Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed on Wednesday, October 29, President Marcos’ signing into law of the measure banning and declaring illegal all offshore gaming operations in the Philippines (POGOs) and other related activities brought about by the said industry. Hontiveros made the statement...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade. But this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings come as U.S. President Donald...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, October 28, emphasized the need for long-term and systemic reforms in the country’s education sector as the agency appeared before the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) during a public hearing held at the...
The current allegations of corruption in the government’s infrastructure projects will not impact the opportunities for investment that President Marcos might attract by attending the 32nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea this week. Department...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, October 28, announced that it is fully prepared for the annual Undas observance, mobilizing over 2,200 first aiders and 92 chapters across the country to ensure public safety during the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day holidays on November 1 and 2....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new president will host leaders from 20 countries for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where the American and Chinese leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines. The two-day annual APEC summit, which opens in...
President Marcos is set to meet leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) this week with his scheduled attendance at the 32nd APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea. During a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 28, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Angelica...
The local government of Marikina will implement a one-way traffic scheme from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in preparation for the influx of people visiting public and private cemeteries in the city for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. To ensure smooth traffic flow around cemeteries...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, October 27, announced that it has reinforced its fight against polio through a series of vaccination and health promotion activities across the country, in line with the global observance of World Polio Day 2025 on October 24. In partnership with local...
More than 2,000 student leaders and youth advocates from across the Philippines gathered in Dumaguete City on Monday, October 27, for the opening of the Learners’ Convergence Philippines (LearnCon PH) 2025 — the Department of Education’s (DepEd) flagship program to strengthen youth...
When Mitzi Isican Waclin first joined the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2012, her family only hoped she could finish school. Thirteen years later, that same student from Brgy. Poblacion, Buguias, Benguet, has achieved what once felt impossible. She is now a licensed physician. The...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Saturday, October 25, that Kanlaon Volcano recorded three ash emission events at its summit crater. Based on time-lapse footage from the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City, Phivolcs said the ash emissions...