House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has thanked Filipinos on Tuesday, Sept. 24, for his improved public satisfaction and trust numbers, while giving special mention to his home region of Visayas. "I want to...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino renewed his call to various government agencies to work together to come up with a transition fund to cover the expenses urgently needed by Sulu province. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urges government agencies to create a Sulu transition...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Davao region said on Friday, September 20, that 139 families or 409 persons in the Davao region were affected by the flooding incident on Wednesday, September 18, caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The agency said...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will be powering the industrialization goal cast by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the Polloc freeport zone in Parang, Maguindanao. The two government agencies have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the...
DAVAO CITY – The inflation in the five provinces of Davao region – Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao del Norte, and Davao de Oro – slowed down in August, except for this city. Maria Leah C. Magracia, officer-in-charge of the Statistical Operation and Coordination Division...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed concern over Sulu's fiscal problem after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled to exclude the provicne from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Sen. Francis Tolentino airs his concern on the reduced 2025 budget of the Department of...
Two German ships arrived in Manila port, which marked the first time in over 20 years, to emphasize Germany’s “global commitment” to a rules-based international order and “free and secure shipping routes,” German Ambassador to Manila Andreas Pfaffernoschke said on Monday, Sept. 16. ...
Senate Majority Leader Francis said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that vital social services must be sustained for Sulu after the province was virtually "orphaned" due to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) that excluded it from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (Photo...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Health has recorded the first confirmed mpox case in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley. The DOH-Cagayan Valley-Center for Health Development is in close coordination with the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit and actively conducting contact...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police seized shabu and marijuana worth P141.7 million in the Ilocos region last August. The Police Regional Office-1 said they recovered 2,053 marijuana plants, 2,000 marijuana seedlings, 6,170.27 grams of dried marijuana leaves, and 20,669.87 grams of shabu....
The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board (IFPB) has approved guidelines for official development assistance (ODA) loans to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that these guidelines will facilitate...
