Pasig River
MANILA - A still undetermined number of houses and structures were razed by a fire that broke out in an area at the mouth of Pasig River in Manila Thursday night, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.In a message to reporters, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said the fire destroye...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:37:41 GMT
Team PH skids to 4th after winning only 2 golds on 9th day
HANOI - For the third straight day, Filipino athletes struggled in their quest for the gold on Thursday, leaving the Philippines locked in a tight race with Singapore for fourth overall in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here.The men's bowling team of Merwin Tan, Christian Dychangco, Ivan Mal...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:30:11 GMT
Agencies have funds for night differential pay: DBM exec
MANILA - Government agencies have the funds for their employees' night differential pay but if they lack financing this will be sourced from the national budget, an official of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.DBM Organization, Position Classification, and Compensation Bure...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:07:05 GMT
Marcial, Ladon enter gold medal round in SEA Games
BAC NINH, Vietnam - Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial rocked his opponent from Thailand while Rogen Ladon survived a tough battle as both Filipinos entered the finals of their respective divisions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games boxing competitions on Thursday at the Bac Ninh Sta...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:04:37 GMT
Next admin urged to strengthen training, education for micro biz
MANILA - The incoming administration is urged to strengthen and expand training for micro enterprises for them to grow and make their businesses stable.In a press conference Thursday, Puregold Price Club Inc. vice president for operations Antonio De Los Santos said the next administration sh...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:02:10 GMT
More than 160M children worldwide in child labor: UN report
GENEVA - More than 160 million children are in child labor worldwide, said a report released on Wednesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UN children's agency UNICEF.In the report, the ILO and UNICEF warned that without relief strategies, the number of children in child lab...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:42:09 GMT
Continue efforts to improve gov't services, Duterte tells PHLPost
MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday urged the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) to continue its modernization efforts to ensure the "seamless" delivery of government services even beyond his term.During the launch of the Digital Innovation and Modernization of PHLPost, D...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:35:53 GMT
Iloilo guv says contact tracing for Omicron subvariant continues
ILOILO CITY - Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has pushed for the continuing tracing of possible contacts of two confirmed cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in this province."We will just execute the contact tracing and execute the protocols under Alert Level 1," he said in his re...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:23:35 GMT
Pollution kills more than 9M people each year globally: study
ANKARA - Despite declines in deaths from household air and water pollution, pollution still kills more than 9 million each year, or one in six deaths worldwide, according to research published Wednesday in a top medical journal."Over the past two decades, deaths caused by the modern forms of...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:22:09 GMT
Duterte gov't leaves a legacy of 'safe, secure' PH: Palace
MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his administration will be stepping down from office with confidence that the Philippines is "safe and secure," Malacanang said Wednesday. This, after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Duterte will leave a government that has failed to fu...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:21:17 GMT
DITO eyes network connectivity for Camotes island folk
CEBU CITY - DITO Telecommunity Corp., the country's third telco player, has brought up the possibility of bringing its services to Camotes islands in Cebu province, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Thursday.Telco officials, led by lawyer Adel Tamano, met with Garcia on Wednesday afternoon t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:21:00 GMT
DITO eyes network connectivity for Camotes island folk
CEBU CITY - DITO Telecommunity Corp., the country's third telco player, has brought up the possibility of bringing its services to Camotes islands in Cebu province, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Thursday.Telco officials, led by lawyer Adel Tamano, met with Garcia on Wednesday afternoon t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:20:08 GMT
Internally displaced worldwide reached record 59.1M in 2021
GENEVA - People living in internal displacement due to conflicts or natural disasters worldwide reached a record 59.1 million at the end of 2021, up from 55 million a year earlier, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said Thursday."The situation today is phenomenally worse tha...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:13:12 GMT
PH main equities index slips, peso flat vs. greenback
MANILA - The Philippines' main equities index ended its three-day rally on Thursday similar to its counterparts in the US and in the region, which were affected by inflation worries, but the peso ended flat against the US dollar.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 1 percent, or 6...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:06:48 GMT
3 drug suspects yield P3.4-M shabu in Bulacan
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan - Three drug suspects, including a woman, were arrested in a police operation that led to the confiscation of some PHP3.4 million worth of shabu in Bocaue town on Wednesday night.In his report on Thursday, Col. Charlie A. Cabradilla, acting Bulacan provincial direc...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:06:46 GMT
