66K indigent seniors in Davao receive pension ‘in advance’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Davao Region (DSWD-11) is providing in advance 66,702 indigent senior citizens here with their social pensions for July to December 2023. In an interview with Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, …

Solon bats for measures to aid refugees, asylum seekers

Deputy Majority Leader Jude Acidre on Wednesday called on the House of Representatives to adopt measures that will provide protection and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless individuals beyond Philippine borders, ahead of the observa…

Ex-DFA chief Locsin named PBBM’s special envoy to China

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. as his special envoy to China for special concerns, Malacañang announced Wednesday. Locsin’s appointment was announced in a Facebook post by the Presid…

PH bats for UNCLOS-based COC in South China Sea

The Philippine government is pushing for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that is anchored on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. UNCLOS, also the basis of…

Pact signed to bring PhilSys registration services to OFWs

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to bring Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration services to returning and departing overseas Filipino wo…

Palace justifies hike in OP’s travel expenses in 2022

Malacañang on Wednesday justified the hefty increase in the expenses incurred by the Office of the President for local and foreign travels in 2022. In a statement, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil explained that the OP’s travel expenses increas…

NEDA urged to lead in addressing shortage of health workers

Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to take the lead in sustaining the country’s health sector, especially in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals. During the Development Budget Coor…