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Francisco Tiu Laurel Tasks fishing tycoon, old friend Francisco Laurel with reining in food prices President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. handed the post of Agriculture secretary to a fishing tycoon on Friday, as the government struggles to rein in surging food prices. Francisco Laurel, president of the deep-sea fishing company Frabelle …

HONORED GUESTS. President Marcos and First Lady Lisa Araneta-Marcos walks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his wife, Yuko (right) after the welcome ceremony held in his honor Friday in Malacanang. PCO Photo President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Friday to bolster defense cooperation between their …

Consumers can expect a price rollback across all products by Tuesday next week to reflect the movement of prices in the world oil market. Industry sources estimate the price rollback for diesel at P1 to P1.30 per liter, kerosene at P0.85 to P1.05 per liter and gasoline from P0.40 to …

President Marcos on Friday named Francisco Laurel as the head of the Department of Agriculture during a press briefing inside Malacañang. “I have just administered the oath of office for the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture Francisco Laurel,” Mr. Marcos said. “And, this is because it is time …

EXIT DOCUMENTS. Civilians leaving Gaza display their documents as dualnational Palestinians and foreigners prepare to cross the Rafah border pointwith Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 2, 2023. Egypt will help evacuate‘about 7,000’ foreigners and dual nationals from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, theforeign ministry said. Egypt to help …

When President Marcos meets Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio today, security in the South China Sea and the need to replace Chinese funding for key infrastructure projects that dried up when Manila refused to bow to Beijing’s expansive claims will be high on the agenda. Kishida, on an official visit …

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is hopeful that the Rafah crossing, the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt, would open this weekend to allow Filipinos, who are caught in the Israel-Hamas strife to cross and seek refuge. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate in the hopes …

Photo Courtesy of Manila Police District (MPD) / MANILA BULLETIN Three “flying voters” were arrested in Binondo, Manila on the day of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 31. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the suspects were not Manila residents. The MPD did not disclose the …

A security guard was arrested by the police after allegedly robbing a Vietnamese student in Muntinlupa. The victim, Thi Thanh Tam Hoang, 22, a resident of Garden by the Bay Residences on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, said the incident happened on Posadas Avenue, Barangay Sucat. The victim at the police station …

Photo from the FB page of the Pasay City Police The Pasay City police has been placed on full alert to ensure that places of convergence, churches, cemeteries and bus terminals will be closely monitored during the observance of Undas. Pasay City police chief Col. Froilan Uy said all areas …