Authorities arrested and charged a police officer and eight other suspects for the murder of Palawan lawyer Eric Jay Magcamit last November 17. The Philippine National Police said Thursday among …
National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said he and Metro Manila mayors would recommend easing the quarantine restrictions after the Christmas holidays. “I and the …
The Philippine government would sign an agreement with British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the private sector to purchase 2 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine today, November 27. National Task …
Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said that the health sector’s 2021 national budget for COVID-19 response is way too small compared to the P80-billion health response under the Bayanihan 1 and …
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año slammed Thursday the Makabayan bloc House members for refusing to denounce the CPP-NPA-NDF despite its “horrendous crimes.” The DILG chief expressed his dismay by Makabayan’s “blind …
President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser on Clark’s flagship programs and projects, Malacañang announced Thursday. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Arroyo’s appointment to GMA …
The Bagong Alyang Makabayan said Wednesday there is no need to condemn the New People’s Army (NPA), explaining armed struggle was “not necessarily terrorist.” “A poor man steals from a …
Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor told Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chief Greco Belgica to “shut up” if he could provide proof of alleged corrupt congressmen. Belgica earlier claimed that there are …
The Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Puyat on Thursday slammed the Halloween party in Boracay Island amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press statement, Puyat called described the mass …
Taguig Representative Alan Cayetano accused lawmakers of rushing him out of office as Speaker of the House of Representatives after allegedly increasing their funding for their projects in 2021. “Hindi …
A 67-year-old grandmother spent P67,000 on her “love scammer.” The victim, who is from Pangasinan, has been at the airport for more than a week and is still waiting for …
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas ordered to give P50,000 cash aid to police officers who tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, a cop who was hospitalized in the line …
Malay, Aklan Mayor Frolibar Bautista said Tuesday that the organizers of a Halloween party held in Boracay island despite the quarantine restrictions were already penalized. Bautista revealed in a radio …
Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda urged Thursday operators to revisit and update their dam protocols after the massive flooding in Cagayan and Isabela, partly due to Magat Dam’s water release. “I …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday that areas with over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19 would be given priority in the government’s immunization effort that is expected to start …
The government should be mindful of the possible increase in teenage pregnancies in calamity-hit areas, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. “Ang epekto ng pandemya ay isa nang posibleng sanhi ng …
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has given around P347 million worth of indemnity to insured farmers from calamity-hit areas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. In a statement, …
State weather bureau PAGASA reported that Northeast Monsoon or Amihan would bring cold weather to parts of the country up to February 2021. Mariz Umali reported on “24 Oras” that …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. vowed Thursday that politics would play no role in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, which the government targets to conduct next year, a year before the …
The Philippines ranked 46th out of 53 countries in Bloomberg’s COVID resilience ranking, which measured how a nation handled the COVID-19 crisis. “The Covid Resilience Ranking scores economies of more …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III insisted that the government’s target immunize up to 60 million Filipinos with COVID-19 vaccines is enough to achieve herd immunity. Duque was responding to the …
On Wednesday, Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba angered Muslim leaders after he linked peace and order to the alleged absence of Muslims in his province. Mamba was trying to lawmakers to …
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced there would be no voter registration on November 30 and December 8. In a public advisory, the poll body said all COMELEC offices would …
Commission on Elections (Comelec) launched iRehistro for online voters’ registration to encourage more applicants to register and vote for the May 2022 national and local elections. However, Comelec reminded applicants that …
A graduate of the University of the Philippines-Manila topped the 2020 Physician Licensure Examinations, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Jomel Garcia Lapides, with a rating of 88.67 percent, …
Vice President Leni Robredo proudly announced that her daughter Tricia Robredo was among the 3,500 examinees who passed the licensure examinations for doctors in November. Tricia or Janine Patricia Robredo …