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PH, Denmark draft MOU advancing healthcare ties

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Kingdom of Denmark have taken a major step toward establishing a long-term skills and training pipeline for Filipino health and care ... Read More


PH posts $273-M BOP surplus in Q3 2025

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Philippines registered a USD273 million balance of payment surplus in the third quarter of 2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Friday. BSP data showed, however... Read More


BuCor releases 1K PDLs in 5 weeks

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) released 1,009 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from Nov. 1 to Dec. 12, bringing the total number of released PDLs to 28,616 under the Marcos adm... Read More


BFP on red alert Dec. 23-Jan. 2

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Friday said the entire bureau will be placed on heightened or Blue alert starting Dec. 15, and will shift to full alert or red alert from Dec.... Read More


Palace: Gov't seeks ways to address spike in red onion prices

Manila, Dec. 12 -- Malacanang said Friday the government must carefully balance efforts to address the rising prices of red onions without hurting either consumers or local farmers. In a press briefi... Read More


Palace: Passing anti-political dynasty bill sans review 'for optics'

Manila, Dec. 12 -- Malacanang on Friday said rushing the passage of the anti-political dynasty bill without undergoing a thorough review is "for optics only." The statement was issued in response to ... Read More


PNP commanders given 36 hours to solve indiscriminate firing cases

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) commanders are given 36 hours to resolve incidents of indiscriminate firings or face relief from their posts amid the holiday season revelries. ... Read More


PhilSA: Chinese rocket debris possibly fell near Palawan

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said the debris from a Chinese rocket launched on Friday possibly fell 23 nautical miles (NM) away from Puerto Princesa and 21 NM away from Tubb... Read More


Benguet town OKs P927-M budget for 2026

LA TRINIDAD, Dec. 12 -- The municipal government has approved a PHP927 million budget for 2026, with expanded allocations for social services and programs aimed at improving local government operation... Read More


PH launches 2025-2028 nat'l action plan to end child marriage

Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Philippines on Friday launched a multiyear national action plan to end child, early, and forced marriages and unions, strengthening efforts to protect vulnerable children and up... Read More