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APPROVED. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri greets Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil (left) on Monday (Nov. 13, 2023) after the approval of the agency’s PHP2.467 proposed budget for 2024. Garafil said senators realized the importance of the agency’s mandate, especially information dissemination and fighting fake news. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) …

Detained former senator Leila De Lima attends the hearing on the remaining charges against her at the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa City on Friday, November 4, 2022. (The STAR / Russell Palma)  MANILA, Philippines — As former Senator Leila De Lima works to rebuild her life following a Muntinlupa …

A security guard sustained injuries but miraculously survived after he jumped off the railing of Meralco-Ortigas Avenue flyover in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 11. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the 26-year-old man is now in stable condition and is currently undergoing treatment at …

HIGH SEAS CHASE. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and journalists use a rigid inflatable boat (left) on Friday as they head back after filming the BRP Sierra Madre docked at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea, where China Coast Guard personnel sailing aluminum hulled boats gave them chase …

Screen grab from a footage released by the PCG shows a China coast guard ship firing its water cannon on one of the Philippine supply boats near Ayungin (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Allies – particularly the United States and the European Union – have expressed support for the …

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (PNA file photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) BAGUIO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. is hoping his successor would have a longer tour of duty to sustain programs and projects. Acorda, a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of …

Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. was cited as the highest-performing Cabinet official, with a 90 percent approval rating and a 94 percent trust rating, a survey said. The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) “Boses ng Bayan” survey also said Department of Social Welfare …

The first batch of Filipino evacuees from war-torn Gaza arrived in the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 10, after a series of “intense” and “round-the-clock” coordination among relevant government agencies, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (rightmost) with the Filipino repatriates from Gaza. (Photo by …

CEBU, Philippines —  The Department of Health (DOH)-7 has impressed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa for its innovative health services programs in Central Visayas. Herbosa was in Cebu the other day to visit the DOH-run hospitals and other health facilities here. The visit was intended to evaluate the current health status …

MANILA – The recently released implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) will make sure that there will be accountability, openness, and efficacy in carrying out the law, according to Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Sunday. Pangandaman said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. …