MANILA: The proposed confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for the Office of the President (OP) in 2025 are vital in addressing urgent security issues confronting the country, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has said.
This, as Pangandaman def…
MALASIQUI: The officer in charge of San Manuel Police Station in Pangasinan and three other officers have been relieved from their posts as an investigation into the alleged torture of a drug suspect is ongoing.
In a phone interview on Wednesday, Pan…
MANILA: The weather bureau said Wednesday the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the tropical cyclone spotted outside PAR are not affecting the country.
The LPA, last tracked 575 km. northeast of Itbayat, B…
MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has greenlighted the release of some PHP579 million in funds for the implementation of projects under the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) aimed at enhancing community resilience and sustainability
In…
MANILA: Aira Villegas’ Cinderella run in the women’s 50-kilogram boxing division of the Paris Olympics came to an end early Wednesday (Philippine Time) after losing in the semifinals to Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu as the entire boxing event shifted t…
MANILA: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for supporting the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) and rejecting the calls for its suspension.
In a statemen…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered an adjustment to the target of building six million housing units by the end of his term in 2028.
In a Facebook post, Marcos said the new housing target should be based on ‘need and demand’…
MANILA: The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) level went up to USD105.65 billion as of end-July this year from USD105.19 billion in June, preliminary data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
In a statement on Wednesda…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is paying an official visit to Japan from August 7-10. During the visit, Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee, and held talks o…