Masbate: Residents of provinces impacted by recent storms will soon benefit from more affordable rice, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced plans to implement a program selling rice at PHP20 per kilogram in Masbate and Eastern Samar. Th…
Manila: Senator Francis Escudero has formally requested the Supreme Court to disbar lawyer Jesus Nicardo Madarang Falcis III. The senator accuses Falcis of persistently posting defamatory content on social media, which allegedly breaches the Code of P…
Manila: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday summoned the owner of a motorcycle that was seen in a viral social media post with two passengers, including a minor without a helmet. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II stated that th…
Manila: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the monitoring of prices of basic commodities in areas affected by tropical cyclones Nando and Opong, in line with President Fe…
Manila: Selling pressures resulted in the continued decline of the Philippine Stock Exchange index on Monday amid local concerns, and the peso weakened further against the US dollar even after touching the 57-level mid-trade. For the sixth consecutive…
Manila: Seven archdioceses and dioceses have been affected by Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name Bualoi), which lashed several areas in Luzon and the Visayas last week, Caritas Philippines said Monday.
According to Philippines News Agen…
Urdaneta city: The SM City Urdaneta Central broke ground on a new 10-story building for the National University (NU) within the mall’s compound. The project, which began on Monday, marks a significant development for the region’s educational landscape…
Iloilo city: The city government on Monday turned over six brand new units of patrol vehicles to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO).
According to Philippines News Agency, the police vehicles comprised the first batch of the 12 patrol cars committe…
Surigao city: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 13 (Caraga) and the Surigao City government facilitated the payout of the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) for 767 low-income earners on Monday. Each beneficiary received PHP3…