PH not backing down over maritime rights

September 30, 2023
News
 Charles Dantes
Marcos vows to defend fishing areas for Pinoys President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday said the government will not back down and will continue to defend the country’s maritime territory and the rights of Filipino fisherfolk. This is after he ordered the removal of the floating barrier that China set up in the West Philippine Sea […]
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‘China spending billions to spread disinformation’

September 30, 2023
News
 AFP
Washington—China is spending billions of dollars globally to spread disinformation and threatening to cause a “sharp contraction” in freedom of speech around the world, warned a US State Department report published Thursday. China’s “global information manipulation is not simply a matter of public diplomacy—but a challenge to the integrity of the global information space,” the […]
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PBBM orders collection of unauthorized ‘pass-through fees’ suspended

September 30, 2023
News
 Charles Dantes
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the suspension of the unauthorized collection of “pass-through fees” on vehicles transporting goods, Malacañang said on Friday. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Executive Order No. 41 which prohibited all local government units (LGUs) from charging fees on vehicles transporting goods through any national roads and other roads not constructed […]
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Not chips or cookies

September 30, 2023
News
 Manila Standard

Authorities display potato chip and cookie cans that contain packs of cocaine, part of a stash of 14.36 kilos of the illegal narcotic worth P76.1 million, seized from two Singaporeans who arrived from Doha, Qatar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airp...
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‘No Hunger’ push starts in Siargao

September 30, 2023
News
 Charles Dantes
The government officially kicked off its Food Stamp Program (FSP) on Friday as part of its “No Hunger” campaign, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. distributing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to beneficiaries in Siargao Island. “We are pushing the Food Stamps Program to ensure that the beneficiaries are not only well-fed, but also healthy, energetic, […]
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‘Whole-of-drugnation program to fight drugs needed’

September 30, 2023
News
 Joel E. Zurbano
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said a whole-of-nation approach is needed to rid the country of illegal drugs through prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and law enforcement. In an address read for him during the 4th anniversary of the DOH-Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Thursday, the President said the […]
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All regions to see wage hikes before year ends—DOLE

September 30, 2023
News
 Vito Barcelo
All regions will see an increase in daily minimum wages before the year ends, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the increases are being carefully reviewed and considered by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs). “From what I see on the direction of their process, maybe […]
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PhilHealth website, member’s portal active again

September 30, 2023
News
 Macon Ramos-Araneta
The website and member’s portal of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) went back online yesterday after eight days of being offline after a ransomware attack. Philhealth’s e-Claims system also resumed online operations yesterday. The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) earlier advised Philhealth to shut down its public-facing application systems to isolate key […]
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Pinoys dissatisfied with K-12 tack

September 30, 2023
News
 Vito Barcelo
At least half of Filipinos are dissatisfied with the K to 12 basic education program, while 89 percent prefer the previous June-to-March academic calendar, a survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS) said. The 50% rate was a combination of respondents who said they were “very dissatisfied” and “somewhat dissatisfied” at 37% and 13%, respectively, […]
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Mixed movement seen for prices of fuels next week

September 30, 2023
News
 Alena Mae S. Flores
Oil prices may have a mixed movement next week, with a possible rollback in gasoline of up to P1.90 per liter, while diesel prices may increase by up to P0.20 per liter or remain the same. On the other hand, kerosene prices are also expected to go down by about P0.60 per liter. This is […]
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