Bacolodnons back to '4S' strategy amid hike in dengue cases
BACOLOD CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) here has reminded residents to practice the enhanced "4S" in the fight against dengue as local cases increased by 57.5 percent from January to the first week of May this year.Data from the city's Epidemiological Surveillance Unit released on Thursd...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT
Criminal raps filed vs. PDEA agents, cops in misencounter
MANILA - Criminal charges were filed Thursday against three Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and four policemen in connection with the misencounter in February last year in Quezon City between the two units conducting separate drug busts.The Office of Prosecutor General B...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:46:42 GMT
Davao bans poultry from Luzon, other bird flu-affected areas
DAVAO CITY - The city government has issued a temporary ban on poultry and its by-products from Luzon and other areas with reported cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) or bird flu.A copy of Mayor Sara Z. Duterte's executive order on the ban dated May 13 was released to local...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:45:22 GMT
Zambo mayor bats for hog insurance amid ASF cases
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Local hog raisers have been advised by the local chief executive to register for the city-initiated insurance program to secure an indemnity for every animal culled due to the African swine fever (ASF).Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar issued the advisory Thursday after ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:45:18 GMT
Comelec may proclaim party-list winners next week
MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), may proclaim the winning party-lists in the May 2022 polls next week.Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the proclamation will be done immediately after the holding o...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:44:00 GMT
W. Visayas tourism seen to fully recover by 2024
BACOLOD CITY - The tourism industry in Western Visayas, home to Aklan's famous Boracay Island, is expected to fully recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic by 2024, based on the projection of the Department of Tourism (DOT).DOT-6 (Western Visayas) Regional...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:42:36 GMT
YDT, CAT to mold youth's physical, mental resilience: DepEd exec
CEBU CITY - The top education official in Region 7 on Thursday said he is in favor of reviving the Youth Development Training (YDT) and Citizens Army Training (CAT) in high school, saying it will mold the youth's resiliency towards physical and mental challenges.Salustiano Jimenez, Departmen...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:40:48 GMT
24.6M kids aged 5-11 fully vaxxed as of May 17: DOH
MANILA - About 24.6 million children aged 5 to 11 years old have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 since the pediatric vaccination started on February 7.In a text message to reporters, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is 17 percent of the target population for the age grou...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:40:00 GMT
2.46M kids aged 5-11 fully vaxxed as of May 17: DOH
MANILA - About 2.46 million children aged 5 to 11 years old have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 since the pediatric vaccination started on February 7.In a text message to reporters, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is 17 percent of the target population for the age grou...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:38:49 GMT
Filipino bowlers clinch 2nd gold in Vietnam SEA Games
HANOI - With singles gold medalist Merwin Tan leading the way, the men's bowling team sparkled Thursday, adding a second victory to the Philippine campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here by ruling the team-of-4 event.Three days after Tan ended the country's golden drought in bowling ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:33:02 GMT
Negrenses told to 'still take Covid-19 seriously'
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson urged Negrenses on Thursday to stay vigilant against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) with the detection of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 cases in Western Visayas and other parts of the country."We'll have to observe how it ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:31:07 GMT
Ilocos Norte university gets free Wi-Fi
LAOAG CITY - Students and employees of the government-run Mariano Marcos State University can now enjoy a more reliable internet on campus with the "Free Wi-Fi for All" initiative of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the United Nations Developme...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:29:00 GMT
UP alumnus confirms NPA recruitment in school
DAVAO CITY - A University of the Philippines-Mindanao (UP-Min) alumnus has confirmed that recruitment activities are being carried out by the communist New People's Army (NPA), sometimes even with the help of their mentor."Yes, there is (an) active recruitment. Let me correct you in your de...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:26:03 GMT
UAAP cheerdance makes comeback
MANILA - One of the usual staples during the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season is making a return after two years.The much-anticipated cheerdance competition is finally happening on Sunday, at 4 p.m., at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay after two years of absenc...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:24:33 GMT
Next Congress to pursue BBM stimulus package: Romualdez
MANILA - House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Thursday said the next Congress will prioritize the passage of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s legislative agenda, including a stimulus package to help the country recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic....[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:23:05 GMT
