Category: General

Manila: First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos has received a heartfelt gift from Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. during the opening of an art exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila. The First Lady was presented a portrait of the First Family after leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to mark the opening of the Art Exhibit featuring the works of current and former persons deprived of liberty (PDL), according to a Tuesday news release. The BuCor said the portrait was created by Ariel Caviluna, a PDL at the New Bilibid Prison’s maximum-security

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 168 police assistance desks will be established in cemeteries and memorial parks starting Thursday until Nov. 2 or during the observance of ‘Undas’ (All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days), the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) said. In an interview Wednesday, PPPO information officer Capt. Renan dela Cruz said the police assistance desks would be manned by 1,073 police personnel to ensure peace and order, and provide security and assistance to the people visiting the tombs of their loved ones. He said the PNP Maritime Group will provide augmentation, and they also tapped 241 advocacy groups from

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local governments in Northern Mindanao and Lanao del Sur are advancing digital communication and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance public information and service delivery. On Wednesday, Lanao del Sur launched its first Information and Communication Summit, designed to empower local government unit (LGU) communicators, particularly those at the barangay level, to better report on disaster preparedness, government programs, and response efforts. Provincial Information Officer Salma Jayne Alonto Tamano emphasized that clear communication fosters transparency and strengthens public trust in government initiatives. “They both help promote transparency and ensure the public that government is doing

Manila: The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Task Force Kalasag (TFK) has seized a total of 872,652 units of substandard goods amounting to PHP297.9 million as of this month since its inception in April. These confiscated products were deemed substandard as they did not have proper markings mandated by the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) and lacked product information. These confiscated products included appliances; ceramic tiles/sanitary wares; steel wires; plywood; lead-acid batteries; television sets (consumer electronics); tires for automotive vehicles; and electrical (lighting and wiring devices). Foam and dry chemical portable fire extinguisher; pipe (PE) for potable water supplies;

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has assured United Nations (UN) officials that the region is actively addressing child malnutrition and related health challenges. BARMM Health Minister Dr. Kadil Sinolinding highlighted in a statement Wednesday that the region’s child malnutrition rate, which reached 49 percent in 2015 among children 10 years and below, had been significantly reduced to 33 percent by 2024. Sinolinding updated UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) representatives during a dialogue Tuesday, reporting marked improvements in BARMM’s child welfare initiatives, which he credited