Day: August 8, 2024

MANILA — House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chair and Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers stated on Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is free to use the records of ongoing legislative hearings concerning…

MANILA — The Philippine economy expanded by 6.3 percent in the second quarter of 2024, a growth rate that Speaker Martin Romualdez attributed to the effectiveness of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s strategic economic policies amid challenging glob…

MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has earmarked PHP45 million to provide emergency employment for 1,357 individuals impacted by the recent oil spill in Bataan, the agency announced on Thursday. The affected residents will be emplo…

MALASIQUI — The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has issued a warning to residents to remain vigilant against dengue fever as the province has experienced a 52 percent increase in cases this year, resulting in 14 deaths as of August 5. The PH…

ISTANBUL — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southwestern Miyazaki province on Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami alert. The earthquake, which was initially reported as a magnitude 6.9 by the US Geologi…

MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has proposed awarding a Senate Medal of Excellence to Nesthy Petecio, recognizing her as the first Filipina boxer to win an Olympic medal. The proposal was formalized on Thursday through Senate Res…