ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City government launched on Monday, Nov. 3, the “No Phone Weekends” in restaurants and dining establishments for the month of November in celebration of Children’s Month. Implementation was set for weekends of November from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Social Welfare chief...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday, Sept. 22, warned that fraudsters are impersonating Secretary Vince Dizon and other officials to steal money and personal information. The scammers reportedly would contact citizens through phone calls, sometimes claiming to be Dizon or...
The United States should maintain its support to the Philippines, particularly in light of China's continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US Vice President Kamala Harris (File Photo from Malacañang) US Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized...
President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will discuss regional and global developments as they are set to talk by phone over the weekend. The three leaders will also talk about economic matters, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). DFA...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has described the congratulatory call from President Marcos received by United States President-elect Donald Trump as something that underscores the positive trajectory of momentum in the ties between the two nations. DFA in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 20,...
President Marcos disclosed that he had a "very friendly" and "productive" call with United States President-elect Donald Trump, but bared that they did not talk about the situation of Filipino immigrants in America. Marcos said in an interview in Catanduanes on Tuesday, Nov. 19, that he was able to...
(Unsplash) Too strict. That's how ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the proposed total ban on the use of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets in classrooms. "Well, parang masyadong, masyado naman yung, ano...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) criticized China for its move to release to the media information about an unverifiable phone call supposedly between a Philippine military official and a Chinese diplomat concerning a “new model” for deployment of vessels in the West Philippine Sea. The...
(Unsplash) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan believes that there should to be a mechanism to prevent the sale or pawning of stolen smartphones. For this purpose, Yamsuan penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.7969, which directs pawnshops or...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Philippines supports the embattled country in its effort to end the ongoing war. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (file photos) Marcos bared...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finally got the chance to talk to each other a month after the former clarified that he did not snub the European leader. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
A Ukrainian diplomat is hoping to arrange a phone call between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the former expressed willingness in conducting a dialogue. Denys Mykhailiuk, Charge d’Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia, said the...
