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DENR taps private sector to lead climate action via forest investment

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging the private sector, particularly the business community, to invest in large-scale reforestation efforts, not only... Read More


Tondo blast victims receive free hospital treatment

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The six persons injured in an air compressor explosion in Tondo received free medical treatment at the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC). In a statement Tuesday, the DO... Read More


'PalitAni' expo helps Davao farmers boost income

Davao City, Aug. 5 -- The National Irrigation Administration in the Davao Region (NIA-11) has once again launched the "PalitAni sa Onse," an agricultural expo and trade fair for rice farmers at its re... Read More


DA to distribute seeds, loan aid for farmers hit by rains

Baguio City, Aug. 5 -- The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) is set to distribute standby hybrid rice and corn seed to farmers affected by recent weather distu... Read More


Fuel aid continues for almost 14K trike drivers in Ilocos Norte

Laoag City, Aug. 5 -- The Ilocos Norte government, though its Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC), continues to provide fuel aid to its 13,948 tricycle drivers and operators under the "Manayon a Tulong ... Read More


PhilHealth boosts primary care with YAKAP program

Iloilo City, Aug. 5 -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is hoping to accredit more providers, including pharmacies and cancer screening laboratories in Western Visayas, as it expands... Read More


Improving benefits for senior citizens

Manila, Aug. 5 -- Filipino senior citizens welcomed twin good news last week -- the announcement of pension hikes by the Social Security System (SSS) and the zero-balance billing for select government... Read More


BSP sees sustained below-target inflation rates this year

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A turnaround of the domestic inflation rate in July 2025 at 0.9 percent, the slowest since October 2019's 0.6 percent, made monetary authorities' projection of below-average inflatio... Read More


PH inflation slows to 0.9% in July

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The country's inflation or the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services reversed its path in July 2025 after decelerating to 0.9 from month-ago's 1.4 percent, driven prim... Read More


Davao Region labor force hits 64.5% in 2024

Davao City, Aug. 5 -- Davao Region's labor force in 2024 comprised 64.5 percent of its 15 years and over population, estimated at 3.8 million, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao (PSA-11) report... Read More