BACOLOD CITY: Average residential power rates of all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental decreased by about PHP2 to PHP3 in August, separate reports on Friday showed.
The downward adjustments, which came after a series of increases in t…
MANILA: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday reported the completion of infrastructure projects worth PHP121 million in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Negros Occidental.
In a news release, DPWH Region 3 (Central Luzon) Direc…
MANILA: Global credit watcher Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the “BAA2” investment-grade credit rating of the Philippines with a “stable’ outlook, citing the country’s economic and fiscal reforms.
In a news release Friday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipin…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the local officials to maximize the use of new technology to ensure efficient and immediate delivery of government services.
Speaking before thousands of local officials at the Philippine Inte…
MANILA: The arrest of the two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo will be a ‘big help’ in determining her location, Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said Friday.
Abalos made the remarks, following the return of Guo’s …
MANILA: Police officers arrested a 49-year-old suspected drug dealer and seized PHP9.6 million worth of marijuana in a sting operation in Valenzuela City on Friday.
In a report, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) chief Brig. …
BOGOTA: Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Nicolas Maduro won the July 28 presidential election.
National media reported that the court’s electoral chamber ruled on the long-disputed election results between the ruling party and …