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August 01, 2024

Pascual quits as DTI chief

Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual has resigned from his Cabinet post, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced yesterday.

1 min

House orders arrest of Michael Yang

The House of Representatives ordered the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s adviser for economic affairs Michael Yang after he repeatedly refused to comply with summons to shed light on his alleged involvement in a P3.6-billion drug bust in Pampanga in 2023.

2 mins

Medical cannabis bill hurdles House

Voting 177-9 with nine abstentions, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the controversial piece of legislation that aims to allow the use of cannabis or marijuana for medicinal purposes.

2 mins

'Blue notices' not made public - Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has declined to confirm the reported inclusion of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and four other former and current police officers on its Blue Notice list.

4 mins

22 senators want PUVMP suspended

Twenty-two senators have signed a resolution calling for the suspension of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

2 mins

Drug smuggling raps filed vs Polong Duterte, Sara's husband

Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and lawyer Manases Carpio – the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte are facing a complaint of drug smuggling and graft in connection with a shipment of P6.4 billion worth of shabu in 2017.

3 mins

Oil spill: 8 Cavite towns declare calamity

Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla yesterday declared a state of calamity in the towns of Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon and Ternate following the sinking of oil tankers in the neighboring province of Bataan.

4 mins

Recto opposes cut in PhilHealth contributions

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto has opposed a measure to cut the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) contributions and suggested improving the benefit packages from the state health insurer instead.

2 mins

PCG: New Bicol radar station to monitor eastern seaboard

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) inaugurated its first ever radar station in Bicol to be used in monitoring vessels passing through the eastern seaboard, including those that might be moving near the Philippine Rise.

1 min

P45/kilo rice available in 4 MM outlets - DA

Starting today, the Department of Agriculture will sell well-milled rice for P45 per kilo at four Kadiwa outlets in Metro Manila as part of the Ricefor-All program of the government, a DA official said.

1 min

Yellow alert raised on Luzon grid

The Luzon grid was placed under yellow alert yesterday after several power plants went on forced outages and operated on derated capacities.

1 min

Top Hamas political leader killed in Iran

BEIRUT AP) Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a pre-dawn airstrike in the Iranian capital yesterday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the US and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel.

1 min

Cignal, Akari put perfect slates at stake

Cignal and Akari aim to stay unbeaten and atop Pool B as they battle Petro Gazz and ZUS Coffee, respectively, today in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference at the PhilSports Arena.

1 min

BSP: July inflation likely breached upper 4% target

Headline inflation is expected to settle within the four to 4.8 percent range in July, with upward pressure coming from higher electricity rates, elevated prices of some food items and rising oil prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

2 mins

Bargain hunting snaps two-day losing streak

Share prices snapped a twoday slump as bargain hunters helped the stock market end the month in positive territory.

1 min

SPNEC expects entry of foreign investors in Q4

SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) of tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan wants to secure foreign investments for its P200-billion Terra Solar development as early as October this year.

1 min

DA lifts import ban on Japanese poultry

The Department of Agriculture (DA) lifted the temporary import ban on Japanese poultry products, including live birds, after the East Asian country resolved its bird flu cases.

1 min

RLC Residences to launch 2nd tower for MIRA

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) has launched the second tower of its latest residential development in Quezon City given the strong take-up for the first tower introduced last April.

1 min

Phinma starts dev't of P12-B Bacolod township

Phinma Properties is embarking on a new P12-billion township development in Bacolod City.

1 min

Power reserve market back in full operations

After nearly four months, the reserve market is set to resume full commercial operations after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) lifted the trading suspension.

1 min

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