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Telco giant PLDT Inc. has asked the government to map telecommunication facilities, especially cable lines, to prevent damaging them as a result of new projects and road repairs.

The country’s outstanding debt has hit another record high, breaching the P14-trillion mark as of end-May.

The United States yesterday thanked the Philippines for the continuing and growing friendship between the two nations as friends, partners and allies.

Senators are calling for a ban on the upcoming film about the iconic Mattel doll “Barbie” over a scene reportedly showing China’s nine-dash-line claim over the South China Sea, which was invalidated by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in 2016.

President Marcos has directed concerned agencies to investigate the smuggling, hoarding and price fixing of onion and other agricultural products, acts that he described as tantamount to economic sabotage.

After denouncing the Department of Tourism and its ad agency contractor over a tourism promotion video gaffe, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has mellowed and even promised to help beleaguered DOT Secretary Christina Frasco fix the problem.

Following the Supreme Court acquittal of five Chinese and a Filipino believed to be part of a major drug ring, the Department of Justice said yesterday it would probe the prosecutors who bungled a P1-billion drug case in 2003 and implement measures to achieve higher conviction rates.

The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Niño, saying the weather phenomenon which triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.

Onion prices, which reached P600 a kilogram by late 2022, prompted hearings at the House of Representatives and at the Senate and made headlines abroad.

Filipino women in STEM are also graduating but not staying in the workforce, the study also found, with data showing a significant drop in the retention of women in STEM one year after they complete their studies.

Phivolcs said in a notice that “continuous tremor-like series of weak volcanic earthquakes that steadied and increased in strength” have been recorded since Monday afternoon. 

Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications Paul Soriano will again direct the president’s State of the Nation Address on July 24, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco told media on Tuesday.

A viral TikTok video incorrectly claimed that comedian Vice Ganda gave P3 million to facilitate the release of teen celebrity Awra Briguela, whose real name is McNeal Neri Briguela, from police custody. Briguela only posted bail of P6,000. This is false.

Herbosa said they were just waiting for a formal order on the matter. 

A progressive youth group scored the renewed push to increase fares within the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), a move they call would hit students and workers the most even with the recent increase of the Metro Manila minimum wage.

A progressive youth group scored the renewed push to increase fares within the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), a move they call would hit students and workers the most even with the recent increase of the Metro Manila minimum wage.

El Niño increases the likelihood of below-normal rainfall conditions, which could result in dry spells and droughts in some areas of the Philippines. 

Amid mixed reactions to the tourism department’s launch of the new country slogan, a House lawmaker has joined calls for the government to craft a fresh tourism campaign in consultation with the public.

A group of officials on Monday declared their “full and unwavering support” to the Department of Tourism and Tourism Christina Frasco amid the criticisms over the “Love the Tourism” campaign.

In acquitting two accused in a one-billion-worth shabu case, the Supreme Court has reprimanded law enforcers and the prosecution for failing to handle evidence and trial against five Chinese nationals and one Filipino, tagged as members an alleged drug syndicate.