Latest in Nueva EcijaThirty-six years ago today, the ground beneath northern and central Luzon shook with a violence Filipinos of that generation have never forgotten. At exactly 4:26 in the afternoon of July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck—the strongest and most destructive to hit the Philippines in two…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has established eight Regional Katarungan Offices across the country offering free legal assistance, referrals, mediation, and coordination with prosecutors, bringing the agency’s services within reach of ordinary Filipinos who previously saw the DOJ as distant…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is ensuring Filipino rice farmers have a steady and guaranteed market by requiring local government units to source the supply of his administration’s free rice program directly from local producers, bypassing traders and middlemen under the government’s Sagip…
The Marcos administration’s Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program will distribute 10 kilos of free rice per tranche to low-income families across all provinces, cities, and municipalities starting this May, with the supply sourced directly from Filipino farmers under the government’s Sagip Saka…
While the government celebrates a deal securing 1.5 million metric tons of rice from Vietnam, a veteran Davao journalist says the policy behind it is quietly destroying the livelihoods of the very farmers the country depends on. Serafin “Jun” Ledesma Jr., speaking on DZRH’s Special on Saturday on…
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) is bracing for a busier-than-usual Holy Week rush this year, as rising prices are expected to push more Filipinos away from planes and private cars — and toward provincial buses. PITX communications chief Jason Salvador said the terminal is already…
At least 425 gas stations across the Philippines have shut down amid rising fuel prices driven by tensions in the Middle East, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, March 27. “Sa araw po na ito March 27, 2026, ang kabuuan ng nagsaradong gas stations ay umabot po ng 425. Kahapon, ito po…
Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol has sought the help of Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso, saying Filipino rice farmers are “crying and losing money” as farmgate prices plunge to as low as ₱8 to ₱10 per kilo amid a flood of imported rice in the local market.…
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