Senators on Friday, Feb. 2, gave mixed reactions to the recommendation of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Khan said that this is to "allow for more inclusive peacemaking platforms," with a...
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) will transfer the Philippine Air Force (PAF) housing facilities from Air Force City, Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga to New Clark City in Tarlac. In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 30, the BCDA said the relocation project would cost P4.24...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) performs water drops using a bambi bucket onboard a Super Huey helicopter to suppress a wildfire in Brgy. Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed personnel equipped with firefighting skills to suppress a...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (third from left) presides over the meeting of Task Force El Niño at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Jan. 23, 2024. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense) Member-agencies of the reactivated Task Force El Niño gathered at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on...
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...
