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MMDA Ortigas satellite office to ease settling of documents, fines
September 16, 2024, 3:55 pm
MANILA – The new satellite office of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at a mall in Ortigas will enhance accessibility and convenience for settling traffic violation fines and processing documents, an official said Monday. In a message during its launch, MMDA acting chair Don… Read More
CIDG seizes P19-M illegal LPG tanks in Caloocan
September 16, 2024, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized PHP19 million worth of illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder tanks in Caloocan City. In a statement Monday, CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco said the group's Southern Metro Manila District Field Unit… Read More
Lawmaker: Fast-track implementation of PhilHealth coverage hikes
September 16, 2024, 3:42 pm
MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Monday urged the Benefits Committee (BenCom) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to immediately convene for the implementation of increases in essential benefit packages. Lee issued the call after the Department of Health… Read More
Palace hosts countdown concert for PH hosting of FIVB in 2025
September 16, 2024, 3:00 pm
MANILA – The Malacañan Palace on Sunday held a concert for the one-year countdown to the Philippine hosting of the Fédération Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025. The Philippines secured the hosting rights for its proven track record of hosting major… Read More
House to uphold accountability in defending public coffers
September 16, 2024, 2:46 pm Updated on September 16, 2024, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives vowed to ensure that public resources are spent wisely, effectively, and with "absolute accountability" as it started the plenary deliberations on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion 2025 national budget Monday. In his speech, Speaker Martin Romualdez said the… Read More
DPWH: P280-M road improvement projects completed in Pampanga
September 16, 2024, 2:44 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday reported the completion of road enhancement projects worth PHP280.31 million in Pampanga province. In a report, DPWH-3 (Central Luzon) director Roseller Tolentino said the works involved various road enhancements in Magalang… Read More
PH logs 18 mpox cases
September 16, 2024, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The country has logged 18 confirmed cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) as of Aug. 18, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Monday. Herbosa said five of the cases have recovered. "This means na-release na sila sa isolation, eleven na lang po ang nasa home isolation, anim po sa… Read More
TD Gener to make landfall in Isabela, Aurora
September 16, 2024, 2:23 pm
MANILA – Tropical Depression (TD) Gener is expected to make landfall within the next 24 hours in the provinces of Isabela and Aurora, while Tropical Storm Pulasan may also enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) late Tuesday. In its 11 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, the Philippine… Read More
6 dead, 11 hurt as cyclones, 'habagat' dampen PH
September 16, 2024, 1:56 pm
MANILA – At least six persons were reported dead and 11 others injured due to the combined effects of tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday. The agency, in its latest… Read More
More budget for PCG vessel maintenance, crew welfare sought
September 16, 2024, 1:36 pm
MANILA – Increasing budgetary support for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is crucial for providing adequate provisions, regular maintenance, and essential medical and welfare support for its crew, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Monday. "We must address the logistical… Read More
‘Gener’ intensifies, classes suspended in affected areas
September 16, 2024, 1:30 pm Updated on September 16, 2024, 1:33 pm
MANILA – Tropical depression Gener slightly intensified while slowly moving west southwestward, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said the center of Gener was estimated at 325… Read More
Calabarzon, C. Visayas boards OK minimum wage hike
September 16, 2024, 1:18 pm
MANILA – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) of Region 4-A (Calabarzon) and Region 7 (Central Visayas) have issued wage orders granting increases in the daily minimum wage rates of workers in private establishments, directly benefiting 1.2 million minimum wage earners.… Read More
PH Navy: WPS patrols, surveillance flights continue
September 16, 2024, 11:31 am Updated on September 16, 2024, 1:50 pm
MANILA – Maritime and air surveillance patrols will continue in all Philippine-held features in the West Philippine Sea, a ranking Philippine Navy official said Monday. This came after the pullout of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) from the Escoda Shoal… Read More
Fire hits UP-PGH
September 16, 2024, 11:20 am
MANILA – A fire broke out at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Ermita, Manila on Monday morning, affecting its outpatient department (OPD). The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started in a room on the second floor of the Central Block… Read More
Cagayan troops feted for neutralizing NPA leader, 2 others
September 16, 2024, 10:08 am
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. lauded the soldiers in Cagayan province for neutralizing a ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader and two others. Brawner made the remark during his visit to the tactical command post of the 95th Infantry Battalion at… Read More
LPA now TD ‘Gener’
September 16, 2024, 9:27 am Updated on September 16, 2024, 9:55 am
MANILA – A low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical depression named “Gener” as several areas in Luzon are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1, the weather bureau said Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical… Read More
3 weather systems to dampen most of PH
September 16, 2024, 7:58 am
MANILA – Three weather systems, including the southwest monsoon or “habagat”, will bring rains across the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said the low pressure area… Read More
2,000 families displaced by Tondo fire
September 15, 2024, 7:26 pm
MANILA – At least 2,000 families were displaced by the massive fire that razed tenement area Aroma Compound in Tondo, Manila on Saturday. City government officials conducted a wellness check to make sure that basic necessities were met, according to a news release on Sunday. Also provided were… Read More
BRP Teresa Magbanua sails back to Palawan from Escoda Shoal
September 15, 2024, 6:00 pm
MANILA – The BRP Teresa Magbanua vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has left Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Sunday. “After more than five months at sea, where she carried out her sentinel duties against overwhelming odds, BRP Teresa… Read More
PH makes big leap in global cybersecurity rankings
September 15, 2024, 4:51 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has made an impressive leap in the 2024 United Nations Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), moving up to 53rd from 61st in 2020, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced on Sunday. “This remarkable achievement shows the country’s… Read More
