Day: October 6, 2025

Manila: The Philippines remains one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, but economic growth must translate into better public services and improvements in the lives of Filipinos, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, Balisacan emphasized during the Philippine Development Forum 2025 at Edsa Shangri-La, Manila, the need to transform numerical growth into meaningful societal advancements. “We are now midway through the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, and just 15 years away from our long-term vision under Ambisyon Natin 2040-a vision of secure, comfortable, and prosperous lives for all Filipinos,”

San remigio: The Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu is operational except for a portion destroyed by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30, the Coast Guard said Monday. In an interview, Lt. Junior Grade Jay-R Alguisano, commander of the Coast Guard Station Northern Cebu, said ferries to Bantayan Island, Malapascua Island and other routes are functioning. According to Philippines News Agency, port operations continue with no passengers or cargoes stranded. However, the seawater floods the port at high tide following additional damage to the initially affected area due to a magnitude 4.5 aftershock over the weekend. Alguisano noted that

Baguio: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DHSUD-CAR) and the Chamber of Real Estate Brokers Association (CREBA) are exploring ways to collaborate in addressing the region’s housing backlog, particularly the implementation of socialized housing projects in Baguio and nearby towns. According to Philippines News Agency, CREBA Baguio-Benguet president Emmanuel Clemente stated that they are seeking DHSUD’s assistance, through the Metro Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay Development Authority (MBLISTTDA), to identify potential lands that private developers can use for socialized housing. Clemente highlighted the challenge posed by the high cost of

Pangasinan: A total of 5,711 farmers in Pangasinan have been severely affected by weather disturbances from Sept. 16 to 30 this year, which also resulted in production losses worth an estimated PHP261.6 million, according to the Provincial Agriculture Office. According to Philippines News Agency, Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya, during the question hour at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) session on Monday, said of the total number, 5,018 are rice farmers, 119 corn farmers, 551 vegetable farmers, and 23 from the fishery sector. “The weather disturbances Mirasol, Nando, and Opong have caused havoc to mostly rice farmers who are in their

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is exploring the option of transitioning to a manual voting system for the March 2026 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE). “In compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision that an election must be held by March 31, 2026, we are currently studying whether manual elections is possible to do,” stated Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon. According to Philippines News Agency, the first-ever BPE was originally scheduled for October 13 but was postponed following a Supreme Court ruling. The court declared unconstitutional the redistricting laws enacted by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), which