Wednesday, 9 September 2026

ARTA fetes 3 MisOr LGUs for eBOSS compliance

CAGAYAN DE ORO: The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Tuesday commended three local government units (LGUs) in Misamis Oriental for implementing measures to simplify doing business with the government.

ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez personally gave the…

DOH-E. Visayas cites challenges in securing anti-venom vaccines

TACLOBAN: The Department of Health (DOH) regional office said providing anti-venom vaccines in provinces remains a big challenge due to limited stocks amid rising snake bite cases, an official said on Tuesday.

DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Ex…

Mayor vows to clear more Cebu City villages of illegal drugs

CEBU: Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Tuesday vowed to have more villages cleared of illegal drugs through inter-agency anti-drug campaign programs to be implemented with the private sector.

Garcia likewise encouraged more villages to vie for dr…

Local pharma makers eye higher share in gov’t procurement

MANILA: The Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) wants to increase local manufacturers’ share in government procurement from the current less than 5 percent to 50 percent by 2030 at the earliest.

PPMA president Higinio Porte Jr….

DPWH offers to build P3.4-B sewerage treatment facility in CDO

CAGAYAN DE ORO: The Department of Public Works and Highways in Northern Mindanao (DPWH-10) is offering to construct the local government’s PHP3.4 billion sewerage treatment facility.

In a statement on Tuesday, DPWH-10 project focal person Alexander C…

PNP offers security aid to PAOCC staff with death threats

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it would provide security assistance to personnel and officials of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) who receive threats to their lives.

“We are in close coordination…

Davao Region’s 3rd urgent care center starts operations August

DAVAO: The third Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center will open in this city next month, the Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) said on Tuesday.

Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-11 Director, said the BUCAS Center will open at …

Producer price index declines anew in May

MANILA: The producer price index (PPI) for manufacturing declined at a slightly faster pace in May this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

In a report released on Tuesday, the PSA said the PPI during the month declined by 0.8 perce…

Over 8.9K Negrenses receive PBBM El Niño assistance

BACOLOD: A total of 8,929 beneficiaries in Negros Occidental have received cash aid of PHP10,000 each from the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families (PAFFF) as of July 1, according to data released by the Department of Social Wel…