Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said Thursday, (July 1) that the Philippines will actively pursue its exit from the ‘grey list’ of the global anti-money laundering watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and will closely monitor its impact on the economy....
It will take as long as two years before the Philippines can be taken out of the “grey list” of dirty money watchdog Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. Diokno said the Philippines’ delisting from the grey...
Police killed on Thursday morning, June 17, a former mayor of Talitay, Maguindanao after he allegedly grabbed the service firearm of one of his police escorts while he was being transported to Camp Crame in Quezon City following his arrest at the Port of Batangas on Wednesday night. Gen. Guillermo...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday night, June 10, that it will seek the advice of the Office of Solicitor General (OSG) after th e Court of Appeals (CA) ordered the removal of Leyte Third District Rep. Vicente Veloso from the list of the Inter-Agency Drug Information...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is not covered by the decision of the Court Appeals to remove Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso III from the list of the alleged politicians involved in illegal drugs activities in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 10, the PNP stated that Veloso has...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago has slammed what she described as Kabataan Party-List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago's attempts at "damage control” following the death of Keith Absalon in the hands of the New People’s Army (NPA). MMDA Assistant...
Malacañang was happy with the inclusion of the coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac made by Sinovac in the emergency use list (EUL) of the World Health Organization (WHO), saying this would further boost the public's confidence about the shots. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus...
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science (DOST-FNRI) has developed a modified food inspection checklist (FIC) and grading system to help ensure food service establishments’ compliance to food safety. (DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday commended the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for moving to include workers in hotels operating as quarantine or isolation facilities in the A1 priority group saying this would boost the government’s efforts in the COVID-19 vaccination program. The IATF’s decision,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippine government anew to follow the prioritization list on who gets the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine first as to maximize its impacts on the pandemic. World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe...
The TNT Tropang Giga quickly buckled down to work upon arriving in Laoag, Ilocos Norte Wednesday, May 19 for the start of their two-week training camp. Coach Chot Reyes and the rest of the Tropang Giga went straight to the Laoag Centennial Arena following a nine-hour ride from Manila for the start...
President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic. President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo:...
