MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is supporting a nationwide shift toward standardized, “Anti-Epal” Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards equipped with automated verification to dismantle a massive fake ID industry. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida’s statement came after records from the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) uncovered an almost 6 million discrepancy

COTABATO CITY — About 350 families fled their homes following a firefight that erupted Thursday afternoon in Sitio Libal, Barangay Kulambog, Sultan sa Barongis in Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Ronald Suscano, spokesperson for the 6th Infantry Division, told the Inquirer that the clash involved the 105th Base Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro

CITY OF MALOLOS — Water elevation at Angat Dam has dropped by more than a meter in 11 days, from 208.88 meters above sea level in the last week of September to 207.84 masl on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to data from the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office. The decline comes as the

Matthieu Fournier seems to have found his stride as Old Manila’s chef de cuisine

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Health officials are monitoring 73 suspected Hepatitis A cases, with residents concerned about the sharp rise in cases in Barangay Lurugan, a village surrounded by vast multinational pineapple plantations. During an emergency meeting of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) on Wednesday, City Health Officer Dr. Michael Escalante

The annual income tax returns of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, were finally opened on Day 36 of her impeachment trial--the shortest trial day so far.

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Senior citizens at the Por Cristo Foundation Inc. and elderly persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Butuan City Jail received health kits, medicines, food packs, and other essentials on Thursday in observance of Elderly Filipino Week. Personnel from government agencies, led by the City Social Welfare and Development Department

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — The city government of neighboring General Santos suspended classes at all levels and work in government offices on Thursday following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off Davao Occidental and was felt across parts of Mindanao. In a public advisory posted on their official social media page ‘LGU Gensan: Tatak Heneral’, the