Filipinos should prepare for a wet weekend as four weather systems are expected to bring rains across various parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced the weather conditions on Saturday, December 28. Thunderstorm Advisory No. 4 #NCR_PRSD Issued at: 4:00 AM, 28 December 2024(Saturday)Continue Reading

Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa announced the signing of a new Department of Health (DOH) administrative order (AO) that simplifies access to discounts on medicines for seniors. DOH AO No. 2024-0017 eliminates the long-standing requirement for senior citizens to present a purchase booklet at drugstores. Previously, this booklet had toContinue Reading

The province of Zamboanga Sibugay has earned a dubious distinction: it tops the list for the most problematic land distribution under the government’s decades-old agrarian reform program. State auditors have flagged the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for awarding agricultural land to 235 unqualified recipients, including retired police officers andContinue Reading