The Ilocos Norte government is donating a fiberglass patrol boat to the Philippine Coast Guard which can be readily used in case of an emergency. Provincial board member Franklin Dante Respicio said Monday the Philippine Coast Guard based in Currimao …
A senator proposed before the plenary on Monday stronger sanctions against resource persons who lie during investigations and inquiries. In his manifestation, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano cited Jhudiel Rivero, who recently filed a counter-affidavit rec…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will hold its first-ever trilateral maritime exercise with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) off the waters of Mariveles in Bataan from June 1 to 7. The PCG will deploy BRP Melchora A…
This city’s famous chicken dish was laid out on a 320-meter-long grilling station along the main road of a commercial area, cooked by some 70 concessionaires, to culminate the three-day Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Sunday night. The grilling eve…
The Philippine National Police on Monday (PNP) warned candidates for this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) not to give in to the extortion demands of lawless elements such as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched its first hop-on hop-off (HOHO) bus tours to provide group and individual travelers convenience and flexibility. In a news release Monday, the DOT said the program would enable travelers to have seamless, c…
Global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to USD1.7 trillion in 2023, with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time. Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordabilit…
The House of Representatives is scheduled to approve two more Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority bills on final reading this week before the first regular session of the 19th Congress adjourns sine die on June 2. The b…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is confident that it will surpass anew its revenue target for 2023, thus raising more funds for various charity programs. In 2022, the PCSO had total generated gross receipts of PHP57,398,945,550.90 from its g…
Pope Francis on Saturday became the first pontiff to visit a TV studio, giving an interview to Italian State broadcaster Rai. The Argentine pontiff, 86, has given various TV interviews, but always received journalists in the Vatican. Upon his arrival …