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August 08, 2024

Marcos: PUVMP to push through

MASANTOL, Pampanga – Refuting claims that it was rushed, President Marcos stood firm on his decision to implement the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP), now known as the public transport modernization program (PTMP).

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PNP: Escorts of 17 other gov't officials recalled

Vice President Sara Duterte was not the only government official who lost security detail from the Philippine National Police.

1 min

PCG: Bad weather caused sinking of 3 vessels

Bad weather caused the sinking of the motor tankers Terra Nova and Jason Bradley and motor vessel Mirola 1 in Bataan last month, according to initial information released by the Marine Casualty Investigation (MCI) Team.

1 min

China launches combat patrols near Panatag

China yesterday carried out a combat patrol to test \"strike capabilities\" near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the South China Sea, a flashpoint area also claimed by the Philippines.

2 mins

Jobless rate down 3.1% in June

The country's jobless rate dropped to its lowest this year as more Filipinos were absorbed by the labor market, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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Phl holds joint drills with US, Australia, Canada

Teaming up for the first time, warships from Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States are now sailing the waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a two-day Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) aimed at promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

2 mins

2 Cayman Island banks deny offshore accounts - Comelec chief

Two banks in the Cayman Islands have reportedly confirmed that Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia's offshore accounts do not exist.

1 min

Leave PhilHealth rate cut to Congress - Recto

The proposal to reduce the contribution rates of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members should go through Congress, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, as he urged the state insurer to simplify case rates and boost package benefits.

1 min

CA panel OKs Angara's DepEd appointment

The Commission on Appointments swiftly confirmed the ad interim appointment of Education Secretary Sonny Angara as a matter of courtesy, since he was a former member of the CA, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

2 mins

VP Sara takes swipe at gov't, House

Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday scored the government and its officials for “continuously” allowing Filipinos to go hungry, live in poverty and remain vulnerable to crimes, calling them “mere individuals willing to deceive the people” just to sit in office.

2 mins

BBM vows to produce more Olympic medalists

MASANTOL, Pampanga – Following Carlos Yulo’s two gold medal finishes at the Paris Olympics, President Marcos is looking to increase funding for Philippine sports to produce more medalists in the world’s biggest sports event.

1 min

More cops to secure trains, rail stations

The Department of Transportation DOTr) and the National Capital Region Police Office NCRPO) yesterday vowed to deploy more police officers to secure railway systems following reports of crimes occurring in trains and railway stations.

2 mins

Drafting of IRR for Eddie Garcia law begins

The drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act 11996, better known as the Eddie Garcia law, is set to begin today, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

1 min

Fewer dengue deaths noted as cases rise

Fewer dengue deaths have been recorded despite the continued rise in the cases of the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Department of Health.

1 min

Harris, Walz debut White House ticket

PHILADELPHIA AFP) Kamala Harris made her debut Tuesday with new White House running mate Tim Walz, who unleashed a stinging rebuke of their Republican rival Donald Trump, questioning his commitment to the country and skewering his record in office.

1 min

TEAM USA LEADS FINAL FOUR CAST

The United States overwhelmed Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday to book an Olympic basketball semifinal against comeback kings Serbia as hosts France lined up a last-four clash with World Cup champions Germany.

1 min

Nesthy's rough road to Olympic gold

Featherweight boxer Nesthy Petecio is now in the record books as one of only four Philippine athletes to pocket two Olympic medals, joining swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso (bronze, 1928, 1932), weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (silver, 2016, gold, 2020) and gymnast Carlos Yulo (two golds, 2024). Petecio, 32, took silver in 2020 and is assured of a bronze in Paris.

1 min

AIRA'S BRONZE FEELS LIKE GOLD

FORMER PEANUT VENDOR PUNCHING WAY OUT OF POVERTY

2 mins

Farm, fishery output shrink as El Niño hits

The value of the country’s agriculture and fisheries output in the second quarter contracted by 3.3 percent as crops and livestock production dropped due to the ill effects of the El Nifio weather phenomenon.

2 mins

SMIC net income up by 10% in H1

Earnings of the Sy family’s investment holding company SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) grew by 10 percent in the first half on the back of double-digit profit increases from its property and banking units.

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