Category: General

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted reengagement activities for 1,400 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decommissioned combatants (DCs) in the Davao Region on Oct. 7 to 11. The ‘Kamustahan’ validation and assessment carried out through house-to-house visits were meant to monitor the reintegration status of the DCs in their communities and families. “These reengagement activities are conducted to ensure those who were given the PHP100,000 transitory cash assistance were given post-activity care services. These include the needs assessment of decommissioned combatants,” Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns Undersecretary Alan Tanjusay said in a news release. Some 120

Manila: The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) has chosen the Philippines to be the pilot country for a new tool that would measure the contribution of creative industries relative to gross domestic product (GDP). WIPO Deputy Director General for Copyright and Creative Industries Sector Sylvie Forbin announced this at the opening of the 2nd Philippine International Copyright Summit in Quezon City on Monday. Forbin said WIPO is closely working with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in developing this instrument. ‘We are working for this new activity which is the

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday urged farmers and fisherfolks to harvest early in preparations for the possible impact of Tropical Depression Kristine. In an advisory, the DA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Operations Center told farmers and fishers to closely monitor updates from local DRRMs and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). ‘The Department is advising farmers and fisherfolk… to harvest mature crops and mobilize post-harvest equipment and facilities,’ the DA-DRRM said. Farmers were also told to place agricultural farm inputs and planting materials in proper storages; relocate farm machinery and equipment to

Manila: Detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader and suspected sex trafficker Apollo Quiboloy will run as an independent candidate for senator in the May 2025 midterm elections. In a letter addressed to Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia, Quiboloy canceled his Certificate of Nomination issued by the Workers’ and Peasants’ Party (WPP), signed by his lawyer and party president Mark Tolentino. Garcia’s office received Quiboloy’s letter on Monday afternoon. The religious leader filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the May 2025 polls through Tolentino at The Manila Hotel Tent City on Oct. 8. “To avoid any problems,

Manila: The majority of Filipinos are optimistic that the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution will drive economic improvements, particularly in job creation, according to a recent survey by Tangere. The survey, conducted from Oct. 14 to 16, showed that 73.5 percent of respondents believe the reforms will lead to more job opportunities, making it the most anticipated outcome. Aside from job creation, other key economic expectations include lower prices for goods and services at 72 percent, higher economic growth at 71 percent, improved salaries and work benefits at 71 percent, and better job quality at 70 percent. The survey