Philippine News

The Philippines maintains its high-level political commitment in addressing the deficiencies to finally exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/ Yummie Dingding)  Marcos made the statement as he reiterated his directive to concerned government agencies …

YOUTH FOR PEACE. Young people from different organizations in the Cordillera join a peace rally at People’s Park in Baguio City on Dec. 26, 2023. They support the government’s anti-terrorism stance and commit to hold activities that will educate and inform students about the deception of the communist New People’s Army. (PNA …

Activists protest low wages in the Philippines in this file photo. (Boy Santos / File)  MANILA, Philippines —  A labor group expressed its dismay over the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s pronouncement that there will be no salary adjustments this year. In a statement on Tuesday, labor group Kilusang …

Cyclists and electric scooter riders use the protected bike lanes on EDSA from White Plains Avenue to Bonny Serrano Avenue as a dry-run activity for the World Bicycle Day as taken in this photo on May 24, 2020. (The STAR / Michael Varcas via Facebook)  MANILA, Philippines — At least …

At a Glance The Department of Agriculture said that there will be a new strategy to modernize agriculture and boost farm production next week. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the improved game plan would pose significant benefits to the domestic economy and improve the lives of farmers …

DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.  Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Thursday officially welcomed to the country’s police force the 294 recruits under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) recruitment program. Abalos led the historic oath-taking and turnover ceremonies …

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 212 new fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) during the New Year’s Eve revelry, bringing the overall tally to 443 on Tuesday. In its latest case report, the DOH said the additional FWRIs include the first case of death related to fireworks and the first injury due …

FIRST BABY OF 2024. Rhona Lyn Concepcion holds her baby boy, to be named Jhaiden Railey, as the first birth of January 2024 at 12:02 a.m. at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila. Norman Cruz  A bouncing baby boy was the first blessing for a family …

People stand next to large cracks in the pavement after evacuating into a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan …

FIGHT AGAINST JEEPNEY MODERNIZATION GOES ON. Members of the Transport group PISTON and the No To PUV Phaseout Coalition press their demand for the government to scrap the mandatory franchise consolidation set to end on Dec.31, 2023 as a precondition to the jeepney modernization which they described as ‘flawed, anti-poor, …