Baguio City – The Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division (5ID) emphasized the importance of dialogue and community engagement in addressing Cordillera’s insurgency issues. Col. Virgilio Noora, OIC assistant division commander of the 5ID and commander…
Manila – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) of the Philippines underscored the country’s dedication to global environmental responsibility with the approval of six new climate adaptation projects funded by the People’s Survival Fund (PSF). CCC Vice C…
Urdaneta City – The city government of Urdaneta, Pangasinan, has set a goal to vaccinate 8,215 female adolescents and teenage mothers against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) as part of its effort to combat cervical cancer. In a phone interview on Thursday,…
Manila – The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has opened a bidding process for a 1,200 megawatts (MW) baseload requirement through a 15-year Power Supply Agreement/s (PSA/s). The bidding follows the Department of Energy (DOE)’s issuance of a Certific…
Manila – Speaker Martin Romualdez announced on Thursday that the House of Representatives is pushing forward with a bill to expand legal aid for overseas Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). House Bill 9035, which aims to extend the scope o…
Manila – The Philippine Experience: Culture, Heritage, and Arts Caravan (PEP), led by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, arrived in Iloilo on Thursday, spotlighting heritage destinations in the region. Moving from Bacolod City and Negros Occid…
Legazpi City – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Bicol (DPWH-5) is nearing the completion of its new PHP590 million building at the old airport in Legazpi City.
According to Philippines News Agency, the new facility, expected to be comple…
Manila – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has temporarily suspended its e-visa operations in China. An advisory issued on November 30 announced the indefinite halt of the Philippine e-Visa System in China, advising visa applicants to contact th…
Negros Oriental – In Negros Oriental, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that only 15,268, or 79.15 percent, of the 19,289 candidates in the recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have filed their statements of contribut…
Manila – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) in the Cordillera region is intensifying its measures to prevent road crashes.
According to Philippines News Agency, DOTr-Cordillera director, the department is strictly implementing traffic laws, mo…