Tokyo: The Philippines continues to deepen its ties with Japan in agriculture, trade, and food security following a productive ministerial visit by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to meet new Agriculture Minister and the Senior Vice Pre…
Bicol: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has announced an expansion of its “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP), which will now include an additional 44,000 beneficiaries this year. This expansion builds on the nearly 30,000 h…
Manila: Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed his support for House Bill (HB) 7236, which seeks to set the final date for the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Ban…
Manila: The Japanese and Philippine governments have formalized a PHP8.175-billion second supplemental loan agreement aimed at rehabilitating and maintaining the MRT Line 3. This significant financial move is set to restore the MRT-3 to its original ‘…
Manila: Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday clarified that there is no official committee report yet from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the alleged corruption in flood-control and other infrastructure projects, following reports circul…