(Photo courtesy of PNP) The Philippine National Police is exploring closer cooperation with Slovak law enforcement agencies to strengthen training, knowledge exchange and public safety initiatives amid evolving security challenges. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. discussed possible areas of collaboration with Slovak Ambassador to the Philippines Miloš Koterec during a courtesy visit at…
(File photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard is verifying reports that two Chinese military hydrographic survey vessels were spotted in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said Thursday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said PCG vessels have been deployed to monitor the area while authorities confirm the reported presence of the ships. Castro said…
Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling on the Senate to resume deliberations on the proposed anti-political dynasty law following a Supreme Court directive for Congress to enact the measure required under the Constitution. Hontiveros said Senate Bill 1901, contained in Committee Report 33, has already undergone hearings and reached the period of interpellations, arguing that the…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday called for closer collaboration between government researchers and private manufacturers to bring publicly developed food technologies into large-scale production and expand access to nutritious food. Marcos made the statement after inspecting Nutridense Food Manufacturing Corp. in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, a company that has adopted food technologies developed by the…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development clarified Thursday that indigent senior citizens are not required to present a National ID when claiming their Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said beneficiaries may present any valid government-issued identification card, including a senior citizen ID, during pension payouts. The clarification…
(Photo courtesy of OS Hontiveros) Online gaming platform Roblox has expressed willingness to designate a representative in the Philippines who can directly receive subpoenas and other lawful government directives, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Thursday. The proposal forms part of the strengthened anti-online sexual abuse and exploitation of children measure, now referred to as the SAGIP…
The Department of Energy has backed the Energy Regulatory Commission’s move to apply the Secondary Price Cap on a per-grid basis, saying the policy could protect consumers in the Visayas and Mindanao from sharp electricity price increases during periods of tight supply. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said consumers in the two grids should not have…
(Photo courtesy of DSWD-CAR) BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Cordillera Administrative Region has provided financial and psychosocial assistance to families and survivors of a road accident in Bontoc, Mountain Province that left six people dead, including a five-month-old baby. DSWD-Mountain Province said it extended Php 30,000 in cash…
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Department of Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region is strengthening its learning continuity measures to help students keep pace with lessons when face-to-face classes are suspended due to calamities. DepEd-CAR Regional Director Nicolas Capulong said the region is developing policy guidelines to improve the implementation of alternative learning modalities during…
The Visayas grid will be placed under a yellow alert for two hours on Thursday due to tight power supply, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. NGCP said the alert will be in effect from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A yellow alert is issued when the grid’s operating margin falls below…