No more laughs: P3-M Pagcor logo draws calls for probe

Jeannette Andrade 07/14/2023

You’ve laughed at the parodies. Now comes the serious part. Two days after being unveiled, the new logo of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) continued to draw scrutiny not only for its design and rationale,…

Why does it cost P9,500 to get a driver’s license? lawmaker asks

Jeannette Andrade 02/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Pampanga Rep. Anna York Bondoc seeks a congressional inquiry into the “excessive” cost of getting a driver’s license for the first time. Bondoc has filed House Resolution No. 751 urging the House Committee on…

‘Vicky’ leaves 9 dead; rain seen to persist

Jeannette Andrade, JHESSET O. ENANO 12/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Rainy weather is expected to persist across Luzon on Monday, even as Tropical Depression Vicky left the Philippine territory on Sunday, the government weather service said. After heavy rain that inundated swaths of Mindanao and…

Año to public, officials: Refrain from holding events

Dona Pazzibungan, Jeannette Andrade 11/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday advised the public and his fellow government officials to refrain from holding community events if they could not guarantee compliance with coronavirus measures. Año also said he would…

COVID-19 task force catches 6,476 motorcycle back-riding violators

Jeannette Andrade 07/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Joint Task Force Coronavirus Disease (JTF COVID) Shield stressed the need for barriers on motorcycles on Sunday, citing the 6,476 people who were caught violating the policy that limited back…

DOH, AFP sending doctors to Cebu

Jeannette Andrade, Nestor Burgos Jr. - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/29/2020

A desperate cry for help from overburdened medical frontliners battling a surge in new coronavirus cases in Cebu City has been answered — partly. The Department of Health (DOH) is sending doctors from rural areas in Western…

4.2M households to receive cash aid this week

Jeannette Andrade 06/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday said the payout of the second tranche of cash aid from the social amelioration program (SAP) would be completed within the week. DILG…

PH Navy’s 1st missile-capable warship enters active service

Jeannette Andrade, Julie M. Aurelio - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable frigate will be officially christened and put in active service as BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the national hero’s birthday on June 19. According to Navy public affairs office…

PNP to submit findings on ‘ninja cops’ to Duterte this week

Jeannette Andrade 03/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has moved its self-imposed deadline on the adjudication of its personnel included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narcolist. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said that instead of March 5, the…

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