Comelec to Congress: Decide on BARMM polls postponement by …
6 days ago · The Commission on Elections (Comelec) appealed Thursday to Congress to decide on whether to postpone or not the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls by December. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia made the call at the Senate local government committee hearing on the bill seeking to postpone the BARMM …
Newly-hired maid who stole P2.6M worth of jewelry in San Juan …
6 days ago · A newly-hired household helper was arrested by law enforcers in Leyte after she stole P2.6 million worth of jewelry from her employer in San Juan City. advertisement. According to John Consulta’s report in 24 Oras on Thursday, the 24-year old suspect was just two weeks on the job when she committed the crime last October.
3 areas under Signal No. 4 as Marce pounds N. Luzon
6 days ago · 2 areas under Signal no. 4 as Marce pounds N. Luzon. PAGASA issued a warning of "life-threatening conditions" over the northern potions of Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte as Typhoon Marce continued to move west-northwestward over the Babuyan Channel on Thursday evening. According to its 8 p.m. bulletin on Thursday, the state weather bureau ...
Benilde battles Letran to boost bid for semis bonus; LPU takes on …
6 days ago · Games are becoming more crucial as the NCAA Season 100 men's basketball tournament heads to its final stretch in the elimination round. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde will take on first round tormentor Colegio de San Juan de Letran at 2:30 p.m. at the Filoil EcoOil Centre as both teams hope for better placements in the league standings.
Juan Luna's 'La Bulaqueña' to be displayed in Louvre in Abu Dhabi
6 days ago · advertisement. Juan Luna's "La Bulaqueña" will be displayed in the Louvre Abu Dhabi in June 2025. This was disclosed during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget of the National Museum of the Philippines. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III made the announcement as he joked about having "inside ...
PAGASA warns of life-threatening conditions in north Luzon
6 days ago · PAGASA warned of life-threatening conditions in the northern portions of Luzon after Typhoon Marce made landfall in Sta. Ana town on Thursday afternoon. advertisement. “Regardless of the position of the center of the eye in the next several hours, it must be emphasized that potentially life-threatening conditions due to typhoon-force winds ...
Ex-Rep. Alfredo Garbin to take office as Legazpi City mayor
6 days ago · Former Ako Bicol Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. is set to formally assume office next week as mayor of Legazpi City in Albay following the disqualification of Carmen Rosal in the May 2022 national and local polls. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it ordered the special city board of canvassers (SCBOC) of Legazpi City to ...
Ex-PTFoMS head denies threatening Guban over drug shipment …
6 days ago · Guban said he was detained at the Senate during the Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry into an illegal drug shipment smuggled through magnetic lifters when the supposed threat occurred. Michael Yang is a former economic adviser to Rodrigo Duterte when he was president. Duterte's son Paolo is currently congressman for Davao City's 1st District, while ...
Gov’t to ‘find a way’ to return P60 billion to PhilHealth if SC orders
6 days ago · The government's economic managers on Thursday vowed to "find a way" to return P60 billion to state insurer PhilHealth if the Supreme Court orders them to, as the amount transferred to the National Treasury had already been utilized. This was stated by the economic managers during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed national budget ...
DOF: Gov’t losing P52 billion from tobacco, vape smuggling annually
6 days ago · Lost revenues from tobacco and vape smuggling amount to P52 billion annually, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday. advertisement. “We’re losing P35 billion in tobacco and the vape would probably be about P17 billion,” Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said during the Senate interpellation on the department's proposed 2025 budget.