CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — The Department of Health is strengthening disease prevention and response measures in CALABARZON following increases in water-borne, food-borne and influenza-like illnesses during the rainy season. Dr. Eva Marie Torio of the DOH Center for Health Development in CALABARZON said wet conditions can increase the spread of diseases such as leptospirosis, dengue…
(Photo courtesy of DOLE-SDSFO) TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — The Department of Labor and Employment extended livelihood, employment and business support worth a combined Php 11.86 million to beneficiaries in Surigao del Sur. Among the recipients was Iriberri Bakeshop, which received assistance under DOLE’s Adjustment Measures Program to acquire equipment aimed at improving product…
(PIA Southern Leyte) MAASIN CITY — Indigent and financially incapacitated patients at the Salvacion Oppus Yñigues Memorial Provincial Hospital in Maasin City received relief from hospital expenses through the Department of Health’s Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients program. SOYMPH Chief of Hospital Dr. Ionne Castillones said the Southern Leyte provincial government received…
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has issued the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 12287, or the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act. The law allows the government to declare a State of Imminent Disaster before a calamity strikes, based on scientific forecasts, risk assessments and recommendations from disaster…
(PIA Ilocos Norte) LAOAG CITY – The Laoag City government is intensifying flood-management efforts through regular drainage maintenance, waterway clearing, and the acquisition of additional heavy equipment to improve its response to flooding and infrastructure concerns. Mayor James Bryan Alcid said flooding remains a shared challenge in many communities and requires both government action and…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on ASEAN member-states to expand women’s participation in leadership and decision-making, saying women should play a central role in advancing the region’s security, resilience and inclusive prosperity. Speaking at the 4th ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit in Mandaluyong City, Marcos said women should be recognized not only as beneficiaries of development…
In simple ceremonies in Davao City, the Bangkok Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) gave recognition to six institutions in Mindanao as ‘outstanding partners’ for their contributions to the BSP’s programs and advocacies. The recognition was given during the 2026 Outstanding BSP Stakeholders Appreciation Ceremony with South Cotabato leading the honorees that include East West Banking Corp.-Cagayan de Oro, Land…
BAGUIO CITY — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) honored 15 institutional partners in North Luzon for helping advance financial education, inclusion and integrity during the 2026 Outstanding BSP Stakeholders Appreciation Ceremony (OBSAC) at the Baguio Country Club on Thursday, July 30. The recognition highlighted the role of banks and government agencies in supporting the…
Amid fluctuating prices of petroleum products, oil firms are now being required by the Department of Energy (DoE) to submit monthly reports on the cost components of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene as part of the review of the excise tax suspension. Energy secretary Sharon Garin explained that the data gathered from the reports…
(Photo by Anadolu) Japan and Mongolia agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation in security, artificial intelligence, energy and infrastructure as their prime ministers met in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral discussed ways to advance their “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity,” with both sides agreeing to expand cooperation…