P3,000 bonus for Teachers’ Day approved by House panel
THE House committee on basic education and culture has approved a measure seeking to increase to P3,000 the World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) currently granted to more than 950,000…
India-PH partnership brings healthcare, livelihood aid to 42,000 Filipinos
NEARLY 42,000 residents in Northern Samar, Lanao del Norte, and Ilocos Sur are benefiting from healthcare and livelihood projects funded under the Government of India’s Quick Impact Project (QIP) initiative,…
Consumer safety alert: Ban toxics detects lead, cadmium in some school supplies
AS retailers begin to display various school supplies for early back-to-school shoppers, the toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges consumers to exercise extra caution when purchasing these items. The group…
DA warns of stiff penalties for imported rice price ceiling violation
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) warned rice retailers, traders, and importers that violators of the government’s newly imposed price ceiling on imported rice could face jail time, million-peso fines, and…
First STARBOOKS deployment for PDLs made possible by DOST, BJMP collaboration
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) Rizal entered into a strategic partnership with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to deploy…
911 bridges Filipinos to immediate health, medical care –DILG
IMMEDIATE health care and medical attention are now more accessible to the public with just one call to the Unified 911 Emergency Hotline, the Department of the Interior and Local…
QC brings back La Loma Lechon Festival 2026
THE Quezon City Government is bringing back the La Loma Lechon Festival 2026 on May 17, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, celebrating the district’s rich culinary heritage, deep faith,…
House to probe NGCP over grid failures, massive Luzon-Visayas brownouts
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III and Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand “Dinand” Hernandez on Monday filed a resolution seeking a congressional inquiry into the back-to-back tripping of major transmission lines…
Bakasyong Sulit: QC promotes less screentime this summer, offers variety of activities for children
WITH the school break in full swing, the Quezon City Government is giving children more reasons to log off and step outside, offering free, meaningful activities designed to keep them…
PNP nabs foreign national in Makati over alleged fake gold transaction
THE Philippine National Police (PNP), through the Makati City Police Station of the Southern Police District, arrested an Iranian national in Makati City following an alleged fraudulent gold transaction involving…