The national government’s subsidies to government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) went up by 74 percent in April. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury’s latest cash operations report showed that budgetary support to GOCCs grew to PHP8.9 bill…
Police agents arrested a resident of this city during a buy-bust that led to the recovery of PHP5.44-million worth of shabu in Purok Villa Lourdes, Barangay Pahanocoy early Sunday morning. The suspect, Rene ‘Ombap’ Lapera Jr., 26, tagged as a high-val…
A Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vessel caught fire while sailing a few kilometers away from the Tagbilaran City port in Bohol province Sunday morning. Anthony Damalerio, head of the Tagbilaran City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said…
The Municipality of Opol in Misamis Oriental province has started its upgrade of potable bulk water projects in two villages. The contract of Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) with South Balibago Water Resources Incorporated will initially cov…
US President Joe Biden on Friday issued an impassioned plea for greater gun control, saying mass shootings occur “every damn day in America.” Biden pointed to gun violence that occurs beyond the headlines. In “areas that are poor, mostly minority, the…
The Philippines will host the World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) 36th Joint Commission Meeting for East Asia and the Pacific and the Commission for South Asia in Cebu next year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Saturday. The successful bid was a…
An official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Saturday a measure is being considered to make areas vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly volcanic eruptions, declared as national parks. Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, at a forum in Que…
The oil tanks of the sunken M/T Princess Empress have been emptied but containment efforts will continue, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday. About 95 percent of the affected shorelines are now clean and only “very minimal traces” o…
Authorities arrested 16 suspects and seized more than PHP1.7 million worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in the region since June 1, the police reported over the weekend. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office directo…
The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique is urging parents to have their kids enlisted even with the closure of the online early registration process. Evelyn Remo, who is the chief of the DepEd Antique Schools Governance and Ope…