Out-of-school girls in Eastern Visayas now have a place to learn following the completion of Girls Education Center (GEC) at the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office complex in Palo, Leyte, on Monday. The GEC, funded through DepEd’s partner…
Police officers have arrested a total of 682 violators and seized 422 firearms at checkpoints since the start of the gun ban for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a …
The Sandiganbayan has sentenced five individuals, including a staff member of the late Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Herminio Teves, to up to 28 years for the anomalous use of PHP10 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) int…
The historic city hall of Manila is now considered as one of the country’s important cultural properties (Mahalagang Yamang Pangkalinangan) following the declaration of the National Museum of the Philippines on Monday. “We are very thankful to the Nat…
The number of prank calls made here via the government’s emergency “911” has gone down this year, which local officials attributed to news of cases filed against pranksters and the public acting more responsibly. In an interview on Monday, city inform…
Eighty percent of all rice retailers in the province of Pangasinan have complied with the price cap on regular and well-milled rice set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. through Executive Order (EO) 39. Based on monitoring by the Department of Trade a…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan on Monday warned the public against fraudulent individuals posing as the agency’s personnel targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province. At a forum hosted by the Philippi…
The National Food Authority (NFA) Council chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. set on Monday a new palay (unhusked rice) buying price to improve farmers’ income. ‘Nagtawag ako ng meeting ng NFA Council para tingnan ang paano ang pwedeng gawin …
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday said it aims to further boost the country’s fisheries sector to contribute to economic growth. ‘Together with allied government agencies, fisherfolk and fish farmers, and other key stakeho…