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Marcos signs law allowing 'State of Imminent Disaster' declaration

Manila, Sept. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12287, institutionalizing the declaration of a "State of Imminent Disaster" to allow the government to implem... Read More


Wind signal lifted as Mirasol exits PAR; Nando maintains strength

Manila, Sept. 18 -- No tropical cyclone wind signal is currently in effect as Tropical Depression (TD) Mirasol is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, G... Read More


Senate panel subpoenas ex-DPWH exec amid budget insertion probe

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday ordered former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral to appear before its inquiry... Read More


Discaya admits paying kickbacks to DPWH execs for QC flood projects

Manila, Sept. 18 -- A contractor on Thursday admitted before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that he paid "standard operating procedure" kickbacks of 10 to 25 percent to Department of Public Works an... Read More


Use of LGUs' special education fund pushed to help teachers

Manila, Sept. 18 -- Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua has urged his fellow local leaders to use the Special Education Fund (SEF) to help ease ... Read More


Teodoro: 'Strong defense backbone' needed to earn int'l respect

Manila, Sept. 18 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday highlighted the need for a "strong defense backbone" in order for a country to earn international r... Read More


OCD hails PBBM for signing law on 'imminent disaster' declaration

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing into law Republic Act (RA) 12287, which allows the government to declare a "Stat... Read More


PBBM visits 'Walang Gutom Kitchen,' orders more food banks vs. hunger

Manila, Sept. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Walang Gutom Kitchen (WGK) in Pasay City, where he helped serve food... Read More


Marcos leads aid distribution to fire-hit 2K families in Tondo

Manila, Sept. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday visited General Vicente Lim Elementary School in Tondo, Manila, where thousands of families displaced by the massive fire in Happy Lan... Read More


PCW: Women in PH spend 11 hours daily on unpaid care work

Manila, Sept. 18 -- Females in the Philippines spend nearly 11 hours each day on unpaid care and domestic work, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said Thursday. In a Facebook post, the commiss... Read More