MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday warned local chief executives not to allow the use of resources of local government units (LGU) in election campaign activities.... Read full article
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the conviction of a police officer on malversation charges over his failure to surrender a service firearm issued to him.... Read full article
MANILA – Unfinished infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program are not going to be white elephants because they underwent thorough assessment by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)... Read full article
MANILA – No one is “red-tagging,” National Task Force to end Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson for sectoral concerns and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy said on Wednesday.... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – Some 1,304 farmers from the province of Guimaras stand to benefit from the PHP875-million Cabano small reservoir irrigation project (SRIP) ... Read full article
CEBU CITY – More than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, vessels from the Naval Forces Central (NFC) continue to transport relief goods to the affected areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, a Navy official said on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn visited Negros Occidental recently ... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas has identified priority sites in the region where a lot of migratory birds can be seen as a precautionary measure amid the reported bird flu outbreak in Luzon.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday said the new law raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 could help drastically reduce abuses against minors and provide stronger protection for them.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Wednesday said it is ready to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Russia who are looking to work in other nations.... Read full article