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Resolution to open budget process to civil society observers filed

Manila, July 31 -- Leaders of the House of Representatives have filed a resolution seeking to institutionalize the participation of civil society groups in the budget hearings of the appropriations co... Read More


Senate minority to revive pending 19th Congress bills

Manila, July 31 -- The Senate will revisit several priority measures left pending in the previous Congress, with Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday vowing to refile key legislat... Read More


Agri, infra damage in La Union due to 'Emong' breaches P1-B mark

Dagupan, July 31 -- Agriculture and infrastructure damage in La Union due to Typhoon Emong has breached the PHP1-billion mark, according to the latest situational report of the Provincial Disaster Ris... Read More


PBBM's trust, performance ratings rise -- survey

Manila, July 31 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s trust and performance ratings both went upward, based on the results of OCTA Research survey conducted from July 12 to 17 released Wednesday. Th... Read More


Drug courier yields P3.4-M 'shabu' in Camarines Sur

Legazpi, July 31 -- Police arrested a high-value drug suspect and seized PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Pamplona, Camarines Sur on Thursday. In a report, Brig. Gen... Read More


1.8K cops mobilized for disaster response in Cordillera

Baguio City, July 31 -- As the southwest monsoon continues to batter the Cordillera region, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-CAR) has mobilized more than 1,800 personnel for disaster respons... Read More


Romualdez urges Filipinos to use PSC facilities to stay fit

Manila, July 31 -- Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday encouraged Filipinos to take advantage of the Philippine Sports Commission's (PSC) track and field facilities that were opened for pub... Read More


Hontiveros seeks probe into water deals, backs PBBM's reforms push

Manila, July 31 -- Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called for an immediate Senate investigation into allegedly unfair water joint venture agreements (JVAs) involving local water districts and priv... Read More


Davao Region suspends classes, work amid tsunami alert

Davao City, July 30 -- Several provinces and local government units (LGUs) in the Davao Region have suspended classes and work due to a tsunami warning issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanolog... Read More


PH working on release of 9 Filipinos held captive by Houthis-DFA

Manila, July 30 -- The Philippine government is exhausting all efforts to secure the release of nine Filipino crew members of the ill-fated MV Eternity C currently held captive by the Houthis, the Dep... Read More