LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol, through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), provided job opportunities to women and parents in Milagros, Masbate by giving training and initial capital for a garment-maki…
DAGUPAN: The elderly, persons with disabilities (PWD) and pregnant voters will be allowed to cast their votes early, or from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., during the May 12, 2025 midterm national and local polls.
Members of the vulnerable sectors will be priorit…
MANILA: The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Tuesday said there is a need to review baselines for determining food thresholds and the number of food-poor individuals.
In a statement, NAPC Secretary Lope Santos III said targets and measureme…
MANILA: Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia said he is ready to face the graft complaint filed against him by former Caloocan representative Edgar Erice before the Office of the Ombudsman.
In an online interview Tuesday,…
MANILA: A notorious gun-for-hire suspect wanted for a string of murder cases was killed in an encounter in Pampanga province, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, PRO 3 Officer-in-Charge Brig. Gen. Benjami…
MANILA: The Supreme Court has ruled to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from holding plebiscites on Sept. 7 and 21 regarding the ratification of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act Nos. 53, 54, and 55 creating the municipalities of Datu Sinsuat Balbaran…