Residents evacuated in Eastern Visayas, parts of Mindanao as new LPA brings more rain
FAMILIES continue to be evacuated in parts of Mindanao and the Eastern Visayas region as another low pressure area (LPA) has been dumping more...
Bangsamoro region gets World Bank, UNDP help on beefing up disaster management
THE BANGSAMORO region in southern Philippines is getting support from the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as it beefs up...
Senate agri panel chair tells DA: Set sights on self-sufficiency, not importation
SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar on Wednesday called out the Department of Agriculture (DA) for its continuing reliance on importation instead of focusing on building...
Marcos orders faster distribution of land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered authorities to fast-track the distribution of land titles to beneficiaries of agrarian reform, according to Malacañang.
During...
Solon renews push for bill recognizing Martial Law survivors
A LAWMAKER on Wednesday pushed the passage of a bill that seeks to pay back martial law victims who were denied benefits under an...
BoI targeting more investments in Ilocos Norte
THE BOARD of Investments (BoI) is eyeing more investments in Ilocos Norte, a province in the northwestern tip of the country, citing its geographical...
SC adds GCash, GrabPay to e-payment system for legal fees
ELECTRONIC wallet platforms GCash and GrabPay are now included in the judiciary’s e-payment system for court and other legal fees, the Supreme Court (SC)...
Philippines faces COVID uptick spurred by XBB 1.5, says OCTA
THE PHILIPPINES should brace for an uptick in coronavirus infections spurred by the XBB 1.5 variant, even as the positivity rate in many areas including the capital region has declined, according to the OCTA Research Group.
Philippine court voids oil deal with China, Vietnam
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has voided a 2005 government deal with China and Vietnam for joint gas and oil explorations in the South...
Marcos orders DoJ to decongest jails by freeing more prisoners
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered the Department of Justice (DoJ) to release more prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the...
Gov’t looking at privatizing Manila airport
THE PHILIPPINE government is looking at privatizing Manila’s international airport, the Transportation department told congressmen probing the air traffic glitch that paralyzed the country’s airports on New Year’s Day.
More Philippine Defense officials quit
MORE senior officials of the Defense department have quit after Jose Faustino, Jr. resigned as secretary.
At least seven more officials who held undersecretary and...