Category: General

Suspended mayor Rama seeks reelection, files COC

CEBU CITY: Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and his entire slate on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy at the Commission on Elections” Cebu City south district office.

Before submitting his COC seeking a fresh mandate, the suspended…

Estrada backs DND chief’s call for reforms in PH espionage law

Manila: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday expressed his full support to the call of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for lawmakers to amend the country’s espionage laws.

In a statement, Estrada pointed out that current Ph…

Korean Pres. Yoon to undertake state visit to PH on Oct. 6-7

MANILA: Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will embark on a state visit to the Philippines from Oct. 6 to 7, the Korean Embassy in Manila announced Thursday.

Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-hwa said this visit would be the first by a Korean president after mo…

House creates quint-committee to tackle PH food security issues

MANILA: The House of Representatives has established a multi-committee to address the country”s food security challenges.

In an aide memoire released to the media on Thursday, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the newly established quint-committee would f…