The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has served more than one million Filipinos through its “Peak Hours Augmentation Bus Service (PHABS) - Libreng Sakay” program. Drew receives a certificate of recognition from the Office of the Vice President for being the one millionth passenger of...
A town in the province of Laguna has been declared free from the clutches of the New People’s Army. PEACE was achieved as the municipality of Cavinti, Laguna has been declared insurgency-free. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Cavinti was the third town in Laguna declared by the 2nd Infantry Division of...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has suggested exploring the potential for the Philippines to establish a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom (UK). This proposal was raised during Recto’s recent meeting with UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Philippines Richard Graham and UK...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency officially declared the La Trinidad Municipal Police Station in Benguet as drug-free workplace in a ceremony at the Mabikas Hall of the La Trinidad MPS. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Mayor Salda (second from right) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority Regional...
Over P2.5 billion will be allocated for free Wi-Fi connectivity in public places this year, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). This as Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved the issuance of issuance of a special allotment release order (SARO) amounting to P2.5...
While more and more young Filipinos are given access to higher education, giving every student the resources and opportunities they need to achieve full academic and social potential is becoming a problem according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). (CHED / MB Visual Content Group)...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera declared 10 police stations and four operating units of the Baguio City Police Office as drug-free workplaces on January 25. The declaration was made after a rigorous evaluation process, including mandatory drug tests for...
Nueva Vizcaya is an insurgency-free province. THE provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya receives a plaque certifying the province's insurgency-free status. This was announced during the flag ceremony of the provincial government attended by high-ranking officers from the Philippine National...
BAGUIO CITY – Fourteen jails managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Cordillera were honored by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as drug-free facilities for Persons Deprived of Liberty and declared drug-free workplace on Monday, January 15. PDEA Regional Director Laurefel...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, January 2 assured that the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or Republic Act No. 11975 has sufficient allocation to address possible funding deficiency in free higher education in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Gatchalian said the 2024 GAA...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday, December 11 approved on third and final reading the bill that would waive the entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show academic potential. The Senate...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has declared Camp Major Bado Dangwa, headquarters of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera here, as a drug-free workplace. CAMP Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet has been declared a drug-free workplace. (Photo via Zaldy...
