Recto convenes PAOCC; urges unified action vs. organized crime

Manila, Feb. 10 -- Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto has called for tighter, faster and more unified government action against organized crime as he convened the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Com... Read More

Blue Ribbon report on flood control recommends probe vs. 3 senators

Manila, Feb. 10 -- Senate President Pro Tempore and committee chair Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's report on alleged flood control anomalies includes findings involving... Read More

182K families affected, 1.3K houses damaged by Basyang, shear line

Manila, Feb. 10 -- Families affected by the combined effects of tropical cyclone Basyang (international name: Penha) and the shear line have reached 182,352 while houses damaged have totaled 1,373, th... Read More

Senate traces agri smuggling financiers as arrests, warrants surface

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform on Tuesday zeroed in on the financial backers behind large-scale agricultural smuggling as it examined arrests, unserve... Read More

BIR lays out audit reforms in Senate probe on LOA misuse

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday presented a revamped, system-driven tax audit framework to the Senate as lawmakers examined allegations that letters of authority (LO... Read More

DSWD continues aid distribution to Basyang-hit families

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its concerned field offices, continues to provide hot meals and family food packs (FFPs) to families and individuals... Read More

Police units warned vs. hazing rites on trainees, recruits

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday warned units nationwide against conducting initiation rites and hazing activities that endanger trainees and recruits. The warning f... Read More

Not within budget, but PH 'not closing door' on F-16 purchase - envoy

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Philippines is not closing its doors on the possibility of acquiring 20 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets from the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel R... Read More

PNP vows full assistance to restore normalcy in Basyang-hit areas

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed full support to road-clearing and post-disaster response efforts in Mindanao and other areas hit by tropical cyclone Basyang. Pol... Read More

Shear line, 'amihan' to continue to dampen parts of PH

Manila, Feb. 10 -- The shear line and the northeast monsoon or "amihan" will continue to affect many parts of the country, the weather bureau said on Tuesday. In its 4 a.m. advisory, the Philippine A... Read More

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