Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos on Tuesday appealed to rice retailers and dealers to comply with the rice price ceiling to help ease consumers’ burden. The DILG chief made the call following an…
Agusan del Norte 2nd district Rep. Dale Corvera welcomed the move of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the issuance of Executive Order No. 39 (EO 39) which imposes price ceilings on rice in the country. The EO 39 was signed by Executive Secretary L…
Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead an employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) North Cotabato 1st Engineering District along the national highway here Tuesday morning. Lt. Col. John Miredel Calinga, municipal police chief, identi…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to provide cash assistance to small rice retailers who may incur losses as Executive Order (EO) 39, which sets a price ceiling on regular and well-milled rice, took effect Tuesday. In a …
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is looking into stamping the official receipt/certificate of registration (OR/CR) of vehicle owners as a temporary solution to the shortage of plastic driver’s license cards. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Men…
Students and employees wading through floodwaters should protect themselves against fatal leptospirosis, a rare bacterial infection spread through animal urine especially rats, as cases and deaths increase. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary En…
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday terminated the deliberations on the PHP10.7-billion proposed budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2024. Committee chair Elizaldy Co emphasized the “paramount importance” of …
The number of enrolled students in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) this year rose by 219,591 or 17 percent higher compared to the previous year, the education ministry said Tuesday. In a report, the Ministry of Basic, Highe…
Monetary authorities remain confident that inflation will return to the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent target band in the last quarter of 2023 despite ending its six-month deceleration in August when it rose to 5.3 percent. The Philippine Statist…
A team from each district and extension office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas will be activated to distribute more than 600,000 unclaimed licensed plates in four provinces, an official said on Tuesday. LTO-7 regional direct…