Filipinos cautioned vs. AI-generated child exploitation materials

MANILA: The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) on Tuesday warned parents and guardians against an emerging trend in child abuse and exploitation – the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which comes with child suicide as one of its ‘dreadful’ …

PBBM releases P265M for Mindanao flood, landslide victims

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of around PHP265 million to augment the relief assistance for the families affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao.

This was revealed when Marcos presided over a sit…

PBBM vows ‘genuine’ agrarian reform, continued aid to farmers

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the farmers of his administration’s commitment to a ‘genuine’ agrarian reform to give them a comfortable life.

Marcos made the vow during the distribution of around 2,529 land electronic …

Factory output grows in December

MANILA: Manufacturing output both in volume and value grew at a faster pace in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

PSA data released on Wednesday showed that the value of production index (VaPI) grew by 2.6 percent, fa…

Unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2005

MANILA: The country’s unemployment rate in December last year fell to its lowest level since 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

In a briefing on Wednesday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said preliminary results of the latest La…

PBBM to concerned agencies: Hasten completion of water projects

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed concerned government agencies to speed up the completion of all water-related projects in the country.

Marcos issued the directive, as he warned that any disruption to the water supply c…

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts Ilocos Norte

LAOAG: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was felt by residents in this northern part of Luzon at around 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, state seismologists said.

The epicenter of the quake was located some 16 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, the P…