The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to revive the creation of the Negros Island Region. Passage of Senate Bill No. 2507 into law will pave the way for the merger of the provinces of Negros Occidental, including the City of Bacolod, Negros Oriental and...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection recorded an increase in fire incidents here and the Davao region in the first two months of this year compared to the same period in 2023. BAROZZO (Ivy Tejano) In a press conference at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in this city on Wednesday, March 6, marking...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Department of Agriculture said Region 2 or Cagayan Valley has sustained P180 million in damage to corn from the El Niño phenomenon. DA-Region 2 El Niño Action Officer Paul Vincent Balao said 8,737 hectares of rain-fed farms planted to corn were partially...
The Department of Management (DBM) has recently approved fresh funding to bolster the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) health research and development initiative. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has given the green light for the release of P179.9 billion to the...
The Philippines, Japan and India are entering into a trilateral cooperation as the three maritime nations now see the need to address challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Taking inspiration from a 2007 pronouncement made by the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before the Indian...
President Marcos on Thursday, Feb. 29, hailed Australia’s role as an “indisputable” regional stabilizer and expressed the Philippines’ commitment to a rules-based order based on international laws to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (From left) Prime Minister...
President Marcos assured families affected by the recent low-pressure area (LPA) Caraga region of access to medicine and potable water as he ordered concerned agencies to ensure immediate response to affected areas. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. leads the situation briefing on the...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police have joined hands to sustain stable peace and security for the Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division and Police Major Gen. Robert Rodriquez (left) of the PNP Area Police Command-Visayas meet...
President Marcos has expressed his gratitude to the United States government for extending emergency assistance to those affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao after the US envoy vowed that Washington is always ready to aid the Philippines. PH-US TIES — President Ferdinand...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – El Niño has destroyed 34.4 hectares of land planted to rice and affected 30 farmers in Barangay Evangelista, Tayug, Pangasinan. Department of Agriculture (DA)-Regional Field Unit 1 (Ilocos) Information Officer Vida Cacal said damaged rice plants were under booting...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform has granted more than 90,000 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) in the Davao region since President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assumed office in 2022. DAR-Davao chief Eugene P. Follante said they have issued 91,775 e-titles or CLOA to Agrarian...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Are politics getting in the way of the distribution of aid or "ayuda" in the disaster-stricken Davao region? Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co bared in a "teleradyo" interview...
