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Day: February 9, 2023

Senators say Con-Ass an ‘unnecessary’ diversion

MANILA: A Constitutional Assembly (ConAss), which may result into a decision to amend the Constitution, is just a waste of time according to a couple of senators Thursday, who suggested instead to focus on the urgent matters that need to be addressed.S…

Bullfights in Antique town pushed as intangible cultural property

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique: A councilor of the municipality of Tobias Fornier in Antique is pushing for their Pasungay or bullfight event to be preserved and declared as an intangible cultural property.Municipal Councilor Dindo John Lignig, in an …

PBBM hails Japan’s support for Pinoys, Bangsamoro peace process

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed gratitude to Japan for being a good host country to overseas Filipinos, as well as for supporting the peace and development process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (…

Marcos to Japan: PH to ensure ready pool of skilled seafarers

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday assured Japanese shipping companies that his administration would continue to work closely with them to ensure a ready pool of highly-skilled Filipino seafarers required by Japanese maritime compani…

P38-M road seen to draw more tourists to south Negros waterfalls

BACOLOD CITY: The completion of the national government-funded PHP38.58 million paved road project in the upland village of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental is seen to draw more visitors to the town’s famed Binadlan Falls.The 784-meter road project, const…

Legarda pushes for grassroots-level cultural mapping

MANILA: Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has pushed for an enhanced preservation of the Philippines’ cultural assets through increased participation and involvement of local government and communities in cultural mapping activities.“To furthe…

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