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DA seeks higher budget with focus on diverse agri commodities

Manila, June 23 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a higher budget with priorities focusing on diverse agricultural commodities starting next year. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.... Read More


BI rescues 2 women illegally recruited to work in Albania

Manila, June 23 -- Two women believed to be victims of trafficking were recently stopped from boarding their flight to Singapore at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay Ci... Read More


UN Children and Armed Conflict report drops PH from 'concerns' list

Manila, June 23 -- The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's 2024 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict has confirmed that the Philippines will be officially removed from the list of situatio... Read More


DILG offers 'buy 1, give 1' scheme for police vehicles in NCR

Manila, June 22 -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla proposed "buy one, give one" scheme to Metro Manila mayors, offering to match every police vehicle th... Read More


ITCZ, 'habagat' to bring scattered rains over parts of PH

Manila, June 22 -- The southwest monsoon or "habagat" and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over parts of the country, the weather bureau said on S... Read More


PNP: No fitness instructor hired for entire force

Manila, June 22 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday released a clarification that its chief, Gen. Nicolas Torre III, has not authorized any fitness instructor to lead a weight loss progr... Read More


26 Filipinos exit Israel via Jordan, set for PH return trip

Manila, June 22 -- A total of 26 overseas Filipinos in Israel have been repatriated through the Philippine Embassy's Voluntary Repatriation Program, amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran. ... Read More


Back from Japan: Marcos touts job-generating deals, PH Pavilion launch

Manila, June 22 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. returned to the Philippines on Sunday night following a four-day working visit to Osaka, Japan, where he secured new investment commitments and lau... Read More


PH urges diplomacy as Middle East tension heats up after US strikes

Manila, June 22 -- The Philippines expressed deep concern over the latest security developments in the Middle East, calling for restraint and diplomacy amid fears of escalating conflict involving Iran... Read More


DAR to distribute 6.6K land titles, COCROM in Bicol

MASBATE CITY, June 21 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute more than 6,600 land titles and Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROM) to more than 5,000 a... Read More