Hunger rises from 9.8% in March 2023 to 10.4% in June 2023 – SWS
The national Social Weather Survey of June 28-July 1, 2023, found that 10.4% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having anything to eat – at …
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Department of Agriculture assures enough rice supply
As per an official from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the country’s rice supply is sufficient for the upcoming months due to a combination of the previous harvest and rice …
US Embassy concerned over environmental impact of Manila Bay reclamation
The United States has raised issues regarding the continuous reclamation endeavors in Manila Bay, which borders its embassy, and the participation of a Chinese construction firm that Washington has blacklisted. …
Typhoon Egay leaves 26 dead, over 300K displaced
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 26 people were killed and 13 were missing as a result of tropical cyclone Egay’s onslaught in numerous locations last …
Cases of dengue, leptospirosis increasing – DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that the number of cases of leptospirosis and dengue in the country is increasing due to the onset of the rainy season and floods. …
PH plans to import 1.3 million metric tons of rice
According to a Department of Agriculture (DA) official, the government is planning to import 1.3 million metric tons of rice again. DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla told a press conference at …
Arnie Teves declared a terrorist
Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., a Negros Oriental representative who has been suspended, and 12 other people have been declared terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC), in response to multiple suspected …
Southern ‘backdoor’ still being utilized by traffickers – Tansingco
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco called for increased vigilance in Philippine waters following reports of human trafficking victims utilizing the southern ‘backdoor’. Tansingco made the call after receiving …
American sex offender stopped at airport – BI
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) barred from entering an American national found to be a registered sex offender in his country. The passenger, identified as Jonathan Daniel Vasquez, 38, was …
Rice prices might increase – President Marcos
It is said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is nervous because of the possible increase in the price of rice after the damage to agriculture caused by Typhoon Egay was …
Tropical Storm Falcon enters PAR
Tropical Storm Khanun has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was named Falcon, Pagasa reported on its latest severe weather bulletin. The center of the eye was estimated based …
BI opens new office in Olongapo
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) inaugurated its new office in Olongapo last July 26. The new office, which is situated on the 6th floor of the SM City Olongapo Downtown, …
Relatives of those who died in capsized boat in Rizal demand justice
About 30 people died this Thursday afternoon after a passenger boat capsized in Laguna de Bay near Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal. According to the initial information of the Philippine …
1,000 Bilibid personnel relieved of posts after gang fight
Approximately 1,000 employees of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa have been dismissed from their duties due to a gang battle that took place within the state prison and …
Korean with fake ACR I-Card arrested in NAIA
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of a Korean national at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for presenting a fake ACR I-Card. The Korean was identified as …
China wants military drills with Philippines – AFP
The Philippines’ military leader said Thursday that Beijing has discussed prospective war drills with Manila, as tensions over territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea remained high. Gen. Romeo Brawner, …
Number of working children aged 5 to 17 years old increased – PSA
The total population of children aged 5 to 17 years old was estimated at 31.71 million in 2022. This was higher than the total number reported in 2021 at 31.64 …
1 dead while over 11,000 displaced due to Typhoon Egay — NDRRMC
One person was killed while two others were injured as a result of Typhoon Egay and Habagat in the Philippines, something that has already displaced thousands according to the National …
Missing PDL in Bilibid found decapitated in septic tank —DOJ
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed that the body of the missing prisoner or person deprived of liberty (PDL) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) was dismembered and placed in …
Signal no.5 raised over Babuyan Islands due to Egay
Super Typhoon Egay maintains its strength as it continues to threaten northern Luzon, Pagasa reported on its latest severe weather bulletin. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no.5 was raised over eastern …
PBBM urges solons to pass new immig law
President Ferdinand ‘Bong-Bong’ Marcos, Jr. urged lawmakers to pass the Immigration Modernization Act, to replace the country’s 82-year-old immigration law. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco thanked President Marcos …
Environmental groups disappointed with Marcos Jr.’s SONA
Some environmental groups were disappointed with the contents of the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. According to the group, SONA did not change …
Typhoon Egay steadily intensifies
The center of the eye of Typhoon Egay was estimated based on all available data including Daet Doppler Weather Radar at 500 km East of Baler, Aurora. It is moving …
BI-TCEU reorganized renamed to I-PROBES
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco ordered the reorganization of the agency’s Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU). In an order issued last July 21, Tansingco said that the …
Mismatched work docs also sign of trafficking – BI
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be vigilant when applying for jobs abroad. The warning comes after the interception of two trafficking victims …
Undesirable Japanese man arrested by BI
Immigration authorities on Thursday morning arrested a Japanese fugitive wanted in his home country for robbery. The Bureau of Immigration (BI)’s fugitive search unit (FSU) arrested Takeuchi Kazuo, 54, along …