Category: General

ILOILO CITY: The Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday adopted a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity due to the dengue outbreak.

The City Council also approved three other recommendations by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the creation of an inter-agency council that will govern the adoption of Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) approach for livelihood and employment programs, according to the Presidential Communic…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of over PHP165 million worth of presidential assistance to fisherfolk and families affected by the massive oil spills off the waters in Bataan.

During the ceremonial distribu…

MANILA: The act of ramming vessels is not in any way professional and is a violation of the international law to prevent collision at sea, a United States Coast Guard (USCG) official said Tuesday, chastising the contradiction in China’s statement on i…

MANILA: Senator Loren Legarda is pushing for the passage of a measure seeking to regularize barangay officials as government employees with fixed salaries and comprehensive benefits.

Legarda said Senate Bill No. 2786 or the Regularization of Barangay…

MANILA: The Department of Finance (DOF) is seeking a PHP33.75 billion budget for 2025 which will be used for efficient tax administration and public service, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.

‘[O]ur proposed budget every year is always a faithful r…