BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy 406 police personnel to secure the Holy Week and the ‘’summer’’ vacation here. Capt. Angeline Dongpaen, BCPO information officer, said 10 groups of volunteers will also be deployed to man Police Assistance Desks (PAD) in...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) kicked off the “Ligtas Sumvac” 2023 campaign on Friday, March 31, to ensure the safety and security of travelers during the summer vacation and observance of the Lenten season. PNP Chief Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the annual summer holiday begins at...
CEBU CITY – Law enforcement agencies in the Visayas have started preparing for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. The Visayas Command (Viscom), Area Police Command (APC)-Visayas, and the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas discussed the needed preparations during...
Is it dangerous to take a bath after being exposed to the scorching heat outdoors? A health expert said no. Public health expert Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon on Thursday, March 30, said taking a bath after sun exposure may help lower and cool down one’s body temperature. “Walang katotohanan...
Indigenous people in Pampanga have benefitted from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s five-day information and digital literacy training held in March. As part of its goal to end the digital divide, DICT has conducted another digital literacy training. This time, it was...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through Board of Investment (BOI) shall recommend for approval to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) an EV incentive strategy (EVIS), similar tax incentives driven to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program, to ensure the...
The IT-Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), the umbrella group of IT and business process management firms operating in the country, has raised alarm bells on what it calls “severe talent crisis” in the country. IBPAP President Jack O. Madrid raised the “talent crisis”...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 will deploy 1,274 policemen to secure the Holy Week in the Caraga region. They will be assigned to streets, main thoroughfares, seaports, airports, churches, transportation hubs, places of worship, malls, markets,...
The Philippines and China will resume talks on a possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) at a "technical level," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo bared. In an interview transcript shared by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the media on Thursday,...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) expects stronger revenues this year as the local gaming industry continues to gain momentum following the easing of travel restrictions. Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said the regulator expects gross gaming...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Climatelinks, a global knowledge portal on climate change and international development, could not have put it more precisely, that the Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, including sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events...
Vibal Foundation, in partnership with the Miguel de Benavides Library of the University of Santo Tomas, is set to launch Imprenta Ramírez y Giraudier: A Story of Late Nineteenth-Century Philippine Intellectuality, written by historian Lino L. Dizon, PhD, on 29 March 2023 at the Ground Floor of the...
