MANILA: As the country observes the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) this July, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has underscored the critical role of climate resilience in safeguarding the Philippines from the escalating impacts of climate…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has urged the local government of San Remigio in Antique to consider a private investor to address its water concern.
DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Tan, …
MANILA: Starting the second half of the year are higher liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and pump prices.
In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they will increase gasoline prices by PHP0.95 per liter and di…
BAGUIO CITY: Officials of national government agencies and localities from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Monday signed a manifesto calling for autonomy, right on the first day of the month-long celebration of the region’s 37th founding…
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday assured the House of Representative that the modernization and welfare programs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, especially the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would be well-funded in the annual national bu…
LAOAG CITY: A growing number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ilocos Norte are expanding their market reach with the continuing rollout of the provincial government’s Producer-to-Consumer (P2C) program.
From an average of PHP500,000…
JAKARTA: The Indonesian and Philippine navies have launched a joint patrol in their maritime border of Sulawesi and Mindanao waters to strengthen their capabilities against piracy and terrorism, an Indonesian navy spokesperson said.
The joint effort …
BACOLOD CITY: Experts from the National Crop Protection Center of University of the Philippines-Los Baños (NCPC-UPLB) will be in Negros Occidental this week to help farmers contain the fall armyworm infestation in at least nine local government units….
MANILA: A magnitude 5 quake hit Eastern Samar on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The tectonic quake struck 31 km. southeast of Balangiga town at 1:53 p.m.
It was 10 km. deep.
There were …
DARAGA: On Saturdays at exactly 7 a.m., Rhea Llaneta’s “ukay-ukay” shop in the bustling market of Daraga town in Albay province transforms into a treasure trove as bargain hunters dig through piles of secondhand garments to snag the best deals.
“It i…
MANILA: Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa will go on an official visit in the country on July 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.
The DFA said the visit is the first for Sangiampongsa since he assumed his …
DAVAO CITY: The City Agriculturist Office (CAgrO) is continuously offering rainwater catchment projects to farmers in the upland areas of the Paquibato and Marilog districts for agricultural use.
In a press briefing on Monday, engineer Gilbert Iglesi…
