Category: General

BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Health in the Caraga Region (DOH-13) said the area is now on the epidemic threshold due to rising dengue cases.

Dr. Dioharra Aparri, head of the DOH-13 Health Program Support Team, said that the agency has already recor…

MALASIQUI: Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that the powder inside a floating plastic container surrendered by a fisherman in Barangay Patar Bolinao town, Pangasinan on Monday is shabu weighing about 16.5 kilos and worth PHP112.2 million.

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MANILA: The local stock market closed mid-week lower, snapping its three-day rally on profit-taking, while the Philippine peso ended almost unchanged.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 0.64 percent to 6,900.62, with All Shares also decl…

MANILA: The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) announced Wednesday its team-up with VolleyStation to elevate the federation’s data collection and competition management.

PNVF president Ramon ‘Tats’ Suzara sealed the partnership with Vol…

MANILA: The government has allocated about PHP3 billion for the cash gifts to elderly Filipinos aged 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 in the proposed 2025 national budget, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.

In a statement, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said the PH…

DAVAO CITY: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration increased the disability pension of veterans to PHP10,000 from PHP1,700 monthly in November last year, according to the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office in Davao Region (PVAO-11).

‘They on…