The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued a memorandum order that mandates telco subscribers to provide live selfie photos during SIM registration. During a Senate committee hearing, NTC commissioner Ella …
The bill that aims to give government employees the option to retire earlier at the age of 56 was advanced in the Senate plenary this Wednesday. This is the content …
The Office of the Solicitor General has announced its consideration of filing a new complaint against China, this time related to the reported damage to corals in the West Philippine …
In a gathering in Zamboanga City this Tuesday, journalists asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. if there is still hope that the kilo of rice in the country will be …
A Senate panel has made progress by approving a consolidated bill that seeks to broaden the reasons for dissolving marriages and introduce divorce as an option in the Philippines. In …
A Chinese man was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers last September 18 after being found to be facing charges in China for illegal gambling. The suspect, identified as …
It is time to have an official national organization for vloggers, asserted Sen. Raffy Tulfo this Monday. He said, unlike traditional media with “accountability” and “checks and balances”, some vloggers …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco announced the arrest of a Cameroonian man for violation of immigration laws. Arrested last September 13 in Banaba West, Batangas, was 33-year-old Georges …
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) suggested that the online registration of SIM cards be halted while the list of those registered has not been fixed and cleaned. The agency …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence operatives arrested six illegal aliens in separate operations in Luzon and Visayas. Arrested last September 12 were three Chinese nationals along Peneyra Rd., Brgy. San …
An Arab national is in jail after he forced his girlfriend to use drugs and allegedly molested her one-year-old child in Quezon City. In a report by James Agustin in …
The Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives (FFF) has raised concerns that the local farm industry could suffer significant financial losses if the government proceeds with its plan to reduce the …
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has taken a significant step by approving the dismissal from service of the eight policemen implicated in the tragic death of teenager Jemboy …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested two Nigerians and one Taiwanese national in back-to-back operations this week. Arrested in a popular mall in Imus, Cavite last September 13 were John …
The senators on Tuesday told the airport authorities to fix their customer service so as not to add to the hardships of passengers who are in need every time there …
Private sector workers in Central Visayas, specifically in Region VII, are poised to receive a boost in their daily minimum wages next month. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) …
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has delegated the task of addressing questions regarding the proposal to change the term “Diktadurang Marcos” to “Diktadura” in the Grade 6 Araling …
A total of five registered sex offenders (RSOs) were barred by Philippine immigration from entering the country. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco expressed his concern on the interception …
Senator Bong Go said former President and now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo encouraged former President Rodrigo Duterte to become active in politics again. The senator announced this after he …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 arrested a foreigner who presented fake documents last Sptember 5. In a report to BI Commissioner …
Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo has taken legal action by filing a P2-million civil complaint against former communications undersecretary Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz. This complaint is related to …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers in Davao arrested a South Korean man misrepresenting himself as Filipino. BI Intelligence Deputy Chief for Mindanao Melody Penelope Gonzales reported that the operations, conducted …
Officers of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted a Filipina trafficking victim after presenting a fake Belgian passport she bought from Tiktok. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco shared that the interception …
Chinese vessels were involved in another risky encounter with Philippine ships during the recent resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, according to the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). “The …
In July 2023, the country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent from 5.2 percent in the same month last year. Unemployment rate was posted at 4.5 percent in April 2023. …
The Department of National Defense (DND) has admitted they can use the SIM card registration law against what they recognize as “enemies of the state” — something legal activists have …