BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos expressed concern after the fund allocation for the Negros Island Region (NIR) did not make it to the proposed 2025 national budget. SEN. Imee Marcos, with Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria (right) and Negros Occidental Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, speaks in a...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas play a crucial role in disaster mitigation. THE recent Visayas leg of Handa Pilipinas: Innovation in Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide Exposition organized by the Department of...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Health (DOH) logged a nine percent increase in dengue cases in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley from January to July 20 compared to the same period last year. A senior health officer of the DOH-Region 2 said 3,115 dengue cases were recorded from January...
The $500-million military financing pledged by the Untied States to the Philippines would definitely give the country’s defense posture a big boost, especially in defending its territory and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. In welcoming...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Bicol is expecting a 1.46 percent increase in enrollment in the region this school year 2024-2025. STUDENTS attennd the flag ceremony during the opening of classes on July 29 at the Arce-Gastardo National High School in Masbate....
The PEGASE mission, an annual French Air and Space Force-led deployment in the Indo-Pacific, has arrived in the Philippines, the French Embassy announced. France's Rafale fighter jets (Photo from French Embassy in the Philippines) "The #PEGASE24 mission has arrived at the Clark...
Declaring a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR) is a “local prerogative” and is best left to the local executives since they best know the situation on the ground, President Marcos said on Wednesday, July 24. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is projecting that the economy of Western Visayas is poised to lose P379 billion once Negros Occidental and its capital city of Bacolod separates from the region. A TRUCK carrying sugarcane in Silay City, Negros Occidental province....
Malacañang announced the suspension of work in government offices and classes at all levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon and Typhoon “Carina”. This photo shows the strong winds brought by Typhoon "Carina" toppled a tree...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The 11 Department of Public Works and Highways-Region 2 District Engineering Offices and the Coast Guard have activated their Quick Response Teams (QRTs) for tropical cyclone “Carina.” THE DPWH in Region 2 is ready for tropical cyclone 'Carina.' The DPWH has...
Legalities surrounding the bill that aims to provide autonomy to the Cordilleras must be studied thoroughly to see whether or not it can be declared as urgent, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of Apayao) In an ambush interview...
President Marcos said that the national government is now checking on the request of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for more funds to implement a priority project in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the statement as he...