Warriors beat Mavericks 112-87 to take 1-0 lead in Western finals
ANKARA - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-87 to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals late Wednesday.Stephen Curry recorded a double-double with 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the Warriors to the victory.Andrew Wiggins finished with...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:18:10 GMT
Zambo City logs over 2K dengue cases, 19 deaths
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some 2,026 dengue cases with 19 mortalities have been recorded since January 1 until May 19, the City Health Office (CH) said.In a report, the CHO said the current number of dengue cases from January 1 to May 18 is 1,793 percent higher compared to the same period in 2021....[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:15:00 GMT
Bicol corn farmers, fishers get P11.6-M fuel subsidy
LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) on Thursday said 3,880 corn farmers and 5,033 fishermen in the region will receive a PHP3,000 worth of fuel subsidy to enhance their resiliency and cushion the impact of the oil price hike.In an interview, Emily Bordado, DA-5 spoke...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:10:37 GMT
Gov't to pay in advance funding boost from BSP: Diokno
MANILA - The government will pay in advance the PHP300-billion bridge financing extended to it by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in January 2022."The National Government will fully settle these loans tomorrow, 20 May 2022, ahead of the maturity schedule of 11 June 2022," BSP Governor ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:10:17 GMT
Ex-NPA rebel in NegOr gets housing aid from NHA
DUMAGUETE CITY - A former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental has received financial assistance from the National Housing Authority (NHA) as part of the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) for former rebe...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:10:00 GMT
Ex-NPA rebel in NegOr gets housing aid from NHA
DUMAGUETE CITY - A former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental has received financial assistance from the National Housing Authority (NHA) as part of the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) for former rebe...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:09:05 GMT
Red Cross allows walk-ins for 2nd Covid-19 booster dose
MANILA - The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday said its "bakuna" (vaccination) center will allow the administration of a second Covid-19 booster shot to all eligible walk-in vaccinees.In a statement, PRC Chairman and CEO, Senator Richard Gordon, urged those priority groups belonging to ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:08:21 GMT
3.8K nabbed in anti-illegal gambling ops in C. Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - At least 3,878 individuals have been arrested since the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) intensified its operations against illegal gambling in the region at the start of this year.Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay, PRO-3 regional director, said on Thursd...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:08:10 GMT
Comelec reminds candidates to file SOCE before June 8
MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminds all candidates in the May 9 polls to submit their respective Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) until June 8.Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said those who withdrew their candidacies and politica...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:07:04 GMT
Security plan remains amid tense political situation in NegOr
DUMAGUETE CITY - Police and military authorities in Negros Oriental are still on guard against possible post-election violence.Provincial police director Col. Germano Mallari and Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army based in Tanjay City, to...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:03:41 GMT
7.7K unpaid face mask violators in Davao City face raps
DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is now going after 7,732 fined violators of the face mask ordinance who have been unresponsive in settling their penalties, an official said Thursday.In an interview, DCPO spokesperson, Maj. Ma. Teresita Gaspan said they are now on the second...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 11:02:35 GMT
US, partners give PH schools P10-M worth of laptops, tablets
MANILA - The United States and its Philippine partners have donated over PHP10 million worth of learning equipment to support early grade reading in the country, the US Embassy in Manila said Thursday.At least 100 "school-in-a-bag" kits were turned over to select schools in Bicol, Western Vi...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:42:13 GMT
4.2-M fully vaxxed in Zambo Peninsula: DOH-9
ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 2,154,219 individuals in the region are fully vaccinated with second doses since the vaccination program rolled out in March last year, the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) said Thursday.Dr. Cheryl Sarmiento, DOH-9 medical officer, said the agency h...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:42:00 GMT
2.1-M fully vaxxed in Zambo Peninsula: DOH-9
ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 2,154,219 individuals in the region are fully vaccinated with second doses since the vaccination program rolled out in March last year, the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) said Thursday.Dr. Cheryl Sarmiento, DOH-9 medical officer, said the agency h...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:35:49 GMT
Comelec to disprove alleged poll irregularities: Palace
MANILA - Malacanang on Thursday said it will leave it up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prove that there are no irregularities in the May 9 national and local elections.Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this remark after the Intern...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:26:51 GMT
Solon wants PH food production improved amid looming crisis
