Philippine News Agency

27/09/2025

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the distribution of aid to farmers and families affected by recent calamities in Gonzaga, Cagayan.

Marcos, joined by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., turned over seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to select beneficiaries.

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the distribution of aid to farmers and families affected by recent calamities in Gonzaga, Cagayan. Marcos, joined by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., turned over seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs from the Department.....

27/09/2025

Officials of Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development-Bicol, and Department of Health depart from Legazpi City, Albay on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025) to meet with Governor Richard Kho in hit Masbate province.

They came from a briefing with the Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council. | Connie Calipay

27/09/2025

The Philippine National Police is helping in road clearing operations in -affected communities, according to acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025). Chiefs of police are likewise required to submit damage assessment reports to identify areas that need immediate help and to check on the condition of police stations and other assets. | CLTC; 📸: PNP

27/09/2025

Residents of Kapalong now have easier access to government assistance with the official launch of the Tingog Center-Kapalong and a Congressional Help Center on Friday.

The facility offers medical, medicine and burial assistance, serving as a centralized hub for frontline help, referrals and coordination with local government units and national agencies.

KAPALONG, Davao del Norte – Residents of Kapalong now have easier access to government assistance with the official launch of the Tingog Center-Kapalong and a Congressional Help Center on Friday. The initiative aims to streamline constituent services and strengthen community outreach. The…

27/09/2025

Typhoon is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the DOST-PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. bulletin Saturday.

At 10 a.m., the center of the typhoon was estimated based on all available data at 645 km west of Sangley Point in Cavite City and was moving west northwestward towards northern Vietnam at 35 km per hour.

MANILA – Typhoon Opong is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin Saturday. At 10 a.m., the center of the typhoon was estimated based on all available data…

27/09/2025

Malacañang respects the independence of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong resigned as its special adviser, Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Dave Gomez said on Saturday.

Gomez issued the statement shortly after Magalong announced his decision to step down as ICI's special adviser amid concerns over possible conflict of interest.

MANILA – Malacañang respects the independence of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong resigned as its special adviser, Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Dave Gomez said on Saturday. “It is unfortunate Mayor Magalong…

27/09/2025

Rice farmers in Barangay Alacan, Malasiqui, Pangasinan seize the opportunity to harvest on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025) following several weather disturbances the past days. Typhoon is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. | Hilda Austria

27/09/2025

The Philippine government on Saturday joined the world in pledging to champion a tourism sector that brings long-term benefit to both communities and the planet.

Countries are celebrating the 2025 World Tourism Day on Sept. 27, under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” which highlights the sector’s potential to become an agent of positive change.

MANILA – The Philippine government on Saturday joined the world in pledging to champion a tourism sector that brings long-term benefit to both communities and the planet. Countries are celebrating the 2025 World Tourism Day on Sept. 27, under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable…

27/09/2025

Dr. Rosa Maria Rempillo, Officer-in-Charge Regional Director of the Department of Health (Philippines) in Bicol, says on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025) that medical assistance and other support are provided to evacuees and residents affected by tropical cyclone in Masbate province. | Connie Calipay

27/09/2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office 1 delivers 98 family food packs (FFPs) to Field Office 2 for families in the Cagayan Valley Region affected by , now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

The NC212i airplane arrived at 8 a.m., carrying the last batch of FFPs to complete the 800 target of the DWSD. The first batch consists of 330 FFPs while 372 made up the second batch. | via Froilan Hernandez Jr (DSWD photos)

27/09/2025

JUST IN: Typhoon (international name Bualoi) has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 10 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025).

It was last tracked 645 km. west of Sangley Point, Cavite City, Cavite, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km. per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is moving northwest at 35 kph.

All tropical cyclone warning signals have been lifted. | PAGASA satellite image

27/09/2025

The combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Mirasol, Nando (international name Ragasa), and Opong (international name Bualoi) have so far affected 520,165 families, while the number of reported deaths undergoing validation went up to 19, the NDRRMC reported on Saturday.

MANILA – The combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Mirasol, Nando (international name Ragasa), and Opong (international name Bualoi) have so far affected 520,165 families, while the number of reported deaths undergoing validation went up to 19, the National…