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MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility will not directly affect the country in the next two to three days, the state weather bureau said on Thursday.  In the 5 p.m. weather forecast of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist Loriedin de La Cruz-Galicia

MANILA, Philippines—Labor groups on Thursday said the new round of cash aid that will be given to low-income households affected by the energy crisis is only a “temporary” measure. It is urging the government to suspend excise and value-added taxes (VAT) on petroleum products instead. “If the government has this much money, they should have

MANILA, Philippines – Health advocates on Thursday called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to raise sin taxes—or those imposed on alcohol, sweetened beverages and tobacco products—as current measures are no longer enough to curb unhealthy habits among the youth. In a press briefing, members of the Youth for Health coalition urged the government to allocate

A 22-year-old junior high school student was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Balamban, Cebu, early Tuesday morning, July 15, after police allegedly caught him selling suspected shabu.

LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) 5 (Bicol) closed a consultancy firm on Thursday following surveillance and an entrapment operation that revealed unauthorized recruitment activities. DMW-5 Director Jeena Paclibar-Laceda said the operation stemmed from the office’s monitoring of an advertisement posted on Facebook and aired over a radio station. The ads were inviting

MANILA, Philippines – Mayon Volcano recorded another burst of lava and ash plumes as it enters its 192nd day of activity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. READ: Phivolcs releases new footage of Mayon’s effusive eruption In a Facebook post, Phivolcs said the lava collapse, which was caused by an effusive eruption,

COTABATO CITY — An unidentified gunman shot dead a councilor of Kadayangan town in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The incident happened in Midsayap, Cotabato, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, the first day of the gun ban imposed in relation to the Sept. 14 BARMM

A man who was the subject of a court-issued search warrant was killed after allegedly opening fire on law enforcers implementing the order at his residence in Barangay Pulang Bato, Cebu City, early Tuesday morning, July 15.

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said expanded systems for mental health and reporting are needed to address school violence incidents. Education Secretary Sonny Angara made the remark a day after the conduct of the first-ever active shooter drill during the National Safe Schools Summit at the Manila Science High School on

The Mandaue City government is planning to provide handheld metal detectors to public schools as part of its continuing efforts to enhance security in campuses.