DSWD launches Project LAWA and BINHI to boost climate resilience in Pampanga
SAN LUIS, Pampanga (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to boost its efforts on food security and livelihood in Pampanga through the implementation of Project LAWA (Local Adoption to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished). As of June 2025, a total of 178 LAWA […]
RACCO 3 highlights legal adoption, foster care during ‘Adoption and Alternative Child Care Week’
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) Region 3 is strengthening its advocacy on legal adoption and foster care as part of this year’s Adoption and Alternative Child Care Week (AACCW) celebration. RACCO 3 Social Welfare Officers Kim Rodam Alcazar and Fahad Canayao explained the agency’s mandate and […]
CHR affirms Aytas’ right to benefit from ancestral domain wealth
PORAC, Pampanga (PIA) – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reiterated that the interests of Ayta Indigenous Peoples (IP) in Porac town must be prioritized in the development and utilization of their ancestral domain. CHR Region III Regional Director Atty. Leorae Valmonte stressed this during the Pamisanmetung Para Quing Karapatan, a community-based dialogue and […]
BOC Clark seizes P5.1-M ecstasy declared as pet food
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga (PIA) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark intercepted a shipment containing over P5.1 million worth of illegal drugs declared as animal food. Operatives from BOC Clark and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized 3,004 pieces of ecstasy tablets, commonly known as party drugs, concealed in four transparent […]