President Marcos has ordered the distribution of P8 billion to 42,000 barangays around the country, intended for educational, social, and economic projects. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the program, which rolled out last March 24, provides villages P200,000 each to fund projects related to...
CEBU CITY – A cease-and-desist order against a controversial hillside development here is not warranted. This was the contain of a resolution approved by the Cebu City Council and defending the Monterrazas de Cebu development from complaints that it has caused massive flooding in surrounding...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Wednesday, April 1, called for the full public release of the final report of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), stressing that transparency is essential in addressing alleged irregularities in flood control projects. Marcos cited provisions of Executive...
NEW YORK (AP) — “Project Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, and adding to the long-term prospects of the year’s biggest hit thus far. The Phil Lord and Chris Miller sci-fi adventure, starring Ryan...
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has greenlit a $300-million loan supporting capital expenditures (capex) for the improvement and expansion of three local ports operated by tycoon Enrique K. Razon Jr. ’s International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). The latest...
The Philippines and Japan on Friday, March 27, signed an exchange of notes for the fourth tranche of loan that Tokyo is extending for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
The Balance Project PHI successfully held its inaugural camp from March 20 to 22 at LTSA Makati, marking the beginning of a youth-driven initiative aimed at supporting grassroots sports development in the Philippines. The project was conceptualized by 15-year-old Sabina Estelle Tayag, a Grade 10...
JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith are set to make their mark as a new romantic-comedy pair in “Almost Us,” a heartfelt and emotionally charged film that takes a fresh look at what modern love stories can be. A Regal Entertainment and Project 8 Projects production, “Almost Us” is helmed by...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza assured the people that flood control projects are properly implemented in Cotabato province. “In Cotabato province, it is properly implemented," Mendoza said in her State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) on Tuesday, March 24, here. Mendoza said flood...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investigating the implementation of a farm-to-market road project intended to improve market access for farmers and reduce post-harvest losses in an agricultural town in Albay. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday inspected...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started constructing a drainage outlet in Valenzuela to divert floodwaters that inundate nearby communities and sections of MacArthur Highway during heavy rains. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the project aims to provide immediate flood...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the University of the Philippines (UP) broke ground on a rental housing project aimed at low-income housing for the university community. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling and UP President Angelo Jimenez on Friday led the...
