PAGASA: TD Verbena may intensify
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) Verbena is expected to intensify into a tropical storm as it passes over northern Palawan, the state weather bureau said on...
Nuclear science pushed vs pollution
THE Philippine government is banking on nuclear science to help address the perennial problem on plastic pollution, in partnership with the International Atomic Energy...
Bill allowing telcos to roll over unused data advances in House
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow subscribers of telecommunications firms to carry over unused data to the next...
Senator calls for merger of state-owned TV networks
A SENATOR on Tuesday proposed merging all state-controlled television networks, to save government funding.
“To save on subsidies while improving public service, why not revive...
BoC confiscates P8.41-M agarwood
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) seized misdeclared agarwood worth P8.41 million in Lapu-Lapu City, as smuggled exports threaten revenue collections in the face of...
P1.5-M smuggled cigarettes seized
COTABATO CITY — A police anti-smuggling team seized P1.5 million worth of cigarettes from Indonesia, which were being transported by two vehicles intercepted in...
Tropical Depression Verbena hits tens of thousands in Caraga; to hit Palawan
Tropical Depression Verbena has affected nearly 47,000 people, all in the Caraga region, following the strong winds and heavy rainfall that the storm unleashed on Monday, the national disaster agency...
Marcos says 7 people linked to flood control scandal now in state custody
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said seven people wanted in connection with anomalies in government flood control projects are now under state custody, as his administration seeks to show concrete progress in its widening anti-corruption crackdown.
Coalition plans second anti-graft rally on Nov. 30
LEADERS of a broad anti-corruption coalition on Monday said their campaign is not meant to destabilize or unseat the Marcos administration, as they announced...
Tropical Depression Verbena hits Surigao; wind alerts raised across Philippines
TROPICAL Depression Verbena made landfall in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur on Monday afternoon and was expected to cross Agusan del Norte by early evening,...
Marcos worried about Sen. Imee
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said he and those close to him have grown increasingly concerned about his sister, Ma. Imelda Josefa Remedios “Imee”...
1.8M to exit cash aid program
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expecting 1.8 million beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to exit the program...