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Month: October 2024

Comelec releases partial list of 66 senatorial bets

Manila: A total of 66 candidates were included in the partial list of senatorial bets for the May 2025 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday.

In a resolution, the Commission en banc has approved the recommendation of its Law …

Manila hosts world’s lone summit for investment policymakers

Manila: For the first time, the Philippines is hosting the Investment Policy Forum (IPF), the world’s only annual gathering of investment negotiators and policymakers from developing countries.

The 16th IPF, co-hosted by the International Institute f…

W. Visayas farm schools develop new breed of farmers

Four years after the Department of Education (DepEd) put up farm schools in Western Visayas, almost 8,000 junior high schools have already developed an interest in farming.

This new breed of farmers is now enrolled in 31 farm schools in various schoo…

Senate panel to launch own probe on Duterte’s drug war

Manila: The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is set to open a motu propio (on its own) investigation on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, panel chairperson Senator Ronald dela Rosa announced on Wednesday.

In a phone…

Cebu airport preps for Undas passenger influx

Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is ramping up preparations as it expects a passenger surge as the country observes All Saints and Souls Days on Nov. 1 and 2, the airport chief said on Wednesday.

Julius Neri Jr., chief executive officer and g…