MANILA – The weather bureau on Thursday warned that many areas, especially the country’s western section, will experience heavy rainfall as the southwest monsoon (habagat) season nears. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) usually declares the onset of habagat season between late May to early June. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview,
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Online booking scams: Summer travelers urged to stay alert
CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the summer season in Cebu heats up, so does the risk of online booking scams that target unsuspecting tourists and residents alike. The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit in Central Visayas (RACU-7) warned that scammers are exploiting the busy season to carry out schemes. These include fake booking sites, hacking, identity theft,
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Allow Bato dela Rosa to do his work online, says Sen. Padilla
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla said Thursday that as an elected senator, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa should be allowed to perform his work through online participation. Padilla has been vocal in his defense of Dela Rosa’s continued absence from the Senate amid an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection
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Lower fuel surcharge to trim airfare costs in June
MANILA, Philippines — Airline passengers traveling domestically and internationally in the first half of June will pay lower fuel surcharge fees after regulators cut the applicable rate anew as global jet fuel prices continued to soften. In an advisory issued Thursday, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) announced that the fuel surcharge level for June 1
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PNP: Suspected drug lab found in Occidental Mindoro town
MANILA, Philippines — A suspected clandestine illegal drug laboratory was discovered in Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday. Operatives found the site on Golo Island in Sitio Kaybunga, Barangay Bulacan, Looc town, last Tuesday afternoon, following a tip from a suspect earlier arrested in Batangas, according to PNP chief Gen. Jose
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Bojie Dy rallies barangays to end illiteracy, break cycle of poverty
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Thursday urged barangays across the country to take a leading role in the fight against illiteracy, emphasizing that education and literacy are key to lifting Filipinos out of poverty and securing a stronger future for the nation. Speaking at the National Convention of the Liga
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Suan opposes remote voting in Senate plenary or impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — While he respects whatever the Senate’s decision regarding remote participation — whether it is for the plenary session or in the looming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte — Cagayan de Oro Rep. Lordan Suan believes it should not be allowed. Suan, during an online interview on Thursday with reporters covering the
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‘Options given’ to Estrada amid possible arrest, says DILG
MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said he had “given options” to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada amid the latter’s looming arrest. “[I] talked to him already,” Remulla said in a text message sent to reporters. “I gave him options and he said he will think about it,” the DILG chief
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Tinio: K-12 a failure as 87% of Grade 11 students struggle with reading
MANILA, Philippines — A report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) showing that 87 percent of Grade 11 students cannot understand what they read only underscores the failure of the K-12 education, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said. In an ambush interview Thursday after the House committee on basic education hearing,
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Jinggoy Estrada Faced w/ Plunder, Graft Charges over Alleged Flood Control Kickback over P573 Million
Ombudsman Files Charges vs. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over Alleged Flood Control Corruption JINGGOY ESTRADA – The Ombudsman filed plunder and graft charges against the Senator over the alleged flood control kickback he received amounting to over P573 million. Several government officials were tagged in the supposed multi-billion flood control corruption in the Philippines. Many of ... Read more
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