📰 News & Current Affairs

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) appealed to the public to donate hay, hair and coconut husks to make oil booms that will be used to contain the oil spill in Bataan and nearby areas. Source: Donate hair, coconut husks to contain oil spill, DILG urges public

The Makati Inter-Village Association (MIVA) said Monday that they were alarmed by the allegedly unauthorized conversion of houses in its villages into accommodations for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) employees. Source: Makati homeowners alarmed over POGO staff accommodations in villages

The Philippine government will not obstruct the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor from interviewing the five newly identified suspects linked to alleged crimes committed during the Duterte administration's bloody anti-narcotics campaign. Source: SolGen: Philippines won't stop ICC from interviewing drug war suspects

The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition to dismiss the plunder case of the former Senate president and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile in connection with the alleged misuse of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). Source: SC junks Enrile’s plea to dismiss PDAF case

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday cautioned the public against the dangers of oil spi̾lls to the human body. In a Facebook post, the DOH said that oil spi̾lls can harm people in various ways through direct physical contact, contamination, destruction of food sources and habitats, and even reproductive health problems in some cases. Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1967630/doh-warns-of-health-risks-from-bataan-oil-spill-lists-hazards

Another measure seeking to repeal the law taxing Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Joel Villanueva called for the permanent cancellation of Pogo licenses issued by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation in his Senate Bill No. 2752. Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1967375/villanueva-files-bill-to-void-pogo-tax-law

Pimentel questioned the continued floods that inundated Metro Manila and other areas last week despite billions of funding allocated to flood control. “Let us also not use ‘climate change’ as the scapegoat…What I instead propose is for us to look at the possibility of ‘character change’,” he said. Source: Koko lauds Marcos ban on POGOs; asks him not to use climate change as scapegoat

Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio flew to Germany with her family and mother early morning on Wednesday, July 24. The Vice President was seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 with her husband, their children and her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman. The plane left at 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, and is expected to land in Dubai for a connecting flight to Munich, Germany. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has yet to confirm the travel.

The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the establishment of an expanded career progression (ECP) system for public school teachers have been signed on Friday. Under the CT track, teachers can advance through multiple stages: Teacher I to Teacher VII, and then Master Teacher I to Master Teacher V. As for SA track, teachers holding Master Teacher I positions can advance to School Principal I to School Principal V. Source: IRR for expanded career progression of public school teachers inked | Philippine News Agency

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will announce $500 million in foreign military financing for the Philippines to help its oldest treaty ally in Asia bolster its defenses, the US Department of Defense said. Source: US to provide Philippines $500 million in military aid

I thought the email I received could be a spam but the sender's email domain is legit. Nasa archived ko rin kaya hindi ko kaagad nabasa. I did my research and to my surprise, I found quite a few articles posted 2 to 3 days ago about this data leak. I don't even remember registering for an account sa Vivamax, but whatever.. I tried logging in, did a forgot password and I was able to login to the account. Although walang active subscription, I don't know.. baka kasama sa data breach ang ilan sa mga information ko. Yun pa namang email address ko using my own domain ang naka-register dun. BTW, here's one of those articles na nakita ko --> Vivamax Subscriber Identities Spreading Now After Data Leak| PhilNews Tell me.. where do I (we)...

Property sector expert David Leechiu said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s blanket ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) would force rental fees in a specific market to go down by as much as 50%. Source: https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/07/28/rental-rates-to-go-down-by-50-find-out-the-condo-market-segment-seen-to-suffer-the-most-from-pogo-ban/property/

The ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) will not stop the Senate investigation on their criminal activities, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said yesterday. Source: ‘POGO ban won’t end Senate probe’

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Saturday threatened to push for the abolition of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) if it refuses to fully comply with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to shut down all Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos). Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1966572/pimentel-pagcor-going-around-pogo-ban

The U.S. Defense Department admitted it spread propaganda in the Philippines aimed at disparaging China’s Sinovac vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 25 document cited by a former top government official earlier this month. Source: US admitted it spread anti-vax COVID propaganda in Philippines to disparage China

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Sunday that another vessel sank in Bataan waters, this time off Mariveles' Barangay Cabcaben. Source: Another vessel sinks off Bataan -PCG

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s pronouncement that Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) have been banned in the country “effective immediately” has been widely applauded but also raised many questions, particularly about the 40,000 Filipino workers whose jobs are at stake. Source: After Philippines’ Pogos ban, what next for 40,000 displaced local workers?

