PBBM to gov’t agencies: Focus relief operations in isolated areas
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed government agencies to focus providing assistance in areas that are isolated as Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat…
24 road sections closed, 20 others with limited access due to floods
MANILA – Twenty-four road sections in the country were closed not passable to all types of vehicles, while access to 20 others were limited due to floods brought by continuous heavy rains from the…
DSWD chief orders immediate help for Carina-hit families
MANILA – In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday ordered the Disaster Response Management Group…
Dialysis patient lauds PhilHealth’s increased benefits
MANILA – Aileen Climacosa Torres is one of the dialysis patients who took to social media their gratitude for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for the increased hemodialysis package rate.…
DSWD releases cash-for-work for tutors of Tara, Basa! Program
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started releasing the cash-for-work (CFW) of college tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) under the agency’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program,…
Dengue cases hike by 30% in June amid rainy season
MANILA – The number of dengue cases has increased by 30 percent as of June 29 amid the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. Citing its latest data,…
Senate building cost could balloon to P27-B due to inflation
MANILA – The cost of the new Senate building project could climb to PHP25 billion to PHP27 billion due to inflation. At the Senate Committee on Accounts inquiry on Wednesday, the…
PBBM to distribute assistance to El Niño-hit farmers in Calabarzon
BATANGAS CITY (PIA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to lead the distribution of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and their Families to an initial 4,740 farmers…
Labor group appeals P35 minimum wage hike in NCR
MANILA – A labor group on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) to reconsider its bid of a PHP597 wage increase, to…
DA: TRO on EO 62 may cause delay in imports, lowering retail rice
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said an issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 62 might cause delays both in…