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 confidential and intelligence funds of government agencies for the proposed 2025 budget are lower by 16 percent – from PHP12.3 billion for 2024 to just PHP10.286 billion next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Monday….
Nine religious dignities, including Most Venerable Thich Tinh Lien, head of the An Nam Tong (Annamkiya) Buddhist sect and abbots of Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas in Thailand have received a royal decree from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajirakla…
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: Both the local stock market and currency declined on the first day of trading this week.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 1.14 percent to 6,649.23 points, while All Shares also decreased by 0.68 percent to 3,605.33.
Among s…
MANILA: Around 30,000 police officers will ensure the safety of students across the country when public elementary and high schools open Monday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said that while seve…