All military engineering units are ready to build latrines to prevent a possible health disaster in various evacuation centers housing thousands of families severely affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano on Jan. 12.
This, according to newly-appointed Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) chief, Major General …
Read MoreMotorcycle taxis may soon be declared illegal following the recommendation of the Department of Transportation's Technical Working Group on motorcycle taxis (TWG) to terminate its pilot study on motorcycles as public transportation due to legal impediments.
In an interview before a Senate hearing on the …
Read MoreThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assisted 37 distressed overseas Filipinos (OFs) who arrived here from Beirut, Lebanon, and Baghdad, Iraq on December 25 last year.
On Thursday, DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the repatriates were given financial assistance worth PHP3,000 each …
Read MoreEducation Secretary Leonor Briones on Friday called on local governments to spare schools from being used as evacuation centers during calamities.
"Panahon pa ng Mayon, sinasabi na namin na sana iwasan na ang paggamit ng school buildings as evacuation centers para hindi ma-interrupt ang classes. …
Read MorePrivate workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) will receive an additional PHP25 increase in their daily wages in two tranches likely starting the end of the month or early February, an official said.
Sisinio Cano, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 12 director, said Tuesday the …
Read MoreA city councilor has proposed the naming of a street after a founder of one of the three bastions of education here.
In a proposed ordinance to the city council this week, Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda wants to name a portion of the Perfecto Street …
Read MoreA total of 6,891 families or 30,423 persons have so far been affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano on Sunday.
In its 6 a.m. update on Tuesday signed and released by executive director Ricardo Jalad, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) …
Read MoreSeven of the biggest elementary and high schools here will be utilized as sleeping quarters for the more than 7,000 athletes and delegates to the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet from Feb. 16-21 in various venues.
Host Baguio's athletes will be billeted at …
Read MoreA total of 861 classrooms in Eastern Visayas were damaged by Typhoon "Ursula" (Phanfone) which crossed the region on Christmas Eve, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Monday.
Based on consolidated reports, 241 classrooms incurred major damages while 571 had minor damages, said Jazmin …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Monday assured the public that he would sign the draft Executive Order (EO) setting maximum drug retail prices (MDRP) even twice since it would be good for the Filipino people.
Once signed by the President, the EO is expected to cut …
Read MoreFrench Navy naval warfare experts, including those specializing in submarine operations, are in the Philippines to help their Filipino counterparts in these military specializations in a four-day engagement which started Monday.
Philippine Navy (PN) public affairs office chief Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas said this …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte is considering regulating the number of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country.
In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN, the President believes imposing restrictions on POGOs would reduce the high cases of corruption, extortion, and kidnapping linked to the operations of …
Read MoreThe city government here is sending 5,000 food packs to families displaced by the eruption of Taal Volcano, the chief of the Task Force Davao (TFD) said Tuesday.
Col. Consolito Yecla, TFD commander, said the goods will be delivered to those who are in evacuation …
Read MoreEnglish teachers in the country may find employment opportunities in China.
In an advisory on Saturday, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said four tertiary educational institutions (TEIs) in China need English teachers -- the Northwest A&F University, Yancheng Teachers University, Yiwu Industrial & Commercial …
Read MoreKaya Iloilo is now looking for a new head coach for the upcoming Philippines Football League season as Noel Marcaida already left the club.
"It is unfortunate that we now have to part ways," Marcaida said in a statement on Thursday night. "I will now …
Read MoreThe Philippines' sovereignty would be put at a disadvantage if the government gives its nod to the communist movement's flawed Comprehensive Agreement on Social Economic Reforms (CASER), Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Friday.
Galvez said there is no need for CASER, as …
Read MoreNational government officials on Friday assured that Baguio City will remain open to everybody while rehabilitation works are being done.
"We will not close Baguio, how can you close it?" Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said during the press conference as part of the city's development …
Read MoreTelecommunications firms Smart and Globe will temporarily shut down their network services in parts of Metro Manila starting Wednesday for the annual Traslacion or the procession of the Black Nazarene on Thursday.
In an advisory, Smart Communications Inc. announced that the mobile phone services of …
Read MoreAfter two years of zero firecracker-related incidents, health advocates are calling on the local government units in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to pass an ordinance that will ban the individual use of firecrackers.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Donnabel Tubera-Panes of the …
Read MoreEven before reaching the Philippine waters after its commissioning to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the offshore patrol vessel, BRP Gabriela Silang, is all-set for its first-ever mission � to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in case hostilities erupt in the Middle East.
BRP Gabriela …
Read MoreTravel and tourism stakeholders here are now ready to receive the influx of local and foreign tourists who will be joining the celebration of the Sinulog Festival.
Avigael M. Ratcliffe, corporate communications officer of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, said they have projected an increase …
Read MoreThe Philippines is looking at the possibility of chartering two cruise ships to help in the possible repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East, as tensions continue to escalate between the United States and Iran.
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana …
Read MoreThe government should closely monitor the prices of basic commodities and products, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
Dapat masusing bantayan ng gobyerno ang magiging paggalaw ng presyo ng iba't ibang bilihin kasunod …
Read MoreOfficials have strongly condemned the murder of this province's former Vice Governor Rolando Recinto.
Recinto, 62, was driving home to Lambayong, this province, coming from this city when shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday along the national highway in Barangay Bilumin.
This is …
Read MoreBusiness retailers in three northern municipalities of Antique hit by Typhoon Ursula have been reminded to observe the Automatic Price Ceiling (APC).
