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Day: June 9, 2023

NegOcc cities, towns enforce inter-LGU ban on live pigs, pork

Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have prohibited the entry of pigs and pork products from other localities in the province amid confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) in at least three areas, including this provincial c…

PH should do better than WB economic growth forecast – solon

The Philippines should perform better than the World Bank’s (WB) economic outlook, with help coming from Congress by working on measures that would sustain the country’s economic growth.The WB on Wednesday revised upward its Philippine economic growth…

DOT bars tourists from visiting areas near Mayon

The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) on Friday issued a Mayon advisory to tourists, foreign and domestic, visiting the province of Albay.”Mayon Volcano’s alert level status has been raised from alert level 2 to alert level 3 by the Philippine In…

Prelate thanks Vergeire for service as DOH caretaker

A Camillian priest thanked Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire for her service as the agency’s officer-in-charge (OIC) for almost a year.Fr. Dan Cancino, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Phili…

Calabarzon’s 5-year dev’t plan to focus on IT, electronics

The Calabarzon Regional Development Council (RDC) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday jointly launched the blueprint that will guide the five-province region’s development over the next five years.In ceremonies held …