MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Universal Robina Corp. (URC) signed on Monday a five-year agreement to jointly establish and continue implementing the Sustainable Potato Program (SPP).
In a statement, the DA said the program will help …
MANILA: The Senate leadership is determined to approve the bill establishing a Department of Water Resources (DWR) not only to address floods during the rainy season, but also the water shortage in times of El Niño.
In an interview with ANC on Monday…
MANILA: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said it has activated programs to assist other agencies in containing the oil spill from the sunken M/T Terra Nova off the coast of Limay, Bataan.
In a statement, Environmen…
BUTUAN CITY: The recent acknowledgment accorded to Siargao Island is a big leap in the effort to position the Philippines as a tourism destination in Asia, an official here said Monday.
‘This recognition is yet again another affirmation that Siargao …
LINGAYEN: The provincial government of La Union recorded an initial estimate of PHP41 million damage to agriculture, PHP17 million to infrastructure, and PHP1.96 million to tourism due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon Carina.
In a r…
MANILA: Gokongwei-led airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will resume direct services between Hong Kong and Iloilo beginning October 27.
The airline had to halt this route in March 2020 because of the pandemic.
“With the resumption of flights to Hong Kong, C…
MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday clarified that there is no definite plan yet to close the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal.
MIAA acting General Manager Eric Ines told the Philippine News Agency th…
MANILA: Local pump prices are set to decrease by less than PHP1 on Tuesday morning.
In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell announced a 75-centavo per liter rollback on gasoline prices and an 85-centavo price cut…
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) that would expand access to free legal services.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and PALS president Teodoro Pastran si…