Makabayan bares 10 Senate bets
THE Makabayan coalition unveiled on Monday its senatorial slate for the midterm elections in 2025 during an event commemorating National Heroes Day at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
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ASEAN countries still require work visas
ON the heels of the illegal recruitment of Filipinos to Laos, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday reminded the public that employment opportunities in other Southeast Asian nations still require work visas.
Strong military will deter WPS attacks – Teodoro
INSTEAD of avenging China's harassment of Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the government should focus more on boosting the country's capability to deter armed attacks, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said on Monday.
Ex-DA chief wants hog vaccination suspended
MANILA, Philippines — Former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor yesterday urged the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to suspend the vaccination of hogs against African swine fever due to questions on the vaccine’s safety and efficacy.
Robredo election campaign docu 'And So It Begins' gets screening venues
MANILA, Philippines — "And So It Begins," the documentary on the 2022 presidential campaign of former vice president Leni Robredo, has found its venue screenings for its wider release after its debut at the recently concluded Cinemalaya International Film Festival.
National gov't has right to unused PhilHealth funds — DOH chief
MANILA, Philippines — Health secretary Teodoro Herbosa said unused funds of state health insurer, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), should be returned to the national government since the agency failed to utilize these state subsidies.
3,044 NPAs surrendered to 10th Infantry Division since 2016
COTABATO CITY —The Army’s 10th Infantry Division and local government units had jointly secured the surrender of 3,044 New People’s Army guerillas since 2016, a feat highlighted in last week’s commemoration of the unit’s 18th founding anniversary.
Latest China flare harassment condemned
MANILA, Philippines — The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) yesterday called on China to “immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions” after the Chinese shot flares at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane conducting maritime patrol over Zamora (Subi) Reef last Thursday.