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Day: February 26, 2023

Panagbenga grand float parade draws 50K spectators

BAGUIO CITY: An estimated 48,000 to 50,000 people converged here on Sunday to witness Cordillera’s unique heritage displayed through Panagbenga Festival 2023, particularly the grand float parade which is the highlight of the famous event.The crowd esti…

One-strike policy pushed vs. non-performing tax collectors

MANILA: House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday said he would propose to Malacañang a “one-strike policy” against non-performing collectors of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs.Collectors who fail to meet their revenue targets s…

P1.5-B budget pushed to retool public school teachers

MANILA: A lawmaker has proposed a PHP1.5-billion budget for the in-service skills retooling of public school teachers to reinforce their competencies to deliver lessons in English, Mathematics, and Science.In a statement on Sunday, Quezon City (4th Dis…

PH netter Gonzales, American partner bow out in Mexico tourney

MANILA: Filipino Ruben Gonzales and American Reese Stalder took an early exit at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger in Monterrey, Mexico over the weekend.The two fought back in the second set but were overpowered in the tie-breake…

Solon wants cost-benefit analysis of proposed charter amendments

MANILA: There is a need to perform a cost-benefit analysis in amending the Constitution in order to relax restrictions on foreign investments.House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan called on the National Economic and Development Authority to submit to…

Abra native new OccMin bishop

CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro: The third bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, appointed by Pope Francis in December last year, was canonically installed over the weekend.Archbishop Charles John Brown, the Apostolic Nun…

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