Citing the increasing online child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 67, creating the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to help protect children from physical and mental distress. Pixabay/AI-generated Based on the EO, signed by...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the attack last July 15 against a journalist in Barangay San Gregorio in San Pablo City, Laguna as it started its own investigation. Citing reports, the CHR said that two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen reportedly targeted journalist Marc...
Senator Loren Legarda has called on the private sector to play their crucial role in environmental protection, citing their significant impact on the ecosystem. Photo by Office of Sen. Loren Legarda Legarda raised the call during the culminating program of the 2024 Philippine...
CEBU CITY – An official of the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant. BFP-7 headquarters in Cebu City. (FB) The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested Fire Insp. Roy Mat Castro in an entrapment operation inside...
In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world’s farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists have long sought a way to address it. Now some researchers think they’ve found a bacteria...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced the release of over P2 billion to acquire firetrucks and ambulances to enhance emergency response. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the special allotment release order amounting to P2.880 billion for the Department of the...
(Concept art from Duke Frasco's Facebook) House Deputy Speaker Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco wants the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to start using helicopters in their firefighting operations. To explore this...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
BACOLOD CITY – Forty-seven families composed of 144 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Interior, Barangay 18, this city, on Saturday, April 13. A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday, April 13. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) The Bureau of Fire...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-Mindanao, in collaboration with the Philippine Information Agency-11, convened media practitioners in an information session to enhance industry awareness on financial consumer protection on March 21. THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-Mindanao conducted...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged authorities to pursue and promote sustainable tourism development and strict compliance to environmental laws to protect the country’s natural heritage sites. Go made the call amid the growing concerns over the construction of a resort within the...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), OWWA Administrator Arnaldo "Arnell" Ignacio (center), and OWWA Deputy Administrator Mary Melanie "Honey" Quiño (right) inspect on Saturday night the OFW Lounge at Terminal 1 of NAIA. (Speaker's office) House Speaker...
