President Marcos has ordered the reactivation of Task Force El Niño to come up with solutions to ensure food, water, and energy security amid the worsening dry spell, which is projected to last until the year's second quarter. Marcos gave the order via Executive Order (EO) No. 53, signed by...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is bullish on the country's improving unemployment numbers due to the government's robust strategy for creating jobs and driving investments. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence that achieving an unemployment rate of four percent...
Two shoppers were killed while three others were hurt when a military truck that was apparently taken over by a civilian plowed through a public market in Davao City on Sunday morning, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The military's Task Force Davao took responsibility after one of its trucks, a KM450...
The Japanese government has turned over an Air Surveillance Radar System to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as a sign of Japan’s commitment to support the Philippines’ armed forces, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko said on Thursday, Dec. 21. In a post on X (formerly...
President Marcos has approved the reactivation of an El Niño task force on Tuesday, Dec. 19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said Marcos ordered the "reactivation and reconstitution" of Task Force El Niño during a Cabinet meeting to...
President Marcos has ordered the creation of a task force to mitigate the effects of El Niño. Marcos gave the order in a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12. “We’ll have to organize first the task force. This is the time to put every condition together,” the President said. The task force...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing for the strengthening of programs and services offered by the government to former rebels who decide to rejoin mainstream society and live with their families in peace. "Masakit makitang mga Pilipino ay nagpapatayan sa kapwa nila Pilipino dahil...
The country had fewer unemployed persons in October this year at 4.2 percent or 2.9 million individuals, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was significantly lower than the 4.5 percent recorded in the same month last year, and 4.8 percent in July this year. It...
Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) director Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac awards on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, the PNP Wounded Personnel Medal to one of the two police commandos who were wounded in a gun battle with a fugitive man wanted for multiple counts of murder in...
After graduating from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1992, the young officer Bernard M. Banac decided to join the elite force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) where he learned the realities of combat operations and administration in dealing with insurgents and terrorists especially...
Department of National Defense (DND) Seretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the unveiling of the newly rehabilitated runway of Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on nov. 6, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Air Force) The rehabilitation of the 2.8-kilometer runway at Basa Air Base in...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to activate a special investigation task group and bring about the arrest of those responsible for the killing of a radio news anchor who was shot dead inside a radio booth in Misamis...
