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‘Florita’-affected families top 17K: NDRRMC

The number of families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Florita has reached 17,510, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.

House begins 2023 natl’ budget deliberations

The House Committee on Appropriations began Friday, Aug. 26, the deliberations for the  proposed P5.268 trillion national budget for 2023, the highest-ever National Expenditure Program (NEP). Cabinet members of the Marcos administration...

BARMM tops PH fish production in Q2

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) topped the country’s fish-producing regions for the second quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday.

PNP probing ‘bogus and recycled’ crime videos surge

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday, Aug. 25, that it is investigating the surge of “bogus and recycled crime videos” that have recently surfaced on various social media platforms.

BARMM under state of calamity due to flooding

A state of calamity has been declared in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from Aug. 18 to Oct. 31 this year due to “widespread flooding caused by successive weather systems.”

DOLE: Employees working amid weather disturbances entitled to full pay

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarified that employees who report to work in times of weather disturbances are still entitled to full pay.

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