Women and Children

Amihan Brings Rains to Northern Luzon – PAGASA

MANILA (March 7) – The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring rains over parts of Northern Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...

BOC Intercepts ₱235-M Undeclared Cigarettes At Batangas Port

MANILA (March 7) --The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of undeclared cigarettes during an operation conducted...

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more...

SPMC expansion to 2,500 beds clears House, aims to decongest Davao’s largest hospital

DAVAO CITY (March 6)  — The proposed expansion of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) to a 2,500-bed...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked...
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DSWD urges public to avoid giving alms to street children and indigenous groups during holidays

DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has renewed its appeal to the public to refrain from giving alms to...

Marcos approves laws to establish and upgrade hospitals nationwide

DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law four new measures aimed at establishing and upgrading hospitals across the Philippines,...

Philippines Adopts Whole-of-Nation Strategy to Combat Child Abuse and Violence

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has pledged a whole-of-nation approach to combat child abuse and violence as part...
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