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In this issue

May 16, 2024

Bet substitution by COC withdrawal banned

The Commission on Elections has unanimously decided not to allow candidate substitution based on withdrawal after the weeklong filing of certificate of candidacy (COC), Comelec officials said yesterday.

2 mins

PNP ready to assist NBI on wiretapping’ probe

The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to support the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in its probe on the alleged wiretapping activities of the Chinese embassy.

3 mins

Farmers oppose allowing NFA to import rice anew

Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) chairman Rosendo So maintained that there is no need to give additional power to the National Food Authority as he opposed proposals to allow the NFA to import rice.

3 mins

WPS civilian convoy reaches Panatag today

The Atin Ito Coalition's second civilian supply mission to the West Philippine Sea is expected to reach Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal today, where the China Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels have reportedly set up a blockade to stop the convoy from reaching its main destination.

WPS civilian convoy reaches Panatag today

5 mins

Marcos, AFP discuss marine defense

President Marcos and military officials tackled the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept during a command conference at Malacañang on Tuesday.

3 mins

LTFRB: Unconsolidated PUVs apprehended starting today

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will start apprehending today jeepneys that failed to meet the consolidation requirement.

3 mins

DA forms climate change panel

A climate change panel has been formed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) amid La Niña's expected damage to the agriculture sector.

2 mins

UP creating archipelagic, oceanic university

A new university under the University of the Philippines system is currently in the works, UP president Angelo Jimenez disclosed yesterday.

3 mins

5 foreigners nabbed in raid on illegal clinic

Three Vietnamese and two Chinese, all medical practitioners, were arrested during a raid on a clandestine clinic along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay on May 13 for allegedly performing illegal surgeries and procedures, including abortion, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.

5 foreigners nabbed in raid on illegal clinic

1 min

Lower water allotment for MM starts today

But no supply interruptions, MWSS assures public

Lower water allotment for MM starts today

2 mins

State of calamity in Iloilo due to El Niño

ILOILO CITY - With damage to agriculture and livelihood breaching P1 billion, the entire province of Iloilo has been placed under a state of calamity due to El Niño.

1 min

US to send $1 B more in weapons to Israel

WASHINGTON AP) The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it would send more than 1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said on Tuesday. But it was not immediately known how soon the weapons would be delivered.

US to send $1 B more in weapons to Israel

1 min

US warns Georgia's law Kremlin-style' will harm ties

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States warned Georgia on Tuesday it will \"fundamentally reassess\" ties with Tbilisi if it does not withdraw a \"Kremlin-style\" law barring so-called foreign influence.

1 min

Russia downs 10 US-supplied missiles over Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 US-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea early Wednesday just as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv.

1 min

HAIL TO THE KINGS, QUEENS OF UAAP

Entering the final stage of the UAAP wilderness together for the first time wasn't the mere goal for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs of the National University. Discontented and all, they ran roughshod on a twain of Tigers to rule the jungle altogether and crown themselves as twin champions for also the first time ever.

HAIL TO THE KINGS, QUEENS OF UAAP

1 min

Beermen escape blushes, stay in hunt for season sweep

The sleeping giant has reawakened.

Beermen escape blushes, stay in hunt for season sweep

1 min

Policy easing likely in Q4, says Recto

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas BSP) is expected to keep rates unchanged today, but rate cuts may happen only toward the end of the year.

1 min

SM Prime making progress in Pasay reclamation

Sy-led integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. is making significant progress in its ongoing reclamation project in Pasay.

2 mins

DA wants P35-B budget for rice program next year

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a 15 percent increase in the budget of its national rice program (NRP) next year to further boost local rice production and ensure country's food stocks.

2 mins

Security Bank earns P2.6 B In QT

Security Bank Corp. earned 11 percent more to P2.62 billion in the first three months from P2.36 billion in the same period last year amid the robust growth in the bank's retail and micro, small, medium enterprise (MSME) businesses.

1 min

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The Philippine Star Newspaper Description:

PublisherPhilstar Daily Inc.

CategoryNewspaper

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyDaily

The Philippine STAR is the flagship title of the country's largest and most successful print media enterprise, the Philstar Media Group. Owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., The Philippine STAR is a vaunted pillar of Philippine journalism whose integrity is anchored on the Biblical motto, “Truth Shall Prevail”. The Philippine STAR is a two-time winner of the prestigious Newspaper of the Year award given by the Rotary Club of Manila.

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