BACOLOD CITY – The City of Sagay in Negros Occidental has coordinated with concerned national government agencies in taking steps to hold City Treasurer Juvy Pinongan accountable for the alleged missing PHP7.3 million Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) …
BATANGAS CITY: Former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto is again eyeing to lead Batangas as governor, and formally filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the provincial Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in the capi…
Manila: A renewable energy company has started the testing and commissioning of its fourth solar power plant (Raslag-4) in Pampanga, adding capacity of clean energy to the grid.
In a statement Thursday, Raslag Corp. said the new solar power plant in …
DAVAO CITY: With the successful launch of the “Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice” program last month, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 11 (Davao Region) will once again host the “PHP29 na Bigas sa Kadiwa ng Pangulo” at the Davao del Nor…
BALER, Aurora – Six former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from this province on Wednesday got financial assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), the military said Thursday.
Lt. Col. Aries Quinto, acting commandi…
BUTUAN CITY: Police arrested a major drug suspect and seized PHP6.9 million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation here on Wednesday, authorities said.
The suspect, identified only as “Emman,” 38, a high-value target, was arrested during …
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States have completed a combined marine exercise in the East Sea to strengthen their interoperability, the South’s Navy said Thursday.
The two navies held a two-day exercise, starting Wednesday, in waters off Pohang…
MANILA: The local stock market ended the day lower due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso weakened on Thursday.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 13.89 points to 7,388.92.
All Shares however rose by 11.80 points to 3,9…
Manila: Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday vowed to seek more funding for the Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA) Barangay Information Officers Network (BION) to strengthen the government’s information dissemination drive in the country’s remote vill…