t’s the Christmas season, arguably the most anticipated holiday of the year. But instead of concentrating on the festivities, many Filipinos will be wondering how to make ends meet amid the rising prices of basic food items. This, alongside the longtime complaint of farmers and fishers not making...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces The past year has seen our lives return to nearly pre-pandemic levels of normalcy. Workers have returned to their offices, face-to-face classes have resumed, and as expected, so has the traffic. Perhaps the only thing that hasn’t gone back down are fuel prices. Not...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, December 21 said she hopes the Department of Tourism (DOT) will defer any plans to replace the country’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines!” tourism campaign. Binay made the remark following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Dec. 6 was a very memorable day for Oscar Ileto Violago (Oca to classmates and friends, OIV to business associates.) After 29 trying years, Oca’s vision for a new and abundant water source for Metro Manila finally became a reality. The day marked the inauguration of...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. has unveiled a customized mobile power substation here. MORE Power unveils the country’s first customized mobile power substation in Iloilo City on Friday, Dec. 9. It will be used starting January when MORE Power starts the rehabilitation of its Molo...
The war on drugs of the past administration had its share of supporters and critics. But no matter which side one is rooting for, it couldn’t be denied that blood was shed, and a lot of people perished and lives were cut short. Whether the victims deserve their fate is not upon us to judge, but...
Known for its picturesque sunsets and beaches, the newly-constructed seaside boulevard in the town of Ballesteros in Cagayan Province is expected to further boost its tourism industry, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Nov. 28. The DPWH–Cagayan Second District...
The administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. officially launched on Saturday, Nov. 26, the Buhay Ay Ingatan, Droga Ayawan (BIDA), a coordinated anti-illegal drugs program which is described as more holistic in approach. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
COVID-19 virus Cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 of the Covid-19 virus have been detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday, Nov. 25. Based on the latest genome sequencing result, 14 cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 were found. The DOH said that 13 of which are local...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), this city’s sole electricity distributor, has implemented another power rate increase, the second in three months. A MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) line man at work in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) MORE Power announced on Friday,...
Many Filipinos will wake up today not knowing that in a place called Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, a very important two-week event called COP 27 has started, shaping up as perhaps the most consequential gathering of world leaders that will determine the future of this planet and the lives of the most...
The newly-completed road project connecting Pagadian City and Zamboanga City is now improving the access to transport connectivity in Region 9, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Tuesday, Oct. 18. According to DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia, the preventive...
