Few Filipinos ‘very happy’ in love life, lowest in 20 years – SWS

Marcos orders swift aid for TD Basyang victims

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the immediate and smooth distribution of assistance to those affected by Tropical Depression Basyang (international name: Penha), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Thursday. He issued the order during a meeting with Cabinet officials and provincial governors at Malacañang on Wednesday. “After the MOA (Memorandum of Agreement)

Magnitude 3.4 tremor hits Calatagan, Batangas

LUCENA CITY – A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck off the town of Calatagan, Batangas province, on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the tectonic tremor occurred at 10:01 a.m., with its epicenter located 19 kilometers southwest of the municipality. It had a depth of 52 kilometers. Tectonic quakes

Feral camels searching for water descend on remote communities

‘Victorians have a right to know’: Fair Work chief backs independent Big Build probe

Fair Work Commission general manager Murray Furlong also supported the finding that CFMEU corruption could have blown out construction costs by $15 billion.

Police investigating alleged assault on woman at Lucky Plaza

In videos of the incident widely circulated on social media, a man is seen kicking the woman in the back, knocking her to the ground before falling himself. 

Traffic enforcement operations at Woodlands Checkpoint to be stepped up from Feb 13 to 17

The announcement comes ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.