Category: National

Just two weeks before the “ber” months season starts, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday, Aug. 16, reminded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to choose accredited forwarders to ensure smooth delivery of balikbayan boxes to their loved ones.

House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar on Thursday urged her colleagues to support a proposed bill seeking to ban the restrictive “no permit, no exam” policy in all educational institutions.

The El Niño alert may be officially released by May as the chances of its occurrence continue to rise.

Malacañang will be hosting a concert series called “Konsyerto sa Palasyo” (KSP) that will feature the country’s best up-and-coming artists to showcase the nation’s rich culture and world-class talent.

A joint operation by the Bureau of Immigration (BI), the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the Military Intelligence Group (MIG) resulted in the arrest of three suspected members of a Sikh extremist group in an apartment in Iloilo City earlier in March.

The European Commission’s (EC) decision to continue recognizing the Philippines’ training and certification will directly benefit more than 50,000 Filipino seafarers, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday, April 1.

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is planning to automate the succeeding Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) after the Oct. 30, 2023 polls.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday, March 22, issued new guidelines on the accreditation and supervision of driving schools, as well as the standardization of driver and conductor’s education, all set to take effect on April 15.

The Philippine Coast Guard is not discounting the possibility that the oil leak from Motor Tanker (M/T) Princess Empress that recently sank off the vicinity of Nauian, Oriental Mindoro, has already reached the province of Antique.

No Filipino was reported among the dozens killed in the fatal head-on collision between two trains in Greece this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

The new survey results by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) suggest that seven out of 10 Filipino Catholics pray at least once daily.

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Saturday reported that it is almost done with the printing of official ballots for the October 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).