Diocese of Daet Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, head of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Youth called on the faithful to pray for the Filipino contingent in the upcoming World Youth Day in Portugal next month. Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon (CBCP Photo) Bishop Alarcon wished the Filipino pilgrims a...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 5 defended the agency’s decision to release a cease and desist order (CDO) against Gentle Hands Inc., citing the failure of the orphanage to comply with the minimum standards for residential facilities...
Only 23 applications for gun ban exemption have so far passed the pre-evaluation stage since the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns (CBFSC) started accepting last June 5, the Commission on Elections said on Monday, July 3. Based on the data provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch its “Oplan Pag-Abot” project on Friday, June 30, with a simulation activity of the reach out operation at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with the Oplan Pag-Abot team...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted on Monday, June 19, a special election registration meeting for the purpose of deleting all double at multiple registrants in connection with the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a statement, Comelec said that the Commission...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian received the first batch of rice and food donations from Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Political Commissar of Dalian Naval Academy, Rear Admiral Su Yinsheng on June 15. Rice and other food...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11908, also known as the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) Program Act of 2022, on Thursday, June 15. According to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the signing...
As part of the 90-day relief assistance for Mayon-affected families in Albay, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured that approximately 153,000 food packs have been delivered to the province. The assurance came in response to President Ferdinand Marcos...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the DSWD is closely monitoring the case of kidnapping and serious detention filed by a mother against the Gentle Hands Inc. (GHI). In a television interview on June 12, Gatchalian said the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the pilot implementation of the food stamp program that will also include single parents, pregnant, and lactating women. President Marcos presides over a sectoral meeting to discuss the food stamp program in Malacañang on June 13, 2023. (Photo...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office) Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has expressed appreciation for the "timely assistance" that the country’s top officials rendered to his constituents amid...
Amid calls to postpone the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it would be conducting public hearings in the province this month. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, the poll body...
