Month: September 2025
DILG to review policies on LGU execs’ travel
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced last week that the DILG will review the policies governing government-funded travel for local government officials, including those…
No trace of missing fisherman
A two-day air-and sea-borne search have found no trace of the fisherman from Baras who failed to come home as expected on Sept. 17, 2025. Roberto Monterola of the Provincial…
Catandunganons can now dial Unified 911 Emergency Hotline
Any resident of Catanduanes with a phone can now dial 911 in calling for assistance from emergency responders from the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail…
Red Cross provides ₱4.8M in livelihood aid to over 500 families in Catanduanes
As part of its continuing recovery efforts for communities devastated by last year’s weather disturbances, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and…
New law allows chief execs to declare State of Imminent Disaster, carry out anticipatory actions
Local chief executives may now declare a State of Imminent Disaster and implement anticipatory measures ahead of a predicted calamity, thanks to a law signed recently by President Ferdinand R.…
Contractor denies P3-M advance SOP for Capitol
The strident rebuttal was contained in a brief statement released to the Tribune by Alexander Ang Hung last Sunday afternoon (Sept. 21, 2025). Social media posts that appeared last week…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
SENATE’S CONTEMPT POWER
Recently, prodded by the discovery of numerous unfinished or inexistent flood control projects by a handful of construction companies, the Senate conducted an investigation in aid of legislation where it…
Bryce McIntyre:
Public Corruption in the Philippines Sparks Mudslinging Fest in Pasig City
Days ago the world awoke to news about a mob of Filipinos spray painting the walls and throwing gobs of mud at the Pasig City offices of an allegedly corrupt…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Embracing the Cross
When we speak about the cross, we often think of the difficulties we encounter in daily life—our problems, illnesses, sacrifices, and countless burdens. No one is exempt from these loads.…