Paolo Romero – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on health is set to conduct an inquiry into the outbreak of cholera in multiple regions in the country that has caused the death of scores of Filip…
Consultations pushed in drafting SIM card registration law
Paolo Romero – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A sense of urgency as well as wide-ranging consultations are needed among concerned stakeholders in the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Repu…
DHSUD reiterates call for P36 billion funding for housing
Elizabeth Marcelo – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has reiterated its call to lawmakers for a P36-billion interest subsidy funding to jumpstart the …
Fair weather in most of Philippines till midweek
Michael Punongbayan – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Weather will be fair for almost all parts of the country in the next three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
2 players win lotto pots
Rainier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Bettors in Camarines Sur and Quezon province won the jackpot in the 6/55 Grand Lotto and 6/42 Regular Lotto draws, respectively, on Saturday night, the Philippin…
Prosecutor in Calbayog mayor’s slay gets threats
Miriam Desacada – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am CALBAYOG CITY, Philippines — A prosecutor handling the murder case of the late Calbayog mayor Ronaldo Aquino and three others has revealed that she has been getting threats. Nine police o…
350 LGUs to get good governance award
Romina Cabrera – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A total of 350 local government units (LGUs) will receive the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award for their exemplary performance amid the COVID-19 pandem…
Cartoonist shot dead in Sultan Kudarat
John Unson – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am COTABATO CITY, Philippines — An editorial cartoonist who has started making his mark in the industry was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat on Saturday. Benharl Kahi…
Bus accident: Quezon City vows aid for injured teachers
Elizabeth Marcelo – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government has expressed sadness over the bus accident in Orani, Bataan, which left a public school teacher dead and 46 others injured. “The local …
3,000 Pinoy DHs barred from leaving for Saudi
Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star November 7, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 3,000 Filipino household service workers will not be able to leave the country to work in Saudi Arabia even as the Philippines resumes the deployment of HSWs a…