The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Wednesday that plastic soft drink straws and coffee stirrers would be banned in the Philippines soon, as the world celebrates International …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said the Philippines is emerging as a major hub of crew change for international sea vessels as it reported that it processed and cleared last …
A student was caught with more than P800,000 worth of suspected marijuana in a buy-bust in Mariveles town, Bataan on Tuesday. Up to 7 bricks of so-called marijuana fruiting tops …
Six senators called on the Department of Transportation and (DOTr) the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to postpone the enforcement of the car seat law which requires car seats for those …
Oral arguments in the Supreme Court regarding 37 petitions against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 or anti-terror law began on Tuesday. Among the petitioners’ lawyers who laid down …
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reminded parents what appropriate child seats should be used. According to the DTI and LTO, lateral facing …
For the president of the United Broiler Raisers Association, Bong Inciong, the government, the pig farmers, and the poultry farmers do not seem to understand each other. He said it …
Agriculture Sec William Dar announced that the implementation of the price cap on pork and chicken will be moved on February 8, 20221 to ensure that the country has an …
More Filipinos say they are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 once it is available in the Philippines, based on an online survey. According to a survey conducted by professors …
The number of cases of online gender-based violence has increased since the pandemic, according to a foundation on Tuesday. According to the Foundation for Media Alternatives, based on their monitoring …
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the Philippine economy has not yet recovered, which has been severely curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Araw-araw, we are losing P2 billion na pera na …
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) of November 21-25, 2020, found adult joblessness at 27.3% of the adult labor force. This is down by 12 points from the 39.5% in …
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) clarified Tuesday that it will not impose fines or apprehend violators of its new policy that requires passengers inside private and public vehicles to wear …
The Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified on Tuesday that the executive order putting a price cap on pork and chicken in Metro Manila only covers public or wet markets. “Itong …
Malacañang said Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte surely wants Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong to remain as the country’s contact tracing czar. “I have heard with my own two ears nothing …
Senator Risa Hontiveros has sought a Senate inquiry on the trafficking of Filipinas in the Middle East, noting the problem could also have been due to corruption in the Bureau …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel at the BI Angeles Field Office in Pampanga intercepted an Italian man yesterday morning for being a wanted fugitive in his homeland. BI operatives identified …
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Tuesday that they will delay the full implementation of the Child Car Seat Law or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act amid …
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director general Eric Domingo said the second dose of most vaccines usually causes stronger side effects than the first shot. “For most of the vaccines, …
Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Tuesday Baguio City is not allowed to accept tourists after it was placed under general community quarantine (GCQ). “Technically bawal pa. Hintayin pa namin ‘yung approval …
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong reiterated on Tuesday that his resignation as the country’s tracing czar was irrevocable. However, he said he would stay in his post if President Rodrigo …
He said the air and sea assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are standing by to pick up Filipinos in Myanmar who want to return to the …
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez advised candidates for the 2022 national and local election to focus on online campaigns instead of the usual house-to-house and campaign rallies due to the threat …
An estimated 22 million Filipinos will be vaccinated against COVID-19 under the country’s agreement on the COVAX facility, according to an official of the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is …
There is no longer a swab test at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as part of the new protocol for those arriving at the airport from abroad. The swab …
At least 5.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines within the first 3 months of the year, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. …