Thursday, 10 September 2026

Cebu City task force to reclaim illegally-occupied properties

CEBU: The city government will recover city-owned properties to boost infrastructure development and build housing units for homeless Cebuanos, the acting mayor said on Tuesday.

Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said Task Force Pabahay (Housing) will…

Comelec chief denies owning offshore accounts, properties abroad

MANILA: Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday vehemently denied a lawmaker’s allegations that he owns multiple foreign bank accounts.

The poll body chief’s remarks came after Sagip Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcol…

Gov’t pushes for more int’l flights to PH

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) is working with relevant agencies to increase flights and create new routes to the country as it seeks to boost arrivals from its top and opportunity markets.

At the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas in Quezon City, …

NCPC to conduct studies on management of armyworms in sugarcane

BACOLOD: The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) will conduct various studies on the sound management of fall armyworms in sugarcane currently monitored in different localities in Negros Occiden…

City gov’t sustains cleanup drive to keep dengue cases down

ILOILO: The local government here is calling for a sustained cleanup drive amid declining dengue cases in Iloilo City.

‘So far, I think we are doing the correct thing. The cases of dengue in the city are very minimal,’ Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñ…

Comelec to issue digital IDs for overseas internet voting

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will issue a digital voter’s identification (IDs) cards for overseas Filipino voters.

In a statement Tuesday, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said the modernized voter’s ID will only be issued to voters…

Revival of Paoay Lake Golf Course to entice foreign tourists

LAOAG: The rehabilitation of the sports and recreation complex that has a 77-hectare 18-hole golf course along the legendary Paoay Lake in Ilocos Norte is now on final stages, being readied for tourists in this northern Luzon gateway.

This bid has be…