National Situationer News

24/07/2024

BENGUET: Landslide in Kennon Road Tuba area. It is not passable by motorists going to Baguio City.

24/07/2024

State of Calamity in Metro Manila due to deep flood and heavy rains in major roads and residential areas.MMC- Metro Manila Council convenes and activated Calamity and Disaster Operations.

20/07/2024

The recently concluded NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT and coincided with it's 4th year Anniversary of CCW-IUFACCI held at Great Eastern Hotel.

Attendees are PIO- Public Information Officers from DSWD, DOLE, DOJ, DMW, DND, DILG, LTO, PNP and OMBUDSMAN which essentially inform and motivate the crowd of their national policies and action plans as well as their short-term and long-term achievements.

DILG Asec ROSARIO DE LEON LOPEZ reiterated the departments coordination effort to all NGO's and their commitment to support,
While CCW Chairwoman MICHELLE BOTOR together with Atty/MGen ARNEL ESCOBAL-(Ret PNP), it's concurrent National President and Secretary General facilitated the award-giving ceremony for selected PNP-HPG personnel, notable personalities from CCW which include the oldest living member(92 y.o) and other social development leaders who contributes in private and public services.

Special participation of ATHENIE R BAUTISTA of BULACAN Province and Princess Dr. TUANKU MARIETA NOR AISHA P. MINDALANO of Mindanao and Ret. Judge DIEGO M PALOMARES and many more who grace the occasion.

A whole day event from 10 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon, provided a significant data and knowledge as a result of information exchange among gov't representatives and resource persons from different sectors nationwide.(QC-7/19/2024)

01/04/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), replacing retired Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. Marbil’s appointment was announced during the PNP change of command and Acorda’s…

31/03/2024

JUST IN: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta as the officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police effective Sunday (March 31, 2024), according to the Presidential Communications Office.

Peralta takes over the retired Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. "until a replacement is appointed or until otherwise directed by this office,” read the March 27 memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. | via PCO; Photo: PNP

31/03/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 57 creating the National Maritime Council (NMC) to strengthen the Philippines’ maritime security and increase maritime domain awareness among Filipinos amid China’s aggressive tactics and threats in the West…

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01/02/2024

MANILA – The House of Representatives has committed to support and adopt the Senate’s Resolution of Both Houses 6 on amendments to specific economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. The commitment was contained in a letter sent by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez to Senate…

01/02/2024

MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) signed an agreement on the establishment of a hotline to boost communication between the two maritime security groups. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed during the state visit to Vietnam on Tuesday by…

01/02/2024

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said the damage and losses recorded due to El Niño phenomenon now amount to PHP109.44 million. In its second El Niño advisory, the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction Management Operations Center (DRRM) said the damage and losses were incurred at.....

01/02/2024

MANILA – Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri acknowledged on Wednesday that some provisions of the Republic Act No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, which was approved and passed by the Senate in the last Congress, caused the country problems in…

24/01/2024

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed openness to possible amendments to the political provisions of the 1987 Constitution, particularly on term limits. This as the President also clarified that his priority for now is to focus on amending the Charter's economic provisions.

FULL STORY: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1217516

24/01/2024

“The One China policy remains in place. We have adhered to the One China policy strictly and conscientiously since we adopted the one China policy. And that has not changed. That will not change,” Marcos said as he admitted that he was surprised by China’s reaction over his congratulatory message to Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te.

FULL STORY: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1217514

24/01/2024

MANILA – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday will face all accusations before Philippine courts but totally rejected the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte issued the statement in response to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV's claim that there are pieces of…

24/01/2024

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now embarking on a "comprehensive archipelagic defense concept" to ensure that the country would benefit from the natural resources that are to be found in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Tuesday.....

24/01/2024

MANILA – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Wednesday welcomed the results of the latest OCTA Research survey, showing more Filipinos are calling for the Philippine government to have a more assertive stance in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. "The survey, conducted last month among…

23/01/2024

The Task Force is mandated to revise and update the Strategic El Niño National Action Plan and monitor the implementation of the identified short and long-term solutions and programs.

It is also mandated to coordinate with all concerned agencies in expediting the completion of all ongoing water infrastructure projects intended to cushion or mitigate the impacts of the dry spell not later than the end of April 2024.

FULL STORY: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1217428

22/01/2024

TAGAYTAY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will not ease policy rates in the first half of the year despite the downward trend of headline inflation. At a media information session on Saturday, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said that while inflation is already on a downward trend, the…

22/01/2024

MANILA – The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is doubling efforts to attain its single-digit poverty rate target by 2028. In his first State of the Nation Address in 2022, President Marcos vowed to bring down poverty to as low as 9 percent by the end of his term. Latest data…

18/01/2024

MANILA – The Philippines and China have agreed to "calmly deal" with incidents in the South China Sea by improving their maritime communication mechanisms. In a statement Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the measure, agreed upon during a bilateral consultation mechanism…

18/01/2024

The recommendation to suspend the implementation of the PhilHealth's five-percent premium rate increase is being carefully weighed, Malacañang said Wednesday after Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa bared that he already forwarded to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. his recommendation letter to delay the premium hike.

FULL STORY: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1217094

18/01/2024

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products, including eggs and day-old chicks, from Japan due to an outbreak of avian influenza. In a news release on Thursday, the department said Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu…