Vaccine contracts ready for audit, says Galvez
THE PREVIOUS administration’s COVID response task force head said on Wednesday they are prepared to have the Commission on Audit (CoA) examine vaccine procurement...
House panel tackles amendments to give cybercrime law more teeth
A HOUSE panel tackled on Thursday proposed amendments to Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 that will give law enforcers...
Marcos orders creation of advisory board on seafarer concerns
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered the creation of an advisory board that would address the concerns of Filipino seafarers, according to the...
Kalibo airport expands international network with Taipei as demand rises
THE CIVIL Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Wednesday that the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) in Western Visayas is expanding its international...
Belgian airport officials float launch of Manila-Brussels flights
THE PHILIPPINES may soon have direct flights to Belgium, which would serve as a new travel option between western Europe and southeast Asia, the...
Construction starts for initial UP campus in New Clark City
CONSTRUCTION of the University of the Philippines (UP) campus within the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac has started, according to the Bases Conversion...
Ex-LTO chief appointed LTFRB chairman
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has appointed Teofilo E. Guadiz III as chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
“Pursuant to the...
Travel + Leisure Co. supports program for endangered turtles in Bataan
AMERICAN firm Travel + Leisure Co. has teamed up with the Pag-asa Pawikan Protection and Conservation Center (PPPCC), a group that protects marine turtles...
Philippines plans to deploy more labor attachés to Europe in 2023
THE PHILIPPINES plans to deploy more labor attachés next year to reinforce its network for the protection of overseas Filipino workers, according to the...
PHL justice system needs to improve on women’s plight — UN
THE PHILIPPINE justice system must improve in terms of access and provisions specific to women’s needs, considering the physical, social, and economic vulnerabilities they...
Court convicts Baguio City journalist of cyber-libel over Piñol post
A QUEZON CITY regional trial court has convicted a journalist from Baguio City for cyber-libel over a Facebook post he made about a former...
DoH says no need to panic over slight increase in COVID cases
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) on Tuesday assured the public that last week’s slight uptick in coronavirus cases is not a cause for concern...