More than 300 families were temporarily displaced on Friday night after flash floods and landslides again hit parts of South Cotabato province following hours of moderate to heavy rains. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said several communities situated in low-lying areas and near major rivers in Tantangan and Norala towns were…
Residents and local farmers from the different towns of Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte received financial aid from the government through the programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 13 (Caraga). Under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) of the DSWD, about 426 families from the…
National and local government officials headed by Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar led the opening on Saturday of the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, now known as Kalayaan Bridge. The bridge has been given its new name after its inauguration while the country celebrated its 123rd Independence Day. Villar said the opening of Kalayaan Bridge…
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will expand its office this year by putting up investigation hubs in Cebu and Davao. In a virtual forum Friday, PCC chairman Arsenio Balisacan said these new regional offices would strengthen the agency’s institutional capacity in its competition policy enforcement and advocacy. “In particular, we aim to establish investigation hubs…
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Saturday joined the country in its 123rd Independence Day celebration. In a statement, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod “Murad’ Ebrahim said as a people who struggled for self-determination, the Bangsamoro understands the historic implications of the celebration. “As we continue rebuilding the (BARMM) region, we hope that…
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) advised the public on Saturday to take the necessary precautions, as high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission have been observed in the Taal Volcano in the past two days. The public is urged to protect themselves but Phivolcs is not necessarily advising them to opt for…
