ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is hoping to start construction of the PHP20.7- billion Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRBIDP) in Capiz in 2026, or even earlier, if they can secure savings in 2025.
In an…
CEBU CITY: Over PHP17 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated during the two-day simultaneous anti-criminality operations in Central Visayas, even as the police was occupied securing the Palarong Pambansa.
Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokespe…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) on Tuesday started the implementation of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), which will initially benefit 800 families.
During the launch, DSWD-10 Dire…
MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 (DSWD-Central Visayas) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with local retailers for the implementation of the ‘Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP)’ in the region.
Field Office-…
DUMAGUETE CITY – Agriculture technicians are scrambling to curb a potential heavy fall armyworm infestation that threatens to wipe out corn fields in Negros Oriental, an official said Tuesday.
Emmanuel Caduyac, Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) ch…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four provinces and four local government units in the Northern Mindanao Region have been included in the PHP1.055 billion allocation for the Green, Green, Green Program (GGGP).
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) anno…
CEBU CITY: Athletes in Central Visayas will return to the drawing board to focus on enhancing their performance in preparation for the 2025 national games, a sports official said on Tuesday.
John Pages, chair of the Cebu City Sports Commission, said …
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined Tuesday on profit-taking, while the local currency improved its performance.
The PSEi closed the day lower by 0.33 percent at 6,667.09, with All Shares also shedding by 0.23 percent down to …
BUTUAN CITY – The conviction of former party-list congressman Satur Ocampo and incumbent Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is a triumph for all Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Mindanao, especially the victims of the communist N…