Day: June 9, 2025

La Union: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has partnered with the Department of Agriculture in the Ilocos Region to launch the ‘Benteng Bigas, Meron Na’ (BBM Na) program, offering rice at PHP20 per kilo. This initiative is set to benefit 11,000 minimum wage earners in La Union province beginning June 13. According to Philippines News Agency, DOLE-Ilocos Region Director Exequiel Ronie Guzman announced during a recent forum that they have collaborated with the La Union Chamber of Commerce to identify the initial list of beneficiaries. The program, initially aimed at vulnerable sectors, has been extended to assist minimum

Silay City: Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia expressed his hope that the fatal Election Day shooting incident in Silay City, Negros Occidental serves as a significant lesson, not only for the barangay involved but for the entire Negros Island Region. According to Philippines News Agency, Garcia emphasized during a press conference at Seda Capitol Central, held on the sidelines of Comelec’s post-election evaluation in Negros Occidental, that the case stemming from the Silay City incident will be handled properly and resolved promptly. Garcia asserted that despite the violence in Silay City during the last national and local

Manila: In compliance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to recalibrate the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling issued several directives that gained support from housing and real estate stakeholders. During his first two weeks in office, Aliling ordered the inclusion of horizontal developments or subdivision-like housing projects into the flagship 4PH program to cover a wider range of beneficiaries, especially those in the lower-income bracket and the poorest of the poor. According to Philippines News Agency, three private developers immediately committed more than 50,000 horizontal

Albay: The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday took the opportunity to extend health services and distribute health kits to several schools while they were kicking off the Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela 2025 in Albay province. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said that under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, the government aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among the youth, as students spend a significant amount of their time in school. According to Philippines News Agency, during the event held at the Bacacay East Central School in Bacacay town, the DOH handed out the ‘Bawat Bata Malusog Package’ for four

Manila: With just two days left before the deadline, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday announced that only 976 out of the more than 41,000 national and local candidates in the May 12 midterm elections have submitted their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). According to Philippines News Agency, Comelec data as of Monday revealed that eight senatorial candidates, 16 party-list organizations, and four political groups have lodged their SOCEs. The elections saw participation from 64 senatorial candidates, 154 party-list groups, and 28 political parties. At the local level, a mere 948 out of the 41,217 candidates have filed