After a three-year delay, the long-awaited National Youth Day (NYD) will finally be held in Naga City in July 2025. Photo from Caceres Youth Commission “Young pilgrims of hope, come to the pilgrim city,” the Caceres Youth Commission said in a social media post on Monday, Feb. 5. The...
Should the Senate and House of Representative vote separately when amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution? Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. (left) and former Chief Justice Vicente Mendoza appear at the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) Food, water, and other much-needed relief assistance were transported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
Didipio Gold-Copper Mine, owned by OceanaGold Corporation’s local subsidiary OceanaGold Philippines Inc., is increasing its Community Development Fund (CDF) budget to P169 million this year. In a press statement, the firm said this is a 24 percent increase from their 2023 allocation of P136...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 5, said she doubts that introducing a third party supposedly to help accelerate the completion of delayed transmission projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be effective in addressing the country’s concerns in the...
H.E. Amb. Shambhu S. Kumaran Embassy of India in Manila First Secretary for Press, Information, Culture & Education Kannan Chockalingam was the host of the program. India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on Jan. 26, 2024, with the themes "Viksit Bharat" and "Bharat: Loktantra ki Matruka,"...
Security Bank Corporation has been tapped by Epson Philippines Corporation to offer a special financing program to Epson's distributors and their dealers nationwide. In a statement, Security Bank said the Dealer Financing Program is designed to provide financing to the dealers of the distributors...
2023 proved to be a remarkable year for Philippine tourism, surpassing the target international visitor arrivals and reaching the five-million mark before year-end. Under the leadership of the Department of Tourism, the country earned numerous accolades from prestigious travel institutions,...
The Senate will merely focus on the proposed amendments on the economic provisions of the Constitution and nothing else when they start tackling the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 on Monday, February 5, senators said. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said that what the Senate will do is...
Financial constraints brought by expensive medication, experts said, are among the primary reasons why Filipino cancer patients continue to struggle to complete their treatment. Photo from Unsplash Recognizing the urgent need to help Filipino cancer patients overcome treatment hurdles brought...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. delivers a speech at Camp Gen. Manuel Yan Sr. in Mawab, Davao de Oro on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. directed the soldiers based in Davao region to "remain...
Looking for an entertaining and informative way to discover the beauty of Siargao Island? Look no further! The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) has developed a mobile application named "Siargao Flora & Fauna Puzzle." Photo from DOST...
