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Pwnthis · Dec 16, 2024

Senatorial candidate and former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson launched the VBank app on Sunday, Dec. 15, to reach underserved communities and allow them access to financial services, such as loans and secure financial transactions. Senatorial candidate Luis “Manong Chavit” Singson is set to launch the VBank app, a digital banking platform designed to improve financial inclusion in the Philippines, on Sunday, 15 December . The event will be held at 3:30 PM at the Bridgetowne Destination Estate in Quezon City during the Blackout Festival, with celebrity guest Ai Ai delas Alas joining Singson for the launch. Source: Singson launches bank app for underserved Pinoys

plhbg1 · Dec 14, 2024

Today, we filed an emergency motion for an injunction to stop the TikTok Ban from taking effect on January 19, 2025 until our appeal of the decision by the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is heard by the US Supreme Court. TikTok is, at its core, its 170 million American users. Estimates show that small businesses on TikTok would lose more than $1 billion in revenue and creators would suffer almost $300 million in lost earnings in just one month unless the TikTok Ban is halted. Source: TikTok Files Emergency Motion for Injunction

plhbg1 · Dec 14, 2024

Under AO 27, workers in the executive branch will receive SRI amounting to P20,000 each. Qualified for the one-time SRI are civilian personnel in national government agencies, including those in state universities and colleges, and government-owned and controlled corporations occupying regular, contractual or casual positions. Source: Marcos grants service perk to govt workers

plhbg1 · Dec 14, 2024

The team announced on Wednesday the isolation of high-purity lead-212 and bismuth-212 nuclides, which are promising for targeted alpha-nuclide therapy (TAT), a new treatment approach for cancers such as ******, pancreatic, and prostate cancer. Currently, the team is exploring the extraction of additional nuclides, including radium-228, thorium-228, and radium-224, which may further contribute to advancements in cancer treatment. Source: Chinese scientists extract cancer-fighting particles from rare earth minerals - Shia Waves

plhbg1 · Dec 14, 2024

With the passing rate adjusted from 75% to 74%, the number of examinees who passed this year is higher with 37% from last year’s 30%. “And there are several reasons why we need more lawyers, and of course, one of the many reasons perhaps is the scarcity of lawyers in some areas.” Source: SC lowers Bar exam passing rate to 74% to address shortage of lawyers in PH

plhbg1 · Nov 20, 2024

A provision in the 1987 Constitution limits presidents to one fixed six-year term without reelection. The provision is an offshoot of the dictatorship of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who perpetuated himself in power for 20 years until his ouster in 1986. “The President shall not be eligible for any reelection,” the Constitution states. But Alvarez believes the prohibition refers only to consecutive presidential terms. “It refers to the sitting or incumbent president not allowed for reelection,” he stated. Source: Let Duterte run again as president — Alvarez

BicycleHorse · Dec 13, 2024

Araullo is not only awarded a total of P2.080 million in damages, his civil case is the first application of the Supreme Court’s earlier decision that finally defined red-tagging as harmful. Journalist Atom Araullo wins game-changing civil suit vs red taggers

arsenal1205 · Jan 4, 2024

SPOT.ph) The merger between Bank of the Philippine Islands and Robinsons Bank Corporation officially took effect on January 1. Two massive corporate entities merging is a big thing in itself, but we're sure the only real question in people's minds is "How will this affect me?". We lay it down for you and your money below. BPI and Robinsons Bank Merger: What happens now? On a bigger scale, the merger means Robinsons Bank shareholders will end up owning approximately 6% of Ayala-led BPI, JG Summit told the stock exchange. The two linked paths in order to give "customers access to a fuller range of banking products and services as the combined organization will leverage on ecosystems of both the Gokongwei and Ayala Groups," said JG Summit...

vvictorr · Dec 12, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — State medical insurer PhilHealth will receive no government subsidy in the proposed 2025 national budget, the bicameral conference committee announced on Wednesday, December 11. Sen. Grace Poe, the national budget’s sponsor in the Senate, explained that PhilHealth must first exhaust its reserve funds. In an ambush interview at the Manila Hotel, Poe acknowledged that PhilHealth’s budget has been a recurring issue of contention. “For now, Philhealth will not be given a budget, because they must first use their reserve funds,” Poe said in Filipino. Poe argued that PhilHealth still has sufficient funds for its operational costs. The allocation, however, initially intended for the agency was redirected to other...

