MANILA: – The anchors and reporters of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) on Tuesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court, questioning the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), which suspends the network.
In their 4…
BUTUAN: At least 3,310 families from the Agusan del Sur town of Veruela received family food packs (FFPs) through the augmentation operation conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Caraga Region (DSWD-13) on Monday.
On the same …
TACLOBAN CITY: The rural health unit (RHU) of Guiuan in Eastern Samar on Tuesday received from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) two solar generators to ensure the facility’s operation amid power outages.
During the turnover eve…
MANILA: The Philippines is eyeing the expansion of its bilateral trade with Vietnam to USD10 billion (about PHP563.38 billion) from the current USD7 billion, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.
Marcos made the statement during his separat…
TACLOBAN: A team from Aboitiz InfraCapital is set to visit the proposed site of a new airport in Pambujan, Northern Samar in March following a meeting with provincial government officials last week.
John Allen Berbon, chief of the Northern Samar prov…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: This capital town of Antique hopes to be declared free from the African swine fever (ASF) by February to allow farmers to resume their livelihood and recoup millions of losses.
Municipal Agriculture Officer (MAO) Rene Barte sa…
MANILA: The Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms got the confirmation from People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (PIRMA) lead convenor Noel Oñate on Tuesday that he met with House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other congressmen to d…
DUMAGUETE: The city school board here has allocated some PHP49 million in local funds for the implementation of Department of Education (DepEd) programs and projects.
The allocation is under the city’s Special Education Fund and approved by the local…
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced the release of more than 600 qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
In a statement, the DOJ through the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the release ‘is a significant progress in …
BACOLOD: The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in Negros Occidental has reported an initial PHP7.079 million in the cost of damage to rice crops planted in 117.22 hectares due to the dry spell.
Data released on Tuesday showed that as of Ja…
LAOAG CITY: Marginalized workers from Ilocos Norte will get some PHP7.48 million worth livelihood grant from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
“The selected beneficiaries are composed of marginalized workers who are engaged in cassava pr…
Berlin: Some 1,300 overseas Vietnamese in Germany gathered at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival held by the Vietnamese Embassy on January 28.
The event also saw the participation of representatives from other embassies in the ho…
