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Day: May 30, 2024

400 in northern Negros city receive El Niño aid from DSWD

BACOLOD CITY: Some 400 individuals in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, received cash benefits worth PHP9,000 each under the Project LAWA at BINHI of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for families affected by drought due to the…

DTI-RISE UP financing program vs. loan sharks benefit MSMEs

DUMAGUETE CITY: Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Oriental are now benefitting from an affordable financing program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aimed at combating ‘loan sharks’ charging high interest rates.

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Soldiers, cops recover arms cache in remote Albay village

LEGAZPI CITY: Police and military troops have recovered an arms cache consisting of 10 high-powered firearms, assorted magazines and ammunition in a remote area in Barangay Tablon, Oas, Albay, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Thu…

Paalam gets past Armenian via tiebreak in Olympic qualifiers

MANILA: In his toughest fight so far, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam went through a wringer on Thursday, turning back Armenia’s Artur Bazeyan in their 57kg encounter to advance in the quarterfinals of the 2nd World Olympic Qualifying Tour…