BACOLOD CITY: Testing detected increased acidity in the sugarcane fields of Negros Occidental, affected by the ashfall caused by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon Monday night, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said in a report on Wednesday.
Testin…
BACOLOD CITY: The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension for six months without pay of Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II and Executive Assistant II Chery Sheil Valenzuela for conflict of interest when they engaged in…
MANILA: ACMobility, the official BYD distributor in the Philippines, targets to end the year with 22 dealership networks nationwide to fast-track the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.
In a statement Wednesday, ACMobility said it has…
MANILA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said the relations between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are at their ‘highest point’ since the two states formally established diplomatic ties 50 years ago.
Manalo issued the stat…
MANILA: The Archdiocese of Manila will soon take over the administration of the Parish of Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City.
In a statement Wednesday, the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) said the parish would be turned …
LEGAZPI CITY: The Social Security System (SSS) in Bicol is expecting to collect almost PHP3 million worth of unpaid contributions and penalties after issuing violation notices to 54 erring employers during the recent Run After Contribution Evaders (RA…
MANILA: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday launched the Fisheries Sharing Hub on Investigation, Enforcement, Litigation, and Detection System (FishSHIELDS) to combat illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing (IUUF).
Fish…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Environment Natural Resources in Bicol (DENR-5) aims to plant at least 3.5 million seedlings of various species in forest areas in the six provinces as part of its Enhanced National Greening Program.
In a press confere…
MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will file multiple complaints against a manning agency that deployed around 100 Filipino fishers onboard fishing vessels, but failed to pay rightful wages.
‘The Department of Migrant Workers this mornin…