DMW chief gets CA nod
THE COMMISSION on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac after lawmakers rejected...
BoC seizes smuggled farm goods
CUSTOMS agents seized P30 million worth of smuggled agricultural goods at a warehouse in Navotas City on Aug. 15.
The smuggled goods, consisting of 63...
DFA told to scrap Guo passport
EXECUTIVE secretary Lucas P. Bersamin has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, weeks...
Shari’ah bar exams eyed
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is eyeing the next Shari’ah special bar exams in May or June next year.
“In line with...
Failure of RCEP job promise cited
THE PHILIPPINES does not need the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement to boost jobs, a labor group told a Senate committee on...
Congress OKs Maritime Domain bill
THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday ratified a bicameral conference committee report of a bill that seeks to boost the Philippines’ claim in the...
Senate body OKs VP’s P2-B budget
THE OFFICE of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed P2-billion budget for next year has been submitted to the Senate plenary after the finance committee...
Boost in Tourism budget sought
A CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday said the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Tourism (DoT) should be increased to support the tourism sector.
The budget...
Philippines says China coast guard’s actions at shoal not helping confidence building
MANILA - The actions by China's coast guard against Philippine vessels near the Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea were illegal and "do not contribute...
US condemns ‘dangerous actions’ by China against Philippine vessels
WASHINGTON - The US State Department condemned "dangerous actions" by China on Monday against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.
Chinese ships "employed reckless maneuvers, deliberately colliding with two Philippine Coast Guard ships, causing structural damage and...
Manila, Beijing trade blame after ships collide near shoal in South China Sea
THE PHILIPPINES and China accused each other on Monday of ramming vessels and performing dangerous maneuvers in the South China Sea, the latest flare-up...
Manila posts first mpox case amid global crisis
THE PHILIPPINE Health department on Monday said it has detected one new case of monkeypox (mpox), days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency amid an uptick in cases in African countries.