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The crime rate in the Philippines drops to 24.32% compared to the record reported last January 2025, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The total number of cases for January 2026 is 2,449 focus crimes, which is higher compared to January 2025, garnering 3,236 cases.
“This is 787 cases fewer, or a 24.32 percent decrease,” according to the issued statement of the PNP
Moreover, the PNP also discloses the decline in the following focus crimes:
For the PNP Chief, PGen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., the decline rates signify that the community is getting safer.
“These figures tell us one thing—mas nagiging ligtas ang ating mga komunidad,” he said through the issued statement of the PNP on Facebook
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The results are out!
The winners of the 68th Grammy Awards were revealed on February 1, 2026, in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Kendrick Lamar is the big winner of the annual awards, securing the spot for Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song.
The following key winners are as follows:
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Metropolitan Environmental Office North (DENR MEO North) has shown its support for an environment friendly initiative of Barangay 14, Caloocan City, converting a sidewalk filled with trash into an urban garden area.
Barangay officials are united in their commitment to this project as it serves as a strategic response to a longstanding problem regarding improper waste disposal along thoroughfares.
Aside from addressing the waste disposal habits of residents, this project provides an additional source of quality crops for the community.
The garden utilizes fertilizer made from biodegradable waste integrated into the soil.
The DENR MEO North is partnering with barangay officials and will provide additional seedlings to support the garden's productivity.
One of the office's aims is to raise environmental awareness. The office is equipped to conduct a series of Dalaw Turo sessions in the community.
Ultimately, the office believes that sufficient knowledge and active participation may lead to an environmentally friendly and sustainable future.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has mandated the nationwide enforcement of the Anti-Epal Policy.
The scope of this policy is effective from the barangay to the provincial levels.
Under DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2026-006, all local government units (LGUs) and DILG offices are required to remove the names, images, branding elements, and any forms of promotion to public officials from all government projects, activities, and programs.
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla believes those initiatives come from the taxpayers. Hence, these projects, activities, and programs must not be a platform for promotion.
“Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla stressed that government projects are paid for by the people and must never be used for personal promotion,” according to the DILG’s press release
The DILG reiterated that public service must reflect more instead of personal publicity and promotion.
“Government programs are not personal billboards. These are funded by taxpayers and must reflect public service, not political credit grabbing.” they added
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shuts down the unlicensed care facility found in Brgy. Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna, on January 29, 2026.
The DSWD Standards Bureau coordinated with the City Social Welfare and Development Office and DSWD Field Office - CALABARZON to locate the facility.
There are 12 individuals recovered from the facility, and 2 of them were minors. They undewent to medical assessment before they transferred to the DSWD.
