Solon seeks inquiry into ‘faulty’ rollout of nat’l ID system

MANILA – House Deputy Minority Leader Bernadette Herrera has filed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation, into what...

‘Outstanding families’ urged to be role models of society

MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo urged awardees of this year’s search for outstanding families to become role models in their...

Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response

The drug poisoning crisis in Canada is at its worst in British Columbia, with over 10,000 lives lost since 2016. A key setting for overdoses in...

House probe on online sexual exploitation of minors pushed

MANILA – Alarmed by the increasing number of cybercrime-related cases involving children in the country, Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has filed a resolution...

Marcos ‘closely monitoring’ crimes linked to POGOs

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring all crimes linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGOs) activities in the country, Malacañang assured Wednesday. “Of...

OPS eyes measures to combat proliferation of fake news

MANILA – Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) officer-in-charge (OIC) Cheloy Garafil on Wednesday said her office will be implementing several programs aimed at fighting fake...

Probe on NDRRMC Facebook page hacking underway: OCD

MANILA – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said measures are underway to prevent a repeat of the hacking of the official Facebook page of the National...

China denies including PH on tourism blacklist

MANILA – The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday night formally denied that China has included the Philippines in its blacklist for tourism. “The report of ‘tourist...

China mum on blacklisting; ‘expects’ Chinese to visit post-Covid

Marcos receives credentials of Australian, Dutch, Austrian envoys

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday received the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors from Australia, Austrian and The Netherlands at Malacañan Palace. Malacañang shared...