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Henry Sy’s children top Forbes PH richest list

A new generation of tycoons entered Forbes magazine’s 2019 Philippines Rich list on Wednesday, September 25, with the children of late tycoon Henry Sy nabbing the top spot with their…

US Senate panel approves entry ban on PH officials behind De Lima detention

UNITED States Senator Dick Durbin on Friday, September 27, lauded the US Senate Appropriations Committee for passing an amendment that seeks to ban the entry into the U.S. of Philippine…

Amended law now includes protection of sources for broadcast, online media 

BROADCAST and online journalists are now covered by a bill protecting journalists from being forced to disclose their sources. According to a copy of the measure made public by Malacañang…

Metro-Manila

Duterte to evaluate suspension of foreign aid order – Palace

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Tuesday, September 24, said President Rodrigo Duterte will evaluate his directive suspending aid agreements with countries in favor of the Iceland-led resolution seeking a probe…

De Lima calls AFP deal with China-backed telco a ‘Trojan Horse’

“Trojan Horse.” That’s what opposition senator Leila De Lima on Friday, September 20, called the signed agreement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and China-led Mislatel Consortium, now…

Metro-Manila

Survey: Majority of Filipinos still satisfied with anti-drug campaign

FILIPINOS remain satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s three-year war on illegal drugs, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed. The poll, conducted from June 22 to 26, found 82%…

UN: PH among 48 anti-civil society, activist countries

AS the Philippines continues to distance itself from other countries that criticize its controversial war on drugs, it has been named among 48 countries that have a rising rate of…

Suspension of foreign loans, grants won’t impact PH economy – Palace

President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to suspend aid agreements with countries in favor of the Iceland-led United Nations resolution seeking a probe into his anti-drug campaign will not harm the Philippine…

Raising sea arbitral ruling before UN ‘futile’ — Palace

Malacañang on Thursday, September 19, said bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) before the United Nations General Assembly would be a…

Labor Dept. maintains GMA violated law in Eddie Garcia case

GMA Network is liable for the death of veteran actor Eddie Garcia, the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment-Occupational Safety and Health (DoLE-OSH) said on Thursday, September 19. The network…

Polio reemerges in the Philippines 19 years later

Nineteen years after the Philippines was declared polio-free by the World Health Organization, the Department of Health on Thursday, September 19, confirmed the re-emergence of the disease in the country….

PH Senate conducts ‘historic’ hearing on divorce bill

The Senate on Tuesday, September 17, conducted its first ever hearing on the proposed divorce law in the Philippines. Presiding over the hearing is Senate committee on Women, Children, Family…

Duterte meets with officials of Communist Party of China

Malacañang on Monday night, September 16,  said President Rodrigo Duterte met with Chongqing party chief Chen Min’er and other members of Communist Party of China (CPC) in a courtesy call…

DND concerned about AFP deal with China-backed telco

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, September 16, said it has a concern over the agreement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Chinese-linked telco firm…

Palace: Duterte not abandoning arbitral ruling with PH-China joint exploration plan

Malacañang on Thursday, September 12, assured the public that President Rodrigo Duterte is not abandoning the 2016 arbitral court ruling after he revealed that China and the Philippines are looking…

Former Philippine corrections deputy chief reveals more ‘money-making’ scams

More “money-making” schemes are occurring within the Philippine Bureau of Corrections and the New Bilibid Prison, a former deputy chief of the agency has revealed.  BuCor deputy chief Rafael Ragos…

Janet Napoles remains in custody despite inclusion in good conduct list

The Philippine Department of Justice said plunder convict Janet Lim Napoles remains in a correctional facility despite being included in a list of inmates eligible for early release under the…

Palace: Duterte to certify anti-discrimination, not SOGIE, bill as urgent

Malacañang on Wednesday, September 11, clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte will certify as urgent the proposed law against discrimination, not the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) bill….

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Ombudsman metes out suspension on BuCor legal chief, 2 other execs 

OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires on Tuesday, September 10, suspended the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) legal chief and two other BuCor executives as the investigation into the anomalies surrounding the good conduct…

PSA: Filipina overseas workers outnumber males 

A SURVEY by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released earlier this summer showed that an estimated number of 2.3 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) worked abroad at anytime during the…

African swine fever reaches the Philippines

Health officials assure public that pork meat still safe for consumption The Department of Agriculture on Monday, September 9, confirmed that the African swine fever was the cause of death…

House OKs bill allowing more foreigners to practice profession in PH

THE House of Representatives gave its nod to a bill allowing more foreigners to practice their profession in the country and lowering the direct local hires required of foreign investors….