Manila: Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu announced Friday that the Australian government is finalizing an AUD45 million (PHP1.7 billion) Economic Growth Development Program for the Philippines.
During a forum for the Australian Business…
Manila: Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents have temporarily sealed off a gas station in Valenzuela City after some of its tanks were found to contain unmarked fuel worth PHP3.1 million.
In a news release on Friday, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio s…
Legazpi: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) continues to distribute family food packs and non-food items to families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng in different provinces of the region.
In an interview on Fri…
Manila: Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros was puzzled over the warrant of arrest issued by a Capas, Tarlac court against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo on charges of graft filed before the Ombudsman.
The Philippine National Police (PNP)…
Manila: The weather bureau said the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ is ‘gradually weakening” as Super Typhoon Yagi (formerly Severe Tropical Storm Enteng) moves away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility but would still bring rains across Luzon on…
Manila: Damage to agriculture due to the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng has risen to more than PHP600 million, according to the Department of Agriculture – Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operations Center on Friday.
Based…
Dumaguete: The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) is proposing to pilot clean and renewable energy in Apo Island, Dauin town, and other parts of its coverage area in the province.
Mario Pascobello, Apo Island village chief, got a let…