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(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P42 million worth of what authorities said was smuggled rice following a raid in a warehouse in Zamboanga City. The raid, the Presidential Communications Office said, was conducted by BoC-Port of Zamboanga in Barangay San Jose Gusu following a tip. An inventory of the items in the warehouse yielded 42180 sacks of rice. According to the PCO, the owner’s representative submitted import documents purportedly covering the sacks of […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in Palawan. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said the entire country will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate […]
(Eagle News) — Over 10,000 candidates are expected to take the 2023 bar exams. According to Supreme Court data, the 10,816 expected to take the bar exams are more than the 9183 who took them last year. Of the 10,816, 5,832 examinees will take the exam for the first time, while 4,984 will be taking it for at least the second time. According to the SC, 2,571 bar personnel are to be deployed nationwide to […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will offer free rides to government employees from Sept. 18 to 20. According to the MRT-3 management, this was in celebration of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. The free rides can be availed of throughout the MRT-3’s operating hours. Commuters only need to present a valid government ID to be given the free ride. “Ang handog naming libreng sakay ay simpleng pasasalamat sa lahat ng mga sakripisyo ng bawat […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Budget and Management has released P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of teaching personnel in various public elementary and secondary schools under the Department of Education. According to the Presidential Communications Office, records from the DBM showed that, as of September 1, all 16 Regional Offices (ROs) of the Department have released the corresponding Special Allotment Release Orders (SAROs) and Notice of Cash Allocations (NCAs) […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos invited businesses to invest in the Philippines in his speech during the 10th Asia Summit in Singapore, noting the ease of doing business in the country. According to the Presidential Communications Office, during his speech, the first-ever made in the summit by a sitting Philippine President, the President also touted the Maharlika Investment Fund, which he said was the government’s way of tapping the country’s reserves for investments without increasing borrowings. […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday, Sept. 12, said the “implementation and enforcement” of the mandated price caps on rice are going well. “We just had a meeting about that this morning and, so far, the implementation and enforcement is going as well as we can expect,” the President said in a Presidential Communications Office statement. According to the PCO, during that sectoral meeting, implementing agencies of Executive Order (EO) No. 39, which stipulates the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos said the Philippines stands in solidarity with Morocco after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake on September 8 killed thousands of people. “We have faith in the strength and resilience of the Moroccan people to unite and rebuild in the face of such adversity,” he said. He said the Philippines was ready to offer support to Morocco for its quick recovery. Over 2,800 fatalities have so far been reported following the earthquake touted as […]
By Pam CASTRO Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison. Ressa smiled as the judge delivered the verdict in the years-long case, an AFP journalist inside the courtroom said. The 59-year-old, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov in 2021, has been fighting multiple charges filed during […]
Beneficiaries in parts of Metro Manila, Zamboanga del Sur to receive P15,000 each (Eagle News)–The government will continue providing cash grants to rice retailers in parts of Metro Manila and Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Sept. 11. The Presidential Communications Office said, based on a report by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the cash grant of P15000 will be given to each of the 15 beneficiaries in Pateros, 161 in Navotas, 129 in […]
(Eagle News)–The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) has welcomed the ASEAN’s reiteration for peaceful dispute resolution over the South China Sea. In a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Office, National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said President Bongbong Marcos’ “successful engagement (with) our ASEAN partners strengthens our diplomatic efforts in advancing the nation’s interest and maintaining regional peace and security.” Malaya made the statement after Indonesia President […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA said the southwest monsoon is also affecting the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. According to the weather bureau, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […]
