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Bigwigs in the House of Representatives greeted Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on the occasion of her 44th birthday on Tuesday, May 31. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media) "I join the Filipino nation in extending our warmest greetings to Vice President-elect Sara Duterte a

(MANILA BULLETIN) Light to heavy rains may prevail over several areas in southern Luzon, Bicol region, and Visayas as a low pressure area (LPA) is expected to continue to cross the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA

SOON TO RISE. Just like the Housing department, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is also constructing a quarantine facility that may be used as an evacuation center in Libagon, Southern Leyte. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development shared on Saturday (May 28, 2022) that it has sealed an agreement to construct one evacuation center each in Palo, Hilongos, and San Isidro in Leyte province. (Photo courtesy of MSWDO-Libagon) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlem...

Last December, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources lifted the four-year ban on the open-pit method of mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores in the country.

From crime busters to environment warriors. Policemen assigned in Police Regional Office 4B planted more than 280,000 seedlings of fruit and non-fruit bearing trees as part of its effort to address environment degradation in the region. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Hernia, director of the PRO4B, said

“More than two decades in the making, the landmark case is a cautionary tale on how the Mining Act of 1995 and related policies have been lacking teeth and biased toward big businesses and their political sponsors.”

MANILA— A Philippine court has ordered a mining company to pay damages to 30 people for negligence in a 1993 dam burst that was one of the country's worst

A Philippine court has ordered a mining company to pay damages to 30 people for negligence in a 1993 dam burst that was one of the countrys worst mining disasters, a verdict cheered on Wednesday... | May 25, 2022

The case was filed by residents of Marinduque, who sought compensation after a typhoon caused the Maguila-guila dam to burst.

There are no more hindrances to the implementation of wage increase in six regions in the country after the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved all the wage orders that were submitted in the past days. This means that only the completion of the publication requirement is n