The APC was approved by their respective Municipal Price Coordinating Councils (MPCC) with the assistance of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) …
Read MoreSurrendering and availing of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) is a better option than battling it out with better trained and equipped government troops, a Department of National Defense (DND) official said Wednesday.
"Returning to the fold of the law is still the …
Read MoreThe mayor here is asking employees of the municipal government to leave their cars at home to ensure that clients renewing permits and paying taxes will have parking spaces.
Let us sacrifice a little for our clients who will pay their taxes and renew their …
Read MoreNo Filipino was hurt in the Iranian missile strike that targeted two military bases in Iraq housing American troops, Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary (DFA) Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.
"So far, US said no Filipinos found to have been hurt. But search and damage …
Read MoreThe Duterte administration will respect the possible decision of Filipinos to stay in Iraq despite the looming war between the United States (US) and Iran, MalacaAang said on Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo admitted that it is impossible to impose mandatory repatriation of overseas Filipino …
Read MoreThe veterans and members of the allied forces who fought to liberate the country during the World War (WW) II will be honored on the 13th Pangasinan Veterans' Day celebration and the commemoration of the 75th Landing of General Douglas McArthur in Lingayen Gulf on …
Read MoreFilipinos in Iraq should heed the mandatory evacuation order of the government for their own safety, two senators said Wednesday after Iran launched a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase housing US and allied forces.
Nakikiusap po tayo sa ating mga kababayan sa Iraq na …
Read MorePassengers and crew of a Ukrainian plane that crashed at Tehran Airport were killed, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"The passengers and flight crew are deceased," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's consular service said in a statement on Facebook.
Fars news agency reported early …
Read MorePresident Donald Trump said he will be making a statement early Wednesday after Iranian missiles hit Iraqi military bases hosting US troops, adding "all is well".
"All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties and damages …
Read MoreVisiting all provincial government-owned tourism facilities in Ilocos Norte may cost a little higher this year to cover operational expenses and maintenance.
Ian Ree Raquel, head of the Provincial Tourism Office, said the proposed entrance fees will range from PHP30 to PHP50 per head from …
Read MoreFollowing the recent sighting of two whale sharks in the municipal waters of this island-province, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-10 (BFAR-10) has appealed to the public on Tuesday not to disturb or harm the endangered species.
The gigantic fish, locally known as butanding, …
Read MorePolice and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in Negros Oriental have arrested a job order employee of the provincial government and seized from him some PHP200,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation here on Monday.
A report from the Negros Oriental Provincial …
Read MoreThe Department of Education in Iloilo (DepEd-Iloilo) said classes have resumed on Monday in northern municipalities in the province which were recently hit by Typhoon Ursula (international name Phanfone).
This, despite the Christmas typhoon has left partial, major, and total damages in some 556 classrooms …
Read MoreThe Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will support another round of peace talks provided some issues in the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) are clarified.
Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict …
Read MoreSecond district Rep. Manuel Jose Dalipe II on Wednesday said the creation of more national high schools will be his priority this year.
Dalipe told the Philippine News Agency that he is targeting to establish national high schools in 10 barangays (villages) in his district, …
Read MoreThe year 2019 is one for the books for the Department of Justice which dispensed judgment over celebrated cases, a year that also saw an end, under the Duterte administration, to many glaring social injustices in the country.
It also saw the judiciary turning another …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Monday morning distributed food aid and financial assistance to earthquake victims here and in other parts of North Cotabato.
The President flew here after leading the wreath-laying at the Rizal Park in Davao City earlier in the day. He was accompanied …
Read MoreVice Mayor Rommel Agan called on the youth to emulate the life and works of the country's national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
Agan made the call as he led Monday the ceremony commemorating the 123rd death anniversary of Rizal.
Agan said Rizal is the …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte led the commemoration for the 123rd death anniversary of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal here on Monday, accompanied by daughter, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte.
In his message, President Duterte stressed the importance of remembering Rizal's life, saying, "the hero's life and legacy …
Read MoreThe entire Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) paid homage to Filipino patriot and hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, as the country observed his 123rd martyrdom anniversary at Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park) on Monday.
"The AFP pays homage to our national hero. He epitomizes the …
Read MoreSome 55 linemen from Caraga Region on Saturday afternoon were deployed to speed up the power restoration activities in Eastern Visayas which was badly hit by Typhoon Ursula (Phanfone) on Christmas Eve.
APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dago-oc said the Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) task …
Read MoreThe provincial government of South Cotabato has closed down eight mine tunnels in a gold rush site in Tboli town that were reportedly operating illegally.
Agnes Castanares, environment management specialist of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), said Monday the move was based on order …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday said it has turned over PHP5.8 million cash assistance and grocery packs to 21 municipalities affected by floods in the province of Cagayan.
As part of the agency's "Pamaskong Handog" to the community, PCSO General Manager Royina …
Read MoreActing on a tip from civilians, police authorities in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato arrested Sunday afternoon two men from Digos City while transporting some PHP1.3-million worth of suspected shabu.
Major Reynaldo Delantien, Pigcawayan town police chief, identified the two suspects as Nicanor Jumao-as, 52, of Loyola …
Read MoreThis year has been about domination in Philippine sports.
From Ateneo Blue Eagles' full season sweep to the Philippine team's surge in the Southeast Asian Games, 2019 is a year when powerhouse teams showcased their might.
As the year draws to a close, let us …
Read MoreSome 157 kids from the five Davao del Sur municipalities were treated by Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Sunday to various recreation areas in this city.
Go said the purpose of the tour was "somehow ease the trauma" caused by the series of earthquakes which …
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