Officials of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines urged the government to use all legal means to protect Filipino fishermen from continued harassment by the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea.In a signed statement, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said the administration might need to seek help from other allied countries, like the […]
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday called for an immediate briefing from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the recent cyberattacks on several Philippine government websites purportedly from Chinese hackers, saying this was an issue on national security. Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday assured the public that its website […]
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Presidential appointees are being placed under review to ensure that qualified employees and officials will remain in the government, the Presidential Communications Office confirmed Monday. ‘’This is a directive to all presidential appointees, including those appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., as part of performance review and to ensure continuing qualifications to remain in […]
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Consumers are facing a double whammy as oil firms announced a price hike of as much as P1.50 per liter for diesel fuel, while power rates of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are also expected to go up this week. Oil firms also increased the price of kerosene by P0.80 per liter and gasoline by […]
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Major political parties in the House of Representatives on Monday approved a resolution that upheld the “honor and integrity” of the chamber, supported the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, and denounced the “confrontational stance” of the Senate against them. At least 287 lawmakers voted for the adoption of House Resolution (HR)1562, expressing their […]
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