In a bid to help farmers and ensure food security in the country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has secured business agreements with China to ensure fertilizer supply, Malacañang said. Malacañang photo Communications officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil said this...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Authorities have stepped up security operations in hinterland barangays after a militiaman was killed while two others were wounded in an attack by bandits in the tri-boundary of Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur in Barangay Datal Batong here on New Year’s Eve....
A MASS is held before the send-off ceremony for the Fiesta Senor festival security force in Cebu CIty. (PRO 7 FB screenshot) CEBU CITY – Security preparations for the month-long celebration of the 458th Fiesta Señor festival went full blast after over 2,000 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel...
The recent technical glitch and power interruption encountered by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) that led to the shutdown of the country’s airspace may be considered a threat to national security. National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (File photo courtesy of Senate...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Dec. 30, that it has meted penalties to 2,635 erring policemen in 2022 as its leadership vowed to continue its internal cleansing program "with greater focus" to purge the organization of undesirable personnel and sustain the notable decrease in the...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said its benefit disbursements jumped in the first 11 months of the year due to increased benefit claims, as well as number of members and pensioners. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund disbursed...
The implementation on Jan. 1, 2023 by the Social Security System (SSS) of a one percent increase in its members’ contribution rate to 14 percent is the third step of its four-tier contribution increase. This is in accordance with Republic Act 11199 that was enacted in 2018 to strengthen the...
A former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) whom authorities said might be mentally unstable was rescued after she barged through airport security and tried to board a plane bound to Malaysia at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 on Friday, Dec. 23. Personnel of the Philippine...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The UN Security Council called for Myanmar's junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country. The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said the series of contribution rate increases expanded the pension fund’s life by more than two decades. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 22, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said an additional 22 years have been added to the...
The House of Representatives has displayed a measure of readiness against a possible attack from terrorists. (Speaker's office) This, after House officials led the conduct of an anti-terrorism drill on Monday, Dec. 19 with House security personnel and elements of other law enforcement and related...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed readiness Wednesday, Dec. 21, to secure the Filipino people as they celebrate the Yuletide season although no security threat has been monitored four days before the Christmas Day. Camp Aguinaldo (File: RTVM screenshot) Col. Medel Aguilar, acting...
