• PHILIPPINES RECEIVES STRONG ENDORSEMENTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH SECURITY CAPACITIES FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF JOINT EXTERNAL EVALUATION (JEE)

    Driven by the goal to further develop and generate systems in advancing strong and resilient health security, the Philippines, through the Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), remarkably completed the second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) on the 29th of November 2024. The JEE provides a structured framework to support…

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  • MARBIL VOWS MODERNIZATION AND APOLITICAL POLICE FORCE IN 2025

    Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Rommel Francisco D. Marbil reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to advancing into a technology-driven, professional, and apolitical police force dedicated to upholding peace, order, and the Constitution as the nation ushers in the New Year. In his New Year message, Gen. Marbil emphasized the PNP’s readiness to meet the…

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  • BARBERS RENEWS CALL TO PUT UP EDCA SITE IN SURIGAO DEL NORTE

    A lawmaker from Mindanao today renewed his call for the establishment of a naval facility in Surigao del Norte to protect the country’s eastern seaboard from smugglers and foreign intruders under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the Lower…

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  • PBBM ADMIN ON TRACK TO REACHING LEGISLATIVE GOALS

    The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remains on track in achieving its legislative agenda of further expanding the Philippine economy while protecting the welfare of Filipinos and the country’s interests. This year, President Marcos has signed into law several bills of national significance. Eleven of these priority measures came from the Legislative-Executive Development…

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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR

    HAPPY NEW YEAR

    Kung babalikan natin ang ilan sa mga kaganapan sa bansa ay masasabi nating puno ng hamon at magkahalong lungkot at saya sa pangkabuuan. Sa kabila ng kalamidad dala ng bagyo at baha ganon na rin ng lindol ang mga kababayan nating naapektuhan at nadiskaril ang pamumuhay ay unti-unti nagsisimula na makabalik sa normal na pamumuhay.

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  • DON’T LOSE HOPE, CARDINAL ADVINCULA SAYS AT OPENING OF JUBILEE YEAR

    Cardinal Jose Advincula launched the Jubilee Year in the Manila archdiocese on Monday, urging the faithful not to lose hope despite life’s challenges.In his homily during Mass at the Manila Cathedral, Advincula emphasized that hope, a gift from God, cannot be taken away and is essential for overcoming hardships.“Indeed, there is hope for all of…

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  • POPE FRANCIS: LAST DAY OF 2024 A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE ‘UNIVERSAL VOCATION’ OF ROME

    VATICAN— Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, saying the last day of 2024 is a time to reflect and give thanks for the “universal vocation” of Rome.“Rome is called to welcome everyone so that everyone can recognize themselves as…

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  • MESSAGE OF VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

    January 1, 2025 Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh!Madayaw ug maayong adlaw kaninyong tanan!Magandang araw sa inyong lahat.Sa ating mga kababayan sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ako ay nakikiisa sa inyong maligayang pagsalubong ng Bagong Taon.Ang taong 2024 ay sumubok sa ating katatagan at humulma sa atin bilang isang sambayanang naninindigan para sa katarungan at kaunlaran.Ngayong…

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  • PHILIPPINES, VIET NAM STRENGTHEN DEFENSE TIES

    December 20, 2024 (Quezon City) – Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Son, Outgoing Defense Attaché of Viet Nam to the Philippines, and Senior Colonel Luong Van Manh, incoming Vietnamese Defense Attaché, rendered a joint courtesy call on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the Department of National Defense.Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. thanked Sr.…

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