MANILA – The House Committee on Appropriations has recommended to reduce the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025 from PHP2.037 billion to PHP733 million, panel senior vice chair and Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said on T…
Day: September 12, 2024
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director, Col. Hansel Marantan, called on members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) who claim to be victims of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s alleged abuses to come forward and speak out.
In a press …
MANILA – Dengue cases from Jan. 1 to Sept. 6 rose to 208,965, 68 percent higher compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday.
Latest data from the DOH show that the total dengue cases for the same period la…
MANILA – The House of Representatives is targeting the approval of the proposed PHP6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on the third and final reading by Sept. 25, a House leader said on Thursday.
House Appropriations Committee senior vice chair …
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) on Thursday inaugurated a rice processing facility and turned over several machineries worth a total PHP96 million that is …
BUTUAN CITY – Eight passengers were rescued after their pump boat began sinking off the coast of Surigao City on Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard in Surigao del Norte (PCG-SDN) said.
In a statement Thursday, the PCG-SDN said the pump boat, MBCA…
MANILA – Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said the government has no plans to revive online sabong (cockfighting) operations.
“I want to make this clear, and ulitin ko po ito. Wala pong marching …