Pag-IBIG financed homes increase 15% to over 68K in 9 months, socialized housing grows 173% under PBBM’s Expanded 4PH

Pag-IBIG Fund financed over 68,000 homes in the first nine months of 2026, up 15% from the same period last year, as financing for socialized housing nearly tripled under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded...

PBBM raises corn import quota to 500K MT amid projected supply deficit

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has increased the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) for imported corn to 500,000 metric tons (MT) from 220,000 MT to address a projected supply deficit of 1.42 MT due to...

MalacaƱang: Bato faces continued hunt if he refuses to surrender

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency MalacaƱang on Tuesday said authorities would continue hunting Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa if he refuses to surrender within the given one-week ultimatum, urging the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief to respect the...

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DSWD builds water systems to help communities cope with El NiƱo

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program, continues to develop water systems to help communities mitigate the effects of...