MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) granting a four-tranche salary increase and a medical allowance to government workers.
EO 64, inked by Marcos on Aug. 2, covers all civilian government personnel in the exec…
Rice exports could bring in a record turnover of 5 billion USD this year if the pace of shipment is maintained like at present, according to Vu Tuan Anh, CEO of GLE company, a rice exporter. There is ample room for Vietnamese rice exports as demand i…
COTABATO CITY: Police authorities, backed by military troops, have launched a manhunt against gunmen who ambushed and killed a vice mayor and his police escort in Barangay Pandan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 5 p.m. on Friday.
Col. Roel S…
Farmers’ business club is a model of voluntary association of the farmers who are engaged in providing agritourism services in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The model has proven efficient in the locality’s tourism promotion. Formed since 20…
ILOILO CITY: The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) on Friday committed to transparency with its five-year development plan as it thanked the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) for its positive response to its explanation on the water rate adjustmen…
The south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has been focusing on a number of projects to improve the environment in urban, coastal and rural areas, seeing the important role of environmental protection in sustainable development. The province ta…