House of Representatives Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Thursday urged her colleagues to pass a measure seeking to ensure that the rights and interests of airline passengers are well-protected during times of …
The Philippine government continues to appeal for a commutation of sentence for Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker on death row over drug trafficking charges in Indonesia. ‘She’s on death row so nakikiusap tayo, mayroon tayong (we have a) …
At least 81 families of the Mamanwa tribe in Claver town, Surigao del Norte are recipients of PHP25 million worth of housing units from the government through the National Housing Authority (NHA). The housing units were handed over to the Indigenous P…
The internationally-renowned Kawasan Falls and canyoneering sites in Cebu’s southeastern town of Badian will undergo intensive rehabilitation to be at par with other tourist destinations in the region. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia met with Badian Mayor C…
A total of PHP1.9 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes were confiscated during an operation on Wednesday at this capital’s local trading hub Carbon Public Market. Capt. Nigel Sanoy, head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Mand…
Some 1,485 indigenous peoples (IPs) from three villages in Montevista town, Davao de Oro, availed of various government services from a caravan facilitated by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, Jail…
A lawmaker urged on Wednesday parents and guardians to secure their children’s future with 21st century skills which include communication, collaboration, being able to work in different environments and the ability to adapt. Senator Pia Cayetano said…
Twisting into a Vakrasana and a dozen other yoga poses, Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Shambhu Kumaran joined Filipino yogis in celebrating the 2023 International Day of Yoga in Manila on Wednesday. The second to be held during the pandemic, the…
A women’s organization in the coastal village of Cataban in this city has found a way to grow its members’ income with handicrafts made from water lilies. Cathy Baided, 48, president of the Cataban Weavers Association told Philippine News Agency (PNA)…
An Operations Center (OpCen) in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, opened on Wednesday to bolster the capabilities of the local government’s response to disasters and emergencies. The opening of the PHP30-million OpCen was led by Office of Civil Defense in…