DFA welcomes Tier 1 status, vows to protect human rights

MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Saturday, welcomed Manila’s retention of its Tier 1 ranking in the recent State Department...

Japan provides emergency relief for Northern Luzon

  MANILA – The Japanese government is providing emergency supplies to support Manila’s response efforts after the magnitude 7 earthquake that devastated Northern Luzon this week. The...

Businessman Jose Acuzar named new housing czar

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Filipino entrepreneur Jose “Jerry” Acuzar as the new head of the Department of Housing Settlements and Urban Development...

4 missing found dead in Abra; quake death toll at 10: NDRRMC

MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday said it received a report that the number of fatalities in the July 27...

Blinken to meet with Marcos in Manila next week

  MANILA – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the latter’s foreign affairs chief during his visit...

Agri damage to CAR, Ilocos Region reaches P28M

MANILA – Damage from the July 27 magnitude 7 earthquake to the agriculture sector has reached PHP28.7-million, according to the Department of Agriculture- Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Upcoming enrollees hit over 9.1M before weekend: DepEd

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday that enrollment nationwide has gone up to 9,192,331. In a the DepEd’s latest data indicated the highest turnout...

GSIS emergency loan only for areas under state of calamity

Covid-19 alert levels remain ‘status quo’: Palace

MANILA – The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) alert levels in the country will remain in effect until the new classifications are announced, Malacañang said on Friday. Press...

Excuse renters from payment, eviction during calamities: solon

MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking a moratorium on the payment of all fees, charges, and costs relating to the rental of residential units in times...