Senate President Francis Escudero leads the resumption of session on Nov. 4, 2024. In a statement Friday (Dec. 27), he highlighted the Senate’s focus on advancing key legislative priorities for the Marcos administration’s development goals, Philippine sovereignty, investments and better lives of Filipinos. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) The Senate has set a benchmark for legislative…
A retail market vendor weighs a bulk purchase of PHP40 per kg well-milled rice at a Kadiwa ng Pangulo kiosk at Kamuning public market on Dec. 5, 2024. The Department of Agriculture said on Friday (Dec. 28) that market rice retailers have started lowering prices following the successful implementation of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Rice-for-All…
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) reminded operators and drivers Friday that only content rated “G” (General Patronage) and “PG” (Parental Guidance) is allowed to be shown inside public utility vehicles (PUVs). The MTRCB stated Filipino families, including children, travel to the provinces for the New Year celebrations via PUVs. According to…
Mary Jane Veloso gives the audience a heart hand sign upon arriving at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City on Dec. 18, 2024. She was moved to a regular dormitory at the Reception and Diagnostic Center of the CIW on Thursday (Dec. 26) after ending a five-day quarantine period. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)…
The 331 decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and their relatives are awarded training certificates after completing livelihood courses in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on March 10, 2022. The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Friday (Dec. 27, 2024) said it has returned to the Bureau of the Treasury the PHP658-million budget…
TACLOBAN CITY—Following their surrender, at least 23 former rebels from Samar province have submitted their applications to the National Amnesty Commission. They submitted the requirements during the amnesty orientation and initial acceptance of amnesty applications at the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 87th Infantry Battalion in San Jose de Buan on Thursday. During the orientation,…
Two farmers’ cooperatives in Tupi, South Cotabato, receive hauling trucks from the Department of Agrarian Reform on Thursday (Dec. 26, 2024). The vehicles are expected to enhance the cooperatives’ marketing capabilities. (Photo courtesy of DAR-South Cotabato) KORONADAL CITY—Two farmers’ cooperatives in Tupi, South Cotabato, received a significant boost in their marketing efforts when the Department of…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Basilan province has been declared free of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) following the surrender of the group’s last eight members, a top military official said Friday. Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of the Basilan-based 101st Infantry Brigade, announced that the final ASG members surrendered Thursday in Barangay Guiong, Sumisip. The surrenderers were…
The Pinacanauan overflow bridge in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan is closed to motorists on Friday (Dec. 27, 2024) as the river swells due to continuous rains. Tuguegarao City Mayor Maila Rosario Ting-Que issued Executive Order No. 79 raising the city’s alert status in anticipation of possible flooding and landslide. (Photo courtesy of the Tuguegarao City Information Office)…
SHANGHAI – China launched its first Type 076 new-generation amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, in Shanghai, today. Named after south-west China’s Sichuan Province, the independently-developed new vessel was put into the water at a launch and naming ceremony. It was given the hull number 51. The Sichuan has a full-load displacement of over 40,000 tonnes,…