MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development Western Visayas Field Office (DSWD FO-6) and local officials, led by La Castellana, Negros Occidental Mayor Alme Rhummyla Mangilimutan, have come up with strategies to further improve assistance for…
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Romblon women gain livelihood skills via DOLE-TUPAD program
LOOC: Some 40 women from this town are currently engaged in short-term employment contracts that will allow them to pick up new livelihood skills courtesy of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/…
Laity group: Enough remedies in place for ‘on the rocks’ couples
MANILA: A laity group on Monday said a divorce law is unnecessary as there are enough remedies for married couples who are experiencing hardships in their relationships.
In a statement, the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (SLP) said it is pushing to f…
Public enjoined to participate in Independence Day activities
MANILA: The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Monday urged the public to be part of the various activities the government has lined up in observance of the country’s 126th Independence Day.
“The theme is since last year is ‘…
Gov’t launches digital national ID
MANILA: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Information and Communication (DICT) on Monday launched the digital national ID which can be used as a valid proof of identification and age that can be presented in any governmen…
DTI ensures stable food prices in NegOcc LGUs under state of calamity
BACOLOD CITY: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ensured stable prices of basic necessities in four local government units (LGUs) under a state of calamity in Negros Occidental due to the El Niño phenomenon and Mt. Kanlaon eruption.
The state…
Radio station condemns assault of reporter covering transport strike
MANILA: Radio station DZRH and its parent firm Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) condemned the alleged assault by members of transport group Manibela on its reporter Val Gonzales while covering a transport strike on Monday.
In a statement, MBC-DZRH s…
UP Concert Chorus wows The Hague in 126th Independence Day show
MANILA: Music celebrating peace and justice filled the halls of the Diligentia Theater at the historic Lange Voorhout in The Hague as the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus (UPCC) serenaded some 450 attendees from the Dutch government, diplo…
Borongan City survival fund project draws Makati’s attention
BORONGAN CITY: Local government officials here welcomed their counterparts from Makati City to discuss the PHP118.86-million Lo-om River Flood Protection, Reforestation and Livelihood project supported by the People’s Survival Fund (PSF).
The city go…