Day: August 26, 2025

Quezon city: The new head of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) formally assumed command of the disaster response agency on Tuesday. Undersecretary Harold Cabreros took his oath as OCD administrator before Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. in a ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo. According to Philippines News Agency, Cabreros replaced OCD officer-in-charge and concurrent deputy administrator for administration, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV. Alejandro was named OCD officer-in-charge in June after then-OCD chief Ariel Nepomuceno was appointed Bureau of Customs commissioner. Teodoro expressed confidence in Cabreros’ leadership and capabilities to steer the country’s comprehensive civil

Baguio: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is looking to encourage young people in the digital creative industry to boost their skills, considering the sector’s vast potential for growth. According to Philippines News Agency, Jhino Ilano, Director 3 of the DICT – ICT Industry Development Bureau, stated in his talk, ‘Trabaho Digital: Road to 8M Jobs,’ that the government will ensure no one is left behind. Ilano emphasized, ‘We will ensure na walang maiiwan (that nobody will be left behind),’ during the “Lakbay Likha” digital creative roadshow held at a hotel on Tuesday. Ilano explained that the government’s

Manila: The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday called on all dioceses and archdioceses to form actions against corruption in government. In a statement, the CBCP – Episcopal Commission on Social Action, Justice, and Peace (ECSA-JP) headed by chairman Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo asked them to establish their respective social action centers to fight anomalous practices. According to Philippines News Agency, the CBCP urged its network and partners in the country’s 87 archdioceses and dioceses to begin movements supporting the President’s call to eradicate corruption. This call comes after the President highlighted

Manila: A poll watchdog on Tuesday pushed for the holding of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections (BPE) on Oct. 13, despite issues that recently arose. In a statement, the Independent Election Monitoring Center (IEMC) said it supports the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for pushing the conduct of the BPE as scheduled. According to Philippines News Agency, the IEMC strongly supports the Comelec’s position to hold the BARMM Parliamentary Elections as scheduled, even if the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) enacts a redistricting and reapportionment law in the coming days. The group noted that delaying the BPE

Bacolod city: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Occidental has identified 980 households to participate in the 2025 National Migration Survey (NMS), with the selection process concluding on September 5. The initiative aims to gather comprehensive data on migration patterns within the Philippines. According to Philippines News Agency, PSA-Negros Occidental officer-in-charge Diesah Biaoco announced on Tuesday that the survey involves 491 sample households from Negros Occidental and an additional 489 from Bacolod City. These households are being interviewed by PSA-appointed statistical researchers and supervisors, who are deployed across various areas in the province and city. The interviewing team consists