During the celebration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8, six universities in the country were awarded P12.1 million by the European Union’s (EU’s) Governance in Justice Programme (GOJUST) that will be used to give women and girls access to justice at the center of their...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has a new regional director, following a turnover of command ceremony on Wednesday, March 2, at Camp Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo in San Fernando City, La Union. Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque has replaced Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta as...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday, Feb. 28, expressed interest to foster stronger relations with the European Union (EU) as it acknowledged the presence of existing and emerging maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy of Foreign Correspondents Association of the...
LA UNION -- A police officer assigned to the 102nd Maneuver Company of Regional Mobile Force battalion 1 (RMFB1) here has been stealing the hearts of netizens not just because of his good looks but more so because of his good deeds. Cpl. Lorden Gamueda was in Balbalang town in San Gabriel, La Union...
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and other members of the LGBTQ plus community will have their rights heard under a Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson presidency. Lacson, a presidential candidate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, made the assurance during the CNN Presidential 2022...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. capped over the weekend his campaign sorties in the Marcoses' known bailiwick of Ilocos region--but even there, he felt the need to repeat his call for unity. Bongbong Marcos FB page Marcos Jr.'s last leg of rallies in the region was held in La...
Malacañang on Monday, Feb. 21, said the issues on human rights in the Philippines raised by the European Union (EU) Parliament are being used by critics of President Duterte to influence the outcome of the upcoming national elections. European Union flags fly outside the European Commission...
There have been a lot of comments lately on both traditional and social media regarding the vaunted "Ilocano vote", which for over half a decade has been the base political support of the Marcoses. La Union Governor Emmanuel "Pacoy" Ortega III (Screenshot from Lakas-CMD Media) The discussions have...
A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) has openly said that he would support Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential bet, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in the upcoming polls. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) This,...
Film actor and senatorial candidate Robin Padilla has publicly admitted to "admiring" Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) chairperson and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Senatorial candidate Robin Padilla ((left) and vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photos...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
The Paris-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet in honor of Filipino neurosurgeon and amateur astronomer Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar. Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar (DOST handout) According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), "7431...
