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PH Army gears to defeat drone, other modern threats

Manila, May 19 -- The Philippine Army (PA) on Monday said its ongoing modernization program and training exercises with foreign allies are geared toward ensuring it can defeat armed drones and other m... Read More


DPWH to use plastic bottle wastes in road projects

Manila, May 19 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has approved the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle wastes as additive to enhance stability and extend the life... Read More


Senate panel pushes higher vape, tobacco taxes vs. smuggling

Manila, May 19 -- Smuggling and rising vape use among adolescents prompted the Senate to press for higher excise taxes on tobacco and vapor products, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday as he led a... Read More


PMA Class 2025 prepared for multifaceted threats - AFP chief

Manila, May 19 -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday said members of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) "Siklab-Laya" Class of 2025 are "exceptionally prep... Read More


Marcos open to reconciling with Dutertes

Manila, May 19 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said he is open to reconciling with the Duterte family, stressing the need for unity and political stability. In the first episode of his... Read More


DSWD boosts disasters preparedness, produces record 3M food packs

Manila, May 19 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has a total of 3,000,658 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned across the agency's warehouses nationwide, the bigges... Read More


DA to improve buying experience under P20/kg rice program

Manila, May 19 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday vowed to improve the buying experience under the PHP20 per kilogram rice program. The program, dubbed "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na," is... Read More


P20/kg rice possible due to reforms, record harvest - PBBM

Manila, May 19 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said the government's rollout of PHP20-per-kilo rice was made possible due to ongoing reforms in agriculture and record-high rice producti... Read More


PBBM on VP Sara impeachment: Let process take its course

Manila, May 19 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte must proceed without interference. In the inaugural episode of his "BBM Podcast" a... Read More


LTO probes illegal importation of right-hand drive vehicles

Manila, May 19 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is investigating the importation and sale of used right-hand vehicles in the country after a raid in an establishment in Quezon City. LTO chief ... Read More