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TUPAD meets Brigada Eskwela: Francis Tolentino to deploy 240,000 workers to ready 5,000 schools nationwide
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino announced that the government’s “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced” or TUPAD Workers program will roll out nationwide starting Monday, June 1, with a target of deploying 240,000 beneficiaries to clean and repair classrooms in 5,000 schools…
Francis Tolentino vows ‘hyperactive’ DOLE, pledges to reach out to labor sector
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino closed out his first week in office with a promise of an aggressive and responsive Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), vowing to personally reach out to the labor sector in the coming days as he outlined his vision for the department. “Sa darating na mga…
Francis Tolentino launches ‘Trabaho Agad’ job fair program in at least 45 venues nationwide starting June 11
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino is launching a nationwide hiring blitz he is calling the “Trabaho Agad Program,” with at least 45 job fairs scheduled across the country starting June 11, ahead of Araw ng Kalayaan on June 12. Tolentino announced the program during an interview on DZRH News…
‘Domeng’ may reach typhoon category on Saturday, May 30: PAGASA
Tropical Storm “Domeng” may intensify into a typhoon on Saturday, May 30, while remaining over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA warned that heavy rainfall and severe winds may be experienced even in areas outside the forecast confidence cone as…
Tropical storm ‘Domeng’ enters PAR; may bring strong winds, heavy rains over the weekend: PAGASA
Tropical storm Domeng entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday midnight, PAGASA said. In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Domeng is located at 1,345 km east of Southeastern Luzon. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the centers, gustiness of up to 90 km/h and is…
Global temperatures to reach record high levels in 2026-2030, UN says: report
Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. The 11 hottest individual years ever recorded all happened from 2015 onwards and the UN’s weather and climate agency said the trend was…
Ombudsman files plunder, graft charges vs. Estrada, Bonoan, Bernardo before Sandiganbayan over P573M flood control kickbacks
The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday formally filed criminal information before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada for plunder—a non-bailable offense—under Republic Act No. 7080 and violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act under Republic Act No. 3019.…
Fame saved his life: ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice
A rare white albino buffalo named “Donald Trump,” which went viral in recent days, has been spared from being sacrificed during Eid al-Adha in Bangladesh following a last-minute government intervention, a Home Ministry official said Wednesday. According to Reuters, the buffalo had already been…
DENR ‘pauses’ tree-cutting along Quirino Avenue
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended tree-cutting operations along Quirino Avenue in Manila for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEx) project. Speaking at a Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, DENR Secretary Miguel Cuna said the project proponent has agreed to…
DOST pushes amendments to recycle retired Philippine flags instead of burning
The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) is pushing for amendments to the Flag and Heraldic Code to allow retired Philippine flags to be recycled instead of burned. DOST-PTRI Director Dr. Julius Leaño Jr. said the proposal aims to address…
YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content
PARIS – Youtube will in future automatically detect AI-generated content and flag the information to viewers on its platform, the Google-owned company said on May 27. The move reverses a previous policy of relying on video creators to self-report if they had used generative AI tools. “If a creator…
Handwriting boosts brain activity than typing: study
A study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that handwriting activates the brain more extensively than typing, suggesting it may be more beneficial for learning. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology conducted the study by recording the brain activity of 36…
50 areas to experience danger heat index levels onWednesday: PAGASA
WEATHER ALERT: A total of 50 areas may experience dangerous heat index levels on Wednesday, May 27, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The heat index refers to how hot it feels to the human body when relative humidity is factored in.…
Marcos net satisfaction rating drops to -15 in Q1 2026, lowest since taking office in 2022: SWS poll
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has hit a record-low net satisfaction rating of -15 in the First Quarter 2026 Social Weather Stations survey conducted March 24-31, 2026—his worst since taking office in June 2022, when he started at +63. The rating marks a sharp decline from -3 in November 2025 and…
Ombudsman prepares ‘grandest case of all’ vs. Romualdez: conspiracy to defraud the treasury
The Office of the Ombudsman is preparing what it describes as the “grandest case of all” against former Speaker Martin Romualdez—an unprecedented conspiracy to defraud the treasury through the national budget, which Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said would be the first case of its kind…
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