Category: General

E. Visayas council seeks mobile passport application processing

The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct mobile passport application processing services in the region due to difficulties in securing online appointments.

Department of Budg…

Over 200K Bicol families receive food aid from DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has distributed more than 200,000 food packs to families affected by weather disturbances as of Friday.

In an interview, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management d…

NSA: PH to maintain constant presence in Escoda Shoal

Manila: The Philippines would maintain continuous presence in the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the country’s top security adviser said Friday.

In an ambush interview at Sangley Point, Cavite, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said the Philippine …

Over P1.3-M shabu seized in Negros Oriental buy-bust

Police operatives arrested a ‘high-profile’ suspect and seized close to PHP 1.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental early Friday.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Pr…

Comelec: Party-lists allowed to run in 2025 polls out next week

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to release by next week the names of party-list organizations that would be allowed to participate in the May 2025 polls.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said Friday that all pending ca…