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Water and electricity disconnections due to non-payment of bills will be suspended in the National Capital Region when the metropolis is again placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20.

Pres. Duterte has approved the distribution of cash aid, amounting to P13.1 billion, to those affected by the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila.

Approximately 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally within the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries where residents prefer male offsprings, a trend that could undermine social cohesion in the long term, according to a recent study.

Vice President Leni Robredo gave suggestions to make the August 6-20 Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila the last lockdown for the metropolis.

A recent survey showed that two-thirds of consumers said their income was negatively affected by the pandemic in the second quarter of 2021, with the impact more pronounced for Gen X and millennials.

Local scientists have discovered that the soil spewed out by Mayon volcano over the last 47 times it erupted (since 1616) contain life-saving elements with anti-cancer properties.

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar said policemen are not “fools” to follow unlawful orders when conducting anti-illegal drugs operations, adding that President Duterte did not give the PNP “permission to kill.”

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently reported that Metro Manila’s population density is now 60 times over that of the national average.

President Rodrigo Duterte failed to fulfill his 2016 election campaign promises to end crime, corruption and illegal drugs within three to six months once he becomes president, according to a study by the Ateneo School of Government.

The Philippine Supreme Court recently ruled that the President of the Philippines can unilaterally withdraw from international agreements that he or she considers contrary to the 1987 Constitution or existing laws.