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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and social media platform Tiktok on Tuesday vowed to bolster campaign to end disinformation for the upcoming May polls. During the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Comelec and Tiktok, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body asked the social media platform if they could avail its services to immediately verify the authenticity of information posted in the application. “So that we can protect not only our candidates, not only our political parties, but most particularly the electorate in general considering that the 2025 elections definitely an offshoot […]…

Keep on reading: Comelec, Tiktok vow to bolster campaign, end poll disinformation

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island released an increased amount of sulfur dioxide on Monday, January 27, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its latest 24-hour monitoring report, Phivolcs recorded 4,653.9 tons of sulfur dioxide emitted by the volcano, surpassing the 3,267 tons measured the previous day. The agency also reported 22 volcanic earthquakes from Monday to Tuesday midnight, along with a voluminous plume that rose 900 meters above the summit and drifted southwest. In addition, three ash emission events were observed during the monitoring period, with durations ranging from five to 44 […]…

Keep on reading: Kanlaon emits more sulfur dioxide, logs 22 volcanic quakes

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EdCom II) has released its year two report entitled “Fixing the Foundations: A Matter of National Survival,” and the picture it paints about Philippine education remains rather grim. Let me discuss seven of their more alarming findings: One, more than half (53 percent) of 180 teaching days in school […]…

Keep on reading: Salvaging our future

MANILA, Philippines — So far, the name of Marikina mayor Marcy Teodoro will remain in ballots for his bid for a House of Representatives seat despite the Commission on Elections (Comelec) division’s move to cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC). Previously, Comelec 1st Division head commissioner Socorro Inting granted the petition to cancel Teodoro’s COC for the city’s first district representative over what is deemed to be material misrepresentation regarding his address. But only when there is a “final and executory” ruling from the Comelec could Teodoro’s name be removed in the ballots, according to poll body chairman George Erwin […]…

Keep on reading: Marcy Teodoro would still be included in ballots – Comelec

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to grant Filipino citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang, who is believed to have links to Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos). At the chamber’s plenary session, House Bill No. 8839 was approved with 19 affirmative votes, one negative, and zero abstention. Only Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros voted against the passage of the measure, emphasizing that she cannot, in good conscience, vote to grant Filipino citizenship to Wang. Earlier, Hontiveros appealed to her colleagues, requesting that they reject the bill because […]…

Keep on reading: Senate OKs bill granting PH citizenship to Chinese linked to Pogo

MANILA, Philippines — The newly signed Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act is expected to bolster the fight against tobacco smuggling and illicit trade, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. This is amid the global and local proliferation of illicit activities in tobacco products, which the agency considers as hurdles that are “complex and extensive.” On behalf of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Undersecretary Roger Navarro emphasized that the law promotes a whole-of-government approach by collaborating with policymakers, regulators, and law enforcement agencies. “With the AES (Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act) law, we hold every criminal accountable, empowering our enforcement agencies […]…

Keep on reading: DA: Anti-agri economic sabotage act set to fight illicit tobacco trade


MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Raffy Tulfo wants private motor vehicle inspection suspended, directing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to thoroughly study the scheme and alleviate the burden of private vehicle owners in the country. At the Senate panel on public services’ Monday hearing, Tulfo raised his concern about the inspection, flagging it as inefficient and burdensome. “For me, I think the DOTr should suspend this private motor vehicle inspection. Suspend it for now. Study it in order to alleviate the burden of some private vehicle owners. It’s okay for me to continue this later on, but to those public vehicles,” […]…

Keep on reading: Tulfo wants private motor vehicle inspection suspended

OSWIECIM, Poland — The world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, with some of the few remaining survivors set to attend ceremonies at the site of the notorious Nazi death camp. Auschwitz was the largest of the extermination camps and has become a symbol of Nazi Germany’s genocide of six million European Jews, one million of whom died at the site between 1940 and 1945, along with more than 100,000 non-Jews. On Monday former inmates, along with Polish President Andrzej Duda, are expected to lay flowers at the sprawling camp’s Wall of Death in the […]…

Keep on reading: World marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

The Philippines’ leading integrated property developer, Vista Land, continues to bring the lifelong dream of homeownership to many Filipinos across the archipelago with its MOVE Program. True to its meaning of Making Ownership at Vista Land Easy, its objectives are to streamline the purchase process of select ready-for-occupancy (RFO) house and lot developments and condominium properties in 47 provinces and 149 cities and municipalities and encourage stronger affinity from prospective homeowners in a competitive market. Industry experts have observed that favorable macroeconomic conditions create a conducive environment for real estate investments, with key drivers such as interest reductions, a growing […]…

Keep on reading: Vista Land makes homeownership easy for Filipinos nationwide with MOVE

Survival was the word coach Chito Victolero used after Magnolia put up a huge effort in blowing past guest team Hong Kong Eastern to stay alive in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinal race. But after the 107-78 romp on Sunday here at Ynares Center in Antipolo City, the Hotshots are bracing themselves for another challenge […]…

Keep on reading: Hotshots cream Eastern in first match for survival as Victolero declares high hopes for next hurdle with team now healthy