Manila: The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is set to celebrate the Elderly Filipino Week from Oct. 1 to 7.

The NCSC signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) for the promotion of the c…

LEGAZPI CITY – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) will place its operations center under “blue alert” status as part of the preparation measures for the activities and events of the Peñafrancia Festival in Naga…

Manila: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed to further speed up the processing and issuance of public land patents to eligible beneficiaries nationwide, in celebration of the ‘Handog Titulo’ Month this September.

In a Fac…

Manila: Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to create a body tasked to conserve and manage the Sierra Madre, the longest mountain range in the country.

Nograles renewed call for the passage of Ho…

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has recorded PHP272.8 million claims from hemodialysis patients in Eastern Visayas in the first semester of 2024, which is significantly higher than the PHP191.04 million during…

ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has recorded 51 dengue deaths out of the 20,814 cases from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2024, according to the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) in a virtual press briefing on Tuesday….

Manila: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working on a roadmap to transition public transport into electric vehicles.

DOTr Undersecretary Jesus Ortega said Monday the department is advancing zero carbon emission and mobility, as well as alte…

Manila: The National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday said it is fully supportive of the ongoing exploratory peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).

NSC Assistant Director Ge…