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Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

ailure on the part of seven officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to face today’s hearing of the House of Representatives committee on good government and public accountability could lead to their arrest, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua warned yesterday.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has given a former member of the House of Representatives the distinction of being a “Champion of Change,” along with other global leaders, for championing biodiversity conservation in the Philippines.

Credit to Author: Kristine Daguno-Bersamina| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0800

The state weather bureau has raised tropical cyclone wind signals, placing parts of Metro Manila under Signal No. 1 and eight other areas under Signal No. 2 due to Severe Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji).

Credit to Author: Michael Punongbayan| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The United States has lauded the Philippines’ enactment of the Maritime Zones Act that seeks to further buttress the country’s sovereign rights over its waters, particularly the West Philippine Sea, in accordance with international law.

Credit to Author: Emmanuel Tupas| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Over a week after it was raided by law enforcement agents, a business process outsourcing company broke its silence and vowed to clear its name from allegations by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission that it is involved in illegal activities.

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Marcelo| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The University of the Philippines retained its distinction as the top university in the country though it slid eight spots in the Asia rankings of the education think tank Quacquarelli Symonds.

Credit to Author: Marc Jayson Cayabyab| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Senate minority leader Aquilino Pimentel III has urged President Marcos to rejoin the International Criminal Court following congressional investigations on alleged state-sanctioned killings during the previous administration.

Credit to Author: Alexis Romero| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos has authorized the one-time grant of rice assistance to all members of the military and other uniformed services, citing their key roles in maintaining peace and public safety.

Credit to Author: Ghio Ong| Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

On the 11th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda yesterday, President Marcos vowed to fully deliver on the promises given to the victims of the strongest typhoon in history to make landfall.

Credit to Author: Marc Jayson Cayabyab| Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has blocked 1,627 foreign nationals’ birth certificates after finding their documents “spurious” in their late birth registration.