MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has recently announced the necessity to give full mental health support to individuals living with mental health concerns. This was announced during the Second Mental Health Summit that culminated 17 October 2019 at the Novotel, Quezon City. The...

PILA, Laguna, Philippines – An alderman in this third-class municipality on Sunday, 20 October 2019, said he is filing this coming week a Sangguniang Bayan resolution that will declare singer Dong Abay persona non grata after the rock singer repeatedly cursed Pilenos on stage. Councilor...

Senators from both the minority and majority blocs take a break during deliberations on the bill postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to December 2022. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo/IAmigo/CNS)

4th Hospitality Philippines Conference 2019 a Success MANILA – The 4th Hospitality Philippines Conference held at Manila Marriott Hotel on October 3, 2019 was a resounding success. The recently concluded Hospitality Philippines Conference 2019 was graced by more than 250 attendees with 39 speakers who...

Ten employees assigned to the Farm-to-Market Road Program of the Department of Agriculture were appealing to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to take action over Usec. Waldo Reyes Carpio’s abuse of authority for relieving them despite the validity of their contracts until December 2019.  In their...

MANILA, Philippines -- At a Senate public hearing led by the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement, and joint with Basic Education, Ways and Means, and Finance Committees on Monday, September 23, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go defended his proposed measure, Senate Bill...

MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and other government agencies to be on the guard against unscrupulous traders who will take advantage of the rising pump prices in the aftermath of the Saudi oil field attacks. Gatchalian, chair...

MANILA, Philippines -- The government does not have to look far to raise additional revenues and was told to seize upon an untapped "goldmine" that can generate up to P300 billion yearly in fresh revenues. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said that if only the...

MANILA, Philippines -- Opposition Senator Leila M. De Lima has warned that the government's deal with the China-led Mislatel Consortium to build communication facilities inside Philippine military camps might pose a threat to the country's national security and sovereignty. De Lima, who chairs the Senate...

MANILA, Philippines – The wife of slain Batuan, Masbate vice mayor Charlie Yuson III has on Friday, 18 October 2019, appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to help them obtain justice even as she debunked reports claiming the chief executive allegedly ordered her husband's assassination. According...