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DILG, GIZ ink pact to strengthen resilient urban development

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)... Read More


DBM vows tighter watch on bicam budget talks

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday assured the public of tighter Executive-Legislative coordination and vigilant oversight as Congress prepares for the bicameral conferen... Read More


Flood control probe body coming 'very, very soon' - PBBM

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The creation of an independent body to investigate flood control anomalies will be finalized "very, very soon," President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Tuesday. "I don't want to tal... Read More


PDEA seizes P3.4-M illegal drugs, nabs 3 in Paranaque

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Three drug suspects have been arrested and PHP3.4 million worth of illegal narcotics have been seized in an anti-drug operation in Paranaque City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Ag... Read More


2026 budget focuses on projects with highest multiplier effect: Recto

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday assured senators that the proposed PHP6.79-trillion national budget for 2026 would focus on projects with the "highest multiplier effect". ... Read More


Escudero wants ban on 'vanity projects' in DPWH budget

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday called for a ban on so-called "vanity projects" in the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), saying these n... Read More


DSWD boosts manpower to further improve AICS services

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed more social workers and support personnel to the new processing center for its Assistance to Individuals in Cris... Read More


CPP-NPA using corruption issue for 'terror grooming,' NTF-ELCAC warns

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Tuesday warned of the communist rebels' "tactic" of exploiting public outrage over government corruption... Read More


PH '80%' closer to achieving universal healthcare -PBBM

Manila, Sept. 2 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the country is "80 percent" closer to achieving universal healthcare for all Filipinos, citing progress in building a system for ac... Read More


House Infra-Comm probe to spare no one in flood control mess

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The House Infrastructure Committee (Infra-Comm) on Tuesday opened its investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects across the country, vowing to spare no one in ho... Read More