Philippine National Police chief Police General Debold Sinas on Wednesday banned Christmas parties within the country celebrates holidays amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 81st founding anniversary of the Quezon …
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the government to let typhoon victims use some 13,000 still-unoccupied resettlement houses as evacuation shelters. “There are at least 13,000 housing units in government’s resettlement sites …
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday urged the administration to issue an executive order for the immediate withdrawal of the P33 billion government funds “parked” at Philippine International Trading Corporation …
Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday that the change in House Speakers affected how the infrastructure budget was allocated among congressional districts under the proposed 2021 national budget. “Evidently, noticeable …
The United States donated a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System to the Philippine Navy. The equipment aims to improve the military’s maritime domain awareness and border security capabilities. Acting Deputy Chief …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced Wednesday that over 35 million Filipinos will be prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Galvez said the COVID-19 vaccine priority list was endorsed by …
The Philippine government plans to give COVID-19 vaccines to 20 up to 30 million Filipinos annually within five years, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. In a public briefing on …
On Wednesday, Senator Panfilo Lacson said he did not continue his plans to reduce the P4.5 billion confidential and intelligence funds under the Office of the President in 2021. He …
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) operatives are now hunting the killers of two lawyers in Palawan and Cebu City. Guevarra said the …
Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) head Greco Belgica on Wednesday said there are “less than 12” congressmen included in their list of officials involved in DPWH corruption. Belgica said these House …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced on Wednesday that the price cap for RT-PCR (nasal swab) test for COVID-19 should be from P3,800 to P5,000 at the maximum. Duque said …
Some residents of Loboc, Bohol, have received expired rice aid, which, besides being smelly, is said to be black and rotten, according to a report by Unang Balita on Wednesday. …
Senator Panfilo Lacson proposed Wednesday the realignment of P63-billion funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed 2021 P659-billion budget to make allocations responsive to priority projects. …
An official from the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) said 50 million COVID-19 vaccines are not enough to give herd immunity as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). In …
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95 percent effective based on its second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its manufacturer announced on Tuesday. The vaccine would be administered in …
The city government targets to reopen the Baguio night market along Harrison Road on December 1. Below is the complete press release of the Public Information Office – City of …
The Department of Tourism coordinated with PNP-CIDG in finding the chief of the agency’s Legislative Liaison United and UP law professor Ryan Oliva who went missing on Saturday. “The Department …
Makabayan bloc lawmakers in the House and some progressive leaders have denied that they are members and leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples’ Army (CPP-NPA) at the …
The Department of Health (DOH) warns that even if a person wears a face mask and face shield, they can still be infected with COVID-19 when in a crowded area. …
Lawyer Ryan Oliva, a law professor at the University of the Philippines and an officer of the Department of Tourism, has been missing since Saturday evening, his family said. Oliva’s …
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Tuesday that vehicles without radio frequency identification (RFID) tags would not be apprehended until January 11, 2021. DOTr said in an advisory that installations …
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) explained that the Magat Dam was not designed for flood control. As per the Magat Dam’s operations manual, NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said, “[i]t is …
League of Parents of the Philippines and the Liga Independencia Pilipinas members protested against the alleged New People’s Army or NPA recruitment in front of the Senate building in Pasay …
National Irrigation Administration (NIA) chief Ricardo Visaya on Tuesday insisted that the Magat Dam’s opening of the water gates was not the major cause of the massive flooding in Cagayan …
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III clarified the 5,000-limit on healthcare workers’ deployment abroad only applies to new hires. Bello also noted in an interview that …
Citibf the case of detained Senator Leila De Lima, Senator Panfilo Lacson said the Department of Justice could investigate corrupt congressmen. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte announced he had …