Category: General

Senate panel OKs DAR’s proposed 2025 budget

Manila: The proposed budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under the 2025 National Expenditure Program worth PHP11.101 billion is now “deemed submitted” to the Senate plenary.

This, after Senator Cynthia Villar, together with Senate Major…

Repatriated Filipinos from Lebanon now 488: DMW chief

MANILA: The Philippines has repatriated 488 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents from Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Wednesday.

During the Bagong Pilipin…

Women, children 14 times more likely to die in crisis

MANILA: Women and children are 14 times more likely to die in crisis, ActionAid Australia chief executive officer Michelle Higgelin said Tuesday.

In a press conference during the ongoing 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduc…

Investing in resilience saves billions in financial losses: Japan

MANILA: Japan is a testament that funding disaster resilience can save a country billions in financial losses.

In a plenary session at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) on Tuesday, Japan Vice Minister f…