NOLCOM joins US, Canada drills
BAGUIO CITY — Naval forces attached to the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), joined last Wednesday’s 7th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) off the waters...
PCO’s Chavez on leave, appoints OIC
PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Office (PCO) Senior Undersecretary Emerald Anne R. Ridao has been appointed officer-in-charge (OIC) of the agency while acting Secretary Cesar B. Chavez...
Sex education policy review backed
THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) backed a government-led review of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) policies, stressing the need for a balanced...
Pueblo De Oro to provide skills training in Cagayan de Oro
REAL ESTATE developer Pueblo de Oro Development Corp. (PDO) recently teamed up with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to help provide...
PDEA-9 destroys P331.2-M worth of seized drugs
COTABATO CITY — Government officials burned P331.2 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) in a power-generating plant in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday.
The...
Trike driver, 2 kids dead in Dipolog City highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Three individuals, two of them school children, died instantly in a highway mishap involving a tricycle and a truck in Dipolog...
Philippine military eyes upgrades including two ‘dream’ submarines
THE PHILIPPINES is looking to buy more military hardware to modernize its arsenal, including additional BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines, the chief of the armed forces said on Wednesday.
NBI files complaint against VP Sara at DoJ for grave threats, inciting to sedition
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday said it had filed a complaint for inciting to sedition and grave threats against Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio over her reported assassination threats against President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., his wife and the Speaker.
Election watchdog says 55% of party-list groups don’t represent poor
MORE THAN HALF of the party-list groups participating in the 2025 Philippine midterm elections do not represent marginalized sectors, contrary to their mandate under...
More than 1,200 LGUs have started automating public services — Marcos
OVER 1,200 local government units (LGUs) have now initiated automation efforts to enhance efficiency and transparency in public service delivery, President Ferdinand R. Marcos,...
PHL gets P169-M grant for Open RAN
THE Japanese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday issued a 444-million-yen grant, or P169.79 million, to the University of the Philippines to put up an...
BARMM sets up telco facilities
COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro police and a ministry in the autonomous region have set up a telecommunications cooperation framework meant to hasten regional...