MANILA: Senators Imee Marcos and Cynthia Villar on Tuesday called on Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. for the agency, or the Office of the President, to assume the power to intervene in the local rice market, without t…
CEBU: Two major river systems in Cebu province will undergo desilting operations to clear riverbeds of soil deposits and address the ongoing water crisis, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Tuesday.
Garcia said the provincial government will work with…
MANILA: Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday directed the panel of prosecutors to leave no stone unturned in its investigation on officials of a firm named by regulators as allegedly behind an illegal investment scheme.
In a statement, …
MALAYBALAY: The Lanao del Sur provincial government is in the process of localizing Republic Act (RA) 11861, or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, which aims to improve the economic, educational, and health outcomes of single-parent households.
D…
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has found concrete evidence of China’s land reclamation in Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said Tuesday.
NTF-WPS spok…
MALASIQUI: The Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 1 (Ilocos Region) again reminded the public of precautionary measures against the rising heat index after Dagupan City recorded an all-time high of 50°C on Monday.
On its s…
BACOLOD: The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) logged fewer crimes against women and children in the first four months of 2024, data from the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) on Tuesday showed.
From January to April this year, 38 cases were …