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Bacolod City commits to rectify sanitary landfill violations

Manila, Aug. 21 -- This highly urbanized city has committed to rectify its violations in the operation of its sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa after receiving a notice of violation from the Depart... Read More


DSWD-11 releases P136-M UPLIFT aid to 68K Davao households

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao (DSWD-11) has expanded its Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) assistance program in the D... Read More


PNP to reinforce tough accountability rules for service weapons

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday vowed to strengthen accountability measures among its personnel to prevent children and other unauthorized persons from gaining access... Read More


Gov't sends P1-B aid, shelters 52K evacuees affected by storms - OCD

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The government has so far sheltered 15,523 families or 52,543 persons affected by the combined effects of Luis, Maymay, and Neneng and the ongoing southwest monsoon ('habagat'), the... Read More


PH logs lowest poverty incidence at 9.7% in 2025

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) on Friday said the Philippines recorded its lowest-ever poverty incidence of 9.7 percent in 2025, achieving the single-... Read More


Landbank, OFBank register 211K new accounts opened ID-free

Manila, Aug. 21 -- State-run Landbank and Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) have already recorded 211,000 new accounts opened without a physical ID after the July rollout of its National ID-enabled serv... Read More


Ninoy's faith in Filipinos worth keeping alive - senators

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Forty-three years after the assassination of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan on Friday challenged Filipinos to keep alive his f... Read More


Yellow alert up again over Visayas grid

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Another yellow alert has been issued for the Visayas grid, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, as supply remains short against contingency requirements. In an advisory, the National Grid... Read More


Tulfo eyes gun storage checks before firearm licenses

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Senator Raffy Tulfo is proposing to require police inspection of firearm storage facilities before issuing licenses to gun owners following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zambo... Read More


Marcos addressing long-standing gaps in flood control system

Manila, Aug. 21 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is addressing long-standing gaps in the country's flood control system through new and improved infrastructure projects, Malacanang said Thursday. ... Read More