SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — An agricultural workers’ group on Sunday (July 26) opposed the country’s participation in the US-led Pax Silica initiative, warning that its planned economic security zone in Central Luzon could worsen land displacement, suppress wages, and cause environmental degradation. The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) said the proposed economic

SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — Around 800 families in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, were affected by flooding caused by heavy rains from recent Typhoon Kiyapo (international name: Noul) and received emergency assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday, July 26. According to DSWD Field Office 1 , each affected family received

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — The provincial government of La Union recognized outstanding local government units (LGUs) for their exemplary disaster preparedness and emergency response through the inaugural Resilience and Emergency in Disaster: Sustainable and Ecologically Adaptive LGUs (RED SEAL) Award. The RED SEAL Award recognizes LGUs that demonstrate exemplary, sustainable, innovative, and ecologically adaptive practices