(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG), with support from the World Bank (WB), will launch the operations manual for implementing the emergency cash transfer during disasters on Monday, April 18. The unveiling of...
Bad weather conditions may have prevented independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III from visiting a flood-affected area in Iloilo, but their supporters made sure their presence would still be felt....
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and its partner government agencies conducted simultaneous surprise mandatory drug tests of bus drivers and conductors on Friday, Aprip 8, to ensure the safety of the riding public trooping to the provinces for the Holy Week season break. PDEA Director...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has cited the huge improvement of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in helping the military perform its task to serve the people and secure the nation. General Andres Centino (left), Chief of Staff of the...
TAGBILARAN CITY —From war-torn Marawi City in Lanao del Sur in the morning to the typhoon Odette-hit Bohol in the afternoon, Vice President Leni Robredo crossed regions on Friday, April 1, to vow calamity-stricken communities that under her presidency, they will never be alone. (Photo courtesy of...
A total of 398 elected officials have been arrested in various anti-illegal drug operations since President Duterte launched the controversial "drug war" in 2016, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) vowed on Friday, April 1, to intensify their operations as the May 2022 elections...
The Taguig police confiscated P1.7 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in another buy-bust operation in the city. Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg said the buy-bust operation was conducted at about 11:30 p.m. on March 28 at Creek Side, Block 43, Lot 1...
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar is optimistic about the future of the government's media and communications industry in the Philippines as various programs and projects under the Duterte administration are now in progress. RODRIGUEZ_03172022-28...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, March 27, sent Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ground team and volunteers to lead her relief operations in Batangas, where Alert Level 3 has been raised because of the restive Taal Volcano. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army have finished the first-ever US-validated jungle operations training course as part of this year’s Salaknib Exercise at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, the military said Saturday, March 26. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) Around 100 troops from the...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army has been awarded for outstanding combat operations that neutralized 16 communist rebels last year in Iloilo province. The flag of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) during the awarding ceremony at Camp Bonifacio...
Fully vaccinated Filipinos should get booster shots against Covid-19 to further increase their protection against the viral disease, an official of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an...
