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PARACALE, Camarines Norte: In an outskirt community at the gold-rich town of Paracale in Camarines Norte, families from the oldest known tribe in Bicol Region were given food packs for the celebration of New Years Eve.

LEGAZPI CITY—More than 440,000 indigent senior citizens in the six provinces of the Bicol Region received government assistance this year through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPIC) program. In a report on Friday, Irah Jeanne Ego, Social Welfare Officer II and…

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking an additional budget of P112 million next year to bankroll its cloud seeding operations as part of its mitigating measures against El Niño. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the DA’s Bureau of Soil and Water Management has already requested the…

The Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) affecting Northern and Central Luzon and easterlies will bring rains over different parts of the country Thursday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Stay safe this New Year's Eve! The Department of Health has reported 88 fireworks-related injuries, including a four-year-old who swallowed a firework. Learn about first aid for ingestion and eye/skin exposure. Remember, fireworks are not toys - keep them away from children and seek immediate medical help if accidents occur. Read more on SunStar Philippines.

The new College of Medicine programs in four state universities will help fill the need for more medical education programs, as well as reduce the cost of medical education in the Philippines

With the New Year’s Eve revelry just a few days, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos on Wednesday urged all local government units (LGU) to strictly enforce their ordinances concerning the use of harmful firecrackers in their respective communities. Abalos said that this is to…

Southeast Asia is home to the third-largest expanse of tropical rainforest in the world, making it a pivotal region for global efforts to address the biodiversity crisis and climate change. But intense development pressure and global consumption are transforming the region’s landscapes, fragmenting forests, degrading waterways and depleting the natural resources on which countless species […]

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law seven legislative measures directed to improve seven higher education institutions (HEI) in different provinces in the Philippines.  Both the San Isidro Satellite campus of Leyte Normal University (LNU) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU)-Bagac Extension Campus are converted into regular campuses,…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law seven legislative measures, which aim to enhance and expand capacities of at least seven higher