Day: October 7, 2025

Tagum city: Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) projects here on Tuesday. Tagum City was awarded PHP13 million for placing fourth in the 2024 TCC, a leading initiative of the Department of Tourism (DOT). According to Philippines News Agency, the city’s winning entry, ‘Truly Tagum: Advancing the Benefits of an Enriched Heritage-Tourism Circuit,’ aims to enhance the city’s tourism industry by integrating infrastructure improvements with community engagement. The project fund will support the construction of key components, including the Mandaya Craft Center in Barangay Canocotan, a dive briefing and lecture hall, Terminal

Manila: The city government of Marikina, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), has inaugurated two public utility vehicle (PUV) stops designed to enhance the commuting experience for residents. The newly opened stops aim to provide a safe, convenient, and accessible travel experience, particularly for vulnerable sectors such as persons with disabilities (PWDs) and bikers. According to Philippines News Agency, Marikina Mayor Maan Teodoro emphasized the importance of the project, noting that the PUV stops were a result of close coordination with the DOTr. She highlighted that out of six PUV stops established in Metro Manila, Marikina is fortunate

Manila: The Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines (IMAP), in partnership with Organon (Philippines), Inc., launched the Midwives Summit 2025, a landmark event aimed at strengthening the role of midwives in advancing universal health coverage (UHC) and expanding access to reproductive health services nationwide. According to Philippines News Agency, the summit convened midwives, government leaders, development partners, and advocates to highlight the vital contributions of midwives to women’s health, family planning, and community development. IMAP Executive Director Patricia Gomez emphasized the importance of the summit as a platform for midwives to gain new knowledge, strengthen practical skills, and renew their

Quezon city: Farmers from tobacco-producing provinces in the Ilocos Region on Tuesday took part in a two-day conference in Quezon City to negotiate tobacco floor prices for the next two cropping seasons. According to Philippines News Agency, during the 2025 Tripartite Consultative Conference organized by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA), Bernard Vicente, president of the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers Association and Cooperatives (NAFTAC), sought an PHP16.96 to PHP87.15 per kilo increase in the floor prices of various classes of Virginia, Burley, and Native-Batek tobacco. He also appealed for a separate floor price for the improved sub-types of Virginia and

Cebu: On behalf of the Cebuanos and local government executives of the Northern part of the province, Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro on Tuesday expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian for the government’s speedy delivery of relief assistance to families hardest hit by the Sept. 30 earthquake. ‘First and foremost, I would like to thank President Marcos Jr. for the tremendous help that he’s been extending to us and also to our national agencies. From the very start, right after the earthquake tinawagan ko agad ang