Day: November 13, 2025

Dagupan city: The city government of Dagupan has reported PHP130 million in initial damage to fisheries due to Super Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-Wong), according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Ilocos regional office on Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, in an online forum, BFAR Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division officer-in-charge Martin Allayban said the damage is more on fish cages and fishponds, affecting 919 operators as of Tuesday. He mentioned that it included bangus (milkfish) and high-value fish like malaga and lapu-lapu, among others. “We will do a rehabilitation plan to help the

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured the public that its newly launched Kaagapay donations portal will provide a secure and transparent platform for sending cash assistance to families and communities affected by recent calamities. According to Philippines News Agency, in an interview on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian stated that the online portal was designed to make donating simpler, safer, and more direct for individuals and organizations who want to help disaster victims. Gatchalian emphasized the importance of preventing scams, explaining that the Kaagapay portal was created to safeguard well-meaning donors from

Manila: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a congressional inquiry on the spread of fake news online did not violate the right to free speech of vloggers invited as resource persons. In a decision made public Thursday, the SC En Banc dismissed the petition filed by Ernesto Abines Jr. and others asking it to prohibit the House of Representatives from requiring them to attend legislative inquiries involving their social media posts. According to Philippines News Agency, the petitioners questioned the validity of the hearings, arguing before the SC that the inquiries violated their right to free speech, and that

Carles: A community fisherfolk organization in the municipality of Carles in Iloilo province received PHP2 million worth of fiberglass boats through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Pag-Abot Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to Philippines News Agency, the DSWD turned over 22 units of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) boats, amounting to PHP2.03 million, to 43 fisherfolk families, all members of the Barangay Granada Fisherfolk Organization (BGFO). Of the beneficiaries, 14 families received motorized fiberglass boats, eight households received motorized fiberglass boats with fishing implements, and 21

Dumaguete city: Negros Oriental police have filed complaints for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against two individuals under investigation for possible ties to ‘guns-for-hire’ following their arrest in Barangay Banilad in this capital city. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), told the Philippine News Agency that a complaint for grave threat was also filed against one of the suspects after they were arrested Tuesday afternoon. According to Philippines News Agency, the operation stemmed from the report of residents in Purok Balaanong Tubig in Barangay Banilad on the presence of armed men in their