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PH to get share of $8.1-B US emergency aid package
April 23, 2024, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The Philippines' inclusion in the proposed USD8.1 billion aid package of the United States House of Representatives would help strengthen the country's defense capabilities, especially amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea. Speaker Martin Romualdez said in a news release… Read More
Measles cases 5x higher compared to last year – DOH
April 23, 2024, 7:22 pm
MANILA – The country has logged 1,817 cases of measles from Jan. 1 to April 13, which is five times higher compared to those reported in the same period last year, a health official said Tuesday. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau showed that 374 cases of… Read More
CTA junks Zuellig Pharma’s P59-M tax refund claim
April 23, 2024, 7:18 pm
MANILA – The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down for lack of merit a suit filed by Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd. for tax refund amounting to PHP59 million for 2011. The company had claimed that it is entitled to the tax refund when it rendered services for its foreign affiliate, citing… Read More
Iloilo marks World Immunization Week with vax, cervical cancer check
April 23, 2024, 7:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DH WV CHD) kicked off the observance of the World Immunization Week (WIW) by bringing services for children, women, and elderly to residents of the municipality of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Tuesday. “World… Read More
Respondents in 990K drug haul given until May 30 to answer raps
April 23, 2024, 7:12 pm
MANILA – The 74 individuals implicated in the major drug haul in Tondo, Manila in 2022 which yielded 990 kilos of “shabu” have been given until May 30 to answer the charges following the start of a formal preliminary investigation, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Tuesday.… Read More
Major supplier yields P7-M illegal drugs in Cebu City sting
April 23, 2024, 7:06 pm
CEBU CITY – Anti-drug operatives seized over one kilo of suspected shabu worth more than PHP7 million from a 35-year-old major supplier of illegal drugs in Metro Cebu, a police official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Wilfredo Alarcon, chief of the Mandaue City police intelligence unit, said the… Read More
Pertusis cases in PH still on upward trend -- DOH
April 23, 2024, 7:00 pm
MANILA – Cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the country are on an upward trend with 1,566 recorded infections as of April 13. “Hindi pa po natin nakikita ang downward trend. Hinihintay pa natin pumasok ang epekto nung pagbabakuna (We don’t see the downward trend yet. We’re still… Read More
Upland learners in Leyte keep their cool in extreme heat
April 23, 2024, 6:58 pm
BURAUEN, Leyte – While school authorities are seriously concerned about extreme heat leading to the suspension of face-to-face classes, teachers and learners in an upland village surrounded by mountain ranges here are unaffected by hot weather. Situated 1,450 feet above sea level, the classrooms… Read More
BFAR-Bicol distributes boats to boost monitoring, livelihood
April 23, 2024, 6:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol has provided boats to a local government unit (LGU) in Camarines Sur and seven fisherfolk beneficiaries from different towns in Catanduanes. Rowena Briones, BFAR-Bicol spokesperson, said the LGU of Nabua in Camarines… Read More
PH eyes hosting loss, damage fund board to access climate finance
April 23, 2024, 6:44 pm
MANILA – The Philippines is eyeing to host the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) Board which will allow the country to access more climate financing. In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Finance (DOF) said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. created an interagency technical working group to lead… Read More
PH Navy: Use of retired China-made tanker in Balikatan coincidental
April 23, 2024, 6:43 pm
MANILA – The selection of the decommissioned oil tanker BRP Lake Caliraya for a sinking exercise as part of this year's Balikatan exercises between Filipino and American soldiers is coincidental, a ranking official of the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday. PN spokesperson for the West Philippine… Read More
BARMM nears 1.3M children target for anti-measles vaccination
April 23, 2024, 6:33 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) massive anti-measles vaccination program is nearing its target of about 1.3 million children, health officials said Monday.Zyrus Dabuco, the Ministry of Health (MOH)-BARMM immunization program coordinator, said that as… Read More
'Drug peddler' yields P2.7-M shabu in Maguindanao Norte
April 23, 2024, 6:29 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Police arrested here Monday afternoon an alleged big-time drug peddler and seized from him over P2.7 million worth of “shabu” drugsLt. Colonel Esmael Madin, municipal police chief, identified the suspect as Jobert Paches, 27, of Barangay Mother… Read More
Perpetual beats San Beda to boost semis bid in NCAA women's volleyball
April 23, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – University of Perpetual Help rallied past San Beda University, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, to keep its semifinal campaign alive in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Tuesday. Shaila Allaine Omipon scored 26 points, 21 on… Read More
Rice supply enough despite El Niño –Marcos
April 23, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday assured Filipinos of sufficient rice supply despite the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. In an interview in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Marcos said the ample supply of the Filipino food staple was due to the new farming techniques and improved… Read More
Police improving strategies vs. illegal drugs
April 23, 2024, 6:13 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reviewing its strategies in fighting illegal drugs as traders have already adapted to existing policies. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said he has met with key officials from operations and intelligence to check areas for… Read More
Negros Occidental residents to pay higher power fees
April 23, 2024, 6:08 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Average residential power rates of the three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased this month due to higher price in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country. The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco)… Read More
Bicol's No. 4 most wanted nabbed in Camarines Norte
April 23, 2024, 5:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Tuesday the arrest of the No. 4 most wanted person in the region in the province of Camarines Norte. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said "Onyok" was arrested on Monday by a joint team from different police… Read More
House to focus on nat’l security, economic dev’t in remaining sessions
April 23, 2024, 5:51 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining sessions of the 19th Congress until June 6, 2025. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Tuesday that the initiatives are critical in maintaining… Read More
CA issues Writ of Kalikasan vs. Golden Rice, Bt Eggplant
April 23, 2024, 5:48 pm
MANILA – The Court of Appeals has directed the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) to cease and desist from commercially propagating, field testing and conducting activities related to Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant, respectively, citing… Read More
