The Philippines marked yesterday, Oct. 1, the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic events in boxing history: the “Thrilla in Manila” heavyweight match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier held on Oct. 1, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., has even...
The residents of Disiplina Village in Barangay Bignay received free medical services on Tuesday, Sept. 30, as the “LAB for All” program was rolled out in the community. The program, which stands for Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta, at Gamot para sa Lahat, offers free laboratory tests, medical...
Two employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have been arrested in Taguig City for asking P600,000 in exchange for a lower tax assessment, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday, Oct. 1. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago on Wednesday presented before the media the two...
President Marcos said most of the impacts left by Typhoon Opong have been addressed by the government, except for the lack of cash among residents. Marcos was not talking about cash assistance, but the absence of means to withdraw money, citing that the closest operating bank was two hours away...
With classrooms damaged and communities reeling from a powerful earthquake in Cebu and back-to-back typhoons, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, October 1, assured that recovery plans will be implemented to ensure learning continuity for millions of affected students. In a statement,...
SM Offices, a business unit of SM Prime Holdings Inc., has signed a Registration Agreement with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) confirming the Presidential Proclamation of SM City Santa Rosa IT Center as an Information Technology Economic Zone. Proclamation No. 944, signed by...
President Marcos said that while it was “nice to know” of the recent rise in his trust ratings, the government’s focus should remain on delivering services regardless of surveys. Marcos said this after the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 showed that he...
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) plans to invite Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to its ongoing investigation on the multi-billion peso, anomalous flood control projects. ICI Executive Director Brian Hosaka made the...
After the devastating earthquake in Cebu, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman urged national agencies to immediately activate their quick response funds (QRF), with the source fund now standing at ₱8 billion. This follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order...
Monetary Board Member (MBM) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and former Budget chief Benjamin E. Diokno urged the Marcos Jr. administration and legislators to pass the proposed ₱ 6.793-trillion 2026 national budget without “insertions,” or funds that are not part of the President’s...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed on Wednesday. Oct. 1, local chief executives (LCE) to prepare as a low-pressure area (LPA) will likely intensify to tropical depression “Paolo’’ once it enters the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). Based on the latest...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered the deployment of its enforcers in Cebu to ensure the fast and smooth transport of relief items and other forms of assistance to the affected areas following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that jolted the province. LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor...
