LAOAG CITY: Some 11 families living in the low-lying areas of Banna, Burgos, and Laoag in Ilocos Norte remain in evacuation centers on Wednesday due to bad weather.

Rochelle Gajes, provincial social welfare and development officer, said food packs we…

MANILA: The National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday due to the continuous heavy rains and massive flooding caused by the Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon.

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) – consisting of…

ILOILO CITY: The anti-drug campaign in Western Visayas strictly follows the instruction of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a police official said Tuesday.

In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, President Marcos touted the administrat…

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is firming up its policies to strengthen the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as it forged more bilateral agreements with countries of destination.

During the Post-SONA (State of the Natio…

MANILA: Several major and inner roads in the National Capital Region (NCR) have gutter-deep to chest-high floodwaters due to the non-stop heavy rains brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ on Wednesday.

In a situati…

TACLOBAN CITY: Red tide presence expanded in Biliran Island this week, with seven bays in Samar province still affected by this toxic organism, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday.

In its advisory, the agency said r…

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday disclosed plans to form a Task Force on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to improve learners’ performance on both local and international tests.

This, after President F…

MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto Ralph Recto on Wednesday said the Department of Finance (DOF) is ready to tap USD500 million of standby credit line extended by the World Bank to the Philippines to support the government’s disaster relief and reh…