The Philippines has gotten a “good deal” from China through the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Arsenio Balisacan said. (From left) NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan talks to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel...
ILOILO CITY – Antique is the only province in Western Visayas region that has no African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. DR. Jonic Natividad, focal person of the Department of Agriculture for African Swine Fever, talks to hog raisers in Sibalom town, Antique province. (DA-6 PIO) To maintain this...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao on Thursday, June 1, started the re-implementation of an ordinance banning establishments from using plastics. AN establishment uses paper and recyclable bags during the first day of the re-implementation of an ordinance that bans the use of plastics in...
(Unsplash) Ranking House of Representatives members told the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, May 25 to immediately settle their huge debts to three of the biggest telecommunications companies (telcos) in the country. DICT's debt woes were uncovered when...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 24, cited the significant gains by Dabawenyos against the communist rebels during a program in which Davao City marked the first year of being insurgency-free. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a message during the first anniversary of the...
As access to health facilities and doctors become more inaccessible to Filipinos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos hopes to address this deep-rooted problem through the mobilization of her “Lab For All Konsulta Caravan” program. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' Facebook page) This...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has signed an agreement with a group of young lawyers for free legal services to the poor who seek assistance from the Catholic Church here. ATTY. Carmela Yasay Feria (left) of the Young Lawyers Association of Negros Occidental (YLANO) and Bishop Patricio...
ILOILO CITY – A joint regional body has declared Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. OFFICIALS of law enforcement bodies declare Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. (303rd IB) The Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6) affirmed this status in a...
As part of the national government’s goal to make the Philippines a “tourism hub,” the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will provide free internet services in 94 major tourism areas in the country facing connectivity issues. (MB Visual Content Group) Working hand...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated three new free Wi-Fi sites in Calumpit, Bulacan. (MB Visual Content Group) DICT on Monday, May 15, said the initiative was conducted with the support of local government units in Calumpit. The hotspots were specifically...
(Frank Lloyd de la Cruz/Unsplash) On May 9, 2023, stakeholders and organizations from the agricultural sector gathered at the Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium in Quezon City for the "Bantay RCEP, buy Filipino Assembly" event. “Bantay RCEP, buy Filipino Assembly" represents a...
Cargill Philippines, the world’s leading animal nutrition company, is targeting to supply 150 hog farms across the country for its newly launched science-based feed for piglets to ensure continued hogs production amid threats of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Sonny Catacutan, country president of...
