Valenzuela City steps up consumer protection with Operation Timbangan
QUEZON CITY (PIA) — In a significant move to protect consumer rights and promote fair trade practices, the Valenzuela City Government, led by Mayor Wes Gatchalian, conducted “Operation Timbangan” on…
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DOH offers non-emergency care facility to ease hospital congestion in Calabarzon
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – Patients in need of urgent care services other than emergency room treatment can now find relief from a dedicated medical facility. There is an alternative…
Northern Mindanao inflation drops to 2.6% in December 2024
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)–10 reported that the headline inflation rate in Northern Mindanao for December 2024 was 2.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent…
Criminal justice stakeholders discuss ways to improve system efficiency in Lanao del Sur
MARAWI CITY (PIA) — Key stakeholders from various sectors of the criminal justice system in Lanao del Sur recently gathered for a conference organized by the Provincial Legal Services Office…
Malabon offers P1M to cleanest barangay
Malabon Mayor Jeannie Sandoval leads a coastal clean-up and mangrove planting event. (File photo) MANILA, (PIA) — The Malabon local government is offering up to P1 million for the cleanest…
DSWD-7 deploys Quick Response Team 2 for operations at Mt. Kanlaon
CEBU CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region VII has deployed the second batch of its Quick Response Team (QRT) for operations in…
Retiree embraces employment during ‘golden years’
Ismael Maralit, a 66-year-old driver from Siquijor town, is grateful that he has been given an opportunity to work despite his age. (MSH/PIA7 Cebu) For many people, retirement marks…
Vigan City’s community garden program ensures food security for residents
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (PIA) – – To ensure food security for its residents, particularly preschool children who are vulnerable during emergencies, the city government of Vigan once again hosted…
Pangasinan students enhance biodiversity awareness at UP’s ‘Padunungan’
DAGUPAN CITY (PIA) – Some 1,590 students from secondary schools in Pangasinan enhanced their awareness of the importance of biodiversity as a crucial step in preserving and protecting the beauty…
Lanao del Sur ARBs receive financial aid to improve livelihood, boost productivity
MARAWI CITY (PIA) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) kicked off the distribution of financial aid to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), with the first batch of subsidies…
Paghahanda para sa 2025 elections, inilatag ng Comelec Quezon
LUCENA CITY (PIA) — Kasado na ang mga paghahanda ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Quezon Provincial Office para sa 2025 National and Local Elections, na nakatakdang isagawa sa Mayo 12,…
DOH, PRO mihatag og mga safety reminders alang sa Fiesta Señor, Sinulog Festival
CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – Taliwala sa bagang duot sa katawhan nga modangop sa mga kalihukan sa Sinulog Festival karong tuiga, ang Police Regional Office 7 (PRO7) ug Department of…
Culture drives tourism boom in Kalinga
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz gets a tattoo from Apo Whang-od in Buscalan, Tinglayan. (Photo credit_ Hidilyn Diaz IG) TABUK CITY, Kalinga (PIA) – Culture is one of the…
Camiguin’s economy soars with 11% growth in 2023
CAMIGUIN (PIA) — The province’s economy experienced growth of 11 percent in 2023, continuing its upward trend from previous years, with growth rates of 4.7 percent in 2021 and 8…
DMW, DTI partner to support OFWs, families
QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have partnered to provide entrepreneurial training and business support to overseas Filipino…
Masdar enters Philippine renewable energy market
QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — The Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based and state-owned global leader in renewable energy, on Wednesday, January 15, signed an Implementation…
Northern Mindanao gears up for FY 2026 budget proposals
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-X outlined the regional development imperatives in the preparation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposals during the…
Capiz records 1st gun ban violator
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) — The Capiz Police Provincial Office has recorded the first poll gun ban violator on Jan. 12, the opening day of the election period for the…
COMELEC prepares for 2025 elections, issues voters’ key guidelines
MISAMIS ORIENTAL (PIA) — Commission on Elections-Misamis Oriental Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Carlito Ravelo reported that registered voters in the region exceeded 3 million, spanning Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis…
36 ex-NPA rebels surrender in Bukidnon, turnover 55 high-powered firearms
MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA)—Thirty-six former New People’s Army (NPA) leaders and combatants who recently surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 403rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, were at the forefront as the Army officials…
Open gov’t partnership execs advance agenda ahead of AsPac regional meet
Leaders from the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) gathered Wednesday for the media launch of the upcoming Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) on February. Department of Budget and…