A water treatment plant currently being constructed on top of the famous Hinulugang Taktak waterfalls here is expected to restore the ecological balance of river water flowing through at least four barangays in this city. In an interview on Tuesday, M…
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday said suspending value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax on petroleum will hurt the economy and reduce revenues by PHP72.6 billion just in the last quarter of this year. “Any of the proposals will adversely aff…
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed the Philippine National Police (PNP) as a vital partner in the country’s comprehensive peace process.In a news release Tuesday, OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez J…
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised “serious concern” over reports of coral destruction at the Rozul Reef within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), calling for a halt to activities damaging marine life.In a statement Monday…
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, the weather bureau said Tuesday.Flash floods or landslides m…