Singapore breaks away from the peloton of six countries that shared the top spot on the Henley Passport Index as we entered the new year, reclaiming its title as the world’s most powerful passport in the latest ranking published today. Source: Singapore Recrowned Most Powerful Passport in the World

An explosion at a commercial building in Barangay Pinaric, Legazpi City, Albay left several people injured at around 11:30 a.m. on July 28, 2024. Sources: Several people hurt in explosion at Legazpi City bldg

MMDA chair and concurrent DPWH secretary Bayani Fernando ordered the transfer of all flood control projects to MMDA’s jurisdiction to stop these modus operandi. But after he left the agency, the corruption still continued and even went back to its old ways. Source: https://opinion.inquirer.net/175535/flood-control-projects-are-money-machines-of-ncr-politicos-and-dpwh-mmda-officials

Sen. Ronald dela Rosa shrugged off the latest developments in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, wherein he is reportedly tagged as one of the suspects, as claimed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Source: ‘What’s new?’ Bato shrugs off International Criminal Court suspect tag

The Philippines resumed its resupply mission for its small navy contingent in Ayungin Shoal Saturday without "untoward incidents," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, a week after it signed a provisional arrangement with China. Source: 'No untoward incident' in PH's first resupply mission in Ayungin under new China deal

“I do not blame Mr. Marcos. He is a believer in God. I believe in God, but I will tell God: Damn it, if you cannot solve this, I will do it my way,” Duterte said, adding that he takes senseless killings of innocent people seriously. Source: Duterte acknowledges Marcos ‘bloodless’ drug war

A Philippine Navy cadet died after falling from the construction site of the new Senate building in Taguig City. Source: Navy cadet dies after falling from new Senate building

To take another example, consider the recent law banning unregistered SIM cards. Text and call scams — the very thing the law intended to eradicate — seem to have spread even more. All this leads me to think and bet that in the 2025 SONA, Marcos’ ban will have proven futile, and POGOs will still be around. Source: [In This Economy] Marcos’ POGO ban is popular, but will it work?

Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has called for a probe into the P244.57-billion flood control projects after many parts of the country were flooded due to the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1965745/lawmaker-calls-for-probe-into-p244-b-flood-control-projects

Former police chiefs Sen. Ronald dela Rosa and Oscar Albayalde, along with three other former and current police officials, have been formally tagged as suspects in the ongoing drug war investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said yesterday. Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/26/2373109/icc-notifies-philippine-government-ejk-suspects-led-bato

Fears grow of a large oil spill after tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of fuel flips over at the coast of Manila. Source: Philippines in ‘race against time’ as oil tanker capsizes off Manila

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday warned the public that sharing the fake video of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is îllégâl and punishable with the same offense as those who created the video. Source: DICT to public: Sharing of fake PBBM video îllégâl | Philippine News Agency

Pushed by strong current, several barges on Marikina River hit the F. Manalo bridge in Pasig City on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, as heavy rain continues to pour down due to the enhanced southwest monsoon. Sources: Colliding barges on Marikina River hit Pasig bridge

Typhoon Gaemi took aim at China after tearing across the Philippines and Taiwan, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes, flooding streets and leaving at least five people dead. Source: Typhoon Gaemi Aims at China After Pounding Taiwan, Philippines

THE SENATE on Tuesday approved on final reading a bill that seeks to discontinue the use of the mother tongue as the medium of instruction from kindergarten to Grade 3. Source: Bill seeks end to mother tongue use - BusinessWorld Online