MANILA - A lawmaker on Thursday said the Philippines should boost its own food production capacity in light of the "looming food crisis" to affect the country in the second half of the year.In a statement, Dinagat Islands Rep. Alan Ecleo said his fellow legislators and the incoming Marcos Ad...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:09:25 GMT
Bets should submit tax clearance in next polls: BIR-CAR
BAGUIO CITY - An official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the Cordillera Administrative Region (BIR-CAR) on Wednesday expressed hope that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will submit a tax clearance in the filing of candidacy, starting with the next polls.BIR-CAR regional director ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:07:01 GMT
Tampakan copper-gold project to benefit locals: solon
MANILA - Senator Francis Tolentino said the Tampakan copper-gold project being pushed to resume by Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan, South Cotabato will be beneficial to local residents.Tolentino said on Thursday the Tampakan copper-gold project will be "cost-effective" and safe....[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:04:12 GMT
Cebu airport transfers Cebu Pacific, Cebgo domestic flights to T1
CEBU CITY - The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority on Thursday announced that domestic flights of the Cebu Pacific Air and Cebgo will be transferred to Terminal 1 (T1), citing the need to manage the significant increase in passenger traffic.In a statement, Edilyth Maribojoc, communi...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:57:07 GMT
NCR wage board to discuss salary hike of domestic workers
MANILA-The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said the Wage Board in Metro Manila will be discussing next week the possible wage adjustment on the salary of domestic workers in the region.According to NWPC Executive Director Maria Criselda Sy, the matter will be tac...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:45:33 GMT
CebuPac resumes int'l ops via Cebu in July
MANILA - Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) announced Thursday afternoon the resumption of its international operations via Cebu beginning July 3. In an advisory, the carrier said the plan is to operate twice weekly between Cebu and Incheon, South Korea every Thursday and Sunday. This is ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:41:22 GMT
Davao City 'prepared' to handle new Covid-19 variants
DAVAO CITY -- Amid reports that a new Covid-19 subvariant has entered the country, the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force on Thursday assured the city has the capacity to address the threat of the new variants here."I assure the public that the task force is prepared to face threats of the new ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:39:03 GMT
Release of honorarium for Election Board in Antique underway
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Members of the Electoral Board (EB) who rendered services during the May 9 elections are advised to claim their honorarium in municipal election offices where they served.Antique Provincial Election Supervisor Wil Arceno, in an interview Thursday, said they ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:35:51 GMT
Hunt on for killers of 2 siblings in Maguindanao ambush
COTABATO CITY - A manhunt is underway for the killers of two siblings, one of them a minor, in the Maguindanao town of Datu Odin Sinsuat Thursday morning, police said.Lt. Colonel Asser Balindong, Datu Odin Sinsuat town police chief, identified one of the fatalities as Jaafar Guiamad, 32, wh...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:35:11 GMT
PhilID holders now over 10 million: PSA
MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) have delivered more than 10 million Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards nationwide.As of April 30, 2022, a total of 10,548,906 PhilID cards have been delivered which is 33.7 perce...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:22:18 GMT
CDO mayor shuns border closure over Omicron subvariant
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -Mayor Oscar Moreno here has rejected proposals calling for stricter border controls, saying it will not directly solve the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), particularly with the new "Omicron" subvariant."You don't respond by providing stricter control ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:19:21 GMT
Simulation volleyball matches set for Asean games in Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY - Simulation volleyball matches featuring some schools in the country will be played here next week as "dry run" in preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) School Games to be held in the city in November.City security consultant Rey Lyndon Lawas told...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:07:24 GMT
13 LGUs in Bicol now ASF-free
LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Thursday that more local government units (LGUs) in the region with previously confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) are now free of the pestilence and have been removed from the quarantine list.In an interview, ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:07:00 GMT
Auto industry backs zero-duty on e-vehicles
MANILA - The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) has welcomed the proposal to suspend the most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff on completely built-up electric vehicles, as this will help the growth and adoption of e-vehicles in the country.In a statement, CAMPI s...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:04:34 GMT
PTFoMS exec welcomes exemption of media from threat assessment
MANILA - It is a welcome development to exclude media practitioners from getting threat assessment for firearms licenses, Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director, Undersecretary Joey Sy Egco, said Thursday.In a radio interview, Egco cited it takes time and a lot...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:57:11 GMT
Mandaluyong starts 2nd booster shot for seniors, health workers
