• REPATRIATED OFWS FROM LEBANON ASSURED OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

    Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac assured the 37 repatriated OFWs from Lebanon of full government support for their reintegration upon their arrival at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City, this morning, September 14, 2024. The OFW-repatriates, along with five children, received immediate financial assistance worth Php 75,000 from the DMW AKSYON Fund.…

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  • NEW PPCRV VOTER’S ED PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

    The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) launched its “most ambitious” voter’s education program this week, aiming to shape Filipinos into model citizens. Dubbed as “Tibok Pinoy,” the program includes six books and 11 podcasts that pivot back to key values of a model Filipino. Evelyn Singson, PPCRV chairperson, noted the challenge of convincing…

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  • PBBM ON LATEST SWS SURVEY: ‘IT’S A CHALLENGE TO DO EVEN BETTER’

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday considered his positive satisfaction rating as a challenge to further improve the government’s performance in serving Filipinos. “While we are elated by this validation of our hard work, we view it more as a challenge to do even better,” President Marcos said in a statement, referring to his…

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  • DA ASSURES STABLE SUPPLY, PRICES OF MEAT, ONION DURING HOLIDAY SEASON

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured the public of a stable supply of meat and onions, as well as stable prices of basic commodities, particularly during the holiday season, as a result of government interventions. “Sa karneng baboy dahil importante iyan sa atin, panahon ng holiday season, medyo bumaba iyon presyo – nakakita tayo…

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  • PBBM: HEADS WILL ROLL OVER OIL SPILL

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday that heads will roll among government officials involved in the oil spill incident involving three motor tankers that sank off Bataan. In his speech during the distribution of various aid to fisherfolk and their families in Navotas City, President Marcos said there is already an ongoing investigation…

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  • PBBM WON’T ATTEND UNGA; TO BE REPRESENTED BY DFA CHIEF, SAYS PALACE

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos will not attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this month and has designated Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo to represent the Chief Executive, Malacañang said on Thursday. “The President will not be attending the UN General Assembly. Instead, he will be ably represented by Foreign Affairs Secretary…

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  • PALACE BELIES TEODORO’S DEPARTURE FROM DND

    Malacañang on Thursday belied reports that Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. has resigned, stressing that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s trust and confidence in the Defense chief have “never wavered.” In a statement, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez said the rumors circulating on social media were “pathetic attempts” to sow discord within the…

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  • PH A SECURITY CHALLENGE BUT SURMOUNTABLE – DOJ

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday vowed to use all possible means to protect the country’s porous borders against illegal activities and ensure the safety of Filipinos. “Well, you know, we are one with the congressmen and the senators when we try to look for possible ways to guard our porous borders,” DOJ Assistant…

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  • PH, INDONESIA AGREE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE POLICE COOPERATION

    The governments of the Philippines and Indonesia have agreed to institutionalize cooperation between their police forces, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday.DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said this development followed the capture of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, who was hiding in Indonesia.“Iyong nangyari sa Indonesia, you know…

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  • GUO’S AIDERS IN GOV’T TO BE UNMASKED ‘VERY SOON’ — DOJ

    The results of the investigation on government personnel involved in the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo are expected to be released soon, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Saturday. “I was just told that the only thing I can disclose at this point is that it is coming…

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