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  • Philippine Prez orders agencies to intensify anti-smuggling fight

    Philippine Prez orders agencies to intensify anti-smuggling fight

    In a statement, the PCO said Marcos wants reform in the bureaucracy to curb smuggling, lower logistics costs and ensure ease of doing business as his administration works to prop up investments and business activity in the country, reports Xinhua news agency.

    January 14, 2023
  • Death penalty not a deterrent

    Death penalty not a deterrent

    The government, though, estimates the number of deaths at “only” 6,000 who died in the course of over 200,000 anti-illegal drug operations as of May this year.

    September 7, 2022
  • It’s about time

    It’s about time

    It should be irrelevant, though it is entirely possible, that the chances of the measure being signed into law are at risk, given that Hontiveros is one of only two members of the opposition in the Senate.

    August 2, 2022
  • ‘Idyllic enclave’ with dirty secret

    ‘Idyllic enclave’ with dirty secret

    This despite their verbal and written complaints, backed by reports of concerned parents and even of the Commission on Human Rights.

    July 20, 2022
  • Broad strokes for the future

    Broad strokes for the future

    Under his presidency, Marcos Jr. highlighted that food sufficiency will get preferential treatment, elating various agricultural groups that had criticized the import policy of the previous administration.

    July 6, 2022
  • Philippine central bank hikes interest rate to 2.5%

    Philippine central bank hikes interest rate to 2.5%

    He said the BSP is prepared to take all necessary policy action to bring inflation toward a target-consistent path over the medium term and deliver on its primary mandate of price stability.

    June 23, 2022
  • Challenge for the ‘supermajority’

    Challenge for the ‘supermajority’

    The effect of these unusually quick alignments for leadership in the Senate and the House, normally bitterly contested, is the certainty of incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. having a “supermajority” in Congress.

    June 9, 2022
  • Her greatest performance

    Her greatest performance

    Ever since she returned to the big screen at age 15 after a brief “retirement” as a child star, Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora, known to all and sundry as Susan Roces, proceeded to make a string of popular romantic comedies.

    May 31, 2022
  • Philippine storm death toll rises to 167

    Philippine storm death toll rises to 167

    The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that 164 died in the central Philippines while three died in the southern Philippines.

    April 16, 2022
  • Restive volcano in Philippines spews gas, steam

    Restive volcano in Philippines spews gas, steam

    The government has evacuated over 7,000 people from 18 villages around the volcano.

    March 31, 2022
  • Killer air

    Killer air

    Air pollution is a silent killer, and the impact on the Philippines has been grim. Per the report “Aiming Higher: Benchmarking the Philippine Clean Air Act,” approximately 66,000 premature deaths every year in the Filipino populace are linked to PM2.5 and NO2 pollution

    December 9, 2021
  • Duterte accepts VP nomination for 2022 polls

    Duterte accepts VP nomination for 2022 polls

    Duterte was elected Philippine President in the May 2016 elections. The Constitution limits presidents to a single six-year term.

    September 9, 2021
  • Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 others

    Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 others

    However, the country allows returning overseas Filipino workers under its repatriation program, but they will be isolated for 14 days upon the arrival

    August 13, 2021
  • Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact

    Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact

    The US military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China, which has used force to assert claims to vast areas of the disputed South China Sea

    July 30, 2021
  • Crashed Philippine plane’s black box retrieved

    Crashed Philippine plane’s black box retrieved

    Chief of staff General Cirilito Sobejana has instructed the investigators to complete the probe 'as fast as they can'

    July 7, 2021
  • Philippine military’s worst air disaster kills 50, wounds 49

    Philippine military’s worst air disaster kills 50, wounds 49

    Although the cause of the crash wasn't clear, regional military commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said it was unlikely that the aircraft took hostile fire

    July 5, 2021
  • Philippines Prez Duterte announces to extend Coronavirus lockdown until May 15

    Philippines Prez Duterte announces to extend Coronavirus lockdown until May 15

    The quarantine will also be extended in the island provinces of Mindoro, Cebu, Atique, Iloilo and in the central part of the country along with North Davao and Davao city in the southern island of Mindanao.

    April 24, 2020