September 14, 2023

A combination of low pressure area (LPA) and southwest monsoon or “habagat” has brought torrential rains in Metro Cebu and displaced more than 200 residents, the weather bureau in Mactan station said Thursday. Ann Dumdum, weather specialist at the Phi…

Small-scale rice retailers in Cebu who received on Thursday the PHP15,000 subsidy were happy that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recognized their contribution to the effort of bringing down the prices of the household staple and making it affordabl…

The Philippines is expected to import less rice, as it focuses on the local production of the staple, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. The DA’s statement came after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gawad Kalinga (GK) Foundation, and Manila Water Foundation, Inc. (MWFI) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City to strengthen the…

Intensified anti-criminality operations in Negros Oriental have led to the arrest of over 3,000 suspects during the first three quarters of the year. At the Kapihan sa PIA forum Thursday, Maj. Antonio Jabar, chief of the Police Community Affairs and D…

The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) targets to arrest seven top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Panay and Negros islands before the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls to ensur…

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Albay is strictly monitoring the 18 local government units’ (LGUs) reactivation of their respective price coordinating councils that will help in the enforcement of the rice price cap manda…

As the country celebrates Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM), two local artists shared delight and fervor over the growing support for their profession, both from the government and private sectors. Roland Rosacay and Chito Mendoza, also know…

The local government units (LGUs) with the best anti-hunger initiatives and practices on food security will receive PHP2 million each through the ‘Walang Gutom Awards’. This after Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatch…