Bangsamoro social services ministry partners with Amanah Islamic Bank for digital aid payment
THE BANGSAMORO Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) has partnered with state-owned Amanah Islamic Bank for the regional government’s digital aid distribution program,...
Quezon City bans households from holding fireworks displays
THE QUEZON City government has prohibited private households from holding their own fireworks display to lessen injuries during the holiday season.
Fireworks displays would only...
Defense dep’t orders tighter military watch in West PHL Sea
THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense has ordered the military to strengthen its presence in the West Philippine Sea, the territory the country claims within...
Analysts: Transparency vital to economic recovery
IMPROVING transparency in government spending, both at the national and local levels, will be a crucial factor in the success — or failure —...
Marcos urges local governments to set up common fireworks display area
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged local authorities to set up a common area for fireworks displays during the holiday season and...
DPWH targets opening of another 7 kms of CLLEX by H1 2023
ANOTHER seven kilometers of the toll-free Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) project is targeted for opening within the first half (H1) of 2023, the...
Typhoon-hit families in 2 Leyte towns receive transition shelters from USAID, IOM
FAMILIES from two coastal areas in Leyte who were displaced by Tropical Storm Megi, locally known as Agaton, in April have received transitional shelters...
China calls reported reclamation activities in Spratlys ‘fake news’
CHINA on Wednesday denied allegations that it is conducting reclamation activities in unoccupied features of the resource-rich Spratlys Island, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and calls it the Kalayaan Island Group.
CHR supports bill to decriminalize libel
THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday said it supports a Senate bill seeking to decriminalize libel after a community journalist was convicted...
UNICEF says development of digital learning platforms must continue
THE DEVELOPMENT of digital learning platforms to complement traditional teaching methods must continue as part of the education agenda to help young students such...
Gatchalian seeks creation of national traffic management center
A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to establish a national traffic management center that will serve as a training facility for enforcers...
8 in 10 Filipinos approve of government’s transport aid, disaster response
MAJORITY of Filipinos approve of the government's programs on selling agricultural goods at lower prices, response to national disasters, and providing free rides, according...