PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to boost efforts to digitalize its services to speed up and expand its aid programs especially in areas prone to natural calamities.“We must also prepare for the

A person using a smartphone is seen in front of displayed social media logos in this illustration taken on May 25, 2021. — REUTERSBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterA HOUSE of Representatives committee is considering a proposal that will require social media companies to secure

WIKIMEDIA/PATRICKROQUE01THE SUPREME COURT (SC) scheduled oral arguments for cases questioning the legality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and the Maharlika Investment Fund Act in April.Spokesperson Camille Sue Mae L. Ting on Tuesday said the court en banc had scheduled oral arguments for the

DPWH PHOTOA GROUP of private sector leaders advising President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on economic concerns has pushed for the upgrade of digital infrastructure in far-flung areas and for more artificial intelligence (AI) upskilling programs to ensure Filipinos have reliable internet services and are able

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Commission on Elections (Comelec) had already printed 47.48% of ballots for the midterm elections on May 12, it reported on Tuesday.In a Viber chat with reporters, Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia said 34.2 million ballots had already been printed as of

THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its partner for the 2025 midterm election, Miru Systems Co., Ltd. (Miru) and others, to comment on a petition requesting information. In a news briefing in Manila City, Spokesperson Camille Sue Mae

DHSUDTHE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has partnered with the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) to build 14 vertical housing projects in Quezon City.The partnership aims to build a total of 14 buildings with about 3,360 units to address the housing needs of

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSA CONGRESSIONAL candidate on Tuesday urged the government to boost the education sector’s budget to be on par with the United Nations’ (UN) education spending recommendation and address issues plaguing the Philippines’ school system.A 2020 UN document recommended countries to spend at least

COTABATO CITY — An ethnic Maguindanaon villager was killed while three others, including a six-year-old child, were wounded in an ambush in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday morning.Hadji Nano Utap, 40, a resident of Rajah Buayan, was declared dead on arrival by physicians in

BAGUIO CITY — A cockpit operator and 6 more, including his employees and bettors, were taken by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Alaminos District Office after they were found illegally holding cockfights at the Lafa Cockpit Arena in Barangay Seselangen in Sual, Pangasinan.Ariel