BACOLOD CITY – The southern Negros city of Sipalay, dubbed the "Kite Tourism Capital of the Philippines", will promote this traditional Filipino culture by showcasing various types made of biodegradable materials during the 9th Burangoy Tourism Kite Festival.The festival, to run from March 23... Read More
MANILA – The government has decided to sell confiscated smuggled sugar at affordable prices rather than give them out for free as this could result in an artificial drop in price that may affect small sugar farmers, Malacañang said Tuesday.In a statement, the Presidential Communications... Read More
ISTANBUL – China’s President Xi Jinping has stressed in his talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that "voices for peace and rationality" on Ukraine issue "are building."“Most countries support easing tensions, stand for peace talks, and are against adding fuel to the... Read More
MANILA – The local stock barometer rebounded on Tuesday as investors took a breather following the Swiss-government engineered take-over by UBS of Credit Suisse, a development which also benefited the local currency. After starting the week on the negative territory, the Philippine Stock... Read More
DUMAGUETE CITY – Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized some PH1.3 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in this capital city on Tuesday afternoon.A report from the Negros... Read More
MANILA – The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded on Tuesday the 20-year Treasury bond (T-bond) despite the rate uptick due to high demand.It offered the debt paper for PHP25 billion and tenders reached PHP34.412 billion.The average rate of the T-bond rose to 6.631 percent from 6.525... Read More
MANILA – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Tuesday recommended the continuous suspension of fishing activity in some oil spill-affected areas in Oriental Mindoro, alongside the sustenance of aid to fishers. In a statement, the BFAR said it has conducted initial water and... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Lacson, the newly-appointed chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) 6 (Western Visayas), has enjoined the local councils to continue supporting the peace advocacies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the... Read More
MANILA – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Tuesday the Department of Education (DepEd) is ready to accept more partnerships with other local government units (LGU) to secure the housing program for public school teachers. Duterte made the statement as she joined the... Read More
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Fire Station has received a PHP18 million chemical fire truck, the first of its kind here, to boost its capability to extinguish fires from flammable chemicals.“Our city is a growing city and we have a lot of hazardous chemicals. We have gasoline and highly... Read More
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday officially turned over to the Iloilo City government the approved enhanced Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) containing the rationalized route mapping and corresponding motor vehicles allowed to... Read More
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has ruled in favor of a petition filed by government lawyers, questioning the Legazpi Regional Trial Court (RTC) decision to allow the posting of bail of former Daraga town mayor and double murder suspect Carlwyn Baldo in 2019.Baldo was charged for the death... Read More
MANILA – An economist is optimistic about improvement in the country’s balance of payment (BOP) position, citing strong structural inflows like remittances and revenues of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.In a report Tuesday, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief... Read More
ROME – The Italian Antitrust Authority said Tuesday it has opened a probe into TikTok over a dangerous challenge involving teenagers that has been featuring on the platform.The probe regards the so-called "French scar" (cicatrice francese) challenge in which young people pinch each... Read More
ROME – Iconic Italian carmaker Ferrari has said that it recently came under a ransomware cyberattack, while at the same time stressing that it had not given in to the hackers' demands and that its operations had not been affected.The company said in a statement that the threat... Read More
MANILA – A Japanese remotely operated vehicle (ROV) located on Tuesday MT Princess Empress that sank off the waters of Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28.In a situation update, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said ROV Hakuyo, onboard Japanese Dynamic Positioning Vessel (DPV) Shin Nichi Maru... Read More
MANILA – The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has begun crafting a system that would fund its housing program, particularly for uniformed personnel.In a news release on Tuesday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos made this announcement after a meeting... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Environment Management Bureau in Northern Mindanao (EMB-10) has identified the province of Camiguin as the most compliant in sanitary landfill operations in 2022.In an interview Tuesday, EMB-10 Director Reynaldo Digamo Jr. said the island-province implemented the... Read More
MANILA – The committee approval of the bill reinstituting absolute divorce for plenary debates will put the country at the "threshold of joining the universality of absolute divorce in the community of nations", a lawmaker said on Tuesday.Albay Representative Edcel Lagman said the divorce bill... Read More
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirty-four firearms were surrendered by residents of Lantawan town, Basilan province as a result of the collaboration between the municipal government and military authorities in the campaign against unlicensed guns, officials reported on Tuesday.Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway,... Read More
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