MMDA, CICC ink pact to boost cyber security
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) inked an agreement yesterday to boost cyber security measures.
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UST grad tops 2023 Bar exams
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate Ephraim Porciuncula Bie led the 3,812 new lawyers who passed this year’s Bar Examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) announced yesterday.
Submit reply in 10 days, SC orders VP Sara on P125M confi funds plea
THE Supreme Court (SC) yesterday directed Vice President Sara Duterte, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to respond within 10 days to the petition filed last month challenging the constitutionality of the controversial transfer of P125 million from the Office of the President to the Office of the Vice President in December 2022.
Universities, colleges urged to tighten security
COMMISSION on Higher Education Chairperson Prospero De Vera yesterday urged universities and colleges nationwide to review and strengthen their security measures in the wake of Sunday’s bombing at the Mindanao State University-Marawi City campus that left four dead and 50 injured.
P200M reimbursement fund for offloaded airline passengers pushed
SEN. Francis Escudero yesterday said he is confident the bicameral conference committee which is tackling the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will approve the inclusion of P200 million in the spending measure that will be used to reimburse the offloading of airline passengers without sufficient basis.
8 Pinoys cross border, opt to stay in Egypt
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Jordan said eight Filipinos and a Palestinian relative were able to safely cross the Rafah border from Gaza to Egypt yesterday morning.
Marcos cancels Dubai trip
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR and ASHZEL HACHERO PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday cancelled his trip to Dubai where he was se
Rejoining ICC needs thorough study – Escudero
SEN. Francis Escudero yesterday backed the decision of President Marcos Jr. to thoroughly study before making any decision on calls for the country to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), more than four years after former President Rodrigo Duterte withdrew the country’s membership from the Rome Statute.