MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto Ralph Recto on Wednesday said the Department of Finance (DOF) is ready to tap USD500 million of standby credit line extended by the World Bank to the Philippines to support the government’s disaster relief and reh…
MANILA: Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno on Wednesday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his administration’s efforts and dedication to strengthening the country’s disaster risk reduction and manag…
TACLOBAN CITY: Two more towns in Eastern Samar have been formally declared completely free from the threats of the New People’s Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said on Wednesday.
In a statement on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the …
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to the peace process, reiterating during his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the government will honor all peace agreements and their terms, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace…
BACOLOD CITY: At least 43,021 households in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from monthly food assistance of PHP3,000 each under the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
May Rago-Castillo, inf…
MANILA: The water level at the Marikina River reached third alarm Wednesday morning due to the heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat.’
In an update, the Marikina City Rescue 161 said the water level r…