Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., on Wednesday, December 18 urged the National Commission of Senior citizens (NCSC) to fully implement the Expanded Centenarian Law or Republic Act 11982 in January 2025. Revilla warned the NCSC it will face the ire of the country’s senior citizens and...
Amid the rise of dubious social media accounts, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, Dec. 17, reminded the public that there is no “shortcut or seamless way” to complete SIM registration. Pixabay / Unsplash “The SIM registration process is not complicated,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A chief Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth T. Lucas led the posting of Bawal Bastos Law stickers on Public Utility Vehicles in Calamba City on Monday, Dec. 16. BRIG. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas places a Bawal Bastos sticker on a public utility vehicle on Dec....
The Department of Education (DepEd) led the ceremonial signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on Monday, Dec. 16. (DepEd / Visual Content Group) Held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, the IRR...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Parliament passed the long-awaited Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples’ Act (BIPA) of 2024 on third and final reading during a special session on Dec. 10. The BIPA, also known as the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Code, was approved with 63 votes in favor, zero against, and...
GOVERNANCE, NOT REBELLION – A TV screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president defended his martial law decree as an act...
The signing into law of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in 2018 is a testament that conflict can be resolved and bring forth peace in the Mindanao region, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri pointed this out during the launching of “The Road to Peace: Crafting the Bangsamoro...
​A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Wednesday, Dec. 4, there is no reason to cancel flights bound for South Korea amid the unexpected yet very quick implementation of martial law in the country. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said there is also no reason to cancel...
Filipinos in South Korea have been advised to remain calm amid the declaration and the immediate lifting of martial law in the country. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul urged Filipinos to follow the advice coming from South Korean authorities, while the embassy will keep them posted about current...
Though facing assault, disobedience, and grave coercion from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 27, shrugged off what she said were cases that “do not hold water.” Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a press...
President Marcos has created an Inter-Agency Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IAC-IHL) that will serve as a national committee tasked to assist the government in raising awareness on international humanitarian law. (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) The IAC-IHL was created through...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 26, warned that the Marcos “playbook” includes suppressing and oppressing the opposition, including assassinating former senator and national hero Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice...
