The National Economic and Development Authority said that the implementation of non-tariff barriers on imports, such as the requirement of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPSIC), has hurt Filipino consumers. In a statement on Thursday, April 25, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan...
A three-month-old baby has fallen victim to online sexual exploitation, Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV divulged on Thursday, April 25, as the agency took note of the rampant online sexual abuse of minors in the Philippines. (Shutterstock photo) Citing...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, April 25 said he is keen on filing a measure that would ban the use of cellular phones and other gadgets during classes. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said he would propose the implementation of such policy at the...
The National Bureau of Investigation NBI) has been ordered to probe the deepfake audio of President Marcos supposedly directing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to take action against a foreign country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, April 25. In a statement, the DOJ...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has warned the Philippine National Police (PNP) that it could get in trouble with the law for forcing its personnel to remove visible tattoos on their bodies. "It is...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a review of the legal provision on firearms ownership involving those with pending criminal cases following the recommendation of the Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) to revoke the gun permits of religious...
(Unsplash) Makabayan solon Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas sees a possible "human rights issue" in connection with the Philippine National Police (PNP) directive to have visible tattoos removed from among its personnel. "I think...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it is crucial to ease the inflation rates, particularly the rice prices, in the coming months to achieve the government's growth target. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told reporters that the goal of keeping the inflation within...
A father has been arrested in Bulacan for "sexually abusing" his own minor daughter. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) withheld the name of the arrested person who was apprehended by operatives of the NBI’s Violence Against Women and Children Division (NBI-VAWCD) last April 18 at a motel...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With its mission to pass the economic Charter change (Cha-cha) measure already accomplished, the House of Representatives will shift its focus to strengthening national security and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 23 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a lastong solution to the recurrent power outages hitting the country during summer season. Hontiveros made the call as electricity demand increased during the summer months and forced the National Grid...
