MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said a certain misleading viral Facebook post regarding the schedules for grant payout for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries is untrue.
‘The Department…
MANILA: Buses and trucks will be prohibited from using the U-turn slot under the Quezon Avenue flyover, both northbound and southbound, starting June 22.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the closure of the U-turn slot is to g…
TACLOBAN CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed the presence of toxic red tide in water samples collected in two bays in Samar provinces.
Citing the latest laboratory results, BFAR said on Wednesday that seawater sam…
LAOAG CITY: The city government here has chosen Barangay 1 San Lorenzo as this year’s best-performing lupong tagapamayapa (peace committee), with a rating of 95 percent, for demonstrating exemplary performance in settling disputes at the grassroots or…
MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) Council announced Wednesday the approval of the Bigas 29 program, or the sale of ‘aging but good’ rice stocks to select beneficiaries in Kadiwa sites starting July.
“This program primarily aims to provide ric…
DAVAO CITY: The Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, a local political organization based here, said the city is well on its way to setting higher benchmarks in urban safety.
This came after the city was ranked as the second safest city in Southeast Asia based…
MANILA: The local bourse slipped anew on Wednesday’s trading, now losing for six straight trading days, while the Philippine peso closed weak.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed in the red territory, declining by 0.04 percent or 2.77 p…
DAVAO CITY: With the start of the rainy season, Dabawenyos were advised on Wednesday to be cautious of diseases such as dengue and leptospirosis.
In an interview, City Health Office (CHO) head Dr. Tomas Miguel Ababon pointed out that environmental cl…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The civil works for the PHP15 million farm-to-market road (FMR) in this capital town of San Jose de Buenavista started this week, allowing easier access for farmers when bringing their produce to the market.
Municipal agricult…