SONA 2023: Cebu officials, allies laud Marcos Jr. admin’s efforts in revitalizing economy

Futch Anthony Inso, Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Wenilyn Sabalo 07/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As far as some local officials and allies in Cebu are concerned, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PBBM) has accomplished a lot in terms of revitalizing the country’s economy. During President Marcos Jr.’s…

FDA issues warning vs several types of lato-lato

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on buying some variants of the popular yoyo-like clackers called ‘lato-lato’.   The FDA has issued three separate memorandums on June 13, urging…

Coast Guard K9 unit shows photos of Cessna wreckage in Isabela

Zacarian Sarao 03/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Photos of the wreckage of the Cessna plane that went missing for almost two months were released by the Coast Guard K9 Field Operating Unit on Sunday. The photos showed the wreckage of the…

Bodies of Isabela plane crash victims retrieved

Zacarian Sarao 03/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the pilot and five passengers of the ill-fated Cessna plane that crashed in Isabela have been retrieved, the provincial public information announced on Sunday. “As of 12:54pm today, the bodies of the pilot…

Lawmaker wants Mandarin taught in schools

Jeanette I. Andrade 02/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan wants the Chinese language of Mandarin taught in schools nationwide. “If we are going to continue to rely on the export of labor to help drive our economic growth,…

70 tons of smuggled, rotting onions end up in pit

Julie Alipala, Nestor Corrales 02/09/2023

More than 70,000 kilograms of smuggled onions earlier seized by authorities were destroyed in Zamboanga City due to public safety concerns. Zamboanga City Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja expressed regret at seeing tons of red and yellow onions…

UP professor arrested for ‘violating’ SSS law

Abby Boiser 02/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The arrest of a university professor for an alleged labor violation drew outrage in her own community, which cited an accord with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) restricting police presence…

DA eyes P125/kilo suggested retail price for onion

John Eric Mendoza 02/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is inclined to lower the suggested retail price (SRP) of onions to P125. DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez said this in light of the arrival of imported onions and…

22,000 MT of imported onions may arrive in PH this month – DA

Jordeene B. Lagare, Melvin Gascon 01/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Imported onions may arrive in the country between the last week of January and the first week of next month if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approves a plan by the Department of Agriculture (DA)…

Death toll from Christmas weekend rains, floods climbs to 25

Jean Mangaluz 12/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from shear line-induced rains and floods last weekend climbed rose from 13 to 25, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced on Wednesday. Twenty  six individuals remain missing, nine…

Tech issues mar first day of SIM card registration

Tyrone Jasper Piad 12/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines – Mobile subscribers are reportedly dealing with technical difficulties during the first day of SIM (subscriber identity module) card registration. “Due to the high volume of registrants, some subscribers may experience difficulty accessing the SIM…

Bill seeks 13th-month pay for contractual workers

Marlon Ramos 12/21/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Contractual state workers, who comprise more than one-fourth of the nearly 2.5 million government employees, should receive 13th-month pay just like other civil servants, according to Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. Revilla, chair of the…

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