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SSS LoanLite now available via UnionDigital Bank mobile app

Manila, Sept. 8 -- UnionDigital Bank (UD) is now accepting applications for the microloan program of the Social Security System (SSS). In a statement Tuesday, SSS said members may now apply for the S... Read More


Visayas lawmakers seek probe on brownouts, power reserves charges

Manila, Sept. 8 -- Visayan lawmakers, led by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez, are seeking probes into rec... Read More


Rains to prevail across Luzon, W. Visayas on Tuesday

Manila, Sept. 8 -- Luzon and Western Visayas will experience rains caused by the prevailing southwest monsoon or habagat, the weather bureau said Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and ... Read More


Gov't earmarks P50-M to boost Bukidnon coffee industry - Recto

Manila, Sept. 8 -- The government has earmarked PHP50 million to support the development of Bukidnon's coffee industry, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said Tuesday. In a statement, Recto said the fu... Read More


Prosecution drops 15 witnesses in confidential funds charge

Manila, Sept. 8 -- The prosecution panel on Tuesday announced that it will forgo all 15 remaining witnesses out of the 27 originally intended for Article I, which covers the alleged misuse and misappr... Read More


PBBM admin eyes P33.3-B AICS budget for 4.6M Filipinos in 2027

Manila, Sept. 8 -- The Marcos administration is proposing PHP33.285 billion for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program under the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), a 23... Read More


UNCLOS vital to PH as archipelagic state - Teodoro

Manila, Sept. 8 -- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) guarantees the Philippines' "solidary territorial entity," Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodo... Read More


NorMin LGUs urge health precautions as haze affects air quality

Manila, Sept. 8 -- Local government units in Northern Mindanao remind the public to observe minimum health measures to mitigate the effects of poor air quality due to haze. As of Tuesday, the Environ... Read More


PH hits strongest PISA performance, outranks other countries - DepEd

Manila, Sept. 8 -- The Philippines logged its strongest performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) since its participation in 2018, outranking other participating countri... Read More


DENR chief: Stronger funding, mgmt needed to save ASEAN Heritage Parks

Manila, Sept. 8 -- Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna has called for stronger funding, management, and community participation to protect ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs), warning that protected status... Read More