BACOLOD CITY: This city government is using a garbage trap to collect waste in one of its major bodies of water, generated mostly by residents of coastline villages.
An average of 22 sacks of trash have been collected daily since the clearing of the …
TACLOBAN CITY: At least 44 groups from agrarian reform communities in Eastern Visayas are joining the four-day trade fair showcasing their innovative farm products.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing PHP2.5 million in sales at the R…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the distribution of over PHP82 million worth of social services assistance to qualified beneficiaries in the Northern Mindanao region and Sulu province.
Coinciding the celebration o…
BAGUIO CITY: At least four public schools here have adopted urban gardening as part of the curriculum to teach students about the topic.
‘The subject matter will be incorporated in different subjects and will not be a new subject in addition to the n…
MANILA: Following the local stock market’s gain for two consecutive days, profit-taking shed the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday, while the peso ended the week sideways.
The PSEi declined by 0.23 percent to 6,492.75 after returning t…
MANILA: The Manila City government has introduced an innovative way to raise awareness on measures against dengue fever among its residents.
In a statement Friday, Mayor Honey Lacuna urged the residents to play the “Kapitan Ligtas: Dengue Fighter”, a…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday expressed optimism that the P29 and Rice for All programs will help tame inflation in the next months.
The DA issued the statement following the launch of the large-scale trial of the ‘P29 Rice Pro…
MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday reduced the total volume offering of the BSP bills (BSPB) to PHP160 billion.
In a statement on Friday, BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr. said the allocation mix was lowered to PHP90 billi…
MANILA: The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is negotiating with the manning agency of the ‘missing’ seafarer of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Tutor attacked by Houthis last month.
OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio in an intervie…