Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero admitted on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it will be tough for the chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the measure that sought to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory. (Senate Public Relations and...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is seeking an additional budget of P10 billion for the rural electrification program of the National Electrification Administration (NEA)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list of candidates running for mayor, vice mayor, and councilor in Taguig for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. Based on the list released by the Comelec Taguig office, headed by Atty. Edgar Feliciano Aringay, election officer,...
Around ₱39.8 billion worth of illegal drugs were seized under the administration of President Marcos, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 9. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the seized illegal drugs were confiscated in more than 109,000 operations from July...
(National Security Council) The National Security Council (NSC) and its Malaysian counterpart convened for a high-level bilateral meeting in Makati City on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to deepen security cooperation between the two neighboring countries. National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo M. Año and...
Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo has nothing but love and encouragement for aspiring athletes in his recent visit at the National Academy of Sports in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Yulo said he is open to the idea of conducting training camps with the NAS student-athletes in the...
Two candidates are running for mayor and three for vice mayor in Pateros, the lone municipality in Metro Manila, in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections (NLE). The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pateros office headed by Armando Mallorca released the list of aspirants who...
Mary Ann Maslog, the 1999 textbook scam accused who "faked her own death" to evade arrest, will undergo a lie detector test that will be conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The lie detectot test will be conducted following revelations concerning Maslog's alleged links...
There are two competing candidates for mayor and three vying for vice mayor in Muntinlupa for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections (NLE). The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) ended on Oct. 8 as set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). For the local election in...
"It's a terrible tragedy." This was what President Marcos said on the execution of a Filipino in Saudi Arabia for murder, stressing that the government did everything it can to no avail. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. responds to queries before flying to Laos on Oct. 8, 2024. (RTVM Screenshot)...
NEW CLARK CITY — Fast-food giant Jollibee Food Corp. turned over P5 million for the improvement of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) on Monday, Oct. 7. (From left) Jollibee Philippines Vice President and Head of Marketing Dorothy Dee-Ching, Olympic Double Gold Medalist Carlos Yulo, NAS...
By DR. CHANG DAE-WHAN South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the Philippines on Oct. 6-7, 2024 is an important opportunity for the relationship between the two countries to take a further step forward. Last May 2, I was given the privilege to be the first foreign media executive to...
