The outcome of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental is critical in determining the future of the province and its people, a key Army official said on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Visayas Co…
Concerns about rising oil prices in the global market amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East weakened the local stock market on Wednesday while the Philippine peso closed sideways. ‘Amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hamas, the local…
The Senate Finance Subcommittee B is pushing to provide additional budget for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to strengthen its monitoring of the country’s legislated protected areas. Finance subcommittee chair Senator Cynth…
Two Davao del Norte cities have been shortlisted and assured of a grant from the Department of Tourism (DOT) through the Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) initiatives. In a press briefing Wednesday, Davao del Norte tourism officer Noel Daquioag said t…
The National Food Authority (NFA) has received a big boost in its efforts to procure wet or freshly harvested palay from farmers in Nueva Ecija that could help increase its buffer stocks. The provincial government of Nueva Ecija, through the Provincia…
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is ensuring a ‘drug-free’ celebration of the 44th MassKara Festival, which climaxes this coming weekend, after the recovery of 3.02 kg. of suspected shabu in a buy-bust in Barangay Singcang-Airport on Tuesday. Col…
