Category: General

Pag-IBIG-La Union: P58.5-M still available for loans this year

Pag-IBIG Fund still has adequate funds to provide loans to its active members in La Union since around 81.67 percent of the allocation for this year has been tapped to date.

Pag-IBIG-La Union branch head Rachael Gallano said they have allotted about…

DA: All systems go for 1st PH gov’t-controlled ASF vaccination

MANILA: The first government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) will push through on Aug. 30, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.

“All systems go tayo for the vaccination sa Lobo, Batangas (We are all systems go fo…

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open at Place de la Concorde on Wednesday evening.

This is the first time that France has hosted the Paralympic Summer Games, and also the first time that a Paralympics openin…

P1-B smuggled cigarettes seized in W. Mindanao since January 2024

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has seized around PHP1 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in Western Mindanao during police operations from January to August 25 this year.

In a statement on Thursday, Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac, Area Polic…

Shipping firm to reopen Cebu-Tacloban trip

The city government here announced on Thursday plans of Roble Shipping Inc. to reopen the Cebu-Tacloban passenger sea route through the shipping firm’s newly refurbished vessel.

In a social media post, Mayor Alfred Romualdez said he had a meeting th…

PH secures more support from ADB for climate action initiatives

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is finalizing the approval of a USD500-million financing support to the Philippines under the Climate Change Action Program (CCAP) Subprogram 2, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday.

In a statement…