Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) plans to request an additional PHP4 billion from Congress if the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are postponed to next year. According to Philippines News Agency, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia highlighted the need

Manila: The government is unlikely to extend the 60-day suspension on rice imports, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Monday. “The only reason for the suspension essentially is because it’s harvest season,” Recto stated at the sidelines of the 2025 Economic

Tacloban: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against consuming shellfish taken from Cancabato Bay here after filtered water samples turned positive for red tide toxins. According to Philippines News Agency, in an advisory issued Monday, BFAR

Bacolod: Drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized PHP4.76 million in shabu in a series of buy-busts between Sunday night and early Monday morning. ‘I commend the operatives for their dedication and commitment in the fight

Manila: Leptospirosis cases in the country are unlikely to rise in the coming days, as recent data shows a plateau in the number of cases daily, a Department of Health (DOH) official stated. According to Philippines News Agency, in a

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has dispatched a total of 2,086,314 family food packs (FFPs) as part of ongoing disaster relief efforts for families and individuals affected by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Tropical Cyclones Crising,