PCG Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan presides over the Donning and Promotion Ceremony, where Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) was elevated from the rank of auxiliary commodore to auxiliary vice admiral of the PCG, held at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati City Thursday afternoon. Assisting...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, March 6, announced that it will renew and hire over 7,000 administrative support personnel to alleviate the workload of public school teachers, allowing them to focus on delivering quality education. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Our...
The local stock market strengthened as investor sentiment got a boost from easing inflation and a delay in the tariff war started by the United States (US) against Canada and Mexico. The main index surged by 98.19 points or 1.6 percent to close at 6,219.96 as miners led the rally across the board....
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) highlighted the importance of achieving "true gender equality" during the kick-off of the 2025 National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC). (Courtesy of PCW) To promote inclusive policies, amplify women’s voices, and address persistent gender gaps through a...
If Philippine inland gaming operators (PIGO) turn out to be a destructive force in society, President Marcos will not hesitate to ban it like what he did with the crime-laden operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[K]ung...
The Philippine Book Festival (PBF), the country’s largest all-Filipino book festival, is back, this time, at the Megatrade Hall in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, from March 13-16, 2025. The free four-day festival by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) puts Philippine books...
Filipinos seek employment opportunities as the nation's labor force participation rate rises. Over half a million Filipinos were added to the total number of jobless individuals in January 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This rapid multiplication of unemployed...
Senator Risa Hontiveros clapped back against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque's statement, asking him why he had to leave the country through illegal means if it's "just travel.” Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB photo) "Kung talagang travel lang yan, bakit iligal ang pag-alis mo...
For Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, it's not normal to ask deportees if they can shoulder the plane tickets that would send them back to their country, yet such was the case for three alleged Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) bosses who eventually never made it to China. Senator Sherwin...
Policemen doing beat patrol and enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) were allowed to have heat stroke break amid the increase in the danger-level heat index forecast that forced some local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila to suspend classes. MMA chairman Don...
Local share prices rose as investor sentiment were buoyed by encouraging inflation numbers for February. The PSEi jumped 57.66 points or 0.95 percent to close at 6,121.77, led by the surge in the property index while the services sector dipped. Volume was strong at 588 million shares worth ₱7.35...
The fatal crash of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 fighter jet in Bukidnon resulted in an unintentional consequence – the grounding of the entire FA-50 fleet, which could affect the military’s patrol operation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PAF spokesperson Col. Ma Consuelo Castillo said...
