MANILA – Wind signal no. 1 remains hoisted in some Northern Luzon areas as Typhoon Francisco maintained its strength, the weather bureau said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Tuesday. These areas are Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan (Gonzaga, Santa Ana), including the eastern portion of the Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Didicas Island,

MANILA, Philippines – Families of those who died in the Tacloban City school shooting will each receive P150,000 in financial assistance, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro announced on Tuesday. She also said the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Health will also provide psychosocial services to everyone affected by the incident.

MANILA, Philippines — The school shooting in Leyte should trigger an “urgent and thorough” review of the law prescribing the minimum age of criminal responsibility, Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said on Tuesday. In a statement, he said while the 2006 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act was crafted with the “noblest of intentions,” its

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Camille Villar expressed deep sorrow and concern over the shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, where three students were killed and several others were injured, calling for urgent and coordinated action to better protect Filipino children inside schools. “As a mother and as a senator, I

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday said it launched motu proprio investigations into the fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte, as well as separate incidents in Cavite schools. In a statement on Tuesday, the CHR said its Regional Office VIII deployed a team to conduct a