The Department of Public Works and Highways has warned against bogus solicitations using its name and clarified that they are “not demanding its contractors, consultants and suppliers to provide monetary or material donations for a relief project in Maguindanao.”
Child rights group Save the Children estimates that over 700,000 children in the Philippines have been affected by typhoon Lando as recent government data show upsurge in the number of affected people since the first landfall on Sunday.
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno, dared candidates to support the call for a P125 across-the-board wage hike nationwide a week after politicians filed their certificate of candidacies.
Government turned over 110 fishing boats to selected marginal fisher folks in Sta. Cruz town, Davao del Sur as part of the assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region XI.
Partnership between the Population Commission (POPCOM) and other local government agencies are sought to control the rise of teen pregnancies.