MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said the move to amend the 1987 Constitution through people’s initiative may affect the holding of voter registration for the May 2025 polls, which is set to resume next month.
Comelec Chairpers…
TACLOBAN: The Northern Samar provincial government has asked Philippine Airlines (PAL) to fly seven days a week from Manila to Catarman in Northern Samar and vice-versa, given the growing number of tourists in the province.
The possibility of having …
MANILA: All departments and bureaus of the local government of Manila are ready for the annual celebration of the Feast of Sto. Niño on Sunday.
Mayor Honey Lacuna has directed all concerned offices to ensure an orderly and peaceful feast.
Activities…
DUMAGUETE: Three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed in separate encounters with government troops this week have been claimed by their families, Army officials said Friday.
The slain NPA rebels were identified as Dionisio Baloy, …
MANILA: The House of Representatives, through the offices of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Tingog Party-list, and in partnership with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is facilitating the immediate release of PHP35 million in financial ai…
MANILA: The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is doubling efforts to attain its single-digit poverty rate target by 2028.
In his first State of the Nation Address in 2022, President Marcos vowed to bring down poverty to as low as 9 …
ILOILO: The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has reminded the public to continue observing health protocols as the new strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) claimed four lives in Iloilo.
IPHO chief Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon, on Thurs…
MANILA: Vice President Sara Z. Duterte cited on Friday the success of Makabagong Ina at Kababaihan Tungo sa Asenso (MIKA) based in San Pedro, Laguna as a good example of women empowerment.
MIKA is one of the first beneficiaries of the Office of the V…
MANILA: The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said it arrested 11,588 during 11,424 operations in 2023.
Among those arrested were 54 leaders and 442 members of criminal gangs and 125 communist and local …