As Filipinos face rising food prices and reports of crop shortages and smuggling, the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) unveiled its efforts to ensure food and nutrition security for every Filipino. Photo from DOST Dr. Leslie Michelle...
Malacañang said it will respond appropriately, if required by the Supreme Court, after three members of the House of Representatives filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the P449.50 billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget. "The Executive Department will answer...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) monitored around 500 rallyists and 151 passenger jeepneys during the conduct of the protest march on Tuesday, Jan. 16, against the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said they also...
A mother and her live-in partner were arrested in Lanao del Norte for peddling the sex videos of her two minor children, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The NBI withheld the names of those arrested. It said they were charged with violations of Republic Act...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is weighing the proposal of at least three investors that have been eyeing to put up an oil refinery at its property in Bataan, so it can augment the country’s fuel requirements. “We have proponents - there are investors talking to us about our...
Frederick D. Go, President Marcos’ new special assistant to the President for investment and economic affairs (SAPIEA), said he will coordinate with the country’s economic team to achieve growth targets. Go, who previously held high-ranking roles in Robinsons Land Corp., assured that his new...
The national government is ready to respond to any disruption of public transportation on Tuesday, Jan. 16, during the conduct of a transport strike and protest action by transport group Manibela from Quezon City to Manila. But Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Don Artes...
The National University (NU), on Tuesday, Jan. 16, will modify all classes to online synchronous learning in anticipation of a major transport protest. Photo from NU “Classes for NU Manila shall shift to remote synchronous learning due to the impending transport protest,” the university...
AFP Chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) belied reports that retired uniformed personnel are being prevented from entering military and police camps amid rumors of a destabilization against President...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Power, this city’s power distribution utility, warned that prolonged power interruptions following the New Year blackout that affected Panay Island can happen again if the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) fails to finish a key facility in Iloilo. Roel Castro,...
NSC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The New People's Army (NPA) is no longer considered a force to reckon with by the national government after it supposedly lost its support from the mass, an official of the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday, Jan. 15. NSC spokesperson Jonathan...
Police Gen, Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) , ordered all regional directors to conduct an inventory of all the case folders of erring policemen following a report that some documents pertaining to the investigation of errant cops went missing at the National...
