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Marcos names digital technocrat as new DICT chief

Manila, March 20 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former UnionDigital Bank president and chief executive officer Henry Rhoel Aguda as the new secretary of the Department of Informati... Read More


DA reports lower rice imports amid local palay harvest

Mali, March 20 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday reported lower rice import arrivals amid the local palay harvest in the Philippines. As of March 13, only 640,915 metric tons (MT) of ... Read More


PBBM vetoes bill declaring Pampanga as PH culinary capital

Manila, March 20 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vetoed a bill that sought to declare Pampanga as the "Culinary Capital of the Philippines." In a letter to the House of Representatives dated... Read More


PH an independent state, not province of any foreign power - Palace

Manila, March 20 -- The Philippines is an "independent" country, Malacanang said on Thursday, as it dismissed insinuations that the country is now a "province of The Hague." "Hindi po natin ninais na... Read More


6 foreigners, 2 Filipinos nabbed in Grande Island ops

Manila, March 20 -- Combined military and law enforcement operatives on Wednesday arrested six foreign nationals and their two Filipino companions during operations in Grande Island, Subic Bay in Zamb... Read More


PhilHealth lifts 45-day benefit limit

Manila, March 20 -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has lifted the 45-day benefit limit to ensure its services remain unhampered. "The 45-day benefit limit is an outdated cost-cont... Read More


Gov't inks deal vs. fake news, tests app detecting deepfake in 30 sec.

Manila, March 20 -- The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) aimed at beefing up the ... Read More


Fake dentist nabbed in Cotabato City

Manila, March 20 -- The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) announced on Thursday that an unlicensed dentist was arrested for illegally offering dental services online in Cotaba... Read More


PH, Japan eye more cooperation in addressing maritime threats

Manila, March 20 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday announced that it has committed to have more cooperation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in addressing traditional and non-t... Read More


ICC probe not about numbers but pattern of violence - lawmaker

Manila, March 20 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is not aiming to document every single death linked to the Duterte administration's drug war but rather to establish a pattern of systematic ... Read More