P64-B road projects to bring peace, economic stability in Caraga

At least five high-impact road projects are listed as priorities of the Department of Public Work and Highways in the Caraga Region (DPWH-13) for this year, an official said Thursday. In an interview, DPWH-13 Regional Director Pol Delos Santos said th…

PBBM orders DFA, DMW to help Filipinos hit by Hawaii wildfires

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to assist the Filipinos affected by the deadly wildfires that struck the island of Maui, Hawaii in August. ‘In t…

BARMM gives P18-M building to agricultural school

The education ministry of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) turned over a two-storey, 10-classroom school building to Upi Agricultural School (UAS) in Upi town, Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon. The PHP18.2 millio…

142 North Cotabato cops with kin running for BSKE reassigned

The North Cotabato Police Provincial Office (NCPPO) has temporally transferred to new areas of assignments some 142 personnel related to candidates for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to guarantee “officers are all non-…

Health benefits of blood donation you should know

There are a variety of reasons why people donate blood and most of them are driven by humanitarian intentions – to stabilize the nation’s blood supply, especially after the occurrence of natural disasters, and to extend the life of those who are battl…

DICT restoring PhilHealth systems affected by ransomware

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is restoring PhilHealth’s systems affected by a ransomware attack, as it condemned the attempt to illegally access member information. “Efforts to restore the functionality of …

Cops call for Comelec control over 99 Maguindanao Sur villages

Police authorities in Maguindanao del Sur have recommended to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to place 99 red-category villages under its control during next month’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). ‘We have recommended this t…