Malacañang said local executives, who were abroad during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino, will have to explain the purpose of their travel. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the local chief executives ' overseas travel will have to be assessed first...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority is accelerating transport, digital, and infrastructure linkages across the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, positioning connectivity as the key driver of Mindanao’s next phase of inclusive growth. MinDA...
Marked government vehicles transporting relief goods and equipment for recovery operations following the devastation wrought by typhoon “Uwan” can freely use all the expressways under the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The expressways are the Skyway System, South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), STAR...
While holiday-related spending may temporarily buoy Philippine economic growth before year-end, next year’s performance is expected to remain subdued as a prolonged investigation into flood control corruption could temper spending on public goods and services, according to the Economist...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, November 10, said that at least 312 public schools sustained infrastructure damage following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong), with Bicol and Calabarzon emerging as the most affected regions. According to DepEd’s Disaster Risk...
The embassies of Canada and Ireland in Manila sent their sympathies to the families and victims of Super Typhoon Uwan that unleashed its fury across Eastern Visayas and some parts of Luzon. The two embassies took to social media to condole with those affected by the super typhoon in the...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos offered mass for families devastated by the recent typhoons hitting the country. In a social media post, the First Lady shared a series of photos of her and the President, including some members of their family while attending the mass on Sunday,...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC), led by business titan Ramon Ang, is waiving toll payments on its expressways for government vehicles deployed to areas affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Uwan for relief and recovery operations. In a statement on Monday, Nov. 10, SMC said this is in response to President...
President Marcos has directed government agencies to continue conducting relief and rescue operations and the deployment of medical teams in affected areas amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan. Malacañang said Marcos made several directives to agencies dealing with disaster response efforts in...
On Oct. 27, 2025, Ambassador Johann Brieger and his spouse, Mme. Roswitha Brieger, hosted a spectacular reception at Shangri-La The Fort to mark the Austrian National Day. The evening drew inspiration from the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss, the legendary “King of Waltz,” whose timeless...
Two people were injured after a portion of an electronic billboard attached to a condominium building collapsed along the southbound lane of the Aurora Boulevard–Katipunan Avenue Service Road in Quezon City on Monday morning, Nov. 10. According to the initial report, the incident occurred...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has rolled out a three-month grace period on emergency loan payments for its members and pensioners in affected areas to ease the financial burden on Filipinos recovering from the devastation of Typhoons Tino and Uwan. In a statement, the pension fund...
