LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (PNA) – A total of 61 barangays in the Ilocos region have been tagged under the yellow category of areas of concern ahead of the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). POLICE are assessing the situation in 61 barangays tagged as areas of concern in the...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan (PNA) – The Ilocos region was strike-free as driver's groups did not join the nationwide protest by Manibela on Monday, October 16. Anabel Marzan-Nullar, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-Ilocos director, made the confirmation and said Public...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has arrested 24 violators and confiscated 22 firearms in the Ilocos region in line with the Commission on Elections gun ban for the barangay elections on October 30. Police Brig. Gen. John C. Chua, PRO-1 chief, said that these accomplishments...
Metro Manila lawmakers are now mulling a program that would provide rice assistance to cities in the National Capital Region (NCR), President Marcos bared. Beneficiaries in Taguig City receive rice donation from the government on Oct. 3, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) Marcos said he ordered House...
DAVAO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Davao assured the people that the air quality index (AQI) in Davao region is at “fair to good” levels amid concerns about the possible impact of massive forest fires in Indonesia on the region’s air quality. SMOG envelops the skyline of...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture-Region 4-A has launched an information campaign to actively recruit the region’s youth to pursue careers in agriculture to enable them to contribute to the country’s food management cycle and food security. This is also the DA's response to...
Retail prices in Metro Manila remained unchanged in August, breaking a streak of five consecutive months of increases, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA data, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) remained steady at 3.9 percent...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso A. Magno vowed to collaborate more with the Department of Agriculture (DA) on food security matters in the Davao region. MAGNO (FB) As the government celebrates the 60th Fish Conservation Week, Magno affirmed his commitment to...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that aircraft pilots and their comrades-in-arms are reaping the rewards of their skills, as they prove to be masters not only of the skies but also of their bank accounts. In the PSA's 2022 Occupational Wages Survey, aircraft pilots and...
The rule of law must “reign” and adherence to international law will keep the Indo-Pacific region, which includes the contested South China Sea, open and stable, the Philippines told the United Nations (UN) on Sunday, Sept. 24 (Manila time). Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks at...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo disclosed that he had “a brief but fruitful discussion” with his counterparts from the United States and Japan on a possible trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, which would include the South China Sea. (Photo...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The Philippine Statistics Authority in the Cordillera Administrative Region (PSA-CAR) on Friday, September 22, said that the region has posted a 3.9 percent inflation rate, lower than the national average of 5.3 percent and National Capital Region’s 5.9 percent. Villafe...
