MANILA: More than 6.5 million Filipinos facing difficult circumstances benefited from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program in 2023, DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategi…
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PBBM institutionalizes DSWD’s Pag-Abot Program
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has institutionalized the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pag-Abot Program to ensure the effective delivery of services to disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals living on the streets.
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Int’l tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024
MADRID: International tourism numbers this year are set to hit the pre-pandemic levels, according to data published by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday.
The first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year showed an esti…
DFA: UNSR visit shows PH’s sincere cooperation with int’l partners
MANILA: The scheduled visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan to the Philippines is a manifestation that the country is always open and sincere in cooperating with international partners, the D…
PTFoMS to host welcome dinner for UNSR Irene Khan
MANILA: The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) will host a welcome dinner for United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the PTFoMS said the welcome din…
Hoa Binh works to improve ethnic people’s livelihoods
Hoa Binh: The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has carried out an array of measures to ensure the livelihoods of local ethnic minority groups, thus enhancing the local living standards, under the national target programme for socioeconomic de…
Seoul police chief indicted over deadly 2022 Itaewon crowd crush
SEOUL: Prosecutors indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) on Friday over the bungled response to the deadly 2022 crowd crush in the district of Itaewon.
The indictment of SMPA chief Kim Kwang-ho came a year and three months …
DOE official: Grid system in Panay Island stable
MANILA: An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) on Saturday assured that the grid system in Panay Island and its neighboring provinces is stable.
DOE Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said the department is constantly monitoring the power sup…
Thousands join Sto. Niño fluvial, foot procession in Cebu
CEBU CITY: Despite the grueling heat, thousands of Catholic faithful paid homage to the Sr. Sto. Niño on Saturday by joining the solemn foot procession here.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma blessed the miraculous image of the Holy Child as a sea of devote…