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Pag-IBIG, QC gov't collab to expand housing opportunities

Manila, July 17 -- The Pag-IBIG Fund and the Quezon City government have reaffirmed their commitment to providing more affordable and decent housing to city residents and employees. In a news release... Read More


DSWD: Partnership with schools to boost education, employment of PWDs

Manila, July 17 -- As the nation marks the National Disability Rights Week from July 17 to 23, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare... Read More


DILG to LGUs: Pass ordinance to punish 911 prank callers

Manila, July 17 -- Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla urged all local chief executives to enact ordinances penalizing prank callers to the national emergency hotline, as the Department of the Interior ... Read More


PBBM declares sites in Guimaras, Quezon, Albay as protected areas

Manila, July 17 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law three measures declaring parcels of land in Guimaras, Quezon and Albay provinces as protected areas. Marcos on July 9 signed R... Read More


Catholic faithful asked to pray for new Cebu archbishop

Manila, July 17 -- Newly-designated Archbishop of Cebu Alberto Uy on Thursday asked the faithful to pray for him as he prepares for his new mission. In a social media post, the Diocese of Tagbilaran ... Read More


Minor phreatomagmatic eruption observed in Taal Volcano

Manila, July 17 -- Minor phreatomagmatic eruptive events occurred at the Taal Main Crater between 3:01 p.m. and 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)... Read More


DSWD: Disaster response hub, field offices on red alert for 'Crising'

Manila, July 17 -- As Tropical Depression Crising brings heavy rains in the country, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday assured that the agency's ... Read More


PCIC to introduce faster, tech-based insurance payout for rice farmers

Manila, July 17 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) on Thursday said it is set to launch a parametric insurance program that seeks to innovate and expedi... Read More


AFP modernization for PH defense, not offense

Manila, July 17 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is being modernized not for offensive purposes but to bolster the country's defensive capabilities, an official said Thursday. "Just becau... Read More


Congress' Wadettiwar issued show-cause over absence during public security Bill debate

Mumbai, July 17 -- Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar has been served a show-cause notice by the party leadership for remaining absent during a crucial discussion in the Maharashtra As... Read More