US, Australia, Japan vow ‘coordinated security assistance’ to PH

Frances Mangosing 05/04/2024

HONOLULU—The United States, Australia and Japan have agreed to provide “coordinated security assistance” to the Philippines to strengthen the country’s military capabilities in the face of China’s growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea. The defense ministers of the…

SC tackles back pay for illegally dismissed probationary workers

Jane Bautista 05/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ruled that illegally dismissed probationary employees are entitled to back pay from the time their compensation was withheld up to their actual reinstatement. In an en banc decision dated April…

‘Sweaty’ at Naia: Cooling towers under repair

Dexter Cabalza 04/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two of the cooling towers of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 in Pasay City have stopped working, leaving passengers and airport personnel “sweaty” since Saturday, as one of them put it, while…

Fuel price rollback expected this week

Jordeene B. Lagare 04/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Good news awaits motorists following successive price increases in gasoline as oil companies are tipped to slash local fuel prices by less than a peso this coming week, according to industry sources. In an…

GSIS profit in Q1 soars to P37 billion

04/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) increased its profit by 21 percent in the first quarter compared to last year, thanks to better investment earnings in important sectors. The pension fund for government employees announced…

Luzon, Visayas grids under yellow alert, says NGCP

Jordeene Lagare 04/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised a yellow alert in the Luzon and Visayas grids today, April 23, lasting several hours as nearly 40 power plants are unavailable. NGCP placed Luzon under…

Liza Marcos slams Sara for laughing at ‘addict’ claim vs BBM

Julie Aurelio 04/19/2024

First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos felt upset for her husband when Vice President Sara Duterte was allegedly seen laughing while former President Rodrigo Duterte referred to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a drug addict during a rally…

Fuel pump prices to go up again this week

04/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists can expect another increase in fuel prices this week because of various geopolitical events outside the Philippines. Unioil predicts diesel will go up by 80 centavos to P1 per liter and gasoline by…

SC mulls use of AI translators, podcasts about cases

Vincent Cabreza 04/14/2024

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Imagine adaptive algorithms translating courtroom exchanges from English to major Filipino dialects in real time for the benefit of litigants, or podcasts that explain the scope and impact of landmark decisions to average…

Quiboloy: No US meddling—or catch me if you can

Jane Bautista 04/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy said on Saturday that he would not surrender unless the government made a written guarantee that American authorities would not meddle in the cases of child sexual abuse and trafficking filed…

PH-US-Japan agreement not aimed at China – DFA

Julie M. Aurelio 04/06/2024

The forthcoming summit between the Philippines, United States and Japan is “not directed at any country” but is aimed at deepening the existing and strong ties on economic cooperation, maritime security and climate change of the three…

Owl, pangolin rescued on Good Friday in Palawan

Geraldford Ticke 03/31/2024

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — A spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) and a pangolin (Manis culionensis) were rescued in Palawan province on Good Friday, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) said in a report issued Saturday, March…

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