The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to continue implementing programs that would strengthen community resilience to lessen the damages brought by climate change-induced disasters and calamities. The wharf (right photo) and pathway (left photo) which were constructed...
Super Swerte Super Swerte will face a tough task ahead in its quest for back-to-back championships in the P2-million Philracom Chairman's Cup at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas on Sunday, June 20. Champion of the Commissioner's Cup 2021 last month, Sandy Javier's Super Swerte will...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
The House Committees on Government Enterprises and on Local Government on approved on Tuesday, June 15, the proposed establishment of a "Boracay Island Development Authority" or BIDA, despite the reservation of local government executives, some lawmakers, and Cabinet agencies. Boracay Island (Tara...
Thirty-eight youth leaders and 12 local government personnel from the Municipality of Del Carmen in the pristine Siargao Island, Surigao Del Norte have participated in the launching of the ‘Bayanivation’ Bootcamp, a project aimed to support fisherfolks’ livelihood. Bayanivation participants...
Discover more about the emerging gems of the best island in the world BREATH-TAKING SIGHT An aerial view of Palawan Palawan, however, still has numerous unappreciated destinations that are waiting to be discovered. The Philippines prides itself as a tropical country that is blessed with islands,...
General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has visited Pagasa Island as he boosted the morale of the troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (leftmost) visits Pagasa Island in the West...
School supplies and other basic necessities have poured in for the educational needs of the Pag-asa Island children in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday, June 7, expressed gratitude to the Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center (OBMC) for supporting their advocacy...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will never forsake the residents of the remote Fuga Island in Aparri, Cagayan. (Screenshot from DOSTv Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña assured the residents of the far-flung island located north of Luzon and part of the...
Environmental groups called on the government to reassess its rule in requiring the wearing of face shields in public places as the measure is deemed ineffective and would only worsen plastic pollution. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to start naming and identifying the rocks and features of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). Hontiveros said such move will strengthen and assert the Philippines’ claim in the West Philippine Sea....
The Philippines under the Duterte administration has already filed about 100 diplomatic protests against China over various infractions on the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. (DFA) This confirmation came shortly after the DFA announced that it has...
