President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. intends to build mid-rise and high-rise housing projects in urban areas, an attempt to revive the housing program initiated by his late father in the 1980s. President Marcos leads the turnover of housing units in Naic, Cavite on Dec. 5, 2022. (RTVM...
(Philippine Commission on Women) A silent problem takes national attention today with the 18-day campaign to end all forms of violence against women (VAW). Victims of VAW usually suffer in silence because of many factors, one of them fear and shame for having been abused, usually by a partner,...
Southeast Asian Games medalists Fernando Casares and Raven Alcoseba topped their respective divisions in the National Duathlon Championship 2022 at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac Sunday, Dec. 4. Raven Alcoseba ruled the women's sprint elite division at the National Duathlon Championships....
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
Pasay City police arrested the second suspect in the robbery and killing of a Korean during a follow-up operation in Laguna on Saturday, Dec. 3. Col. Byron Tabernilla, city police chief, said Prince Eleazar Datingguinoo Tupas was arrested around 3:20 a.m. in Barangay Pulo, Landayan, San Pedro,...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo donated copies of her book "Night Owl" to the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) for distribution to different public libraries in the...
A Korean was shot dead by two men who tried to rob him in Pasay City early Friday morning, Dec. 2. Col. Byron Tabernilla, Pasay City Police chief, identified the victim as Lee Seung Hoon, 45. Tabernilla said the victim suffered a gunshot wound in the back of the body and was declared on arrival at...
Newly-installed Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Acting President and Chief Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma emphasized the need for greater teamwork and collaboration among its officers and employees. Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. (center) takes his oath as as the acting president...
Lawmakers decided to cut the proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for 2023 due to its poor performance in the past two years, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, December 2. Hontiveros pointed this out after Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, December 1 renewed his call for better social protection and benefits for the country’s healthcare workers through a review and amendment of the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers. Go said he sees the necessity of amending Republic Act No. 7305,...
House Deputy Minority leader Rep. France Castro on Wednesday, November 30 said the P10-billion proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) should not be restored and instead be realigned to the government’s financial assistance program for indigent...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has busted the operations of Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. in Zamboanga City as it continues the crackdown against unauthorized investment schemes. In a joint operation, the combined forces of the SEC Zamboanga Extension Office (ZEO) and the...
