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PH leads regional talks in protecting child spending

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Philippines has brought together eight South and Southeast Asian countries to strengthen public finance systems and protect spending on education, health, nutrition, and social ... Read More


PBBM: 13 more pumping stations to be installed in Metro Manila

Manila, Aug. 20 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday that additional pumping stations will be installed in Metro Manila to help manage excess water and mitigate flooding in the capital r... Read More


Blue Ribbon to shift focus from flood control to roads, bridges

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is preparing to turn its investigative spotlight on substandard roads and bridges as it steps away from flood-control cases that will now be left la... Read More


Neneng likely to exit PAR Thursday

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Tropical Depression Neneng is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the next 12 hours, the weather bureau said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Thursday. Neneng... Read More


CICC seeks jurisdiction over messaging, streaming platforms

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) wants Philippine authorities to gain clearer jurisdiction over social media, messaging, and streaming platforms as anonym... Read More


Gaming community tips seen aiding fight vs online extremism

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Members of the gaming community are emerging as potential sources of intelligence against online groups that expose or groom young people toward violent extremism, the Cybercrime In... Read More


PBBM optimistic on waste-to-energy program implementation by 2027

Manila, Aug. 20 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed optimism that the government's waste-to-energy program could be implemented by 2027, as the Department of Energy (DOE) moves ... Read More


Iloilo City to offer free correction of civil registry typo errors.

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) approved on Wednesday an ordinance providing a free correction for typographical and clerical errors in the entries of birth, marriage and ... Read More


25 'Yolanda' survivor families in Antique receive housing units

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Families displaced by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) finally received their housing units in a resettlement site at the Mission Hills Subdivision in Barangay Cabiawan, San Remigio f... Read More


Balay Pagbag-o offers safe, supportive space to ex-rebels in Negros

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Former communist rebels in Negros Occidental can now seek shelter at the "Balay Pagbag-o" for Peace and Reintegration, a halfway house built by the provincial government in collabor... Read More