plhbg1 · Dec 12, 2024

“First of all, I told [Brawner] that I will not accept replacements to my old security personnel and just leave whoever will be left with me,” she told reporters in a briefing at her Mandaluyong City office. “That is one option that we are preparing in case there is a pullout of the entire security detail from the Armed Forces of the Philippines.” The AFP announced last month that several members of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), the composite unit guarding Duterte which is under AFP supervision, would be replaced with a new set of soldiers and policemen. Source: VP Duterte now mulls hiring ‘private security’

plhbg1 · Dec 12, 2024

Romualdez previously vowed to push for the restoration of the program’s budget after the Senate defunded it, insisting that the project has already benefited 4 million Filipinos. Senator Imee Marcos, sponsor of the DSWD budget in the upper chamber, moved to delete the provision for AKAP entirely back in November, in hopes to realign the budget to another agency program, the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). Source: Bicam restores funding for Romualdez's pet cash aid project AKAP after Senate removal

jbl_libra · Dec 12, 2024

Foreign News muna tayo. Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in last week's deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 26-year-old, who was identified earlier as a person of interest, was arrested on firearms and other charges in Pennsylvania on Monday after being spotted at a McDonald's in Altoona amid a massive manhunt for the shooter. Source: What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

plhbg1 · Dec 12, 2024

Effective on Dec. 8, all government workers must wear “Filipiniana-inspired” clothes on all working Mondays of the month to “boost employee morale, professionalism and productivity” in public workplaces. Under the revised dress code, government workers must wear “Asean-inspired” attire on the first Monday of the month, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Filipiniana-inspired clothing for remaining Mondays. Source: Filipiniana, Asean-inspired attire for gov’t workers on Mondays

ZummerSoltice · Dec 4, 2024

In a stunning announcement today 04 December just over an hour ago, the powerful Iglesia Ni Cristo informed the public thru its media network Net 25 program Sa Ganang Mamayan the church is organizing a massive rally to call on the leadership of the House of Representatives to stop any and all efforts for the impeachment of VP Sara Duterte. It’s official: THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO MEMBERSHIP IS AGAINST THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15dctcTV5k/

plhbg1 · Dec 11, 2024

“The Office of the President spent almost half of the total P10.4-billion confidential and intelligence fund allocation for 2023, with a combined total of P4.56 billion. That is a mind-blowing amount,” Renato Reyes, president of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), said in a statement Tuesday. “In the name of transparency and accountability, COA should release all its audit findings on the OP’s confidential and intel funds. In the same way, the public scrutinized the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds, so too should we examine the OP’s confidential and intel funds which are several times way bigger than the OVP’s,” he added. Source: COA told: Release info on Office of the President’s secret funds

plhbg1 · Dec 11, 2024

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) disclosed that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Executive Order 62, which lowered the tariff on imported rice from 35% to 15%, did not lead to a reduction in rice prices as anticipated. “This is a puzzle also for us... perhaps this deserves a more nuanced analysis," said NEDA Director Nieva Natural during a House Murang Pagkain Supercommittee hearing. Source: NEDA: Reduced rice tariffs failed to lower prices

plhbg1 · Dec 10, 2024

“Civil Case No. 0033-A is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice as between plaintiff Republic and the defendants therein, due to the withdrawal of plaintiff Republic. However, Civil Case No. 0033-A shall REMAIN ACTIVE until the final disposition of Subic Air’s complaint-in-intervention. Civil Case No. 0033-F is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice due to the withdrawal of plaintiff Republic,” it adds. Source: Sandiganbayan dismisses civil suits vs alleged Marcos Sr. ‘cronies’

ZummerSoltice · Dec 9, 2024

NUCLEAR MATERIALS SEIZED 100 Kilos of depleted uranium (nuclear materials) were seized by NBI. Filipino suspects are based in Cagayan and Cebu. These are U-235 and U238 isotopes used in nuclear power plants and nuclear bombs and dirty bombs used for terrorism. PHILIPPINES WE ARE IN BIG, BIG TROUBLE! Paano ba naka pasok ang mga nuclear radioactive materials sa Pilipinas? Handling and transport of this dangerous radioactive materials cannot be done using ordinary containers, ships and planes. It should be specialized or military grade container and transport for safe handling. Questions: Sino ba may capabilty at possession ng mga ganyang nuclear materials? Sino ba ang labas masok sa pinas na di dumadaan sa airport security at Customs...

plhbg1 · Dec 10, 2024

The wife of a police lieutenant colonel who dismembered the body of a fellow policeman in front of her in Taguig City was left traumatized, which left her unable to speak. “The husband instructed his wife to get a häçksaw and she was present at the time of the killing at (and) during the mu̾tilation,” Fajardo said in a press briefing. Initially, police reports said that Pascua allegedly shot De Asis after supposedly discovering him in “intimate relations” with the lieutenant’s wife. Source: Wife of cop who dismembered colleague at NCRPO HQ left traumatized

plhbg1 · Dec 10, 2024

Ranking: #1 - OP (4.56 billion) #2 - DOJ (683.8 million) #3 - PDEA (500 million) #4 - OVP (375 million) #5 - National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) [127.4 million] #6 - National Security Council (NSC) [90 million] #7 - Department of National Defense (DND) [78.9 million] #8 - DILG (75 million) #9 - Department of Finance (DOF) [61 million] #10 - Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (49.5 million) #11 - DFA (35 million) Source: COA: Office of the President is top confi, intel fund spender

