Gov’t eyes $9-B loan for COVID-19 vaccine purchase
The government considers borrowing up to $9 billion (P433.3 billion) from the World Bank to fund the country’s purchase of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Carlito Galvez Jr., COVID-19 national task …
The government considers borrowing up to $9 billion (P433.3 billion) from the World Bank to fund the country’s purchase of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Carlito Galvez Jr., COVID-19 national task …
Tropical Storm Ulysses slightly intensifies and accelerates while moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea. At 10:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm Ulysses was estimated based on all available …
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday that opposition senators would push for realigning the P19-billion proposed budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) …
Twelve alleged members of the rebel group New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the authorities in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental, on Sunday. According to the Philippine Army, an NPA squad, …
Outgoing US President Donald Trump continues to insist that there was cheating in the election in which Joe Biden defeated him. It has been two days since all major US …
Outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan said order of succession was not important concerning President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to appoint Police Major General Debold Sinas …
The local governments of Manila and Quezon City have banned Christmas caroling in the streets over the holidays amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Raffy Tima’s reported on “24 Oras” that the …
Government employees would be receiving their Christmas bonus (one month salary plus P5,000 cash gift) starting this week, Rep. Mike Defensor of party-list Angkalusugan said. Defensor, chairman of the House of …
Malacañang hopes that President-elect Joe Biden would relax immigration policies for overstaying Filipinos in the United States so they could fix their documents and legally work there despite their status. …
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra revealed that President Rodrigo Duterte met with the over 40 suspended officials and personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at Malacañang on Monday evening. “During …
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no.2 may be hoisted in some areas of the Bicol Region as early as tonight, Pagasa said on its severe weather bulletin at 5 am, Tuesday. …
Tropical Depression Ulysses intensifies into a Tropical Storm, Pagasa reported on its recent severe weather bulletin, Monday, November 9. At 4:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm Ulysses was …
Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) anew to implement the “quarantine first policy” to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF). SINAG sent …
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday that the Philippines is not ready for mail-in voting for the upcoming 2022 national and local elections. “Our current system simply does not …
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has paid about P700 million of its debt nearly P1 billion debt to the Philippine Red Cross. PhilHealth spokesman Rey Baleña also told Dobol …
Vaccine czar and National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday that the bulk of COVID-19 vaccines would be available by the end of 2021 to early …
Cebu City government would be closing the two remaining Barangay Isolation Centers (BICs) in the city once their asymptomatic COVID-19 patients completed their 14-day quarantine. The facilities were located in …
The rule of Batch ’86 of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is about to end with Philippine National Police (PNP) outgoing chief General Camilo Pancratius “Pikoy” Cascolan’s retirement. Cascolan is …
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday congratulated Police Major General Debold Sinas, who was appointed as the new Philippine National Police chief. “Congratulations and good luck! May the force …
Former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro has been formally charged for allegedly maltreating her Filipina household helper, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, said Monday. Last week, Marichu Mauro returned …
President Rodrigo Duterte named Metro Manila police chief Major General Debold Sinas as the new chief of Philippine National Police (PNP), Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Monday. Sinas will take …
Another riot erupted inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City on Monday, the Bureau of Corrections said. “On or about 0839H, a free for all scuffle occurred at the …
Tropical Depression Ulysses accelerates and slightly intensifies while moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea. At 10:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “ULYSSES” was estimated based on all available …
Businesses in the Philippines do no see major changes in the business relations between the Philippines and the United States after Joe Biden was elected as America’s new president. “I …
New policies for immigrants are possible under the administration of US President-elect Joe Biden, the Philippines’ ambassador to the United States (US) said. In an interview on Unang Balita on …
The national government’s debt payments increased in September after the Duterte administration paid its loan from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), used for the country’s COVID-19 response. According to the …