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Credit to Author: Christine Boton| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Department of Agriculture is set to declare a food security emergency on Jan. 22, to address persistently high rice prices.

Credit to Author: Daphne Galvez| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Everyone should be a “child at heart,” humble and appreciative of all the blessings in life, whether big or small, Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said in his homily during a Friday evening mass in honor of the Child Jesus at the Sto. Niño de Pandacan Parish in Manila.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Despite his assurances to the international community that human rights will be the priority of his administration, President Marcos has failed to “match his words with actions,” especially in addressing past and ongoing violations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Credit to Author: Daphne Galvez| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Government agencies, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), rolled out the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the handling of terrorism and terrorism financing cases.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Describing the 2025 national budget as “suboptimal,” President Marcos yesterday gave assurance that key government agencies that sustained budget cuts would have their funding restored for vital programs.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

To “force” the prices of rice down, President Marcos justified on Friday the impending declaration of a food security emergency by the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

A large majority of Filipinos support government actions in the West Philippine Sea, according to a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

While he agrees with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile that Congress should not be pressured either way on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, President Marcos on Friday maintained that moves to remove his former ally from office are not “practical.”

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday expressed concern over the decision of the Supreme Court allowing commercial fishing vessels access to municipal waters, previously reserved for small-scale fishers under the Fisheries Code.

Credit to Author: Mayen Jaymalin| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

To ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started moving the six million printed ballots for the May 2025 midterm elections to a warehouse in Laguna.