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21/08/2025

THE New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), said the scheduled adjustment in passenger service charges (PSC) is government-mandated, carefully reviewed, and the first update in over 20 years.

THE New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), said the scheduled adjustment in passenger service

21/08/2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agency — the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) — have commended the bravery of individuals who come forward to speak out on abuse, especially those who do so despite the pain and stigma that often come with it.

The CWC earlier released a statement praising Soberano’s courage and calling for a more vigilant and compassionate response to child abuse.

21/08/2025

THE country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it is making Siargao more accessible with more flight options via Clark and Cebu.

THE country's flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it is making Siargao more accessible with more flight options via Clark and Cebu.

21/08/2025

In a jail cell in Iligan City, a man once burned his first image onto bamboo—not out of anger, but out of longing. That man was Dolfo, a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL), who had no formal training in art, no studio, and no audience. What he had was time, a pyrography pen, and a vision. That single act of creation would spark a quiet transformation inside the Iligan City Jail-Male Dormitory, giving birth to ‘Handicrafts Behind Bars’—a livelihood program that now turns bamboo into masterpieces and PDL into artisans.

What began as a solitary experiment has grown into a thriving community of PDL who have organized themselves into the Workers Behind Bars, crafting

21/08/2025

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — At the close of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25, the Indo-Pacific’s largest combined military exercise with over 40,000 service members, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) began the mass retrograde from training areas across northern Australia. Aircraft, vehicles, and personnel returned to Darwin for recovery and consolidation — a familiar rhythm for the end of a months-long exercise.

With the force disaggregated across the battlespace, MRF-D received urgent notification: the Philippine government had requested U.S. military support through

21/08/2025

“At times like these, when our people are battered by floods and calamities, we cannot afford substandard work and corruption. That is why I fully support President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his strong and decisive inspection of flood control projects. He is showing the Filipino people that negligence and betrayal of public trust will not be -Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, leader of four patriotic and civic-oriented organizations

“At times like these, when our people are battered by floods and calamities, we cannot afford substandard work and corruption. That is why I fully support

21/08/2025

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), led by Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr., has filed a total of seventy-five (75) criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against various individuals and businesses involved in the illicit trade of vaporized ni****ne and non-ni****ne products (v**e). These cases, filed today, amount to a total tax liability of ₱711.3 million.

“Today, the BIR has filed 75 tax evasion cases against illicit v**e retailers/resellers. This is a nationwide filing of criminal cases. Revenue Regions from

13/08/2025

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) bared plans to implement online or E-registration in the next voter registration in October 2025, should the proposed postponement to next year of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) pushes through, even as it announced that the number of registrants during the 10-day nationwide voter registration has already reached 2.7 million, nearly double the 1.5 million target set by the poll body.

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) bared plans to implement online or E-registration in the next voter registration in October 2025, should the proposed

13/08/2025

Quezon City. As the eight anniversary of the global entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is observed on August 16, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition released a list of 48 facial cream products for lightening the skin tone that it had purchased and screened for mercury, a health-damaging chemical not allowed in such products.

At the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5), governments decided to eliminate the one part per million (ppm) threshold for mercury content in cosmetics to

13/08/2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) rolls out on Tuesday (August 12) the pilot implementation of the unified ID system for persons with disabilities in Bulacan province.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) rolls out on Tuesday (August 12) the pilot implementation of the unified ID system for persons with

13/08/2025

As part of the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) celebration in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Department of Science and Technology – CAR (DOST-CAR) spearheaded a series of major events on August 8, 2025, held in both Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet. The activities were led by DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., together with DOST executives, regional stakeholders, and media partners.

As part of the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) celebration in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Department of Science

13/08/2025

RUNWAY enhancement works at Iloilo International Airport began on Monday (August 11, 2025) to ensure safer and more efficient airport operations in the region.