CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The municipality of Puerto Galera, this province, is looking for water sources following the declaration of a state of calamity due to drought on Monday. Vice Mayor Rocky Ilagan, with department heads, on Tuesday, June 16, visited Barangays Baclayan and Tabinay to...
The municipality of Puerto Galera in Occidental Mindoro declared a state of calamity due to a severe water shortage caused by a months-long dry spell. The declaration under Resolution No. 005-2026 filed by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council will fast-track the...
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union 's energy commissioner said Wednesday that while there is no immediate threat to jet fuel supplies, the possibility of a longer-term shortage cannot be ruled out. Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told reporters that any shortage will depend on how the...
The national government intensified its readiness for a prolonged relief operation in Albay as the number of residents affected by Mayon Volcano’s activity climbed toward the 200,000 mark, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, May 5. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo confirmed that while...
In a bid to address a backlog of more than 144,000 classrooms, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have strengthened their partnership to speed up classroom construction nationwide. DepEd reported that as of January 2026, there is a backlog of...
CEBU CITY – With the onset of the dry season and El Niño possibly developing in the coming months, water sources in Cebu may significantly decline. With this, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is rolling out contingency measures as it braces for a projected 43,000 cubic meters per day...
ILOILO CITY – Sixteen gas stations temporarily closed in Western Visayas on Monday, March 30, after they ran out of fuel amid the ongoing Middle East war. Data released by the Police Regional Office-6 said the impact of 16 temporary closures is minimal as there are a total of 860 gas stations in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest. Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran 's near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing. The fertilizer shortage is putting the...
A group of education workers on Wednesday, March 25, rejected the Department of Education’s (DepEd) defense of its proposed three-term school calendar, warning that the reform could further burden teachers while failing to address systemic issues in the education sector. READ: ...
As weekly price shocks gouge ever deeper holes in consumers’ pockets, more Filipinos are beginning to wonder: Are we heading toward a future where fuel isn’t just expensive, but essentially a “limited-edition” item? The warning from oil companies has been stark: April marks the edge of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, March 19, said it is accelerating the rollout of prefabricated classrooms as a fast and practical solution to ease congestion and address the country’s persistent classroom shortage. At Mariveles National High School–Alasasin Annex in Bataan,...
