TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon Deployable Response Group (DRG) and stations and sub-stations are on high alert for tropical storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). THE Philippine Coast Guard in Region 2 has prepositioned equipment and...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR), including 14 mayors, recently joined Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. A TOTAL of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR) were sworn in as...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has cemented tie-up with Australian and British firms for the bids it submitted for two petroleum blocks auctioned in the Sulu Sea basin by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro...
Hopes are raised for prospective discovery of new oil and gas resources in the country as well as for trailblazing native hydrogen ventures, with the eight qualified offers cornered by the Department of Energy (DOE) during an auction round concluded this week. In a statement to the media, the...
With the scheduled submission of applications by Aug. 27, the Department of Energy (DOE) has raised hopes that it can corner acceptable tenders for offered hydrogen investments as well as upstream petroleum ventures, especially in the pioneering auction round for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
"Peace not war." This was the call aired by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) amidst the reported consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera Region carried out by the military as part of its counter-insurgency operations against alleged members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). Citing...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of livelihood and emergency employment assistance to farmers and fishermen affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR ) on July 19, 2024. (Courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has filed a bill that seeks to establish the new Samar Island Region. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.10727, the move is...
Vice President Sara Duterte led the greetings for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Day as she, along with foreign ambassadors, lauded the regional bloc for its role in bringing peace and prosperity in Southeast Asia. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay...
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Manila for a “historic first” visit to discuss defense and security ties and underscore the strength of the two countries’ relationship. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (Photo from German Ambassador Andreas Pffafernoschke via...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos expressed concern after the fund allocation for the Negros Island Region (NIR) did not make it to the proposed 2025 national budget. SEN. Imee Marcos, with Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria (right) and Negros Occidental Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, speaks in a...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas play a crucial role in disaster mitigation. THE recent Visayas leg of Handa Pilipinas: Innovation in Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide Exposition organized by the Department of...
