Thursday, 10 September 2026

Iloilo City grants P5-M incentive to Aliwan champ tribe

ILOILO CITY: The city government on Monday committed PHP5 million worth of projects to the Fort San Pedro National High School after its Tribu Pan-ay representing Dinagyang Festival won the championship trophy in the recent Aliwan Fiesta street dance …

Dabawenyos warned vs. leptospirosis this rainy season

DAVAO CITY: The City Health Office (CHO) here released a bulletin on Monday warning about the danger of leptospirosis during the rainy season.

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria that affects people and animals and is spread in infected ani…

City execs thumb down transfer of Manila Zoo

MANILA: The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, commonly known as Manila Zoo, is not transferring elsewhere, city officials said Monday.

In a statement, Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city government has plans to make the facility at par with its So…

N. Samar earns presidential recognition for MSME support

TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government will be honored at the Presidential Awards for Outstanding MSMEs 2024 at Malacañang Palace in Manila on July 10.

The province will be awarded for being an outstanding development partner in the …

PDEA destroys over P600-M worth of shabu in Ilocos Sur

LAOAG CITY: Over PHP642.38 million worth of illegal drugs were incinerated on Monday at the Angels Crematorium public cemetery in Don Lorenzo Querubin, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur.

The contrabands were found by fisherfolk floating in Ilocos Sur waters during…

‘Linggo ng Kabataan’ pushed in Antique

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique provincial board has approved on second reading the ordinance declaring ‘Linggo ng Kabataan’ in the province in August of every year to provide a venue for the development of an active and empowered youth.

Kenneth …

Davao region’s shearline-hit families get P1.88-B aid

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region) has disbursed some PHP1.8 billion in emergency cash transfer (ECT) for families affected by the shearline and trough of low pressure area (LPA) that hit the…

DTI urges public to help monitor prices of school supplies

BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Trade and Industry-Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) on Monday tapped the public to help monitor the prices of school supplies and report unscrupulous businesses.

‘Help monitor the prices of commodities (to mak…

97 MNLF forces undergo profiling for OPAPRU transformation drive

MANILA: The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said 97 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants participated in the verification and socio-economic profiling process as part of its transformation pro…