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Law enforcers scramble to probe, ID ‘Duterte-hired assassins’
The government is now tracking down the contract killer supposedly hired by Vice President Sara Duterte to kill President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Lisa Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez, a Justice official said on Monday. “We are tapping our law enforcement agents to investigate the whereabouts and the identity of this person or…
PBBM vows to uphold rule of law following VP Duterte tirades
MANILA — Breaking his silence, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed to uphold the rule of law following the tirades of Vice President Sara Duterte against him, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez. Duterte said in a virtual press conference that she hired an assassin to kill the President, the First…
House leaders want probe on VP Sara threat
MANILA – Senior leaders of the House of Representatives on Sunday on Sunday assailed Vice President Sara Duterte for publicly threatening the lives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (Pampanga 3rd District) said Duterte’s statement is not only a heinous crime but also a betrayal…
No strings attached to Mary Jane’s repatriation – DFA
The Indonesian government is not asking the Philippines for any favor in exchange for the impending repatriation of convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega clarified on Wednesday. “There are a lot of speculations as to what the return or what was the condition. The Indonesians have not…
MOHS acquires major pharma company
From left: Dr. Kenji M. Asano, Jr., MOHS senior vice president and group chief financial officer; Remedios A. Rivera, Remed chairman and president; and Michael B. Hortaleza, MOHS chairman and chief executive officer and Jocelyn M. Aberin, Remed vice president for operations In pursuit of its strategy of vertical integration of its flagship healthcare and…
Team Albay revived for dispatch on humanitarian mission to the most ravaged towns of Catanduanes
LEGAZPI CITY – Responding to appeals for help, Albay 2nd Dist. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, has revived his multi-awarded Team Albay through its Team Albay Youth Organization (TAYO) for immediate dispatch on relief, medical, water sanitation, communications, agriculture rehabilitation and psychosocial interventions mission to Catanduanes, which was severely ravaged by super typhoon Pepito over the weekend. TEAM Albay is…
No deadline on gov’t aid for storm-hit areas — PBBM
MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Tuesday said the government would continue providing aid for as long as needy Filipinos ask for it to recover from the impact of the successive storms in the country. “Walang deadline po ito. Hangga’t kailangan ninyo na magkaroon pa ng food pack, magpapadala pa rin kami,” the President…
Super Typhoon Pepito moves toward Quezon province for 2nd landfall
Quezon City – Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) was crossing the sea east of Quezon province after traversing the waters of North Caguas Islands early Sunday morning, Nov. 17, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 8 a.m. weather update, PAGASA said that the center of Pepito’s eye was estimated to be over the coastal waters…
BFP beefs up disaster response
QUEZON CITY — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has beefed up its disaster response operations as it extended critical support in relief, rescue, and evacuation operations in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Nika (Toraji) and the other preceding weather disturbances. The BFP, along with the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Jail Management…
DSWD asks DBM for replenishment of P875 million in Quick Response Funds
QUEZON CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the immediate replenishment of its Quick Response Funds (QRF) to ensure the welfare agency’s unhampered disaster response. DSWD spokesperson and Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said they need the timely…