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Gov't eyes 'stronger' disaster management agency to replace NDRRMC
MANILA, Philippines – Learning from the problems encountered during Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and other big disasters, the government is poised to establish a new disaster management agency.During...
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FEU students can now cross-dress on campus
MANILA, Philipines – Far Eastern University (FEU) students all wear uniforms to school. But, since August of 2016, the private nonsectarian university has relaxed its uniform rules to allow...
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UN FAO, New Zealand aid Cotabato drought-affected areas
COTABATO PROVINCE, Philippines – Farming and fishing families in Mindanao are no stranger to both natural and human-induced disasters.For over 4 decades now, their lives and livelihoods have been...
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A Sinulog story of love and devotion
CEBU, Philippines – Sinulog devotees have their own diverse ways of expressing their devotion to Señor Sto Niño. Often times, Cebuanos and other devotees express their reverence through personal...
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DepEd: Revive Quick Response Fund for typhoon-hit schools
MANILA, Philippines – Education Secretary Leonor Briones wants to revive the Quick Response Fund (QRF) of the Department of Education (DepEd) to rebuild or repair schools damaged by Typhoon Nina...
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With Cebu City cell sites down, Sinulog revelers switch to FireChat
CEBU CITY, Philippines - Revelers attending the annual Sinulog Festival in Cebu City chatted up a storm online on Saturday, January 14, amid a shutdown of mobile phone networks in the city over...
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Groups urge to legalize small-scale mining to stop child labor
MANILA, Philippines – Archie Rapacon, now 16, started mining at age 11. Although his parents – miners themselves – did not force him to continue mining work, he said that he preferred this because he...
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OFWs: 'Sunday Beauty Queen' an eye-opener for families
MANILA, Philippines – Former, current, and aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families on Saturday, January 14, were all praises for the documentary film Sunday Beauty Queen, which had...
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WATCH: Fisherman's son paints official portrait of 'Tatay Digong'
MANILA, Philippines – Remember Macky Bongabong, the talented son of a fisherman who painted a portrait of President Rodrigo Duterte? Malacañang commissioned him to paint another portrait of the...
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#FloodPH: Areas in Cagayan de Oro where forced evacuation is ordered
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Cagayan de Oro officials placed the city under code red early Tuesday morning, January 17, after the water level in Iponan River has reached a critical level.Local...
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#WalangPasok: Class, work suspensions, Tuesday, January 17
Please refresh this page for updates.MANILA, Philippines – Here is a list of areas where classes and work have been suspended for Tuesday, January 17, due to the continuous rains, flashfloods, and...
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#ReliefPH: Good samaritans open doors, brave floods to help stranded Cagayan...
MANILA, Philippines - With thousands of people stranded due to almost neck-deep floodwater in Cagayan de Oro City, some residents became good samaritans to help their fellow Cagayanons in need. At the...
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#RescuePH: Emergency hotlines for Cagayan de Oro floods
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Local authorities declared Cagayan de Oro under state of calamity before dawn Tuesday, January 17, while forced evacuation was carried out in several barangays, and...
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Thousands displaced by heavy rains in parts of Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) Around 5,412 people or 1,242 families were affected by nonstop rains in 26 barangays in Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao on Monday, January 16, the Department of...
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#NotOnMyWatch: How to transfer ownership of inherited land
MANILA, Philippines – Have you ever experienced difficulties in transferring ownership of inherited land?The process can be confusing, as one netizen pointed out in a complaint submitted to Rappler's...
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When the bell rings: My story of getting bullied
I hated hearing the bell ring. I hated lunch breaks. I hated high school.It was the winter of 2006 in Athens, Greece, when I was first bullied.Right after our morning classes, I stood up, thanked the...
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#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Wednesday, January 18
Please refresh this page for updates.MANILA, Philippines – Here is a list of areas or schools where classes have been suspended for Wednesday, January 18, due to the continuous rains, flash floods, and...
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Pimentel appeals for aid for hometown Cagayan de Oro
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III appealed to the government and the public for “immediate aid” for flood victims in his hometown, Cagayan de Oro.While Pimentel lauded the...
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LOOK: What's inside DSWD's 'dignity kits' for flood victims?
MANILA, Philippines - Hygiene supplies called "dignity kits" will be distributed to families evacuated from flooded areas in Mindanao and Visayas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
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#NSPC2017: A thousand stories of hard work, hope, and excellence
MANILA, Philippines – Dubbed as the ‘Olympics of Campus Journalism’, this year's National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) is set to gather the best of the best campus journalists in Pagadian City from...
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