Manila: The House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Wednesday called on former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to surrender to the panel after the Supreme Court (SC) voided his only legal recourse against the committee’s detention o…
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Comelec to tightly screen COCs vs. nuisance bets
Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) vowed to stringently screen all certificates of candidacy (COCs) submitted by aspirants for national positions in the 2025 midterm elections.
Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the Supreme Cour…
Minimum wage hike in Cagayan Valley, C. Luzon, Soccsksargen OK’d
Manila: The regional wage boards of Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Soccsksargen have issued orders granting increases in the daily minimum wage of workers in private establishments, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesda…
Signal no. 1 still up in parts of N. Luzon as ‘Julian’ heads to Taiwan
Manila: Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 1 is still hoisted over some parts of Northern Luzon even as Typhoon Julian heads towards Southern Taiwan, the weather bureau said Wednesday afternoon.
Areas still placed under Signal No. 1 are Batanes,…
Chiz: 2025 nat’l budget to be passed in Senate by early December
Manila: Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday said the Senate expects to approve the proposed 2025 national budget before Congress adjourns on Dec. 20 and brought to Malacañang to be signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr….
Diwata Pares owner seeks House seat as party-list’s 4th nominee
Manila: Pares joint owner and viral Internet personality Deo ‘Diwata’ Balbuena formalized his bid for a congressional seat as the fourth nominee of the Vendors Party-list.
Balbuena, together with the other nominees, filed the group’s certificate of n…