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A total of 1,455,393 live births were recorded in the Philippines in 2022 or an average of three babies born in the country per minute, reflecting an acceleration after the slowdown during the pandemic, government data released on Monday showed.

Weather bureau PAGASA says there is currently no tropical cyclone nor low pressure area being monitored within and outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility

THE real, pressing need for revisions to the Constitution, particularly on the economic front, and not an attempt to prolong the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is behind current efforts to revive Charter-change initiatives, the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means said on Monday. To allay…

AMONG the 17 regions in the country, Central Visayas had the most number of poor people at a whopping 2.56 million in the first semester of 2023, while among the provinces, Cebu topped the list with 1.72 million poor people.

Manila, Philippines: The combined effects of the easterlies and shear line will bring rain in Bicol Region, Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Sunday.

ALBAY municipal mayors have confirmed their endorsement of the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution through a people’s initiative, opting for this method among the three available options for charter change. Following the Friday gathering of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Albay Chapter, President and Polangui Mayor…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol seized P8.2 million worth of shabu from three drug pushers during a buy-bust conducted at C5, Barangay Mabolo, Naga City on Sunday, January 7.

THE Board of Investments (BOI) said it is eyeing around P1.3 trillion to P1.5 trillion worth of investment approvals for 2024, with Renewable Energy (RE), RE equipment manufacturing, and mineral processing investments seen occupying a larger chunk of the investment approvals pie. As the investment promotion agency recorded P1.26 trillion…

MANILA, Philippines: The shear line – where the hot and cold air converge – resurfaced as it brings scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Bicol Region and areas in Samar over the next 24 hours, the state-run weather agency said on Friday.

NAIC, Cavite: The happy vacation of a whole family in Bicol turned gloomy after the van they were riding on their way home to Cubao, Quezon City, figured in an accident on Wednesday morning, January 3.