Projects that are in need of more funding must be included in the annual investment plan (AIP) or risk not getting their needed allocation, Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas warned provincial officials. In an interview with the Philippine News Age…

Over 449 million children were living in areas of violent conflict in 2021, international non-governmental organization Save the Children reported. In 1982, the United Nations (UN) declared June 4 the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of …

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored an increased degassing activity from Taal volcano since Saturday night in the form of visible upwelling of volcanic fluids. In an advisory on Sunday, Phivolcs said the ‘fl…

President Vo Van Thuong on June 4 received Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam starting June 3.The state leader appreciated Australia’s provision of stable official development assistance (ODA) for…

The Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is on track to retire coal financing in support of the country’s sustainability efforts. In a briefing Friday night, chief finance officer and chief sustainability officer Eric Luchangco said BPI has …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday signed a formal agreement with different service providers to help individuals in crisis situations with their medical, hospital and funeral bills. Secretary Rex Gatchalian strengthen…

The Philippine government will focus on improving connectivity in rural areas to support the growing number of ICT jobs outside Metro Manila, a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) official said Saturday. With the advances an…

The gunman in the killing of Oriental Mindoro radio commentator Cresenciano ‘Cris’ Bundoquin has been identified, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said Saturday. The manhunt for Bundoquin’s killer continues, Undersecretary Paul G…