Day: August 4, 2025

Manila: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced that the agency continues to deliver relief aid to families affected by recent weather disturbances. Thousands of individuals remain in evacuation centers across the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan, as well as in Malabon and Navotas in the National Capital Region, due to safety concerns and ongoing flooding caused by high tides. According to Philippines News Agency, the Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication reported that 13,889 families, amounting to 50,514 individuals, are still housed in 540 evacuation centers across 11 regions. Gatchalian emphasized the DSWD’s commitment

Canlaon city: Nineteen families in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental are still residing in evacuation centers, while others displaced by last year’s Mt. Kanlaon eruption have returned home, an official reported. According to Philippines News Agency, Seth Cabanas Bariga, the information officer for the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), stated that initially, 45 families within the four-kilometer permanent danger zone of the volcano were deemed ineligible to return home. Some families have chosen to leave the evacuation centers and stay with relatives instead. Bariga mentioned that the Camps 11, 13, and 19 evacuation sites remain operational, but the EOC plans to

Manila: The House of Representatives on Monday sought a review from the Supreme Court (SC) to reassess and amend its decision that nullified the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. According to Philippines News Agency, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez emphasized that the House has filed a Motion for Reconsideration before the Supreme Court, asserting this move as a duty rather than defiance. Romualdez stated that the appeal aims to address factual inaccuracies and retroactive procedural demands by the Supreme Court, which he argued, undermines the Constitution and the public’s right to hold high officials accountable. Romualdez highlighted the

Cebu city: The Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board in Region-Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) is set to conduct a series of public hearings this August to discuss a potential increase in the minimum wage for private and domestic workers across Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental. According to Philippines News Agency, the hearings are scheduled to take place on August 19 at DepEd Ecotech Center in Lahug, Cebu City; August 28 at Bethel Guest House in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental; August 29 at Metro Centre Hotel and Convention Center in Tagbilaran City, Bohol; and August 31 at Anjo World Convention Center in

Davao: The Commission on Elections-Davao (Comelec-11) has revived its satellite registration activities in malls for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The registration period began on Aug. 1 and will run until Aug. 10. According to Philippines News Agency, lawyer Gay Enumerables, the Comelec-11 assistant regional director, announced that the city’s three districts have scheduled registrations in various malls. For the second district, first-time registrants may go to NCCC Mall in Buhangin until Aug. 10. First district registrants can visit NCCC Victoria Plaza on Aug. 9 and 10, while the third district will have registration at Vista Mall