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DSWD provides emergency cash aid to 21K disaster-hit families in Cebu

Manila, Dec. 15 -- In a series of payouts from Dec. 11 to 13, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance to 20,788 Tino-affected famil... Read More


Bicam hearing hits deadlock over DPWH request, but still on track

Manila, Dec. 15 -- The bicameral conference committee on the proposed 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) is facing a deadlock following the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) request t... Read More


Palace open to UNCAC option to arrest fugitive ex-lawmaker

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Malacanang on Monday said it is open to exploring the use of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) to help locate and arrest fugitive former Ako Bicol Party-list ... Read More


SMC debunks talks on Bulacan airport's viability

Manila, Dec. 15 -- San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is debunking talks apparently questioning the viability of the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project in Bulacan. In a statement on Monday, the SMC ... Read More


BIR destroys billions worth of illicit vape products

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Some of the 448,494 illicit vape products, with about PHP1.34 billion worth of unpaid taxes and penalties, were simultaneously destroyed nationwide by the Bureau of Internal Revenue... Read More


PH launches 2025-2028 nat'l plan vs. child abuse, exploitation

Manila, Dec. 15 -- The Philippines has officially launched a multiyear strategic plan against online child abuse and exploitation. The launching of the First Philippine Strategic Plan Against Online ... Read More


Pharma firm eyes to train 1M Filipinos in CPR

Manila, Dec. 15 -- A pharmaceutical company has set a target to train 1 million Filipinos in life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it pushes for the full implementation of the Basic Life ... Read More


Diesel, kerosene price rollback set Dec. 16

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Diesel and kerosene prices will be rolled back by PHP0.20 per liter Tuesday, but gasoline prices will be hiked by PHP0.20 per liter. In an advisory Monday, Seaoil said it will impl... Read More


IMF cites PH measures to support GDP

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have acknowledged that the Philippine government's macroeconomic policies and reforms support economic growth, but they still cut ... Read More


DPWH eyes controlled 30-ton load limit for San Juanico Bridge

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 15 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is studying the proposal of Mayor Alfred Romualdez to allow 30-ton trucks to traverse the San Juanico Bridge under controll... Read More