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65 trafficking victims rescued from illegal Pampanga cigarette factory

Manila, Feb. 5 -- Authorities arrested six Chinese nationals and rescued 65 Filipino workers during a raid on an illicit cigarette factory here last week. Speaking at a press briefing following a vis... Read More


Speaker Dy pushes 'long-overdue' Magna Carta for Barangays

Manila, Feb. 5 -- Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Thursday pushed for the passage of long-overdue measures establishing a Magna Carta for Barangays, stressing that village officials are the true fr... Read More


Gov't communicators urged to counter Red disinformation

Manila, Feb. 5 -- A ranking National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) official on Thursday called on all "public and government peace communicators" to help combat ongoing ... Read More


190 OFWs rescued from scam hubs in Cambodia back in Manila

Manila, Feb. 5 -- The Philippine government, led by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), has repatriated 190 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rescued from scam hubs in Cambodia, following a whole-... Read More


Regulators back governance, market integration for Islamic finance

Manila, Feb. 5 -- Philippine financial regulators and market institutions have committed to aligning governance standards and market rules to integrate Islamic finance more deeply into the country's f... Read More


DepEd to prioritize Special Curricular Programs review, reform efforts

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday it would prioritize the review of the Special Curricular Program and other priority reform agendas in the education sector to reali... Read More


DSWD on 'Blue Alert' for TD Basyang

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is on Blue Alert status, with concerned regional offices monitoring developments as Tropical Depression Basyang approaches nor... Read More


DOJ: Criminal raps vs. Atong Ang remain strong despite motion to quash

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday the criminal charges filed by the government against fugitive Charlie "Atong" Ang regarding the missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthus... Read More


PBBM elated over dismissal of impeach raps following due process

Manila, Feb. 4 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed the dismissal of the impeachment complaints against him after the House Committee on Justice declared them insufficient in form and substan... Read More


PH, Japan boost ties in agriculture, trade, food security

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Philippines continues to deepen its ties with Japan in agriculture, trade, and food security following a productive ministerial visit by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laure... Read More