2020: Social protection during pandemic, typhoon onslaught

 December 30, 2020

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recapped the events as well as the corresponding assistance that they have provided for the Filipino families in the year 2020.DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista said the department has ramped up programs and services… Read More

PH closely monitoring new coronavirus variant in US

 December 30, 2020

MANILA – The Philippines is closely monitoring the new coronavirus variant that emerged in the United Kingdom (UK) after the United States (US) reported its first case in Colorado, Malacañang said Wednesday.“We are closely monitoring the situation in the United States (US)… Read More

2020: Rebuilding Marawi amid health crisis

 December 30, 2020

MANILA – More than just the rehabilitation of structure, the government, through the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM), is determined to bring back economic activity and social recovery in Marawi City.Since July this year, the TFBM’s 56 implementing agencies involved in the rehabilitation work… Read Mo

2020: Manila Bay dolomite sand project stirs controversy

 December 30, 2020

MANILA – Controversy hounded the move to use crushed dolomite boulders along a portion of the Manila Bay beach, a vital part of the bigger Manila Bay rehabilitation project spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).In September, the overlaying of the dolomite in… Read More