MANILA, August 6--President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed a law promoting the safety of children riding motorcycles on public roads.

GMA Kapuso Foundation, the socio-civic arm of GMA Network, continues to reach out to less fortunate students in need of school supplies across the country.

MANILA, July 31, 2015— The former chairman of the country’s top accounting firm Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV) is the new chairman of the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel).

CALUYA, Antique, August 3, 2015—Not wanting more lives added to the nine killed recently, the Diocesan Social Action Center (DSAC) of Antique together with the Church’s social action arm NASSA/Caritas Philippines, has demanded anew the complete closure of the Semirara Coal Mines.

MANILA, Aug.  3 -- Malacañang on Sunday assured the United Nations (UN) that the government is determined to complete the rehabilitation works in the areas affected by super typhoon ‘Yolanda.’

MANILA, Aug. 3 -- The Palace on Sunday thanked the Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, for issuing a Royal Pardon to two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) convicted for criminal offenses.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 30 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office in Bicol has mulled to establish a Regional Ecology Center that will serve as venue for unified vocation in establishing standards in information exchange among stakeholders.

QUEZON CITY, July 28 -- President Benigno Aquino III called for the passage of the Anti-Dynasty Law during his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. “Di tayo nakakasiguro kung malinis ang intensyon ng susunod, o kung nanaisin lang nilang habambuhay na maghari-harian para sa sariling interes. Panahon na para ipasa ang isang Anti-Dynasty Law,” Aquino said, speaking before members of the 16th Congress.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 28 (PIA) – The last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III yesterday drew mostly favorable reactions from Albayano netizens. In his speech lasting two hours and thirteen minutes, Aquino mentioned Bicol University in particular its accountancy students who are already hired by accounting and auditing firms even they are still in their third collegiate year.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 27 (PIA) – The Department of Social and Development has finished assessing 59% of its target households for the second round of assessment under their Listahanan or National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) program