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Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:07:00 +0800

Senior citizens no longer need to present their purchase booklets at pharmacies to avail of the 20% discount on medicines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, December 23. 

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippines and India have reiterated their call for full and faithful compliance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 Arbitration Award.

Credit to Author: Evelyn Macairan| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

More than material things, there may be times when the gift of self to loved ones this Christmas season is better, an official of the Archdiocese of Manila said yesterday.

Credit to Author: Neil Jayson Servallos| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) is urging the national government to include job order and contractual workers in local government units (LGUs) in the P7,000 gratuity pay that President Marcos had earlier approved to recognize their contributions to public service.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 was hoisted yesterday in the southern portion of Palawan, particularly Balabac and Kalayaan Islands amid the threat of Tropical Depression Romina, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Commission on Elections has ruled in favor of Kingdom of Jesus Chris leader Apollo Quiboloy after the poll body dismissed a petition by a political party asking that the religious leader be declared a nuisance candidate and his certificate of candidacy for the May 2025 elections be canceled.

Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Commission on Elections has ruled in favor of Kingdom of Jesus Chris leader Apollo Quiboloy after the poll body dismissed a petition by a political party asking that the religious leader be declared a nuisance candidate and his certificate of candidacy for the May 2025 elections be canceled.

Credit to Author: Ghio Ong| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippine Coast Guard disputed China’s claim that the China Coast Guard “drove away” its patrol vessel, as well as an aircraft of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, which were carrying out a humanitarian mission for Filipino fisherfolk.

Credit to Author: Mark Ernest Villeza| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Citing strong evidence against them, a Pasig court has denied the petition for bail of former Bamban mayor Alice Guo and five of her co-accused in a qualified human trafficking case.

Credit to Author: Elijah Felice Rosales| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Infrastructure builder San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is waiving the toll on its expressways on the eves of Christmas and New Year’s, for smoother passage at the toll plazas.