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DSWD: Partnership with schools to boost education, employment of PWDs

Manila, July 17 -- As the nation marks the National Disability Rights Week from July 17 to 23, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare... Read More


DILG to LGUs: Pass ordinance to punish 911 prank callers

Manila, July 17 -- Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla urged all local chief executives to enact ordinances penalizing prank callers to the national emergency hotline, as the Department of the Interior ... Read More


PBBM declares sites in Guimaras, Quezon, Albay as protected areas

Manila, July 17 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law three measures declaring parcels of land in Guimaras, Quezon and Albay provinces as protected areas. Marcos on July 9 signed R... Read More


Catholic faithful asked to pray for new Cebu archbishop

Manila, July 17 -- Newly-designated Archbishop of Cebu Alberto Uy on Thursday asked the faithful to pray for him as he prepares for his new mission. In a social media post, the Diocese of Tagbilaran ... Read More


Minor phreatomagmatic eruption observed in Taal Volcano

Manila, July 17 -- Minor phreatomagmatic eruptive events occurred at the Taal Main Crater between 3:01 p.m. and 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)... Read More


DSWD: Disaster response hub, field offices on red alert for 'Crising'

Manila, July 17 -- As Tropical Depression Crising brings heavy rains in the country, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday assured that the agency's ... Read More


PCIC to introduce faster, tech-based insurance payout for rice farmers

Manila, July 17 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) on Thursday said it is set to launch a parametric insurance program that seeks to innovate and expedi... Read More


AFP modernization for PH defense, not offense

Manila, July 17 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is being modernized not for offensive purposes but to bolster the country's defensive capabilities, an official said Thursday. "Just becau... Read More


Comelec eyes special polls for 7 vacant Sulu seats

Manila, July 17 -- Holding of special polls for the seven parliamentary seats originally allocated for Sulu may be a solution to fill up the seats that have been deemed as "temporarily vacant". Unite... Read More


DOJ confirms recovery of human remains in Taal Lake

Manila, July 17 -- Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday confirmed that two of the four sacks recovered by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from Taal Lake contained h... Read More