Month: December 2023

Gen. Acorda’s term as PNP chief extended til March 2024

MANILA/CAMP CRAME, Quezon City – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended the term of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. until March 31, 2024. In a statement on Monday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos…

Philippine gov’t debt hits all time high of P14.48 trillion in October

MANILA – The Philippines’ sovereign debt increased by P212 billion and hit an all time high of P14.48 trillion in October, the Bureau of Treasury said. The increase  was attributed to an increase in domestic and foreign borrowings as well…

Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla confirm split; fans, showbiz friends shocked

By Jennifer T. Santos, Correspondent Popular reel and real love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla is no more. This as the young couple confirmed that they have broken up after 11 years of partnership in show business and…

MORE PHL-US JOINT PATROLS IN WEST PHILIPPINE SEA SEEN As tension mounts, Australia, Canada, Japan, others joining

By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief, Philippine News Today CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Tension continues to mount in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea as the United States and Australia conducted joint patrols in the region to…

Domestic violence problems brought to fore after being ‘silenced’ for decades

By Cesar Antonio Nucum Jr. SAN FRANCISCO – Prostitution is regarded by many historians as the oldest profession that had the stigma to many conservatives who would rather consider it as illegal and even punish the prostitutes for “peddling their…

Offline (Beting Laygo Dolor): They’re both lying

There are two persons widely believed to be eyeing the presidency after Bongbong Marcos. Unfortunately, both are playing coy about their future plans. Actually, they’re plainly out and out lying about what they want to happen when Marcos Jr steps…

Return of surveillance measure slammed by scores of Asian American groups

By Gilda Balan, Correspondent No less than 63 Asian American organizations recently sent a letter to Congress protesting the reauthorization of Section 702, a controversy-filled statute that they warn could be used to racially profile communities of color. A report…

Another survey brings bad tidings to Marcos regime

By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA – The spate of bad news continues for the Marcos administration as yet another survey released last week showed that a growing number of Filipinos say their quality of life is declining. The latest…

Entertainment

FilAm Sam Milby, Catriona Gray get ready for 2024 wedding

Miss Universe titlist Filipino-Australian Catriona Gray and Filipino American actor Sam Milby are all set to walk down the aisles. This as the couple continue frenzied preparation for their wedding for 2024. No final details have been made but the…

As I See It (Elpidio Estioko): UCNHS grand reunion 2023: Kudos to distinguished alumni awardees

Every year, the Urdaneta City National High School (UCNHS) holds its grand alumni homecoming at its campus in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines with a motorcade around the city and a culminating activity at the Urdaneta Convention Center for the Gala…