In this issue

July 31, 2024

PhilHealth to recommend cut in contribution rates

Recto defends impounding of PhilHealth 'unused' fundsof PhilHealth unused’ funds

5 mins

PNP ignores Sara's tirades

Stressing that it is better to focus on their personnel who were affected by Typhoon Carina, Philippine Na­tional Police chief Gen.

4 mins

CIF eyed for AICS, TUPAD programs

The House of Representatives plans to utilize P2 billion from the proposed 2025 confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) to finance key programs of the Marcos administration.

1 min

PCG spots 'oil sheen' from sunken tanker

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday denied reports that an oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova had reached the shores of Manila.

1 min

Expect better weather in next few days - Pagasa

After the recent onslaught of monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Carina, Filipinos should expect better weather conditions in the next few days, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

1 min

BBM: Issue timely cyclone advisories

A week after monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Carina devastated Metro Manila and nearby provinces, President Marcos instructed agencies to provide timely advisories of upcoming cyclones to ensure public safety.

2 mins

US: 'Unprecedented' $500-M military aid boosts alliance

The United States is allocating an additional $500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines as part of what it called an \"unprecedented\" and \"once in a generation\" investment in modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

4 mins

Gov't won't help, but won't stop ICC - Solgen

While the Philippine government may not be inclined to assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) from interviewing persons of interest linked to the Duterte administration's bloody drug war, the government \"will not get in the way\" of its proceedings, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said.

3 mins

DOTr eyes purchase of old jeeps

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to buy out old jeepneys to provide operators and drivers additional capital for purchasing new units in line with the modernization plan.

1 min

NBI nabs 7 Chinese for bribery, fraud

Seven Chinese nationals have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation in Parañaque and Quezon City for credit card fraud and for allegedly attempting to bribe NBI agents with P1.5 million in exchange for their release.

1 min

Cavitex gives up P300 M from toll holiday

The Metro Pacific Group has given up about P300 million in revenues by relieving up to 5.4 million motorists of toll charges for 30 days at the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway.

1 min

Venezuela opposition says it has proof it won election

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition said it had voting-tally proof it had won the election claimed by President Nicolas Maduro, as anti-government protests erupted across the country, with police firing tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Caracas.

1 min

KAYLA IN SEMIS; JOANIE, KIYOMI OUT

After powering her way to faster times in cold, rainy conditions in previous races, rower Joanie Delgaco slowed down Tuesday under the hot Paris summer sun.

2 mins

Slower fiscal consolidation hounds Marcos administration

The government may have to contend with slow fiscal consolidation over the next few years amid headwinds and the insistence on no new tax measures that could be inflationary and burdensome to consumers.

2 mins

Debt hits record P15.48 T in June

The issuance of domestic securities and the continued weakening of the peso pushed the country’s debt to P15.48 trillion in June, another fresh high in outstanding obligations, the Bureau of the Treasury said.

2 mins

Market tumbles anew as investors stay on sidelines

Share prices fell anew as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of this week’s policy decisions of the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve.

1 min

MPIC buys Mindanao dairy firm

The Metro Pacific Group has added another company to its agriculture portfolio after signing the acquisition papers for the largest dairy farm in Mindanao for at least P700 million.

1 min

Gov't to start controlled use of ASF vaccine in Q3

The Philippines will start its \"controlled\" vaccination of pigs against African swine fever (ASF) within the third quarter after government regulators approved the monitored release for restricted use of a vaccine from Vietnam.

2 mins

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