Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 23 said he expects strengthened cooperation among Asia Pacific economies for the development of critical infrastructures in the face of global risks such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other disruptive events during the 31st annual...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has rejected claims insinuating that he is causing the delay in the passage of the measure that seeks the creation of a Negros Island Region (NIR). Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito (Senate PRIB Photo) Ejercito, whose mother hails from Bacolod...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel evacuate residents in Brgy. Macagtas, Catarman, Northern Samar on Nov. 21, 2023 due to deep floods caused by heavy rains attributed to a low pressure area and shearline. (Photo by PCG) Around 57,000 individuals have been affected by escalating flooding...
The Philippines will continue to be a responsible neighbor in the Indo-Pacific region, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the United States Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov. 19, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During the Daniel...
DAVAO CITY – Several infrastructure, including schools, in the Davao region were damaged following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake on Friday, November 17. Karlo Alexie C. Puerto, information officer II of the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao, said that the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Office of Civil Defense (File photo) (UPDATE) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it was validating reports that seven individuals have been killed due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Friday, Nov. 17. OCD spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas said one of...
DAVAO CITY – A magnitude-7.2 earthquake rocked a large swath of Mindanao on Friday afternoon, November 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter of the 4:14 p.m. earthquake was 30 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. The tectonic quake had a...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary increase for minimum wage earners in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Bicol and Eastern Visayas, the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) has disclosed. In a statement, DOLE said the NWPC decision affirmed the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) At least eight measures seeking to modernize the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies have moved one step closer to passage in the House of Representatives. ...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-9 has started the catch-up immunization program to boost the immunity of children in the Zamboanga Peninsula here on Monday, November 13. GOVERNMENT health workers immunize children during the MR-SIA vaccination campaign of the government early...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) Director Police Brig. Gen. John Chua challenged 300 recruits during their oathtaking ceremony on Monday to become agents and implementers of change and to work hard for the country. "I hope to see you act as role models in the...
DAVAO CITY – The provisional P1 jeepney fare increase effective last October 8 will not help alleviate the conditions of the Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the Philippines amid increasing cost of fuel, transport group Transmission-Piston said. Larry Arguilles, spokesperson for...
