PBBM to public: Visit Palace for Misa de Gallo, Christmas activities
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday invited the public to attend the traditional nine-day Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo (dawn mass) and enjoy free carnival rides and games at Malacañang grounds.
In a video message uploaded on his offi…
PPA: No stranded passengers in ports, but some trips delayed
MANILA: The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Friday said all ports under its jurisdiction are in operation with no reports of stranded passengers nationwide despite some delays.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, PPA spokesperson Eunice Samont…
PBBM lauded for P170B in actual investment from earlier Japan visit
MANILA: House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his fruitful visit to Japan early this year that has significantly bolstered the Philippine economy and created jobs for thousands of Filipinos.
R…
440K Bicolano elderly get over P1.3-B social pension for 2023
LEGAZPI: More than 440,000 indigent senior citizens in the six provinces of the Bicol Region received government assistance this year through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPIC) …
SAF commando hurt in Sulu ambush
MANILA: A member of the police’s elite Special Action Force (SAF) was injured in an ambush by still unidentified attackers in Sulu province on Thursday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.
In a statement, SAF chief Maj. Gen. Bernard …
BARMM parliament OKs 2024 PHP98.4-B regional budget
COTABATO: The 80-man Bangsamoro Parliament on Thursday afternoon unanimously approved on the third and final reading the PHP98.4 billion regional budget for 2024.
Regional lawmakers approved the Bangsamoro Expenditure Program (BEP) after nine days of…
BOI green lanes ACEN’s PHP38-B wind farm project
MANILA: Another renewable energy (RE) project has received an endorsement for expediting their permits and licenses through the Board of Investments’ (BOI) green lane endorsement.
On Friday, BOI said it has awarded the Green Lane Certificate of Endor…