MANILA – The heat index in Guiuan, Eastern Samar reached 50 degrees Celsius on Sunday, following 51°C the day before.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast at the start of the day was only 41°C and 42°C on Monday.The... Read More
MANILA – All 23 Filipino crew aboard an oil tanker reportedly attacked by Houthi rebels off Yemen’s Red Sea coast Saturday are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Sunday.There were likewise no reports of casualties, according to a statementposted on X... Read More
MANILA – The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has recently disbursed its fourth developmental loan worth PHP101.5 million for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.The fund is intended to finance the ongoing... Read More
MANILA – With the country soon to transition to the La Niña weather phenomenon, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Sunday said the government will crack down hard on hoarders and price manipulators out to victimize the public.Teodoro, chairperson... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to investigate the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command (AFP-Wescom).“We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is there have been mentions of a... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the implementation of a digital and integrated pre-border technical verification and cross-border electronic invoicing of all imported commodities.Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Marcos issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 23... Read More
MANILA – As part of the solution to bring down retail rice prices in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out KADIWA Centers through the KADIWA Program in Metro Manila.In a news release on Sunday, the DA said these centers offer rice at PHP29 per kilo in certain areas,... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said photos of himself with Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo prove nothing.On the sidelines of the signing of alliance between the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in Makati City, Marcos said he... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday said China’s policy to detain alleged “trespassers” in the South China Sea, including those overlapping in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), is “completely unacceptable.”On the sidelines of... Read More
MANILA – The country will experience isolated rain showers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies and shear line, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported Sunday.In its 4 a.m. weather forecast, the weather bureau said Batanes province... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) officially signed an alliance with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) on Saturday night, with a clear goal of pursuingthe country's progress.Marcos, PFP chairperson, witnessed the signing of the... Read More
MANILA – The Philippines and Malaysia are marking 60 years of diplomatic relations, committing to enhanced cooperation in the years to come.The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations began in 1959 when the Philippine delegation was established in Kuala Lumpur and was... Read More
MANILA – The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) anticipates about 100,000 former rebels to avail of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s amnesty program.At a news forum on Saturday, NAC Commissioner Nasser Marohomsalic said he expects the bulk of amnesty applicants to come from the Moro Islamic... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported the decreasing number of measles and pertussis cases in the Philippines.Since the start of the year until May 11, the DOH recorded 2,552 measles-rubella (MR) cases.The MR case count on April 14 to April 27 was at 408, or 8 percent... Read More
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday the 4.2 million individuals delisted from the poll body's list of voters could apply for reactivation to be able to participate in the May 2025 midterm elections.According to Comelec chairman George Garcia, delisted voters who wish... Read More
MANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) reported Saturday that it has registered a total of PHP2.36 trillion in approved investments since the start of the Marcos administration in July 2022 until April 2024.In a news forum in Quezon City, BOI Director Sandra Recolizado said the... Read More
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has transferred the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to the Department of Agriculture (DA).According to a news release from the Presidential Communications Office on Saturday, Marcos issued Executive Order (EO) 60 dated May 13, placing the PCIC... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday highlighted the National Food Authority’s (NFA) need for a PHP16.3-billion budget for 2025 to enhance palay (unhusked rice) procurement and its facilities amid the potential threats of a looming La Niña.During a Bagong... Read More
MANILA – TikTokers are encouraged to join a video contest featuring carabao’s milk, in preparation for the World Milk Day celebration on June 1.The contest highlights the importance of carabao’s milk in providing quality nutrition and its role in sustaining the livelihood of... Read More
MANILA – The easterlies will continue to bring warm weather with possible isolated rains or thunderstorms in most parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.However, scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will be felt over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands due to the shear line... Read More
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