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MARAWI CITY, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) on Tuesday, February 10, distributed medical and emergency response equipment to 25 barangay local government units (BLGUs) in Lanao del Sur to strengthen frontline health services. The assistance is part of the Bangsamoro Integrated RehabilitationContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – Poverty incidence in Zamboanga Sibugay has sharply declined even as inflation continues to erode household purchasing power, according to the latest QuickSTAT released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data show that poverty incidence among families fell to 17.8 percent in 2023, down from 26 percent inContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — A ranking lawmaker is pushing for a House of Representatives investigation into alarming allegations of corruption within the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The lawmaker particularly cited the misuse and “weaponization” of letters of authority (LOAs) and mission orders (MOs) against taxpayers. Deputy Speaker and Zambales 1stContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) plans to require all DOH-run hospitals to implement zero-balance billing in pay wards for PhilHealth direct contributors, a move aimed at expanding access to government health benefits to middle-class earners. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said the policy will be enforced through aContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — A shear line continues to affect Southern Luzon while the northeast monsoon, or amihan, remains the dominant weather system over much of Luzon. It brings generally cloudy skies and periods of rain, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday. In its 4 am forecast, PAGASA said the shearContinue Reading
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered a nationwide crackdown on strategic transit points and storage hubs used in the illegal tobacco trade, a move that could directly affect long-standing cigarette smuggling routes in the Zamboanga Peninsula. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed all police units toContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Tawi-Tawi Governor Ysmael Sali thanked on Thursday Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua and Parliament Member Jet Lim, the province’s representative to the 80-seat Bangsamoro parliament, for his swift response to the massive fire that displaced more than a thousand families inContinue Reading
