Category: General

Chiz: OVP, House should set aside differences

MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday expressed hope for a resolution to the current impasse between the House of Representatives and the Office of the Vice President (OVP), and suggested that both parties should set aside the…

DA provides P96-M postharvest facilities to Quirino farmers

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) on Thursday inaugurated a rice processing facility and turned over several machineries worth a total PHP96 million that is …

4 domestic flights canceled due to bad weather

MANILA – At least four domestic flights were canceled due to bad weather as of 3 p.m. Thursday.

The Manila International Airport Authority said these flights were CebGo DG 6881/6882 Manila-Surigao-Manila, and Cebu Pacific 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-M…

PNP: ‘Angels of Death’ threatening Quiboloy’s victims

MANILA – Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy has a private army dubbed “Angels of Death” who allegedly goes after those who reveal acts of his sexual abuse of members’ children, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday.

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DA sets distribution of P24-M worth of agri supplies, equipment

BAGUIO CITY – More than 3,500 farmers from the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will benefit from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) farm assistance aimed to ensure food sustainability.

Aida Pagtan, DA-CAR’s Regional Agr…

House targets to pass 2025 budget by Sept. 25

MANILA – The House of Representatives is targeting the approval of the proposed PHP6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on the third and final reading by Sept. 25, a House leader said on Thursday.

House Appropriations Committee senior vice chair …