To support Filipino migrant workers, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated ₱10.2 billion for the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for 2026. In a Sept. 12 statement, the DBM said the amount forms part of the social services sector fund, which receives the largest share of...
Knee-deep in Caloocan’s floodwaters, Dion Angelo dela Rosa risked his health and safety in search of his missing father, who had not come home on July 22, 2025. He found him three days later, detained in a police substation for the alleged crime of illegal gambling, for playing kara y krus,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will deploy the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help investigate thousands of flood control projects flagged for irregularities. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, in a television interview on Friday, Sept....
The iconic Love Bus of the Martial Law era will once again parade the streets of Metro Manila with the launch of two routes on Saturday, Sept. 13, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Transportation Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor said the DOTr will launch the program in Valenzuela City,...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has tapped Tayabas town in Quezon as a new regional training center for CALABARZON, following the signing of a Usufruct Agreement between PSC Chairman Pato Gregorio and Quezon Governor Helen Tan for the use of a 10-hectare property along Brgy. Baguio. A...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expressed its support for the Philippines’ ratification of a treaty under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which promotes the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. In a statement, the DA said it will support the...
The Philippines will repay until 2053 its latest $400-million (nearly ₱23-billion) loan from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) that supports the Marcos Jr. administration’s “Walang Gutom” Food Stamp Program. Documents showed that Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, on behalf of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has increased the number of cops deployed in Metro Manila to guard against possible unrest as public discontent mounts over alleged corruption in government flood control projects, leading thousands to take their grievances to the streets for the Black Friday...
In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), apprehended seven suspects allegedly running unauthorized gambling operations in Quezon City and Batasan. CICC,...
Former Bulacan assistant district engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza have been ordered dismissed from service for their alleged involvement in irregularities in flood control projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed on Friday, Sept. 12. In a...
Teachers in public schools can now look forward to faster and fairer promotions as the Department of Education (DepEd) officially operationalizes the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) system—a reform designed to recognize merit, reduce dependence on vacancies, and provide clearer pathways for...
President Ferdinand Marcos has paid tribute to Filipino farmers, calling them the backbone of the nation’s food security and honoring their sacrifices, as he led the Gawad Agraryo 2025 ceremony in San Juan City. In his speech on Friday, Sept. 12, the President said the farmers’ daily struggles...
