DOH and DBM release health-care workers’ sickness, death benefits
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday vowed to expedite the release of P1.08 billion intended for the sickness and death compensation of eligible personnel assigned...
Group presents inputs to fulfill BBM’s cheap rice goal
The Bayanihan sa Agrikultura coalition on Thursday said the incoming administration’s promise of P20 per kilogram of rice would only be attained through massive government...
UN-Habitat cites significant gains in rebuilding war-torn Marawi City
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has disclosed about a thousand families benefited from their housing projects in the war-torn city of Marawi. UN...
Hontiveros to back Koko as Senate minority leader
Reelected Sen. Risa Hontiveros, the only one in the opposition who survived the May 9 Senate race, said Thursday she is open to having Senator...
From a ‘sin city’ to eco-city: Mayor Calixto-Rubiano presents ecological transformation plan for Pasay
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano disclosed a plan to make Pasay an eco-city like Singapore where technology and innovation comes hand-in-hand with environmental consciousness and...
PSA: 10.5-M Pinoys receive national IDs in April
Some 10.5 million Filipinos have received their national IDs as of the end of April, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA reported that...
Coast Guard notes increased presence of Filipino fishermen on Pagasa Island
Filipino fishermen are returning to the waters of Pagasa Island in bigger number as the government sustains its presence there through the conduct of regular...
Red Cross prepares for rainy day disasters
THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday said that preparations for rainy season are in place after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration...
MICE, staycations lifting hotels as quarantine biz folds
HOTELS in Metro Manila are slowly starting to recover from the loss of the quarantine business, as staycations and meetings have started to multiply. This,...
Pandemic impact on income blamed for self-poverty rise
MALACAÑANG on Thursday blamed the continuous impact of Covid-19 on the country’s economy for the rise in the numbers of families rating themselves poor, or...