Scale down Christmas parties, DepEd tells schools, offices

Stephanie Sevillano 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed all its offices and schools to do away with grand celebrations of Christmas parties in the aftermath of the successive typhoons that battered parts of Luzon. This complies with…

‘Mary Jane Veloso is coming home’ — Marcos

Darryl John Esguerra 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Indonesian government has agreed to the Philippines’ request to transfer convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso to a local prison, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday. “Mary Jane Veloso is coming…

Smuggling of spiderlings concealed in air parcel foiled

Ferdinand Patinio 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark has foiled the smuggling of 178 spiderlings hidden in an air parcel and declared as “hairclips” from Indonesia. In a statement on Tuesday, acting District Collector Jairus…

Pepito a very dangerous cyclone, warns Pagasa

Ma. Cristina Arayata 11/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The state weather bureau on Friday warned the public that Pepito (international name Man-yi), which has strengthened into a typhoon, poses a significant threat as a highly dangerous tropical cyclone. “The next 24 hours…

Nika update: Classes suspended on Monday in several Luzon areas

11/11/2024

MANILA – Several local government units (LGUs) in Luzon have announced the class suspension on Monday due to Typhoon Nika (International name: Toraji). According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Nika is forecast to…

Dumaguete pushed as UNESCO creative city

Mary Judaline Partlow 11/09/2024

DUMAGUETE CITY – Dumaguete, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, has been chosen as one of two Philippine endorsements to the 2025 UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Literature. Quezon City is the other…

Pres. Marcos signs laws creating new court branches across PH

Darryl John Esguerra 11/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law 11 measures creating additional court branches across the country. Copies of the new laws were released by Malacañang on Sunday. Republic Act (RA) 12044 provides for…

Enough supply of Cebu lechon during Christmas season assured

John Rey Saavedra 10/26/2024

CEBU CITY – Despite the African Swine Fever (ASF) scare, there will be enough pork meat, especially the well-loved lechon (roast pig), during the Christmas season, an official of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) here said…

DBM OKs early release of gov’t workers’ yearend bonus, cash gift

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the earlier release of government personnel’s yearend bonus and cash gift. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Oct. 22 issued Budget Circular 2024-3, which facilitates the…

DBM grants DOH P454M for purchase of 173 medical vehicles

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/25/2024

MANILA –The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated approximately PHP454 million to the Department of Health (DOH) for the procurement of some 173 medical vehicles. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the issuance of an Authority…

Marcos orders expansion of west Cebu ecozone in Balamban

Darryl John Esguerra 10/20/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered special economic zone in Balamban town in the province of Cebu. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed…

DOH chief urges newly licensed doctors to join gov’t service

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/19/2024

MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Saturday enjoined 3,845 newly licensed physicians to join government service. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 58 percent of 6,600 examinees passed the Physician Licensure Examination…

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