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ERADICATING HUNGER. Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Edu Punay (right) guests at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City on Saturday (Oct. 21, 2023). Punay said the government will scale up its food stamp program to 300,000 more food-poor Filipino households by July 2024. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald …

Mayon Volcano had two “brief” lava bursts accompanied by seismic and infrasound signals in the past 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in its bulletin on Saturday, Oct. 21. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)  Phivolcs observed the lava bursts at 6:36 p.m. on Oct. 20 …

The Philippine Embassy in Beirut is recommending the voluntary repatriation of Filipinos living in Lebanon as border tensions rise between Israel and Hezbollah in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. The DFA also advised Filipinos in Egypt to take precaution as …

At a Glance The Saudi Arabian government committed in 2022 some 2 billion riyals for the unpaid OFWs from construction firms that went bankrupt. President Marcos said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) government is now processing the back wages of over 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced after their …

Rafah, Palestinian Territories – Trucks of international aid for Gaza should be rolling “in the next day or so,” the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after sustained bombing from Israel, still reeling from its bloodiest-ever attack. Some 175 lorries crammed with vital medicines, food, and …

  MANILA – Malacañang has issued a memorandum directing the abolition of the North Luzon Railways Corp. (NorthRail). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, through Memorandum Order (MO) 17 he signed on Oct. 19 by authority of the President, said NorthRail has been ordered abolished after the assessment of the Governance Commission for …

Domestic pump prices will likely go up next week by as much as P1.25 per liter to reflect the volatility of world oil prices amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. An industry source said Friday diesel may go up by P1.15 to P1.25 per liter while gasoline will increase by P0.75 …

Economists polled by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised its inflation forecast for 2023 to 5.9 percent in a latest survey, higher than its August estimate of 5.5 percent amid persistent supply-side pressures. Based on the highlights of the Sept. 21 Monetary Board policy meeting, the BSP said …

Members of the  Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must work together in promoting peace, security ,and stability in the South China Sea and the Arabian Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. joins his fellow leaders from the Southeast Asian region for the opening …

President Ferdinand Marcos JR. arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening and vowed to push for better cooperation on energy issues and the enhancement and protection of the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), among others, in a meeting with Gulf country leaders. The President will join other leaders in …