plhbg1 · Dec 10, 2024

“We have submitted proposals for two more corvettes, I believe, or two more frigates,” – Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad “That need was noticed by the Philippines years ago. That’s why our Re-Horizon 3 includes more corvettes, more ships, and other anti-submarine warfare capabilities,” he added. Trinidad announced the plan days after “Ufa”, a Russian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine, surfaced in the South China Sea to the west of the Philippines late last month. Source: The Philippines plan to procure two new anti-submarine vessels - Naval News

plhbg1 · Dec 8, 2024

“The IAEA’s recognition of our progress reflects the government’s steadfast commitment to developing a robust nuclear power program,” Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said in a statement. He highlighted advances including a formalized national position on nuclear energy through a presidential directive, the drafting of a comprehensive nuclear law, and enhanced capacities in areas such as radiation protection and emergency preparedness. Source: Philippines nears nuclear readiness with IAEA approval

plhbg1 · Nov 29, 2024

Marcos made the pronouncement after being asked to confirm a text message he supposedly sent to House leaders, which surfaced on Thursday. “Well, it was actually a private communication, but it got leaked. Yes. Because that’s really my opinion,” Marcos said in a mix of English and Filipino. Source: Marcos says he ordered impeachment moves vs VP Sara Duterte stopped

plhbg1 · Nov 28, 2024

Section 9 Article VII of the Philippine Constitution says that the President has the power to nominate a legislator from the Senate or the House of Representatives to fill the vacancy left in the Office of the Vice President. Whoever is nominated by the President, however, would be subject to “confirmation by a majority vote of all the members of both Houses of the Congress, voting separately.” Source: Sara Duterte: 'If I get impeached, then that’s my end'

plhbg1 · Dec 7, 2024

Leaders and members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy & Reform (PADER) voluntarily shave their heads on December 7, 2024, as a gesture of support and solidarity with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid the challenges faced by his administration at the People Power Monument in Quezon City. Source: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/7/1-dead-5-injured-in-multi-vehicle-collision-in-para-aque-1417

Biscoff Frappe · Dec 7, 2024

A cop was killed and chopped up by another police officer in Camp Bagong Diwa in Lower Bicutan, Taguig City after the latter caught the victim in an intimate situation with the latter's wife. The crime occurred on November 28, Police Major Hazel Asilo, public information officer of the Southern Police District, said in an interview. READ: Cop caught in intimate situation with another cop's wife killed, chopped up

plhbg1 · Dec 6, 2024

During a phone interview with reporters, Velasco was asked why the two impeachment complaints have not yet reached Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez’s desk. “Not yet, but we have heard that others would also file impeachment complaints. So we will just do one transmittal to the Speaker,” he explained in Filipino. When asked if he has information on the groups that will file a complaint and when it may be filed, Velasco said he does not have any information but lawmakers told him they intend to file or sponsor another impeachment complaint against Duterte. Source: Impeachment complaints vs VP Duterte not yet sent to Romualdez – House

wappps · Nov 25, 2024

Kalat na sa world news ang pagmumura at pagbigay niya ng death threats sa PH President. hindi lang siya ang ipinahiya niya kundi buong Pilipinas!

plhbg1 · Dec 5, 2024

They say it’s just a holiday dinner, but can they really leave politics out of it? President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed hundreds of lawmakers in Malacañang on Wednesday night, December 4, for a “Christmas fellowship.” The timing can be intriguing, as it comes the same week that two impeachment complaints were filed with the House of Representatives against his 2022 running mate and now political rival, Vice President Sara Duterte. Source: Marcos dines with congressmen for Christmas amid Sara impeachment drama

plhbg1 · Dec 5, 2024

Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque has no plan to return to the Philippines unless ordered by the Supreme Court, maintaining his right to travel as there is no hold-departure order (HDO) against him. “I am waiting for the decision of the Supreme Court or I will wait for the current Congress to end,” Roque said in an interview yesterday over dzBB. Source: Roque won’t return to Philippines unless ordered by SC

ZummerSoltice · Dec 1, 2024

After more than five decades of effort to eliminate the presence of NPAs in the countryside, at the cost of countless soldiers' lives, the manipulation of youth and students lured by a misguided ideology to their deaths, and the collateral deaths of innocent civilians—making the conflict even bloodier than the drug war—the government took a shocking step on November 23, 2023, by resurrecting the CPP-NPA-NDF. Is this an act of treachery? The CPP political officers in the House of Representatives must be happy of whats happening in the country right now. Lets have a united stand to remove them in Congress next May 2025 election.

plhbg1 · Dec 3, 2024

Roque subscribed to his affidavit before the Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi on November 29. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Roque claimed that he had already left the UAE. “Well, I had to have my sworn statement notarized. I came to [the] UAE just for the purpose of notarizing that,” Roque added, but refused to answer media queries on how he was able to leave the country. Source: Evading House arrest, Harry Roque went to UAE

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