Senator pushes stricter health measures in schools vs mpox
A PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday urged schools to enforce stricter health and safety measures after the Health department detected the first monkeypox (mpox) case...
Sandiganbayan overturns Estrada’s bribery conviction
THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has reversed the bribery charges against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada in connection with a multibillion-peso pork barrel scam.
In...
Longer car registration eyed
A BILL that seeks to extend the validity of motor vehicle registration has been filed at the House of Representatives.
House Bill No. 10696 by...
DA urged to work with police vs ASF
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) should seek the help of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in manning more checkpoints along highways as part of...
House bill protecting refugees filed
A BILL that seeks to set up a refugee coordinating body to protect refugees and streamline the asylum-seeking process in the Philippines has been...
PDEA seizes P3.4-M drugs in Lanao
COTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of crystal meth from a suspected dealer during an...
SC ruling on plebiscite hailed
COTABATO CITY — A large bloc of political leaders in the Bangsamoro Region on Thursday welcomed a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that barred a...
23 seamen safe after Houthi attack
THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday said the 23 Filipino seamen aboard the MV Sounion are “safe and sound” after a Houthi...
Seafood from all regions safe to eat amid the Bataan oil spill – BFAR
Fish and shellfish from all regions are now safe to eat, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Tuesday.
“Based on our...
China urges Philippines and US to stop ‘inflammatory remarks,’ fueling tension
CHINA has urged the Philippines and the United States to stop “inflammatory remarks” that would only raise tensions in the South China Sea, after trading blame with Manila for a collision involving their coast guard vessels on Aug. 19.
41 close contacts of Pinoy with mpox isolated — DoH
THE 33-YEAR-OLD Filipino who tested positive for monkeypox — the first mpox case reported by health authorities this year — visited an illegal spa and a dermatology clinic in Quezon City and had over a dozen close contacts there, according to a local official.
Budget department bucks proposal to revive e-sabong
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday rejected a proposal to revive online cockfighting operations or e-sabong, saying the government has enough...