TACLOBAN CITY: Biliran’s provincial government is positioning the province as a mountaineering haven in Eastern Visayas with the launch of ‘Climb Biliran.’
The local government, with the assistance of the Department of Tourism (DOT), has been prepari…
BACOLOD CITY: A grand motorcade of four routes, converging at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds, on Tuesday kicked off this city’s 86th Charter Day celebration, a special non-working holiday.
More than 400 city departments and offices, natio…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) endorsed 139 hog farmers affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) from the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista to avail of the sentinelling program of the Department of Agriculture.
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MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday vowed to continue implementing the Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities (ERPAT), an agency project that gives importance and emphasis on the fathers’ parental ro…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is warning the public against the increasing cases of dengue with the onset of the rainy season.
IPHO Information Officer Irene Duldoco said in an interview Tuesday that t…
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed several charges against a man for selling explicit sexual content involving minors online.
In a news release on Tuesday, the DOJ said charges of violation of Sec 4 (c) of Republic Act 11930, or the ‘A…
MANILA: Local shares declined on Tuesday amid reports that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will have fewer interest rate cuts this year, while the peso closed almost flat against the dollar.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined b…
MANILA: The share of the tourism sector to the country’s economy reached more than 8 percent last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
Data released by the PSA on Tuesday showed that based on the Philippine Tourism Satellite Account,…
MANILA: Two outer lanes of Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City will close starting June 29 to give way for the construction of the Tandang Sora Station of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday.
In a t…