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  1. El Niño

    SBG: Strengthen El NiÑo preps

    Senator Bong Go urges the DOH, local governments and healthcare facilities to prepare for seasonal illnesses and health risks as amihan begins and El Niño…

  2. OFFICE of the Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities Secretary Christina Frasco and Department of Economy and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan recently joined forces to strengthen climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, and community resilience through closer cooperation.

    DEPDev develops tool to assess LGU resilience

    The Department of Economy, Planning and Development is developing a tool to assess local government units’ disaster resilience across five areas: social,…

  3. Rain

    Class freeze rules refined — Palace

    Malacañang is refining class suspension guidelines to clarify LGU and DepEd roles and ensure more specific, timely announcements during unpredictable weather.

  4. Barangay personnel collect trash and debris dumped along a seawall in Baseco, Manila, on 15 August 2026. According to the DENR, the Philippines generates up to 65,000 tons of waste daily, with nearly half going uncollected and contributing to pollution in streets and waterways.

    DENR flags trash-clogged waterways

    DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna said LGUs without sanitary landfills face challenges in waste disposal, urging stronger 3R practices and cooperation as clogged…

  5. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla

    Ombudsman flags garbage contracts

    Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla flags alleged corruption in local garbage collection and waste management, urging LGUs and citizens to report wrongdoing…

  6. Solon’s creative accounting

    Solon’s creative accounting

    Questions over the use of congressional MOOE funds and possible LGU subsidies have intensified calls for greater transparency, accountability, and stricter…

  7. Department of the Interior and Local Government

    DILG pushes safe spaces enforcement

    DILG highlights the role of LGUs in enforcing the Safe Spaces Act, strengthening anti-sexual harassment mechanisms, and protecting victims through local…

  8. Picture imperfect

    Picture imperfect

    After the High Court upheld the traffic camera scheme, a lawyer who once secured a reprieve for motorists warns LGUs not to relaunch without reforms; he’s…

  9. DepEd shifts school feeding control to LGUs

    DepEd shifts school feeding control to LGUs

    The Department of Education has started decentralizing its School-Based Feeding Program by partnering with local government units, beginning with Bayugan City.…

  10. Guimaras town pilot tests e-manifest

    Guimaras town pilot tests e-manifest

    Ship passengers of Jordan will be assigned a QR code to be used in registering them in the electronic manifest, which will be shared to the Philippine Coast…

  11. SJDM aims constant water supply

    SJDM aims constant water supply

    The local government of San Jose del Monte has taken over water utility operations through a city ordinance, setting a one-year target to restore reliable…

  12. LGUs told: Lift truck bans for fuel tankers

    LGUs told: Lift truck bans for fuel tankers

    The DILG has ordered all LGUs to allow unhampered passage of fuel tankers by exempting them from truck bans and traffic coding schemes, amid a declared…