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DSWD releases P5.4-M livelihood grants to 620 Mindanao beneficiaries

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released PHP5.4 million in livelihood grants to 620 beneficiaries from 18 associations in conflict-affected and vulnerabl... Read More


GSIS widens calamity aid as LGU declarations come in

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is ready to extend its emergency loan program to more areas affected by Typhoon Maymay and the southwest monsoon as local government u... Read More


Zubiri denies handling project lists as Senate president

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday denied that senators' project lists ever passed through his office when he was Senate president, following former public works... Read More


Comelec: BSKE postponement may waste P8B

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia on Wednesday warned that postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) could result in the waste ... Read More


OVP still holds same activities sans confidential funds - prosecution

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Vice President Sara Duterte continues to hold activities such as tree planting, Christmas parties and road-safety events even without confidential funds, raising questions about the... Read More


Comelec's removal of expiry on teachers' poll service credits lauded

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to remove the expiration period for service credits earned by public sch... Read More


Leonardo capable of supplying PH's multi-role fighters

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Multinational aerospace and defense manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo) is more than capable of supplying the Philippines' multi-role fighter (MRF) requirement should its twin-e... Read More


MMDA seeks probe vs 'malicious' AI-generated flood, garbage photos

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is seeking an investigation into the spread of fabricated flood photos and videos online, including AI (artificial intelligence)... Read More


'Intel work' doesn't settle confidential-fund compliance - Kapunan

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The defense's effort to classify activities described in Office of the Vice President reports as intelligence or surveillance work does not fully establish that the confidential fun... Read More


Abalos swears in Bret Monsanto as new OCS undersecretary

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Cabinet Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. on Wednesday administered the oath of office to lawyer Bret Monsanto as the new undersecretary of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary ... Read More