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PH Navy HADR teams active all over 'habagat'-affected communities

Manila, Sept. 1 -- Philippine Navy (PN) personnel have been deep at work in ensuring that people and communities affected by recent tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon are effectively helped. ... Read More


Pampanga hardest-hit province by monsoon rains - OCD

Manila, Aug. 31 -- Initial inspections in areas affected by the torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat) showed that Pampanga is the hardest-hit province so far, a ranking Office of ... Read More


OCD reports 7.7-M storm-affected persons, verifying 31 deaths

Manila, Aug. 26 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday said the number of persons affected by recent tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon (habagat) has climbed to 7.7 million, and th... Read More


Think-tank scores 'foreign interests' pressuring PH

Manila, Aug. 26 -- Think-tank Stratbase Institute on Wednesday scored attempts made by "foreign interests", aimed to weaken the Philippine government's enforcement actions against Chinese-linked steel... Read More


Foreign-maligned influence activities up in last 4 months

Manila, Aug. 25 -- Foreign-maligned influence activities against the Philippines and the protection of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have increased since May, a military official said Tuesday. "There... Read More


NAPC chief pushes for expansion of NTF-ELCAC's dev't program

Manila, Aug. 23 -- The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict's (NTF-ELCAC) Barangay Development Program (BDP) must be expanded to more communities after significant progress was re... Read More


Gov't sends P1-B aid, shelters 52K evacuees affected by storms - OCD

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The government has so far sheltered 15,523 families or 52,543 persons affected by the combined effects of Luis, Maymay, and Neneng and the ongoing southwest monsoon ('habagat'), the... Read More


PH logs lowest poverty incidence at 9.7% in 2025

Manila, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) on Friday said the Philippines recorded its lowest-ever poverty incidence of 9.7 percent in 2025, achieving the single-... Read More


Bad weather affects 6.5-M persons, 29 deaths being checked - OCD

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday said the number of people affected by the combined effects of tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and the ongoing southwest monsoon (haba... Read More


'Meritocracy' remains big part of military service - AFP

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public that "meritocracy" is still a big part of the service, and emphasized that an investigation is now ongoing regarding the... Read More