MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday presented to the media a former person deprived of liberty (PDL) and a corrections officer implicated in the gruesome kidnap-for-ransom and killing of a mother and her son in Baesa, Quezon C…
Day: July 26, 2024
17 retailers accredited as ‘Walang Gutom’ food suppliers in NegOcc
BACOLOD CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Western Visayas (Region 6) has tapped 17 retailers to supply food products to beneficiary households of the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program in two local government units (LGUs) in …
Filipina caregiver honored for heroic act in October Hamas attack
MANILA: Camille Jesalva, the Filipina caregiver who saved her elderly ward during the Oct. 7 Hamas offensive against Israel, was honored by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Jesalva was recognized by Herzog during an event on July 16 for the authors an…
School opening pushing through on Monday: PBBM
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the opening of classes in public schools will push through as planned but the decision to postpone for areas hit-hard by Super Typhoon Carina would depend on school authorities.
In a chance interview dur…
DepEd: 738 disaster-affected schools to postpone school opening
MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said 738 schools are expected to postpone the scheduled opening of classes for school year 2024-2025 on July 29 due to the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina.
Of th…
Senate panel to continue POGO hearings
MANILA: The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chaired by Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros is set to continue its investigation on Philippine Offshore and Gaming Operations (POGOs) even after Preside…