Public urged to report CCT condition violators

By Rainier Allan Ronda | August 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The public should report beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who are violating the conditions set by the government in granting the cash benefits, the Department of Social Welfare and Development...

MM has 29,000 more poor families – DSWD

By Rainier Allan Ronda | May 6, 2014 - 12:00am

Almost 29,000 families in Metro Manila have been identified as being the country’s newest “poorest of the poor” and qualified to be beneficiaries of the government’s conditional cash transfer...

Drug trafficking, drug abuse up in Brunei

May 3, 2014 - 10:30pm

The number of arrests related to drug trafficking and drug abuse in Brunei has increased to almost 50 percent in 2013 compared to 2012, state broadcaster Radio Television Brunei (RTB) reported Saturday.

Passport courtesy lane now open to applicants aged 7 and below

Passport courtesy lane now open to applicants aged 7 and below

April 8, 2014 - 3:44pm

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday announced that its passport courtesy lane is now open for children aged...

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One in every 10 female Filipino teens a mother: study

March 31, 2014 - 9:00pm

One in every 10 female Filipino teenagers is a mother, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said today.

DOH gives measles vaccine to 13 million kids

By Xinhua | January 8, 2014 - 10:00pm

The Philippines will launch a nationwide campaign on measles prevention among children, after measles outbreaks took place in several areas in Metro Manila, a senior government official said Wednesday.

Teen hurls pillbox near church

By Ramil Bajo | December 24, 2013 - 12:00am

A 17-year-old boy was arrested for throwing a pillbox near the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City at the height of the dawn mass yesterday.

In brief

October 20, 2013 - 12:00am

PANIC. Many were in extreme panic mode when the 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Cebu last Tuesday morning.

Freeman Opinion

Home for the aged pushed in QC

By Janvic Mateo | October 10, 2013 - 5:22pm

Three Quezon City councilors have filed a proposed measure which seeks to establish a home for the aged for indigent senior citizens, as well as those who are victims of abuse or abandoned by their families.

DSWD ready to expand 4Ps, waits for budget approval

By Rainier Allan Ronda | October 1, 2013 - 12:00am

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to expand the educational grant of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to include the children aged 14 to 18 of family-beneficiaries next y...