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August 7, 2024

PBBM orders to adjust housing targets ‘based on need, demand’

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered an adjustment to the target of building six million housing units by the end of his term in 2028.

In a Facebook post, Marcos said the new housing target should be based on ‘need and demand’…

PBBM orders to adjust housing targets ‘based on need, demand’

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered an adjustment to the target of building six million housing units by the end of his term in 2028.

In a Facebook post, Marcos said the new housing target should be based on ‘need and demand’…

DOLE releases P6.1M for oil spill-affected fisherfolk in Cavite

CALAMBA CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Cavite on Wednesday disbursed over PHP6.12 million to support 1,178 individuals in the municipality of Tanza, who have been impacted by the temporary fishing ban due to the oil spill in Ba…

Kadayawan Festival to open August 8

DAVAO CITY: The 39th Kadayawan Festival will open here on Friday at the Kadayawan Village at the Magsaysay Park.

‘We are all set (for the Kadayawan Festival),’ City Tourism and Operations Office head Jennifer Romero said in an interview Wednesday.

R…

2 Caloocan sisters nabbed for exploitation of children

MANILA: Two sisters engaged in online sexual exploitation of children have been charged before prosecutors, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Wednesday.

In a press briefing, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the NBI-Violence Against Wome…

Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act to bring down food prices

MANILA: A Party-list lawmaker on Wednesday welcomed the ratification of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act in both houses of Congress, saying that going after smugglers, hoarders, price manipulators, and cartels would effectively bring down f…

Lawmaker eyes stiff penalties vs. bomb jokes

MANILA: Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday said he filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2768 seeking to impose stiff penalties on crimes involving dissemination of false information on bomb threats, explosives, or any other life-threatening or destructive materia…