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Lawmaker suggests classifying use of deepfakes as form of terrorism
April 30, 2024, 8:01 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker on Tuesday suggested classifying the use of deepfake technology that threatens national security as a form of terrorism. In a press conference, Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo said the deepfake content that made President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appear like he is… Read More
Bill vs. unauthorized media exposure of suicide, crime victims filed
April 30, 2024, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Camiguin Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo on Tuesday urged his colleagues to pass his bill seeking to protect victims of crime or accident, including persons who committed suicide, from unnecessary and unauthorized media exposure. Romualdo on Monday filed House Bill (HB) 10277 entitled “An… Read More
GSIS emergency loans available for members in Sta. Rosa City
April 30, 2024, 7:37 pm
MANILA – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced on Tuesday that its 6,918 members and pensioners in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna could now avail of the emergency loan program after the city was placed under a state of calamity due to a pertussis outbreak. Pertussis is a respiratory… Read More
Marcos to DTI: Help MSMEs become AI-ready
April 30, 2024, 7:28 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to capacitate micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) by introducing them to artificial intelligence (AI) to help them navigate economic uncertainties and comply with the changing… Read More
BI denies entry to Indian 'lending gang member' for using fake docs
April 30, 2024, 7:05 pm
MANILA – Immigration officers at the Davao International Airport have barred a 19-year-old Indian national who presented falsified travel documents. In a statement Tuesday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the suspect Gagandeep Singh arrived from Singapore aboard a Scoot Airlines flight on… Read More
PEATC: No violation in filing of mandamus case on CAVITEX
April 30, 2024, 7:05 pm
MANILA – The Public Estates Authority Tollways Corporation (PEATC) on Tuesday belied the claims of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) that the mandamus case filed before the Court of Appeals (CA) for the return of the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) back in the hands of the… Read More
Bus driver faces raps over fatal QC multiple vehicle collision
April 30, 2024, 7:03 pm
MANILA – The driver of the bus involved in a multiple collision along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City that killed three persons and left 17 others injured is now under police custody, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said on Tuesday. In a statement,… Read More
Court administrator recommends transfer of Quiboloy cases to NCR
April 30, 2024, 7:00 pm
MANILA – The Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) has recommended to the Supreme Court (SC) the approval of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to transfer the child abuse case against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy from a court in Davao City to Metro Manila.… Read More
DSWD, dev’t partners join hands to curb child marriage
April 30, 2024, 6:54 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is working with members of the newly created Committee on Child Early and Forced Marriage and Unions (CEFMU) for a united campaign to prevent early marriages and unions as well as changing the norms that perpetuate the harmful… Read More
Legislator seeks transfer of vape products regulation to FDA
April 30, 2024, 6:50 pm
MANILA – AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes on Tuesday urged fellow legislators to revisit the law and existing policies that govern and regulate the use of vape products amid the growing concern over the possible onset of e-cigarette or vape-associated lung injury (EVALI) among the… Read More
Rice Tariffication Law revision sought to let NFA sell cheaper rice
April 30, 2024, 6:48 pm
MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives is eyeing to amend the Rice Tariffication Law to bring down the price of rice by PHP10 to PHP15 per kilo. In an interview, Romualdez said the proposed amendment would allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to sell… Read More
Senate panel wants PH version of Stark Law
April 30, 2024, 6:41 pm
MANILA – The Senate Committee on Health and Demography on Tuesday urged stakeholders from the medical community for assistance in drafting a Philippine version of the United States' Stark Law, amid allegations of unethical practices of a local pharmaceutical firm. Members of the panel, headed by… Read More
Voter registrants for 2025 polls top 2.4M - Comelec
April 30, 2024, 6:25 pm
MANILA – Over 2.4 million Filipinos have already submitted applications as registered voters for the May 2025 midterm polls. Latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed there are now 2,473,922 individuals who filed their applications since the start of the resumption of… Read More
Increased gas flux observed in Kanlaon Volcano
April 30, 2024, 6:07 pm
MANILA – An increase in the sulfur dioxide (S02) emission reaching 2,707 tons was observed in Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The volcano has been emitting an average of 1,300 tons per day this year, while a high average of… Read More
131 LGUs under state of calamity due to El Niño
April 30, 2024, 4:46 pm
MANILA – Some 131 local government units (LGU) have declared a state of calamity as the country continues to grapple with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Task Force El Niño spokesperson and Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama said the LGUs currently… Read More
PBBM orders speedy dev’t of e-vehicle industry
April 30, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Energy (DOE) and other relevant government agencies to expedite the implementation of action plans and strategies to develop the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Marcos issued the directive in a sectoral meeting at Malacañang… Read More
DOLE: Cash, livelihood aid await workers on Labor Day
April 30, 2024, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide cash and livelihood assistance to workers on Labor Day, aside from employment opportunities to jobseekers. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing Tuesday, Labor Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said Wednesday's observance of the… Read More
PH Navy: 3 Chinese research ships spotted off Ayungin Shoal
April 30, 2024, 4:16 pm
MANILA – Three Chinese research vessels were detected within the vicinity of the Ayungin Shoal, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday. In a press briefing, PN spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said these vessels were detected on Monday, adding… Read More
PNP sees no risk in integration of ex-MILF, MNLF rebels into ranks
April 30, 2024, 4:15 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it does not see any security risk arising from the integration of former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) into the police force. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the… Read More
DOJ witness protection program posts 95% success rate in 2023
April 30, 2024, 2:56 pm
MANILA – The government’s program for protecting state witnesses crucial in prosecuting criminal cases has exceeded its performance target for 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday. In a statement, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the DOJ’s Witness Protection,… Read More
