LAOAG CITY – About 17,000 Ilocos Norte residents are set to receive on Wednesday cash aid amounting to PHP71 million under the national government’s Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP).
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…
Manila: The country’s total external trade in goods went up by 4.5 percent in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
Data released on Tuesday showed that the total external trade in goods reached USD17.37 billion, up from las…
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, which has several villages at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon, suspended classes on Tuesday following the increased seismic activity of the volcano in Negros Island.
“Due to increasing u…
Manila: Members of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP27.2 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) in Cavite province on Monday.
In a statement Tuesday, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleaza…
TACLOBAN CITY – Roble Shipping Inc. will have its maiden voyage of the Tacloban-Cebu trip on Wednesday, the first passenger ship to operate at the city’s port since 2008.
First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, Special Assistant to the President for Investm…
BUTUAN CITY – Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a team leader, surrendered to military forces in Carmen, Surigao del Sur, a military official said Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Vincent Viray, commander of the Philippine Army’s 36th Infantry …
ILOILO CITY – Residents of this city, already enjoying one of the lowest electricity rates in the country, can expect reduced power rates in the coming month.
In an interview on Tuesday, More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) chief executi…
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, has ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents within the 4-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone around Mt. Kanlaon following an earthquake swarm linked to the volcano’s increased ac…
Manila: Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to create a body tasked to conserve and manage the Sierra Madre, the longest mountain range in the country.
Nograles renewed call for the passage of Ho…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) is urging Antiqueños to undergo guidance and counseling with their office to make a well-informed decision when applying for permanent migrant or permanent resident visas.
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