Day: February 8, 2024

8.4 M tourists visit Pangasinan in 2023

LINGAYEN: Declaration of long weekends and added holidays, which the Marcos administration hopes to boost tourism growth, have been significant in the 23.53 percent increase in tourist arrivals in Pangasinan in 2023, a local official said.

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Marcos to Muslims: ‘Be agents of transformation’

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged the Muslim community to be ‘agents of transformation’ to make the country into a ‘more peaceful, inclusive, and progressive for all Filipinos.’

Marcos made the call as he joined the observan…

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Meralco power rate up P0.57/kWh in Feb

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has again hiked the power rate in its franchise areas for February.

Meralco announced Thursday that electricity charges for the month increased by PHP0.5738 per kilowatt hour to PHP11.9168 per kWh from PH…

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