Local transmission of more infectious Omicron subvariant confirmed
Philippine health authorities on Tuesday confirmed the local transmission of a more contagious Omicron subvariant that has become dominant in the US.
“There’s local transmission...
DoJ drops 29 cases of ‘state-sanctioned’ drug killings
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has dropped 29 cases from its list of extralegal killings and torture cases for lack of evidence, according to...
Marcos offers Laguesma, Ople Cabinet posts
THE CAMP of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that it has invited former labor secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma and...
Comelec says discrepancies in vote canvassing audit minor
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) found discrepancies in the manually encoded overseas certificates of canvass, but these were minor and have been corrected, according...
Israel Aerospace to supply electro-optics to Philippine Navy
JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Monday it won a contract to supply the Philippine Navy with its maritime electro-optics systems that...
Cebu Pacific apologizes to VP Robredo over baseless claim by pilot
A CEBU Pacific Air pilot who said in a social media post that Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo asked for priority landing...
Davao cacao growers get post-harvest, biomass facilities
TWO cooperatives in Davao Region have received cacao post-harvest and biomass production facilities to boost farmers’ income from the high-value crop that is being...
Duterte signs youth council dev’t law, 2 other measures
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a measure strengthening youth councils in villages by expanding officers’ benefits and requiring certain qualifications for...
Ex-PCGG chief dared to sue over Picasso painting
PRESUMPTIVE president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr.’s spokesman on Monday dared the former head of a government commission tasked to go after ill-gotten assets of the late dictator and his cronies to file a case over a missing Pablo Picasso painting seen in the house of his mother Imelda.
DoH says more than 1,000 Filipinos got COVID in past week
PHILIPPINE health authorities on Monday reported 1,118 coronavirus infections for May 9 to 15, 14 of which were severe and critical cases.
New senators may be proclaimed this week, Comelec says
THE 12 winning senatorial candidates may be proclaimed by Wednesday afternoon, while some party-list winners may be announced a day later, according to an election commissioner.
House supermajority expected as Marcos cousin meets more powerbrokers
LEYTE Representative Martin G. Romualdez, cousin of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr., continues to meet with leaders of mainstream political parties as he is now poised to assume the speakership of the House of Representatives in the incoming 19th Congress.