Baguio activates El Niño water plan
Baguio City has activated its El Niño Continuity Action Plan as water monitoring enters the orange phase, implementing conservation measures and preparing for…
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Strengthening preventive measures for El Niño
People must know how to protect themselves, where to access clean drinking water, and where to seek immediate medical attention when they start experiencing…
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DSWD assures ‘Jerry Can’ water filtration safety
DSWD will distribute portable Jerry Can water filtration kits to drought-hit communities amid anticipated El Niño conditions, with filters certified to remove…
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DoE: Cebu grid stability unlikely until 2028
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says Cebu and the Visayas may achieve long-term power stability by 2028, with new baseload plants, power barges and battery…
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Before the taps run dry
While the country appears to be preparing structurally at the national and local levels, our leaders must look deeper.
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DepEd eyes school counselors pipeline
The Department of Education is funding graduate studies for 230 public school personnel under its Learning Initiatives for Nurturing Guidance Associates and…
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PNP targets deceptive drought claims, scams
The Philippine National Police has ordered intensified online surveillance against scammers exploiting drought concerns to sell fraudulent water treatment…
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Gov’t revives 59 deep wells amid El Niño threat
The government plans to reactivate 59 deep wells and deploy water tanks and tankers across CALABARZON as El Niño threatens water supplies and rainfall declines.
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DoTr mulls bus permits as LRT-2 train shortage bites
Under the proposed arrangement, authorized buses would operate between Antipolo and Recto, with designated stops at LRT-2 stations to provide commuters with an…
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RDC-7 declares power emergency
Central Visayas declares a proposed State of Power Emergency amid recurring brownouts and more than 120 Yellow and Red Alerts in the Visayas Grid, with…
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FamilyMart taps Lady Gaga in Japan’s battle for workers
FamilyMart has tapped Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign as Japan’s labor shortage makes it harder for convenience store operators to hire part-time workers.
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CoA faults DPWH, DepEd amid school building backlog
COA reports that the DPWH completed only 4,817 of 14,267 targeted public school classrooms from 2021 to 2025, leaving nearly 9,000 unfinished amid construction…
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A chance to build better schools
The demand for classrooms presents an opportunity to rethink the spaces where future generations will learn, grow and discover their potential.
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Cam. Norte placed under state of calamity due to water shortage, El Niño
The province of Camarines Norte was placed under state of calamity due to shortage of water supply and the effects of El Niño phenomenon, an advisory posted by…
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Incubator shortages strain Gaza hospitals
‘The situation is dire: There is no oxygen available for them, nor is there any spare incubators in the hospital.’
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Starting from scratch
Hong Kong’s claypot rice industry faces a cook shortage as demanding work drives local workers away, while a Chinese entrepreneur turns professional…
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