MANILA - The Mandaluyong city government on Thursday said it has opened the administration of second Covid-19 booster shots to other priority groups belonging to the healthcare workers (A1) and senior citizens (A2) population.In its public advisory, the city government said healthcare worker...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:49:59 GMT
'More needs to be done' after poor Pinoys rise to 10.9M: Palace
MANILA - Malacanang on Thursday said it recognizes that "more" needs to be done to help lift Filipinos out of poverty after a survey showed that the number of Filipinos who consider their families as "poor" has slightly increased to 10.9 million.Results of the recent Social Weather Stations ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:48:41 GMT
Duterte signs laws creating LTO, LTFRB district offices
MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed 14 laws establishing district offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in around 13 provinces in the country.Duterte inked Republic Acts (RA) 11737, 11738, 11739, 11740, ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:48:00 GMT
Duterte signs laws creating LTO, LTFRB district offices
MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed 14 laws establishing district offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in around 13 provinces in the country.Duterte inked Republic Acts (RA) 11737, 11738, 11739, 11740, ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:41:00 GMT
'Odette'-affected PWDs to receive food packs, assistive devices
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A total of 328 persons with disabilities (PWDs) affected by Typhoon Odette are recipients of either food packs or assistive devices from the Las Pinas PWD Federation, Inc. of Las Pinas City that will be distributed at the Provincial Disability Affairs Office this F...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:39:22 GMT
Water district cashier in Pangasinan town guilty of malversation
MANILA - The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has found a former cashier of the Alcala Water District in Pangasinan guilty of malversation.The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division affirmed the February 22, 2021 decision of the Villasis, Pangasinan Regional Trial Court Branch 50 finding Darwin C. Vilor...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:35:40 GMT
Insurgent-cleared villages in Iloilo get P2-M livelihood aid
ILOILO CITY - Sixteen barangays in Iloilo that have been cleared from the influence of communist insurgents are recipients of over PHP2 million in aid under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Program (DILEEP) this 2022.Information officer John M...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:30:38 GMT
219 ex-MILF rebels get skills training, financial aid
COTABATO CITY - At least 219 former Moro rebels who completed livelihood skills training received Thursday cash incentives from the education department of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).In a statement, the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education-Techn...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:28:20 GMT
UN-Habitat builds 1K permanent houses for Marawi siege victims
MANILA - A total of 1,000 permanent houses were awarded to Marawi residents as the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) caps its housing project in the city on Thursday.The Rebuilding Marawi Project, funded by the Japanese government, started four years ago to support inte...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:13:14 GMT
Cops in special polls to wear body cams
MANILA-Philippine National Police (PNP) director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, on Thursday said that body-worn cameras will be used by police officers who will be deployed to secure the special elections in 12 barangays in Lanao del Sur to ensure that all operations and responses for...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:09:00 GMT
Bacolod cops seize P1.9-M 'shabu' in series of buy-busts
BACOLOD CITY - Drug enforcement teams of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized a total of PHP1.904 million in suspected shabu from three suspects in separate buy-bust operations this week.Gerald Barillo, 25, was arrested early Thursday morning by the City Drug Enforcement Unit personnel a...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 08:03:00 GMT
Multi-role vessels needed to fully cover territory: PCG chief
MANILA-If given an opportunity or chance, Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Artemio Abu, is keen to have 15 more 97-meter long multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) like the newly-commissioned BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) to fully cover the country's maritime territories.He made th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:59:04 GMT
2 big-time peddlers slain in NoCot shootout; shabu, guns seized
COTABATO CITY - Two big-time drug peddlers were killed, two others arrested, and P204,000 worth of shabu seized in a law enforcement operation Thursday dawn in North Cotabato.One of the fatalities, Ebrahim Samama, was named a high-value target by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in th...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:57:32 GMT
DOLE allots add'l P30-M for displaced Ilocos Norte workers
LAOAG CITY -Informal workers in Ilocos Norte who lost their jobs to the pandemic and have yet to avail of any government aid may still qualify to get cash assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) livelihood program.Through the "Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa mga Disadva...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:39:59 GMT
Possible case uptick won't affect hospital utilization rate
MANILA - The number of Covid-19 cases may increase following the local transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 but it would not affect the hospital utilization rate nationwide, an infectious diseases expert said Thursday.In a televised public briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, Vaccine Expe...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:37:31 GMT
PCOO, DOE promote energy conservation via 'Enerhiyang Atin'
