The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin offering P20 per kilo of rice to beneficiaries of its “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) starting on Monday, July 7. The launch will take place during a food redemption activity in Tondo, Manila, under the initiative “Benteng Bigas,...
The new minority bloc in the House of Representatives has organized itself ahead of the first session day of the 20th Congress on July 28, and it appears that 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Nonoy Libanan will retain his leadership of the fiscalizer faction. In a joint manifesto of support, 26 House...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has elevated the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Antipolo City to the status of a national shrine. The designation was approved on Saturday, July 5, during the opening day of the CBCP’s three-day plenary...
The findings of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations headed by presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos can help prove to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that former president Rodrigo Duterte must be granted interim release based on the supposed unconstitutionality of his arrest, defense...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Sunday, July 6, that it has placed all its units on a heightened alert as the country braces for the impact of the rainy season. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered intensified readiness measures to ensure the safety of coastal communities,...
Malacañang announced that 31 strategic agriculture-related projects worth P18.7 billion have been approved under the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Green Lane initiative, as part of President Marcos ' efforts to boost local food production and create more jobs. In a press...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct region-wide inspections starting July 18 to ensure compliance with the ₱50 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has directed regional and field offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) to...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to sign the bill that seeks to extend the terms of office for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials into a law. “I don’t know if he will sign it or not. It depends on whether he chooses to approve...
The flow of basic and essential commodities to Samar and Leyte provinces will be stable and uninterrupted despite major transportation challenge due to the limited access of the San Juanico Bridge, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said he already...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez says the House of Representatives will go all out to help the Marcos administration achieve its dream of turning the Philippines into an upper-middle income country (UMIC) by late 2025 or 2026....
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has started the review and recalibration of the pricing of socialized housing projects across the country in a bid to make them fair and affordable to Filipino families. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling said the mass housing...
President Marcos has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the country’s coconut industry, citing its potential to create more rural jobs and increase farmers’ incomes. Marcos said this as he visited the Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures Inc. (CPAVI) plant in...
