Category: General

Bicol inflation rate decelerates to 4.2% in August

LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday.

Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA’s Stat…

PCO chief eyes regularization of all COS employees by 2025

Manila: Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez is looking to regularize all contract of service (COS) employees in the agency by 2025.

The new Communications chief made the pronouncement Monday during the presentation of the …

Gov’t aid for storm-hit families top P224-M

Manila: The government has so far extended some PHP224.5 million worth of assistance to those affected by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat).

In its latest situation update Monday, the National Disaster Risk Red…

Marcos OKs sacking of BI Commissioner Tansingco

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the recommendation of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to relieve Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco due to irregularities in the agency.

Communications Secretary Cesar C…

3 Chinese nabbed for kidnap of Malaysian in Parañaque

Manila: Three Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly abducting a Malaysian national in Parañaque City on Monday.

In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspects as L…

BOC seizes P4.8-B smuggled vapes, fake goods in Manila

Manila: An operation led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) yielded some PHP4.8 billion worth of suspected smuggled items in Manila.

In a news release on Monday, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the raid led by the Customs Intelligence and Investig…