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Gov’t lauded for efforts to resume labor talks with Kuwait

Gov’t lauded for efforts to resume labor talks with Kuwait

March 27, 2024, 7:44 pm

MANILA – A House leader on Wednesday said the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) intends to resume labor talks with Kuwait for the possible lifting of the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Gulf state. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing over PTV4, House Committee on… Read More

PCG cracks down vs. overloading during Holy Week exodus

PCG cracks down vs. overloading during Holy Week exodus

March 27, 2024, 7:03 pm

MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has boosted its anti-overloading response as part of heightened alert to ensure maritime passenger safety during the Holy Week. In an interview over Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Wednesday, PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo said each PCG station has… Read More

DMW tells heirs of unpaid Saudi OFWs to confirm familial ties

DMW tells heirs of unpaid Saudi OFWs to confirm familial ties

March 27, 2024, 6:55 pm

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers has advised heirs and beneficiaries of deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were previously employed by Saudi Arabian companies that declared bankruptcy between 2015 to 2016 to submit documents that will confirm their familial ties. In a news… Read More

UN body cites Filipino senator’s poverty eradication, biodiversity

UN body cites Filipino senator’s poverty eradication, biodiversity

March 27, 2024, 6:49 pm

MANILA – The United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) has conferred Senator Cynthia Villar the Human Rights Award for her poverty eradication and biodiversity initiatives. In her acceptance speech during the awarding ceremony at the Manila Hotel on Tuesday, Villar thanked the UNAP… Read More

LTO to receive 2.2M plastic cards to address backlog

LTO to receive 2.2M plastic cards to address backlog

March 27, 2024, 6:14 pm

MANILA – Another 2.2 million plastic cards are scheduled to be delivered to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) within a month and a half to narrow the backlog on plastic-printed driver’s licenses. “After 45 days after the delivery of the 1 million, there will be around 2.2 million more… Read More

Gov't deploys buses to serve passengers affected by LRT-1 shutdown

Gov't deploys buses to serve passengers affected by LRT-1 shutdown

March 27, 2024, 5:53 pm

MANILA – Several government agencies on Wednesday deployed free ride buses to serve passengers affected by the temporary shutdown of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) during the Holy Week. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Director for… Read More

DOH reports 568 pertussis cases, 40 deaths from Jan.1-March 16

DOH reports 568 pertussis cases, 40 deaths from Jan.1-March 16

March 27, 2024, 5:39 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health on Wednesday reported that the number of pertussis cases in the country reached 568 with 40 deaths from January 1 to March 16, 2024, with Metro Manila having the highest number of infections at 58. Some 28 new cases were recorded from March 10 to 16, the DOH… Read More

Comelec boosts 2025 midterm poll system's defense vs. cyberattacks

Comelec boosts 2025 midterm poll system's defense vs. cyberattacks

March 27, 2024, 5:26 pm

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it is gearing up to further secure the automated election system (AES) to be used in next year's midterm polls against cyberattacks. “That is what we are doing. The reason why the preparation is early. Procurement is timely. This… Read More

Angara reminds students fare discounts valid during holidays

Angara reminds students fare discounts valid during holidays

March 27, 2024, 4:36 pm

MANILA – Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday reminded students planning to travel this Holy Week that the 20 percent discount on regular fares still applies regardless of what mode of transport they will be taking. “Sa lahat ng estudyante, siguraduhin ninyo na may dala kayo na student ID bago… Read More

LGUs key in poverty alleviation efforts – NAPC

LGUs key in poverty alleviation efforts – NAPC

March 27, 2024, 4:33 pm

MANILA – The National Anti-Poverty Commission on Wednesday highlighted the crucial role of local government units (LGUs) in the poverty alleviation efforts of the national government. In a statement, NAPC said this was emphasized during the orientation of various local government units from the… Read More

More senators condemn China's 'bullying' vs. PH in WPS

More senators condemn China's 'bullying' vs. PH in WPS

March 27, 2024, 4:30 pm

MANILA – More senators on Wednesday expressed their “disgust” over the recent aggression by the Chinese Coast Guard to Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva described the latest incident, as well as previous aggressions of China against… Read More

Satellite-based technologies to propel internet connectivity –senator

Satellite-based technologies to propel internet connectivity –senator

March 27, 2024, 4:20 pm

MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said the use and development of satellite-based technologies should be encouraged and promoted to help propel internet connectivity in the country. Gatchalian made this remark as the country is set to commemorate March 29, 1994 as the day the… Read More

NTF-ELCAC warns public vs. Sison-founded group

NTF-ELCAC warns public vs. Sison-founded group

March 27, 2024, 4:14 pm

MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday cautioned the public against the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), an organization formed in 2001 by the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the late Jose Maria… Read More

DPWH: 3 Cordillera roads have limited access to motorists

DPWH: 3 Cordillera roads have limited access to motorists

March 27, 2024, 3:58 pm

MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday advised motorists traveling to the northern portion of the country for the Holy Week long weekend to take alternate routes as three roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have limited access to vehicles. In a… Read More

Pinoy ST Nikolas crew home; PH works on release of 17 Red Sea hostages

Pinoy ST Nikolas crew home; PH works on release of 17 Red Sea hostages

March 27, 2024, 3:38 pm

MANILA – All the 18 Filipino crew members of the seized oil tanker ST Nikolas in Iran have returned to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Wednesday. The agency said the 18 were repatriated in batches, with the last of group of six arriving in Manila last week.… Read More

Zubiri asks foreign lawmakers to help ‘facilitate peace’ in WPS

Zubiri asks foreign lawmakers to help ‘facilitate peace’ in WPS

March 27, 2024, 3:36 pm

MANILA – Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has appealed to fellow members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be "facilitators of peace" in conflict-affected parts of the world, including in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a news release on Wednesday, Zubiri said he rallied the… Read More

NSC unaware of PH, China 'gentleman's agreement' on WPS

NSC unaware of PH, China 'gentleman's agreement' on WPS

March 27, 2024, 3:02 pm

MANILA – National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said on Wednesday they were unaware of any "gentleman's agreement" that the Philippines entered with China during the past administration regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "We are not aware of any… Read More

NBI arrests 8 scammers posing as DBM personnel

NBI arrests 8 scammers posing as DBM personnel

March 27, 2024, 2:46 pm

MANILA – Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested on Tuesday eight individuals pretending to be officials and employees of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in an entrapment operation in Mandaluyong City. The DBM, in a news release Wednesday, said one of the… Read More

PCO, DBM execs among PH’s top women leading digital transformation

PCO, DBM execs among PH’s top women leading digital transformation

March 27, 2024, 2:39 pm

MANILA – Communications Undersecretary for Digital Media Services Emerald Ridao and Budget chief information officer Undersecretary Maria Francisca del Rosario have been included on the list of Filipino women recognized for leading the Philippines’ digital transformation. In celebration of… Read More

2025 mid-term polls ‘true test’ of peace, democracy in BARMM

2025 mid-term polls ‘true test’ of peace, democracy in BARMM

March 27, 2024, 2:32 pm

MANILA – House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday described the 2025 mid-term elections “true test” of peace and democracy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). He made this remark was given during the 10th anniversary of the signing… Read More