Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
Twenty-five years after the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) restructured the country’s electricity sector, government and industry players are expected to raise a toast to “market liberalization” as a success story. Whether consumers feel just as energized, however, is another...
Recent rotational brownouts in Luzon have highlighted the urgent need to modernize the country’s aging power grid, with state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) warning that transmission bottlenecks and delayed infrastructure projects are increasingly...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, May 28, said Philippine law enforcement operations involving Chinese nationals are being conducted in accordance with Philippine laws and are not targeted against any nationality. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Analyn Ratonel said...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has bolstered coordination with government agencies and stakeholders through inter-agency meetings focused on enhancing public safety, law enforcement cooperation, and governance in the city. QCPD director PBGen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the District...
The declaration of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla that it is preparing the “grandest case of them all” against former House speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has instantly captured public attention. Allegations of conspiracy to defraud the National Treasury through the budget...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, May 24 urged authorities to boost its intelligence work as it is key to tracking down and arresting high-profile personalities wanted by law enforcement. Lacson, a former national police chief, pointed this out when asked what advice he can give to law...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said the current predicament of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is very ironic, as he used to be the top cop who enforced the law, and now he appears to be running away from it as he seems to be evading arrest over the warrant issued against him by...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expressed support for initiatives aimed at improving electricity services and reducing consumer costs after progressive groups staged a protest outside its Pasig office on Tuesday, May 19, calling for lower rates and the repeal of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act...
Septuagenarians--or Filipinos aged 70 to 75--shouldn 't be left out in the cold when it comes to the law providing cash gifts for senior citizens who reached certain age milestones. That 's why Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima filed House Bill (HB) No. 9170, which...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized nearly P2 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 198 individuals during a weeklong intensified anti-criminality and anti-illegal drugs operation across the city from May 3 to 9. Led by QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio, the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to conduct a thorough and immediate investigation into the “sudden and aggressive” rice importation of Planters Products Inc. (PPI), noting that the agency’s latest questionable moves could further hurt the country’s farmers already reeling...
