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In a time when good stories entertain and great stories make a difference, Bida One Production steps up to the challenge. Bida One Production, a rising production house of third-year communication students of the Faculty of Arts and Letters from the University of Santo Tomas, is committed to making its mark through innovative storytelling and […]
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA — The UPLB Street Jazz Dance Company (UPLB SJDC), the official hip-hop dance varsity of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, is set to stage SKIRMISH Vol. 4, an open national street dance event happening on April 11, 2026, at the D.L. Umali Hall. Now on its fourth installment, SKIRMISH continues […]
Domestic abuse continues daily in Philippine households, alongside wife battery, maltreatment, and rape, while children face online sexual abuse and exploitation, violent discipline, incest, bullying, neglect, psychological abuse, and economic exploitation. Data from the Emergency 911 National Office from January 2025 to February 2026 shows domestic trouble as the most reported case, with 2,533 calls […]
The House of Representatives is improving how it serves Filipinos in need through the Suporta sa Bayan Desk (SBD), a centralized program that streamlines requests for assistance so that these can be provided faster and more efficiently. Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the initiative is part of the chamber’s efforts to make government support […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said his administration is stepping up efforts to address rising prices of goods by combining direct financial relief and aggressive public spending, as inflation remains one of the top concerns of Filipinos amid the global oil shock driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East.Domagoso said the city […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the suspension of the operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) across the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids effective March 26, 2026, as part of urgent government measures to address energy supply risks and price volatility arising from the ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.The suspension […]
The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, successfully intercepted approximately ₱102 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as “shabu,” concealed in chopping boards during an operation at NAIA Terminal 1, resulting in the arrest of a Malaysian passenger. The passenger, who […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) hosted the “Showcasing & Walk Through with Logistics Strategic Session” in Subic recently. A pillar of the Health Stockpiling Project, this initiative ensures rapid response to public health emergencies. Teams demonstrated expertise in deploying medical tents, isolation wards, and hospital support units. The Critical assets—including vaccine refrigerators, ventilators, and PPEs— […]
Aside from smuggling, unchecked onion imports are pushing Filipino farmers to the brink, with disjointed government data and sloppy government response threatening to deepen the problem, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson said. Lacson called out the Department of Agriculture and Philippine Statistics Authority for the discrepancies in their data on onion production and consumption, […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has called for a unified approach in addressing the global fuel and energy disruptions amid the continuing Middle East standoff, citing the need for agencies, schools, local government units (LGUs), and businesses to act together under a unified government framework. “The global energy landscape is shifting and we cannot afford fragmented responses. […]