DSWD W. Visayas prepositions 37K food packs amid Kanlaon unrest

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 (Western Visayas) is on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of an ‘eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert leve…

Around 1.5K Iloilo City residents get access to potable water

ILOILO CITY – Around 1,500 residents here gained access to potable water supply with the inauguration of the 925 linear meters pipe-laying project of the Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) in Jaro district on Thursday.

The PHP7 million project will s…

DA sets distribution of P24-M worth of agri supplies, equipment

BAGUIO CITY – More than 3,500 farmers from the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will benefit from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) farm assistance aimed to ensure food sustainability.

Aida Pagtan, DA-CAR’s Regional Agr…

Chiz: OVP, House should set aside differences

MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday expressed hope for a resolution to the current impasse between the House of Representatives and the Office of the Vice President (OVP), and suggested that both parties should set aside the…

Lawmaker hopes Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act signed soon

MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Thursday expressed optimism that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will soon sign the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage bill into law amid the surge of smuggled agricultural goods intercepted by Philippi…

Legarda: PH growth should be based on resilience, sustainability

MANILA – The gravity of the country’s situation in relation to its geographical location demands a responsible and sustainable approach to development, Senator Loren Legarda underscored in a statement on Thursday.

This, after the Philippines topped …

DepEd starts survey on teachers’ preference over P7K health subsidy

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday launched a survey to identify public school teachers and non-teaching staff’s preference for their PHP7,000 medical allowance.

This is in accordance with Executive Order No. 64, series of 2024…