CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan: Malacañang has declared Feb. 3 as a special non-working day in this province in celebration of the 96th birth anniversary of Gat Blas F. Ople, known as the “Father of Philippine Labor Code” and “Father of Overseas Filipino Wor…
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon: Classes are suspended in all elementary and secondary schools in 11 remote barangays of this town until Feb. 3 due to ongoing hot pursuit operations of government forces against New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.Memorandum Circular …
DUMAGUETE CITY: National scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala passed away on Wednesday afternoon at a hospital in this capital city at the age of 94.Alcala, considered the “father” of marine protected areas (MPAs), was the vice chairperson of the Silliman Uni…
MANILA: June Mar Fajardo and Scottie Thompson are currently ahead in the PBA All-Star Game voting as the first partial results have been released.Fajardo, San Miguel’s superstar center is currently number one as of Wednesday with 37,915 votes.”Masayang…
MANILA: A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro Wednesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The tectonic quake struck 12 kilometers northeast of the municipality of New Bataan at 6:44 p.m. It has a depth…
DUMAGUETE CITY: Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Lacson on Wednesday said he respects the position of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo who is opposing the proposed creation of a one-island region.The two governors met in private at a hotel in thi…