OLONGAPO CITY - An official of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has cited the need for the people to practice the proper way of using energy amid its rising prices.During the launch of the "Enerhiyang Atin" kiosk here on Wednesday afternoon, PCOO Assistant Secretary V...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:09:00 GMT
PCG cites increased presence of Pinoy fishermen on Pag-asa Island
MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed the increasing presence of Filipino fishermen on Pag-asa Island.During the deployment of the largest Coast Guard contingent in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from May 12-14, they monitored around 25 Filipino fishing boats carrying out fi...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 06:51:15 GMT
3 bills granting, extending franchise of telcos signed into law
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed three laws granting and renewing the franchise of telecommunication companies.Duterte signed Republic Act 11757 and RA 11758 renewing for another 25 years the franchise granted to Binan-based Independent Telephone Company, Inc. and Sultan Kudarat...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 06:49:08 GMT
Transport groups thank Duterte for PUV modernization program
MANILA - Weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office, transport groups and cooperatives expressed their gratitude to the outgoing leader for implementing the modernization program in public vehicles, noting an increase in benefits received by their drivers while lowering operational costs.In an open letter addressed to Duterte on Thursday, the t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 06:38:40 GMT
Prioritize education amid Covid, CEAP urges next DepEd chief
MANILA-An organization composed of over 1,500 Catholic and private schools in the country, is counting on presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte to prioritize the crisis facing the education sector caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.According to Alan Arell...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 06:19:00 GMT
PH Coast Guard beefs up lifesaving capabilities in WPS
MANILA- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is beefing up its capability to safeguard lives in all features occupied by the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG commandant, said this is now being done with the setting-up of command outposts (COPs) and communications...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 06:06:24 GMT
Dumaguete releases cash aid for 'Odette' victims
DUMAGUETE CITY - The local government of this Negros Oriental capital is distributing Thursday millions of pesos worth of assistance to victims of Typhoon Odette that left a trail of destruction in its path last December 2021.The financial assistance, as approved by Mayor Felipe Antonio Remo...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 05:57:13 GMT
400 N. Samar villagers join condemnation rally vs. NPA
TACLOBAN CITY - About 400 residents in Las Navas, Northern Samar joined a condemnation rally on Thursday triggered by the fatal shooting of a soldier, who was the team leader of the community support program (CSP) of the military in the area.Residents from different villages trooped to the t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 05:57:00 GMT
400 N. Samar villagers join condemnation rally vs. NPA
TACLOBAN CITY - About 400 residents in Las Navas, Northern Samar joined a condemnation rally on Thursday triggered by the fatal shooting of a soldier, who was the team leader of the community support program (CSP) of the military in the area.Residents from different villages trooped to the t...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 05:41:14 GMT
Electric coop eyes full power restoration in S. Leyte by June
TACLOBAN CITY - The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) is eyeing to restore power by next month to the remaining 71 villages badly hit by Typhoon Odette five months ago.Soleco general manager Jonathan Empeno said in a phone interview Thursday that limited personnel and lack of mate...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 05:35:21 GMT
90% of LRT-2 elevators, escalators restored
MANILA - Around 90 percent of all elevators and escalators in Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) stations have been restored and are now operational.As of Thursday, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) -- the operator and maintenance provider of the LRT-2 -- have so far restored 66 or 91.6...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 05:05:59 GMT
Duterte inks 4 laws creating school campuses in Cebu, N. Ecija
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed four laws creating regular school campuses in the provinces of Cebu and Nueva Ecija.Duterte, on April 27 inked Republic Acts (RAs) 11751, 11752, 11753, and 11754, establishing a regular campus in the two provinces.Under RA 11751, the campu...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 04:57:01 GMT
1M Eastern Visayas passengers avail of free ride
TACLOBAN CITY - The government's free ride program has already benefitted over 1 million commuters in Eastern Visayas in the past four weeks, the Land Transport Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional office here said on Thursday.The LTFRB's service contracting program provided free ri...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 04:40:14 GMT
223K fully vaxxed PNP personnel now with booster shots
MANILA -The Philippine National Police (PNP) raised to 98.66 percent its booster vaccination rate as of Thursday.In its latest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) tracker, the PNP said some 220,469 out of 223,464 fully vaccinated personnel already have ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 19 May 2022 04:33:19 GMT
PH Army eyes more tie-ups with NZ counterpart
MANILA-The Philippine Army (PA) is looking at having more cooperation with its New Zealand counterpart in the field of leadership management and other personnel and military matters.This, as New Zealand Non-Resident Defense Attache Col. Paul Michael Dragicevich made a courtesy call on Wednes...[read more]