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Magnitude 4.4 quake jolts Camarines Sur — Phivolcs

Phivolcs said the quake, which happened around 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, struck 1 kilometer (km) southeast of Ragay, Camarines Sur.

Food stamp program to address wastage due to agri products oversupply, says DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 7 said that one objective of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is to address the oversupply of agricultural products, which frequently go to waste due to lack of market.

DSWD prepares 200k food packs for Bicol, Calabarzon amid Mayon, Taal unrest

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed its field offices in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and Bicol to preposition at least 100,000 family food packs per region due to the increasing unrest in the Mayon and Taal volcanoes.

PAGASA issues flood advisory for Pasig-Marikina, Tullahan river basins

The advisory is in effect until 2 p.m., Thursday, June 8.

Landfall unlikely for ‘Chedeng’, but ‘habagat’ may strengthen — PAGASA

While tropical storm Chedeng is unlikely to make landfall, it may strengthen the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," which could bring rains over the western parts of the country in the coming days.