DPWH tells Metro Cebu LGUs to help address flooding while control and drainage master...
DEPARTMENT OF Public Works and Highways-Central Visayas (DPWH-7) Regional Director Ador G. Canlas asked local government unit (LGUs) leaders to implement projects that will...
Business chamber to pitch more Davao flights to AirAsia’s Fernandes in ICON forum
THE DAVAO City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) plans to convince AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes to launch more flights...
Korean gov’t donates P5M to Red Cross for Marawi relief operations
THE Korean government, through its Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Jae-shin, handed over yesterday a P5-million humanitarian aid to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)...
Zamboanga City hospital gets P630-M budget for expansion
FUNDING FOR infrastructure and equipment worth P630 million has been allocated by the congressional office of the city’s first district for the Zamboanga City...
SC upholds martial law declaration in Mindanao
By Kristine Joy V. Patag
Reporter
THE SUPREME Court (SC) on Tuesday, July 4, upheld President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s Proclamation No. 216, placing Mindanao under martial...
Senate body to investigate anti-drug police
A SENATE committee will investigate police actions after a Reuters report detailed how officers have used hospitals to cover up executions in President Rodrigo...
OFWs to be aided by new, multipurpose ID
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral, Reporter
OFWs to be aided by new, multipurpose ID LABOR SECRETARY Silvestre H. Bello III on Tuesday, July 4, said...
Duterte reappoints 4 Cabinet officials
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has reappointed four Cabinet officials who were bypassed by the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA).
Mr. Duterte signed the appointment letters...
House withholds show-cause order vs ‘Ilocos 6’
By Raynan F. Javil, Reporter
THE House of Representatives has withheld the issuance of a show-cause order against justices of the Court of Appeals (CA)...
Gunrunning syndicate taken down could be terror group suppliers
A GUNRUNNING syndicate based in Lipa, Batangas, believed to have been in operation for 22 years, has been taken down by the police and...
Peace talks with Reds could resume in August
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES and communists leaders are eyeing to revive the stalled peace process in August while “informal meetings” will be carried out this month...
Task force eyes emergency procurement power for Marawi rehab
THE TASK force that will handle the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City is planning to seek authority for emergency procurement procedures to hasten the...