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“Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-Asa” program kicks off; first batch group left for Leyte
Senator Bong Go initiated this revolutionary move to decongest Metro Manila Close to more than 119 people are enrolled in the “Balik-Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-Asa” program and last Wednesday, May 20, the first batch left
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Extreme lockdown imposed as COVID-19 cases jump to more than ten thousand
The Department of Interior and Local Government led by Secretary Eduardo Ano has directed more strict compliance on the Enhanced Community Quarantine in some barangays in Metro Manila, considered as the epic centre of
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Duterte offers a reward to tipsters for corrupt LGU officials
President Rodrigo offered Ph30,000 recently to any tipster who will report on the irregularity of the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) being conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development with
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Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa Council created for balanced regional development and to decongest over-crowded Metro Manila
The Executive department headed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has issued an Executive Order No. 114 to create the “Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa Council to initiate balanced regional development. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed
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No final decision yet on school opening – DepEd
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on April 8 Wednesday said that there is no final decision yet on the school opening. Briones said the agency is still conducting consultation with DepEd people and other concerned
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Duterte seeks Asean regional cooperation in fight against COVID-19
President Rodrigo Duterte has called for greater cooperation among the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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DFA records 31.6% spike on COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday recorded a 31.6 percent increase in the number of overseas Filipinos with confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases compared to last week’s figures. As of April 14,
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Plane catches fire on take-off from NAIA killing all aboard
A light aircraft used as an air ambulance burst into flames as it took off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport for Japan on Sunday night, killing all onboard. Manila International Airport Authority General Manager
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IOC defers Tokyo Olympics to 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday the rescheduling of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to no later than the summer of 2021. The historic joint decision for the first postponement of an Olympics in
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Senator Zubiri says he has the coronavirus
Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has tested positive for COVID-19. The senator himself confirmed the test results on Monday night as relayed to him by Health Secretary Francisco Duque. He was found
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