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Acorda takes oath as new PAOCC chief

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday administered the oath of office to former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, retired general Benjamin Acorda Jr., as the new execu... Read More


LTFRB begins terminal inspections, preps for Undas

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairperson Vigor Mendoza II has ordered all regional directors of the agency to start inspections in all bus and other ... Read More


Comelec welcomes SC ruling on Erice, says it has set 'jurisprudence'

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to junk the petition for disqualification against Edgar Erice from running as representativ... Read More


DHSUD turns over modular homes to LGU in Cebu 'Bayanihan Village'

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has started the turnover of modular shelter units (MSUs) to the local government of San Remigio, Cebu. In a news r... Read More


More than 29K villages now 'drug-cleared' - PDEA

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday that 29,677 out of 42,036 barangays in the country have been cleared of drugs since the start of the Marcos administratio... Read More


Nearly P65-M aid extended to quake-hit families in Mindanao

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided nearly PHP65 million worth of humanitarian assistance to quake-hit families and individuals in Davao and Caraga ... Read More


Japan allots Y1.7-B for rice processing system in Isabela

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Japanese government allocated 1.7 billion yen (approximately PHP652 million) to establish a rice processing system in Cauayan, Isabela, the Japanese Embassy in Manila announced ... Read More


DSWD thanks WFP for continued help in Cebu disaster ops

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday thanked the World Food Program (WFP) for establishing a Multi-functional Storage Unit (MSU) at the Tent City in q... Read More


DBM refers SC flood control comment to SolGen, vows proper fund use

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Thursday it referred to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) the petition for a Writ of Kalikasan seeking to compel governmen... Read More


Comelec probes contractors' campaign contributions in 2025 polls

MANILA, Oct. 16 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at nine contractors that have supposedly contributed to the campaign funds of candidates who ran in the May 2025. According to Com... Read More