MANILA: Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday stood up to bashers of Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero for announcing that the Senate leadership is looking into limiting public holidays to make the country’s economy “more competitive.”
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Marcos to grant cash incentives, awards to Filipino Olympians
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to grant cash incentives and awards to all the 22 Filipino athletes who represented the country in the recently-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.
In a Palace press briefing Monday, Presidential Protocol c…
Japan continues ‘megaquake advisory’ after Thursday’s massive tremor
ANKARA: Japan’s state weather agency continued to maintain a “megaquake advisory” on Sunday urging the citizens to keep up their guard against a possible mega-earthquake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (J…
Manalo visit to Mongolia enhances ‘third neighbor’ ties
MANILA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to enhance bilateral relations with Mongolia, emphasizing the need for both countries to support an open, inclusive, and rules-based international order.
Mana…
Big-time oil price rollback set Tuesday
MANILA: Motorists and consumers can expect lower fuel prices starting Tuesday morning.
In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by PHP2.45 per liter and diesel prices by PHP1.90 per …
Senator mulls amendments to SIM registration law to fight fraud, scams
MANILA: Senator Win Gatchalian is considering introducing amendments to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Law following the widespread use of SIM cards by perpetrators for fraud and scamming purposes.
“It is incumbent upon the governm…
Celine Dion rebukes Trump for unauthorized use of Titanic hit at rally
ANKARA: Singer Celine Dion expressed disapproval over former US President Donald Trump using of her song, My Heart Will Go On, without approval during a rally in Montana.
The hit song, used in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, was played at a rally for R…
House Speaker: China’s actions contravene peace, stability
MANILA: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday condemned the reported endangerment by two Chinese fighter jets of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane over Bajo de Masinloc inside Philippine territory.
‘This latest aggressive action of China does…
Nations must balance protecting territory, vulnerable in conflicts
MANILA: Countries must strike a critical balance between securing territorial integrity and protecting the vulnerable sectors from harm during armed conflicts, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said on Monday.
“An…