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POGO’s perils: 43 foreign workers rescued in raid

POGO’s perils: 43 foreign workers rescued in raid

A week after playing down reports of an increase in kidnappings particularly of Chinese nationals, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police on Wednesday vowed to put a stop to what they called [...]

September 15, 2022 Headlines
Marcos: Rice at P20 per kilo possible but not right away

Marcos: Rice at P20 per kilo possible but not right away

Lowering the price of rice to P20 per kilo is possible but it won’t be easy and may take time, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said. In an interview with celebrity vlogger Toni Gonzaga aired over ALLTV on Tuesday, Marcos [...]

September 15, 2022 Headlines
Over 350 inmates released from BuCor prisons

Over 350 inmates released from BuCor prisons

More than 350 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from different prisons under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday, in time for the 65th birthday of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Of the 371 inmates who were freed, 191 [...]

September 14, 2022 Headlines
Marcos honors Metrobank outstanding Filipinos

Marcos honors Metrobank outstanding Filipinos

President Marcos honored yesterday this year’s recipients of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos, who he said exemplified “beyond excellence” in their service to nation. “I am thus deeply honored, as I always have been, to join the Metrobank Foundation in [...]

September 10, 2022 Headlines
PRC ‘utang-tagging’ exposed in budget hearing

PRC ‘utang-tagging’ exposed in budget hearing

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Thursday vowed to investigate complaints that some teachers are having a hard time renewing their licenses at the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) purportedly because of unpaid debts. “I only heard of ‘utang-tagging’ now, because I’ve [...]

September 9, 2022 Headlines
World briefly unites to mourn 'Elizabeth the Steadfast'

World briefly unites to mourn ‘Elizabeth the Steadfast’

Leaders from every corner of the globe briefly united Thursday in homage to Queen Elizabeth II, after the world’s longest-serving monarch died at her Scottish home at age 96. Tributes poured in — from countries she had ruled over to [...]

September 9, 2022 Headlines, World
Maranao leader welcomes push for Marawi compensation fund

Maranao leader welcomes push for Marawi compensation fund

A Maranao leader has expressed gratitude to lawmakers who pushed for a P1-billion appropriation in the 2023 national budget to compensate residents of Marawi City who lost their properties to the five-month battle in 2017 spawned by a siege by [...]

September 8, 2022 Headlines
Countries growing 70% of world's food face 'extreme' heat risk by 2045

Countries growing 70% of world’s food face ‘extreme’ heat risk by 2045

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events [...]

September 8, 2022 Headlines
PCCI pushes for nationwide satellite internet

PCCI pushes for nationwide satellite internet

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said on Tuesday it was working on establishing a satellite internet network covering different areas nationwide to promote economic recovery and inclusivity in isolated areas of the country. Perry Ferrer, director for [...]

September 7, 2022 Headlines
Abalos: Cebu optional mask order now up to IATF

Abalos: Cebu optional mask order now up to IATF

Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos said it is time to move on from the issue of optional face masks in Cebu City as he has already raised the matter to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases [...]

September 7, 2022 Headlines