A trade fair showcasing products of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) kicked off this year’s Tanglawan Festival in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on Thursday. A total of 40 MSMEs put on sale food and non-food products that inclu…
Month: August 2023
Classes finally open in 537 DepEd schools in Antique
Local government units in Antique have lifted class suspensions, and classes go full swing in all 537 public schools on Thursday. ‘All the schools in the 18 towns of the province have resumed their classes with the improved weather condition,’ said Er…
Women troops’ combat role tackled in PH-Australia tabletop drills
Discussions on the role of women in the military, either serving in combat or high-risk roles, took center stage in a so-called “Gender, Peace, and Security” (GPS) tabletop exercise aboard the helicopter landing dock HMAS Canberra last Aug. 29. In a s…
DPWH: Some NCR roads submerged in floods due to heavy rains
Seven roads in Metro Manila were submerged in floods due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Goring, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Thursday. Based on the report of the Bureau of Maintenance (B…
Mandaluyong mayor wants tight screening for city’s next top cop
Mandaluyong Mayor Benjamin Abalos Sr. on Thursday called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to carry out a stringent selection process for the city’s new police chief. In a statement, Abalos welcomed the designation of Col. Mary Grace Madayag as …
PH’s largest bus firm vows to sustain service in public transport
The Bacolod-based Yanson Group of Bus Companies, the country’s largest bus firm, committed to sustaining its brand of service for Filipino commuters across the country on Thursday. Yanson Group founder Olivia Villaflores-Yanson made the commitment aft…
NCRPO probes QCPD’s lapses in handling road rage case
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday said it has formed a team to look into the lapses in handling the road rage case of dismissed police officer Wilfredo Gonzales. “I created a probe team…that will look into the lapses he m…
2,768 barangays in E. Visayas declared drug-cleared
At least 2,768 villages in Eastern Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared after local authorities managed to get rid of the drug trade and use in their communities, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Thursday. In a press bri…
AboitizPower to convert all DU vehicles into EV by 2040
Aboitiz Power Corp. on Thursday launched its electric vehicle (EV) fleet transformation program, wherein the power firm targets to transform 100 percent of its distribution utilities’ (DUs) vehicles into EV by 2040. At the launch of the EV fleet trans…