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Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos and First Lady Liza Marcos hosted a dinner for several senators and their spouses at the Bahay ng Pangulo on Monday, the same day the religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo held a “rally for peace” in Manila.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The percentage of Filipino families that experienced involuntary hunger last year almost matched the figure at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, survey data from Social Weather Stations showed.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:25:00 +0800

Davao City ranked as the most congested metropolitan area in the Philippines, with the slowest travel times, according to the 2024 Traffic Index.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:07:00 +0800

The number of Filipino households experiencing involuntary hunger has jumped to 25.9%, the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Credit to Author: Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Programs aimed at boosting rice farmers’ productivity should be accelerated by government agencies, President Marcos said, as cited by the Department of Agriculture.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Public satisfaction and trust in most of the country’s highest government officials dropped in the fourth quarter of last year, with Vice President Sara Duterte suffering significant declines in her ratings, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research showed.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo will be taking over the post of Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co as chairman of the House of Representatives’ appropriations committee, but only in an acting capacity, House secretary general Reginald Velasco said yesterday.

Credit to Author: Alexis Romero| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos yesterday directed the Department of Health to ensure the continuous delivery of services by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. even if the state-run insurer did not receive a subsidy in this year’s national budget.

Credit to Author: Ian Laqui| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:25:00 +0800

Authorities confiscated a total of 4,000 SIM cards, including 1,700 Globe SIMs and 2,300 TM SIMs, suspected to be used for criminal activities such as online phishing, romance scams and mobile phone fraud.

Credit to Author: Brix Lelis| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. is lowering its power rate by P0.2189 per kilowatt-hour this month, bringing the overall rate to P11.7428 kWh from December’s P11.9617 per kWh.