MANILA – The government is committed to enhancing critical infrastructure, promoting human and social development, and strengthening community resilience against environmental hazards to achieve the nation’s long-term vision of a strongly rooted, com…
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Formerly NPA-infested Leyte town declared rebel-free
BURAUEN, Leyte – This town, known in the past as a hotbed of insurgency in central Leyte, has been declared Thursday as completely free from threats of the New People’s Army (NPA).
Through a resolution of the municipal peace and order council and th…
Comelec starts hardware test on poll count machines, other devices
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started the Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT) on the automated counting machines (ACMs) and other devices that will be used in the May 2025 midterm polls.
Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said Thursda…
DOJ revives case vs. ex-Palawan guv
MANILA – Prosecutors are set to revive the case against former Palawan governor Joel T. Reyes in connection with the killing of broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Thursday.
‘The case has been archived for…
Senate commits to fast-track bill supporting PBBM’s ban on POGOs
MANILA – The Senate is determined to pass a bill that will bolster the declaration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on totally banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday.
In a…
Public alerted to saltwater crocodile sighting in Sarangani Bay
KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Soccsksargen Region (DENR-12) issued a public warning Thursday following the sighting of a saltwater crocodile in Sarangani Bay and the coastline of General Santos City.
The…
1K gov’t leaders to be made digital savvy every year – DAP
BAGUIO CITY – The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) said the national government has instructed the center to start making executives and middle managers in the government digitally savvy and adept with the call of the times.
Nanette Capa…
Marikina OKs special economic zone for arms firm’s facility
MANILA – The Marikina City government approved the creation of a special economic zone for the manufacturing facility of a firearms firm.
Mayor Marcelino Teodoro signed Resolution No. 127, series of 2024, on Wednesday for the development of the Arms…
DOJ: Probers to look into alleged POGO mass graves in Porac
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said investigators will look into the circumstances of uncovered mass graves in Porac, Pampanga apparently arising from operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).
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