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Free toll set on Pulilan-San Fernando route amid NLEX flood traffic

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has secured a toll waiver for vehicles traveling between Pulilan, Bulacan, and San Fernando, Pampanga starting Wednesday as heavy traffic con... Read More


Marcos directs gov't to fast-track flood control measures

Manila, Sept. 2 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is aware of public frustration over widespread flooding and has been directing government agencies to accelerate both immediate and long-term measu... Read More


Poa confirms VP Sara ordered transfer of DepEd secret funds to Nolasco

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Vice President Sara Duterte's defense counsel Michael Wesley Poa on Wednesday confirmed that she ordered the transfer of PHP112.5 million in confidential funds of the Department of ... Read More


Poa had direct line to VP Sara, but doesn't know DepEd secret fund ops

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Former Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa testified Wednesday that he reported directly to then-Education Secretary Sara Duterte, received her instruc... Read More


Mindanao grid placed on red alert Sept. 2

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that the Mindanao power grid was placed under a red alert on Wednesday afternoon as available supply fell short of ... Read More


DENR: Strict segregation, proper landfill design to fix waste problem

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged local government units (LGUs) to strengthen waste segregation and landfill management, citing Bayawan City's con... Read More


DSWD uses NLEX emergency lanes to hasten delivery of relief goods

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was granted authority to utilize emergency lanes along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to fast-track its delivery of relief... Read More


Palace: Bonoan case dismissal beyond Marcos' authority

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Malacanang on Wednesday said the dismissal of graft charges against former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan is beyond President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s authority,... Read More


ASF vaccine now approved for commercial use in PH - BAI

Manila, Sept. 2 -- AVAC live vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) may now be commercially available following approval from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). In a statement Wednesday, Agricu... Read More


Adverse weather affects 9.4M persons

Manila, Sept. 2 -- Individuals affected by the combined effects of tropical cyclones and the ongoing southwest monsoon or "habagat" have reached around 9.4 million, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) s... Read More