Some of the 45,000 households in San Juan City began receiving Emergency Go Bags on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor Francis Zamora led the initial Phase 1 distribution to residents of...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday, Aug. 10, lauded two Baguio City police officers who helped bring a woman and her newborn son to a hospital after she gave birth at home amid the severe weather caused by the enhanced southwest...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is ready to extend up to ₱40,000 in emergency loans to members and pensioners affected by Tropical Storm Maymay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat, once their areas are officially placed under a state of calamity. In a...
The net income of Social Security System (SSS), the state-run pension fund for private-sector workers, fell by 28 percent to ₱48 billion in the first half of 2026 as expenses, especially benefit payouts to pensioners, continued to rise faster than its income. SSS’ latest condensed statement of...
The San Juan City government on Saturday, Aug. 8, said it will begin distributing Emergency Go bags to all 45,000 households in the city as part of its preparations for disasters, calamities, and emergencies. Mayor Francis Zamora said the distribution will be carried out in four phases, with three...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-six students at Jamindan National High School in Capiz province fainted after witnessing a violent fight between two other students on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Police Major Jaypee Silvestre, chief of the Jamindan Municipal Police Station, said a 16-year-old male student and...
Eligible beneficiaries of the government 's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Assistance do not need to apply to receive the cash subsidy, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) asked the public, particularly the motorists, to give way to responding firefighters on board fire trucks responding to emergencies to ensure that life-saving rescue operations are not compromised. In. statement, the BFP said their response is affected by the...
Nearly 80 personnel and volunteers were deployed across key areas in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, to provide first aid, ambulance, and welfare services during President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said. The humanitarian organization said...
After distributing patient transport vehicles (PTV) across the country, fire trucks will also be provided to local government units (LGUs), President Marcos announced. Funding for the program is already available, with procurement now underway, the President said during the distribution of...
All 82 provinces in the Philippines now have Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) after the agency completed its nationwide distribution program on Friday, July 24. This was achieved following the turnover of the final batch of 34 PTV units during...
President Marcos announced that the government has completed its distribution of patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to all 82 provinces across the country. "Sa wakas, nakumpleto din natin ang pagbigay nitong patient transport vehicles at lahat na ng ating mga LGU, meron tayong masasabi na magagamit...
