(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine government, through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), has provided critical support for individuals affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants provided a lull in the nearly two-year battle....
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is inching closer towards addressing all the backlog in motorcycle plates, the recent indication was the completion and distribution of all the remaining yellow license plates for registered tricycles in Marikina City. LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II committee manpower and resources in escorting trucks that will deliver sacks of rice across the country in line with the declaration of national food emergency on rice by the Department of Agriculture. Mendoza said he...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with counterparts from Canada to enhance...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. The grass fire occurred in a...
Authorities arrested five individuals, including a high-value drug pusher, in two separate buy-bust operations in Rizal, and seized P1,230,800 worth of shabu and firearms. High-value drug pusher arrested during a buy-bust operation in Antipolo City on January 29. (Photo from Rizal PPO) In Antipolo...
For almost all motor vehicle owners, the Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL) is just something that needs to be paid just for the heck of complying with the requirement for motorcycle or car registration and renewal. Some do not know what it does, and most motor vehicle owners do not even...
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) has appealed the order of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on the withdrawal of the Dengvaxia cases filed in court against former health secretary and now Iloilo First District Rep. Janette L. Garin and two other former officials of the Department of...
The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed for lack of evidence the direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security detail by Dr. Van Jason Villamor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service. Vice...
President Marcos has appointed a new undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Jorjette Barrenechea Aquino was designated as new PCO undersecretary, replacing Cherbett Karen Maralit. Aquino was appointed by the President last Jan. 23, 2025. According to PCO Secretary...
A one-year-old child was rescued by police after being taken hostage by her own father along C6 Road in Taytay, Rizal, on Saturday evening, Jan. 25. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. The child is successfully rescued, and the man is now in police custody....
