SAN JUAN, La Union – This town, dubbed the surfing capital of the North, has lifted an order limiting activities on its beaches due to bad weather. Mayor Arturo Valdriz issued Executive Order (EO) No. 24, Series of 2023, lifting EO No 23-2023 that closed the beach and suspended water activities,...
The ambassadors of the United States, Japan, European Union, and China to the Philippines are hoping for new opportunities for collaboration and closer ties as the country rings in the new year on Monday, Jan. 1. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlon via X) In a...
SAN JUAN, La Union – The municipal government has limited surfing activities in this town dubbed as the surfing capital of the North due to bad weather and the death of a 12-year-old boy in a drowning incident on Tuesday, December 26. Mayor Arturo Valdriz issued amended Executive Order...
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center will assist members of the Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (ULAP) enhance their skills in developing and carrying out infrastructure projects. In statement, Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez, PPP Center executive director said they will provide...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways-La Union First District Engineering Office has completed two significant projects worth P58 million in this province. THE Baroro River flood mitigation project in Barangay Santa Rosa, San Juan, La Union. (Photo via...
Union Bank of the Philippines, a member of the Aboitiz Group, has successfully raised P18.17 billion of peso-denominated fixed rate bonds via an oversubscribed dual tranche offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said this is its largest bond issuance from...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be accelerating household electrification at various provinces straddling the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through collaborative tie-ups with development-partners like the Spanish Embassy and the European...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), a member of the Aboitiz group of companies, has started the public offering on fixed rate bonds from its P50 billion bond program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said it is offering 1.5-year Senior Fixed Rate Series F...
BAUANG, La Union – A 65-year-barangay councilor was found dead in a motel in Barangay Pagdalagan Sur here on Monday, November 13. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tanguigan Sur, San Fernando City, La Union Councilor Oscar Guzman Balicha. Balicha was found lying on the floor inside Room C...
Canada and the European Union (EU) on Monday, Nov. 13, welcomed the granting of bail to detained former senator Leila de Lima and expressed hopes for a rapid resolution of her case. The Canadian Embassy in Manila was the first diplomatic mission in the Philippines to welcome the decision of a...
Foreign ambassadors from the 27 member-state European Union (EU) in the Philippines expressed their solidarity with Israel amid the surprise attack by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas over the weekend that has so far displaced over 123,000 people and killed 1,200. Israeli flag flies high in front...
While the US State Department earlier this year reported that red-tagging continued even under the Marcos administration, the Philippines has told the European Union (EU) that it is against such act. During a recent talk between the Philippines and EU on human rights, the Department of Foreign...
