Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DOE Facebook) MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) on Saturday said full-force efforts are underway to swiftly restore electricity and energy services in Typhoon Opong-affected areas across the country. In a statement, the agency said on-grid power plants BACMAN Units 1–3 in Albay and Sorsogon (133 …
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered the swift procurement of construction materials to repair the Moises R. Espinosa Airport, also known as Masbate Airport, which faced heavy damage from the onslaught of Typhoon Opong. In a statement on Saturday, Sept. 27, Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said he has …
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CONSULTATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing on recent calamities at Sta. Ana Fishery National High School in Sta. Ana, Cagayan on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025). Marcos later led the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program healthcare caravan at the school, providing medical services to learners and staff. (Photo courtesy …
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Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (Courtesy: Baguio City Public Information Office) Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tendered his resignation as special adviser of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. ordered a legal review of his role in the probe body. “The Palace’s pronouncements concerning …
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Security consultant Orly Guteza testifies at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control projects on September 25, 2025. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Friday called for a full record check and background investigation on Orly Regala Guteza, who volunteered as a …
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. inspects a P55.7-million ghost river wall project in Bulacan on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (Presidential Communications Office / Release) MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) announced it has discovered irregularities in flood control projects managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways …
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro (left) signs separate memoranda of understanding (MOU) on political consultations with Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey (top) and on climate change with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States on September 25, …
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Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II (Photo: LTO) Sixty-eight personnel of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) Law Enforcement Service were dismissed from their posts as part of the agency’s intensified campaign against corruption, it was revealed on Friday, Sept. 26. LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor …
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BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. assured that, despite a liquidity hit, the Philippine banking system remains resilient against bank runs, following the freezing of nearly 730 accounts, with the central bank still in search mode for more suspicious accounts. …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (Photo from PCO) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced that the PHP255.5 billion originally intended for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control projects in 2026 will be transferred to other agencies to fund priority programs. During his visit to San …
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