BACOLOD CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated PHP93.906 million in cash aid to hundreds of drought-hit families in three provinces of Western Visayas (Region 6), including Iloilo, Antique and Negros Occidental.
T…
MANILA: Government officials and employees who will coordinate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) or participate in its investigation in the Philippines may be held liable, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.
In a Palace press bri…
MANILA: Authorities have recovered two abandoned vehicles possibly connected to the PHP9.68 billion shabu shipment intercepted in a checkpoint in Batangas province on April 15.
In a press conference held at Camp Crame on Thursday, Philippine National…
MANILA: Senator Francis Escudero on Thursday asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to intensify its scrutiny of foreigners entering the country, following reports of Chinese students in Cagayan allegedly “acting as spies” and engaging in “degree for sa…
MANILA: A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 53.6 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “non-poor” for the first quarter of 2024.
According to the survey, conducted from March 21 to 25 and released on Thursday, self-rated non…
BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment in the Caraga Region (DOLE-13) on Thursday announced a PHP15 daily minimum wage increase in the private sector on May 1, coinciding with the Labor Day celebration.
DOLE-13 Director Joffrey Suyao, co…
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday reported the interception of some PHP29.5 million worth of kush (dried marijuana) inside a shipment from Thailand at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).
In a statement, Customs Commissioner …
MANILA: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. called on Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials and the youth sector to contribute to the government’s environmental protection and conservation efforts.
Abalo…
