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Negros Occidental upland village eyes PH's ‘marang capital’ title
September 15, 2023, 6:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The upland barangay of Colonia Divina in Sagay City, northern Negros Occidental, where close to 100,000 marang trees are being grown, is being geared by the local government to become the “Marang Capital of the Philippines.” This week, the village again held the Marang… Read More
Bacolod diocese to stop online broadcast of Masses Sept. 24
September 15, 2023, 4:50 pm
MANILA – The Diocese of Bacolod would implement changes in the live streaming of Masses in churches following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions by the government. In a Sept. 14 decree signed by Bishop Patricio Buzon and released Friday, the diocese said the online broadcasting of… Read More
17-km bike lanes provide safe road space in Legazpi City
September 12, 2023, 7:18 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday reported the completion and improvement of a total of 17.05 kilometers of protected bike lanes along the major roads of this city. In an interview, DPWH-5 (Bicol) regional spokesperson Lucy Castañeda said the… Read More
Marcos hails World Bank’s ‘desirable shift’ in post-pandemic era
September 8, 2023, 9:13 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has lauded the World Bank for realigning its programs, particularly with its partnership with the Philippines, to address emerging challenges in the post-pandemic era.This was after Marcos’ bilateral engagement with World Bank Group president Ajay… Read More
PSA: Heart diseases leading cause of death in 2022
September 6, 2023, 8:59 pm
MANILA – The top three causes of death in the country last year were ischemic heart diseases, neoplasms and cerebrovascular diseases, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, registered deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) significantly declined… Read More
More bivalent Covid-19 vaccine doses expected by yearend
September 5, 2023, 7:34 pm
MANILA – The country is expecting to receive donations of bivalent vaccine doses against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from the COVAX Facility by the end of this year or early next year. COVAX Facility is a worldwide initiative which aims to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.… Read More
Daily average of new Covid cases down by 3%
September 4, 2023, 7:03 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average for new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 3 percent from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 111 daily infections, three cases lower than the 114 cases… Read More
94% of bivalent Covid-19 vax administered
September 4, 2023, 4:30 pm
MANILA – About 94 percent of the 390,000 doses of the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 donated by the Lithuanian government have been administered. "So maganda yung rollout, hindi tayo na expire-an (We had a good rollout, and the vaccines are not yet expired)," Health Secretary… Read More
US private employment rises by 177,000 in August
August 31, 2023, 2:55 pm
ISTANBUL – US private payrolls rose by 177,000 in August, less than market estimates, according to a report released Wednesday by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The market expectation is for an increase of 195,000 jobs. The figure for July was… Read More
Senator wants money couriers in fraudulent schemes penalized
August 30, 2023, 5:59 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to penalize individuals who allow themselves to be used as money couriers or money mules to engage in fraudulent financial schemes, especially in social engineering schemes. Under Senate Bill 2407 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act filed… Read More
New Covid cases daily average up by 2%
August 29, 2023, 9:47 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average for new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 2 percent from Aug. 21 to 27, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 114 daily infections, a case higher than the 113 cases recorded… Read More
US Open: Djokovic storms back, Chinese players advance
August 29, 2023, 6:53 pm
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic marked his return on Monday with a 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alexandre Muller of France in the first round of the US Open, following a one-year hiatus. The 23-time Grand Slam champion missed last year's tournament, as he could not travel to the US due to not being… Read More
Celebrating characters of modern heroes in streets, screens
August 28, 2023, 7:25 pm
MANILA – The digital age has contributed to easing various lifestyles just by clicking devices for services and learning, all the more with the changes brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. This luxury of convenience for some, however, is not attained just by tapping… Read More
'Higalaay' 2023 brings back CDO's festive mood
August 28, 2023, 7:20 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Three years since the height of the pandemic, Mayor Rolando Uy's call to unite the city to overcome challenges has started bearing fruit with the huge turnout in this year's month-long celebration of the Higalaay (Friendship) Festival.Uy and Catholic Archbishop Jose… Read More
Iloilo City opens P40-M dialysis center for indigent patients
August 25, 2023, 8:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – A dialysis center equipped with 14 machines opened in Barangay San Isidro in Jaro district to provide free service to poor residents of Iloilo City on Friday. In his message during the inauguration program, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the city government has invested around PHP40… Read More
CCAP backs BSP's move to retain interest rate cap
August 23, 2023, 8:49 pm
MANILA – The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) on Wednesday expressed support to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board's decision to maintain the interest rate ceiling on credit cards. “We support the BSP’s intention to strike a balance between the interest of… Read More
PH and UAE: Almost 5 decades of building bridges of friendship
August 22, 2023, 6:59 pm
MANILA – The essence of the task of a diplomat is to build bridges of friendship and understanding between countries and peoples. I found, upon my arrival in January this year, that Filipinos have been successfully undertaking this task long before the first Filipino diplomat ever set foot in… Read More
Cebu City tourism exec seeks more consular offices in China
August 22, 2023, 11:02 am
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) on Monday urged the Marcos administration to open more consular offices in China and other Asian countries to further boost the tourism arrivals in Cebu and other parts of the country. Lawyer Jocelyn Pesquera, head of the CCTC, said a team from… Read More
DOH-3 to roll out bivalent Covid-19 vax to gov't workers
August 21, 2023, 9:41 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD) will start on Tuesday the administration of bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to government employees in Region 3 (Central Luzon). The two-day vaccination will be… Read More
Davao City benchmark for LGUs on wire-free city
August 21, 2023, 6:58 pm
DAVAO CITY – As this city aims to get rid of overhead wires by 2029, some local government units (LGUs) in the country have done benchmarking activities here to replicate the city’s underground cabling project. Manila-based reporters recently visited the underground cabling project here of… Read More
