ILOCOS SUR—Baguio City’s investment in grassroots sports continues to pay off as it currently clings to the overall lead with a few sports left in the final day of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships here. Banking heavily in archery, Baguio City amassed 29 gold, 27 silver and 35 bronze...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, December 21 said he respects the President’s prerogative to veto some provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2023. "And we trust in his wisdom," Villanueva said. "The work of the legislature now is to continue its oversight powers...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur—The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is including 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships standouts Leonelyn Compuesto of Masbate and Mico Villaran of Bacolod City in one of its national grassroots developmental programs. Masbate's Leonelyn Compuesto...
ILOCOS SUR—An eagle-eyed archer and a rising sprinter who dreams of becoming the next Lydia De Vega shot their way to stardom with multiple victories Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the close of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships in various venues here. Miguel Carlos Twelve-year-old Miguel...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed three provisions of the 2023 national budget, which, he said, are unrelated and could amend substantive laws. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signs into law the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 on Dec. 16, 2022. (Ali Vicoy)...
Fourteen local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao were cited for their exemplary performances in enforcing the national government’s anti-illegal drug campaign, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Wednesday, Dec. 21. During the National Anti-Drug...
The 12 remaining priority measures of the Marcos administration, as listed in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), will be passed next year. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur—Leonelyn Compuesto of Masbate ran away with her third gold medal in athletics while Baguio City remained poised to take the overall title in the penultimate day of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships at the Quirino Stadium here. Leonelyn Compuesto seeks to qualify in...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has instructed all its offices nationwide to accept the paper-printed version of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) for all transactions, especially in the application for motor vehicle registration and driver's license. In a memorandum, LTO chief Jose...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has called for a swift enactment of the planned sovereign wealth fund to enhance the newly approved blueprint for the socioeconomic development of the country. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the proposed Maharlika...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur—Baguio City bet Jathniel Caleb Fernandez and Sta. Rosa City’s Adrianna Jessie Magbojos made heads turn in the archery competition Monday, Dec. 19, after reaping five gold medals apiece in the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships at the San Ildefonso Central School...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos held a meeting with some of the country’s top business leaders recently to discuss partnership in boosting the country’s security initiatives. National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (File photo courtesy of National Security Council / Facebook) In...
