President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said he would give up his concurrent position as the head of the Department of Agriculture (DA) only after completely addressing the pressing issues hounding the agriculture sector. In a media interview duri…
Local government units (LGUs) nationwide will receive about PHP871.38 billion in 2024 based on their national tax allotment (NTA) shares, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Friday. The DBM, citing the Local Budget Memorandum 87 issued …
Since its launch in January this year in the Caraga Region, the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE) has gained ground in the tourism regional sector and local government units (LGUs). In an interview Friday, Department of Tourism-Caraga (DOT-1…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed gratitude to China for its ‘generous’ donation of some 20,000 metric tons of urea fertilizers to the Philippines, saying the act is a testament to the two nations’ improving ties. During the turnov…
The Philippines has been nominated for multiple categories in the 2023 World Travel Awards Asia category. The country is vying for the following nominations, the voting period of which would close on July 23, 2023: Asia’s Leading Island Destination …
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has brought its ‘Piso Caravan’ to this city to replace unfit and mutilated bank notes and coins. The two-day caravan that kicked-off Friday at the Robinsons Place Tacloban urged the public to conveniently replace …
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) have joined hands to raise public awareness about the devastating effects of climate change. In a statement released Friday, the CCC said Commissi…
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) executive on Friday said the recurring cancellations and delays of both domestic and international flights are due to aircraft maintenance amid the revenge travel phenomenon. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told the Philip…
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…
After the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that jolted Batangas on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is urging the public to prepare for aftershocks that could reach up to magnitude 5.3. “We remind them that we should…