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PH backs ASEAN-wide visa, eyes tourism boost from unified entry

Manila, May 18 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed strong support for the creation of a unified ASEAN visa, saying it could help position the region as a single, powerhouse tourism destin... Read More


DBM OKs 16K new teaching positions for SY 2025-2026

Manila, May 18 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of some 16,000 new teaching positions in public schools for the upcoming School Year 2025-2026 to strengthen t... Read More


Beneficiaries all praises for PBBM's 4PH housing units

Manila, May 18 -- Beneficiaries from various projects under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s flagship Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program are all praises after receiving their respect... Read More


Mongolian FM visits PH May 19-20 for new avenues of cooperation

Manila, May 18 -- Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh is set to embark on an official visit to the Philippines on May 19 and 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday. Battse... Read More


1.3k LGUs reactivate price council to monitor key commodities

Manila, May 18 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said 1,350 local government units (LGUs) have reactivated their Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) to help monitor t... Read More


85 'wanted' arrested in 2-day ops

Manila, May 18 -- The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 85 wanted persons during two-day operations across the country. In a press release on Sunda... Read More


Lone bettor in Mandaluyong bags P331-M Grand Lotto jackpot

Manila, May 18 -- A lone bettor from Metro Manila bagged Saturday night's PHP331-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot. In an advisory on Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the ... Read More


Buyers give well-textured P20/kg rice stamp of approval

Manila, May 18 -- A rice vendor at Mandaluyong Public Market II vouched for the quality of the PHP20-per-kilogram rice of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program, saying it is comparable with more expensive var... Read More


No cause for alarm: DOH monitoring rising Covid-19 cases in SEA

Manila, May 18 -- The Department of Health (DOH) assured there is "no cause for alarm" despite the reported surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in some Southeast Asian countries. "We a... Read More


San Juanico Task Group created amid bridge structural safety watch

Manila, May 18 -- The national government has established the San Juanico Task Group (SJTG) to coordinate security, traffic flow and safety protocols following concerns over the structural integrity o... Read More