MANILA – Senior citizens will no longer be required to present a purchase booklet to avail themselves of the 20 percent discount on medicines and medical devices. This was after the…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed to accelerate the Philippines’ digital transformation, stressing that technology must be harnessed not only to modernize systems but also to bridge…
MANILA – The country must brace for a potentially stronger typhoon season with the possibility of a La Niña episode developing before the end of 2025, the weather bureau said Tuesday.…
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) is preparing the agency’s various relief resources for distribution to localities along the path of the…
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to conduct a study on the palay (unhusked rice) varieties that will match consumers’ preferences. This came after Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu…
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – Help is on its way for Laguna’s long-standing flooding problem after San Miguel Corp. (SMC) committed to implement flood control measures in the province at…
MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has issued a new circular reminding the public and its personnel of the official requirements for Postal ID applications to ensure uniformity in processing…
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the Senate’s backing to advance amendments on the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). This, after Senator Francis Pangilinan, chair of…
MANILA – The supply and prices of retail rice are expected to remain stable despite proposals to impose a tariff hike on imported rice and a halt to rice imports, the…
MANILA – The Philippines may hit yet another record-high harvest for the second semester of the year, given favorable weather conditions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday. This came after…