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Senator Win Gatchalian wants local government units (LGUs) to have more options in using their funds dedicated for disasters by filing a measure to amend existing laws..

TACLOBAN CITY – A 32-year-old soldier was stabbed to death during a drinking binge in Calbayog City, Samar, Friday, August 12.

KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte – The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared Mayor Rommel Arnado here of grave coercion charges filed against him by a family who said that he forced them to leave their land in 2013.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is conducting a thorough assessment of the compliance of the local government units (LGUs) in the intensified implementation of child-friendly programs in their respective areas.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is focusing on promoting bilateral talks with Asian countries, especially in the Middle East, to maintain strong ties in terms of deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

The Pasay City government conducted flu vaccination for more than 100 senior citizens on Friday, Aug. 12, as part of the week-long gift-giving activity of Mayor Emi Calixto Rubiano who will be celebrating her birthday on Aug. 16.

The entire country will have partly cloudy to cloudy condition with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the prevalence of the southwest monsoon, locally called “habagat,” said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, Aug. 13.

A solo bettor whose ticket was bought in Santiago City, Isabela won P32,075,959.80 jackpot in the Lotto 6/42 draw on Aug. 11, said the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO).

A group of arbiters will be sent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mediate issues on labor concerns and safety conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P8.6 million worth of cigarettes in a series of series of anti-smuggling activities since July 25.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) deployed some of its personnel to conduct voluntary repair works and clean-up drives in the schools nationwide.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 13 said that Taal Volcano had generated six volcanic tremors and a 3,000-meter tall plume in the past 24 hours.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police in this province are targeting drug syndicates, high-value drug personalities, and all those who are involved in the illegal drugs trade following the arrest of four persons, including a Chinese, in a buy-bust operation in Pozzorubio Friday, August 12.