(Photo courtesy of PNA) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Monday plans to attend the upcoming ASEAN-related summit in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in China next week. Takaichi disclosed her travel plans during an executive meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. During her visit to the…
(Screenshot from Senate livestream) MANILA – House prosecutors on Tuesday said they are considering filing a motion against Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged public attacks on the Senate impeachment court and its senator-judges. Private prosecutor Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. raised the possibility after Duterte’s lead counsel, Shiela Sison, questioned public statements made by…
(DC file photo) MANILA – Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac clarified that the Commission on Audit (COA) raised questions involving only 8 percent of the agency’s Php 1.2-billion budget for fiscal year 2025, rejecting reports suggesting that the entire allocation was flagged for irregularities. In an interview Monday, Cacdac said some…
(Photo courtesy of PNA) MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured Tuesday that security personnel will be deployed to protect heads of delegations attending the ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Metro Manila next week. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said the military, through the Presidential Security Command (PSC), will ensure…
(Screengrab from Senate livestream) MANILA – Several senator-judges expressed frustration Tuesday over the testimony of the defense’s third witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial after she struggled to confirm her signature and recall details of her former accounting partnership despite being presented with official documents. Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan drew warnings from…
(POC Media Pool) MANILA – Naomi Marjorie Cesar secured the Philippines’ first medal at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games after claiming silver in the women’s 800-meter event at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Senegal early Tuesday (Philippine time). The 17-year-old Filipino runner clocked 2 minutes and 9.34 seconds to finish second behind Ethiopia’s…
(Photo courtesy of PNA) ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has accounted for 1,312 firearms with expired licenses as part of an intensified campaign to reduce gun-related incidents in Western Visayas. The firearms were recorded under Project Restrict, Track and Turn-in (RTT) 3389 of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6),…
MANILA – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is studying new training approaches for Filipino seafarers, including the possible use of simulators as a partial substitute for sea service and the skills needed to operate autonomous vessels. The proposals were among four research studies presented during a MARINA forum on Monday aimed at strengthening maritime education,…
(Photo courtesy of PCO) MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday defended clearing operations near key venues of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits, saying the measures are necessary to ensure the safety of visiting world leaders and foreign delegates. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the government is prioritizing security…
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday reminded private sector employers to release the mandatory 13th-month pay of qualified employees on or before December 24, 2026. Under Labor Advisory No. 21, Series of 2026, signed by Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino, DOLE reiterated the guidelines for computing and distributing 13th-month pay in…