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The La Niña weather pattern is expected to weaken from May to July, but may persist with a 50 to 55 percent chance of La Niña to continue thereafter, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its latest climate outlook.

Lawmakers in the United States (US) Senate pressed anew for the release of detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima who has been detained for five years.

The government’s pandemic task force has repealed the policy requiring students in higher education institutions (HEIs) to have medical insurance before participating in in-person classes, Malacañang announced.

An agricultural mechanization center that will increase agricultural productivity of farmers will be established in Nueva Ecija with the help of the South Korean Embassy in the Philippines.

Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday, May 27 favors giving the incoming Marcos administration the opportunity to review the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement which is now at the Senate for ratification or not.

The Bureau of Customs, through the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Service (MICP-ESS), together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) inspected a warehouse in Valenzuela City for suspected smuggled goods, it was reported Friday, May 27.

Philippine agencies vowed to promote gender equality in the context of climate justice and disaster risk reduction and mitigation (DRRM), highlighting the fact that meaningful participation, humanitarian action, as well as leadership should not be gender neutral.

The BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) showed off its capabilities in the ongoing Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2022 in Makassar, Indonesia on Thursday, May 26.

The second 97-meter-long, multi-role response vessel (MRRV) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is coming home to the Philippines on June 1.

Most parts of the country may continue to experience partly cloudy mornings with afternoon or evening rain showers and thunderstorms in the coming week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its weekly weather outlook issued on Friday, May 27.

The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the 2016 Sandiganbayan decision that convicted Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada Jr., former president and chief executive officer of the government-owned Philippine Forest Corporation (PFC), in connection with the notice of award to his brother, Jose Orlando, of the 6.5 hectares of public land under the agency’s “Lupang Hinirang” program in 2007.

Metro Manila will stay under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 for the first half of June despite the local transmission of an Omicron subvariant, Malacañang announced.

Pilots from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) further improved their interoperability with the recently concluded “Sanay Tudla II” and Simulation Exercise (SIMEX) III at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac, a PAF spokesperson said Friday, May 27.

The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) is not in favor of postponing the December 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) congratulated Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio for their proclamation as the president-elect and vice-president elect of the country.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Friday, May 27, to enact social protection ordinances to complement the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to sustain support for indigent Filipino households.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 1 and the La Union Provincial Offices were issued with the “Safety Seal’ in the locality.

Former Davao del Norte 2nd district representative Antonio “Anton” Lagdameo Jr. has been chosen by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to serve as the Special Assistant to the President (SAP).