Mamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has expressed her full support for Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesman Jay Tarriela after he filed cyberlibel charges against social media personality S ass Sasot, a Marcos administration critic who has since gone abroad. De Lima on Friday,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Friday, July 4, that the country has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Brazil. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the lifting was following the South...
More affordable food for Filipino families and thousands of new jobs in the country are expected as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) granted Green Lane certifications to 31 food security projects. In a statement on Friday, July 4, Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque said that the projects...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla has submitted his application for the country’s Ombudsman, the post to be vacated on July 27 by Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires. “Nai-file na kahapon (I have filed it yesterday),” he said on Friday, July 4, at the sidelines of an...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is leading local security preparations for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, with a focus on ensuring peace and order during the high-profile event. The QCPD led the 1st Inter-Agency Coordinating Conference...
Eight Filipino caregivers returned to the country safely from Israel on Thursday, July 3, as part of the government’s ongoing voluntary repatriation program in the conflict-torn nation. The caregivers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 aboard Philippine Airlines...
The soonest that the House of Representatives could comply with the certification requirement being imposed by Senate impeachment court is some time after President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. Thus, said Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, one of the...
House of Representatives spokesperson Princess Abante is optimistic that the passage of the proposed Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act will be fast-tracked in the 20th Congress. Abante on Friday, July 4, expressed her confidence on Congress ' swift action on the measure, as she...
Eight Filipino caregivers returned to the country safely from Israel on Thursday, July 3, as part of the government’s ongoing voluntary repatriation program in the conflict-torn nation. The caregivers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 aboard aboard Philippine...
The Philippines and Canada have discussed deepening their cooperation in trade, defense, and efforts in maintaining peace in the region. President Marcos bared that he had talked with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney through a phone call on Thursday evening, July 3. “Had a very good...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said it continues to fight the proliferation of illegal drugs in the country as it marked its 23rd founding anniversary on Friday, July 4. PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez said that the agency had overcome every challenge hurled against it and...
While consumer price increases rose slightly in June to 1.4 percent from May 's five-and-a-half-year low of 1.3 percent, a substantial drop in rice prices to their lowest in three decades since 1995 helped temper the overall inflation, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)....
