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DOLE: No letup in grant of employment aid to displaced workers

Manila, March 30 -- An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday said the government continues to provide emergency employment assistance to workers affected by the impact of... Read More


Gov't intensifies targeted onion buying amid farmgate price pressures

Manila, March 30 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday intensified targeted onion procurement to support local growers amid farmgate price pressures. This comes as the Food Terminal Inc. (F... Read More


Pag-IBIG: 3% socialized housing rate to stay amid Middle East conflict

Manila, March 30 -- The Pag-IBIG Fund on Monday said it will maintain its 3 percent annual interest rate for qualified socialized housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (... Read More


PH launches integrated disaster info website

Manila, March 30 -- The government launched on Monday an integrated website containing disaster-related information. Called "Handa: The Integrated Platform for Preparedness, Early Warning, and Respon... Read More


256K PUV drivers in NCR get cash aid; 170K others in 'wait list'

Manila, March 30 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday reported that over 250,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers have already received their c... Read More


Survey: PH fertility rate hits historic low of 1.7 children per woman

Manila, March 30 -- The average number of children Filipino women have in their lifetime has dropped to a record-low 1.7, according to the key indicators of the 2025 National Demographic and Health Su... Read More


P42.17-M drugs seized, 120 suspects nabbed in weeklong PDEA ops

Manila, March 30 -- Authorities confiscated PHP42.17 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 120 suspects in nationwide operations conducted from March 19 to 26. In a statement Monday, Philippine... Read More


Lawmaker proposes Easter emergency bonus for SSS, GSIS pensioners

Manila, March 30 -- SSS-GSIS Pensyonado Party-list Rep. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet on Monday called for the immediate release of an "Easter Emergency Bonus" to cushion the impact of rising prices on pen... Read More


P2-B illicit cigarettes seized in Q1 anti-smuggling drive

Manila, March 30 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized about PHP2 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in nationwide operations from Jan. 1 to March 29 as it intensified its campaign against ... Read More


SC junks Harry Roque suit vs. Quadcom for mootness

Manila, March 30 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for mootness a petition filed by the daughter of former presidential spokesperson and fugitive Harry Roque, questioning the contempt proceeding... Read More