The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in repatriating Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict under an international approach in responding to the crisis, a foreign affairs official said on Friday. “The President also directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to contact other countries and also through the embassies in Manila to provide…
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QUEZON CITY — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is planning to further expand the extended permanent danger zone around Mt. Kanlaon from six kilometers to 10 kilometers. This development comes as a low-pressure area (LPA) off Mindanao poses a risk of lahar flow in Negros Island. “We’re also planning to move the evacuation centers…
Former Albay lawmaker Joey Sarte Salceda has hailed the recent historic advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague which affirms the Philippines’ previous call to the international community to act decisively on climate ‘injustice’ the vulnerable countries have long suffered. Salceda, former co-chair of the UN Green Climate Fund and UN…
In a session of interpellation, Hon. Rodante D. Marcoleta, Representative of the House, rigorously questioned the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac regarding the department’s plans to ensure the safety and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Marcoleta’s probing centered on operationalizing Secretary Cacdac’s advocacies, including providing legal, medical, and humanitarian assistance…
BATANGAS CITY — To ensure the safety and orderliness of its facilities during the Holy Week, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Mimaropa has placed all 19 district, city, and municipal jails in the region on heightened alert status. Regional information officer Jail Officer 3 Joefrie Anglo stated that the heightened alert status aims…
MANILA – Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III was formally elected on Wednesday as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, garnering 253 votes, 28 abstentions, and zero negative votes. He replaced Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who stepped down to protect public trust and allow the Independent Commission for Infrastructure…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) maintains it is not opposed the approval of the proposed wage hike law the labor sector pushes. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma that their job is to provide inputs to lawmakers who are the ones to decide whether or not to approve a proposed wage hike legislation. “It is…
The administration is bringing government services closer to the people, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. declared on Saturday as he led the simultaneous launching of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), the country’s biggest service caravan. The Serbisyo Caravan is aimed at providing major government services to underprivileged Filipinos in various communities across the country….
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