Palafox is new PA CMO assistant chief-of-staff

MANILA –Col. Facundo O. Palafox IV was appointed the new assistant chief-of-staff of the Philippine Army (PA)’s Civil Military Operations (G-7) Monday morning He replaced Col....

Planes, helis, naval craft help in Surigao City quake relief efforts

MANILA –Assorted aircraft, helicopters and naval craft of the military are now helping in the ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts in quake-ravaged Surigao...

PNP holds mass wedding on Valentine’s Day

MANILA –The Philippine National Police (PNP) held a mass wedding coinciding with the celebration of Valentine’s Day. The mass wedding dubbed as “Kasalang Bayan” also coincided...

PAGASA: Cloudy skies, isolated light rains to prevail over PHL on Valentine’s Day

Sen. Grace Poe urges DOTr to go after ex-officials responsible for MRT-LRT common station delay

MANILA –Sen. Grace Poe on Monday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to go after former government officials responsible for the delays in the construction of...

DFA: Filipinos not among arrested by US immigration officials

MANILA –The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it has not received any information that there were Filipinos rounded up by immigration authorities in...

Alvarez files bill to ensure minimum wage earners get the pay, benefits they deserve

MANILA –House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has filed a bill to ensure minimum wage earners get the pay as well as all the benefits that they deserve....

Senate adopts resolution on PHL-Japan social security agreement

MANILA—The Senate on Monday adopted a resolution concurring in the ratification of a social security agreement between the Philippines and Japan. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman...

NPA truce in quake-battered areas, ‘a very nice gesture’ – DND chief

MANILA—Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the New People’s Army’s (NPA) decision to declare a unilateral ceasefire in the quake-ravaged regions of Surigao...

EDSA-Guadalupe jeepney ban on; vendors, parked vehicles out

MANILA—The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has conducted clearing operations of sidewalk vendors and illegally parked vehicles in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City as the agency...