The city government will construct communal or public restrooms in seaside communities here to address the rising levels of fecal coliform in its immediate coastal waters in the Sarangani Bay.
Allan Marcilla, head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), said Wednesday they …
Read MoreThe city government has welcomed the decision of the national inter-agency task force for the management of emerging infectious diseases (IATF) to place the city under general community quarantine (GCQ) for six months in a row.
Mayor Alfred Romualdez said in a press briefing Wednesday …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte might visit China before his term ends to personally thank Chinese President Xi Jinping for the 600,000 doses of Sinovac-made CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccines donated to the Philippines, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification after Duterte, in a …
Read MoreGovernment agencies against insurgency are asking for justice to be served in the death of village chief Julie Catamin of Barangay Roosevelt, Tapaz, Capiz.
“He was our ally in the pursuit of justice and peace, especially diyan po sa lugar niya (there in her area),” …
Read MoreAn online petition urging President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent the pending bills in Congress on the proposed extension of the transition period of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has breached the 500,000 mark.
“The issuance of a certificate of urgency …
Read MoreThe provincial government of Cebu is set to launch Holy Week tour packages as one of its steps to revive the tourism industry, the Capitol announced on Wednesday.
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the tour packages are now being planned and will be launched before the …
Read MoreThe Regional Development Council (RDC) 8 (Eastern Visayas) has asked national government agencies to use the online platform in preparing the 2022 budget.
RDC vice-chair and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 8 director, Bonifacio Uy, said in a statement on Wednesday that unlike in …
Read MoreThe agricultural North Cotabato town of Tulunan has been placed under a state of calamity after recent strong winds and heavy downpour destroyed some PHP184-million worth of crops.
Tulunan Mayor Reuel Limbungan said Tuesday that most of the damaged crops, supposedly due for harvest this …
Read MoreAn economist forecasts steady policy rates for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in the near term, citing the need for regulators to continue supporting the domestic economy during the pandemic.
This, after the BSP reported on Tuesday that bank lending contracted by 2.4 percent …
Read MoreThe agricultural North Cotabato town of Tulunan has been placed under a state of calamity after recent strong winds and heavy downpour destroyed some PHP184-million worth of crops.
Tulunan Mayor Reuel Limbungan said Tuesday that most of the damaged crops, supposedly due for harvest this …
Read MoreJERUSALEM, Friday, February 26, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli police today obstructed Palestinian Muslim worshipers’ access to Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to witnesses.
They confirmed that police denied worshipers holding West Bank identity cards from accessing the site, briefly detained some of them and …
Read MoreRAMALLAH, Friday, February 26, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli forces today cracked down on an anti-settlement rally in Deir Jarir village, east of Ramallah city, according to local sources.
They confirmed that a large Israeli military force violently dispersed the rally called for to protest the …
Read MoreGAZA, February 26, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli navy Friday morning targeted Palestinian fishermen offshore Gaza city, according to WAFA correspondent.
He said that the fishermen were sailing within six nautical miles when Israeli naval boats opened gunfire and water hoses toward them, causing significant damage …
Read MoreHEBRON, Friday, February 26, 2021 (WAFA) – Scores of Palestinians Friday afternoon suffocated as Israeli forces quelled a rally in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondent.
He said that Israeli troops cracked down on a rally marking the 27th anniversary …
Read MoreCOTABATO CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has vowed to help promote the region as an investment destination for Islamic banking and finance, the Bangsamoro Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) chairperson said Friday.
Lawyer Ishak Mastura, RBOI chief, said the regional investment board’s …
Read MoreMANILA – Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso has already signed the authorization for the release of advance payment for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine from a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Domagoso authorized the release of PHP38.4 million from the city’s budget on Friday.…
Read MoreGENERAL SANTOS CITY – More than 25,000 households from parts of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have been delisted from the government’s conditional cash transfer program due to eligibility problems.
Cezario Joel Espejo, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, said Thursday the …
Read MoreMANILA – Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar Dulay said compromise agreements with erring taxpayers, which were done within the bounds of the law, helped the agency collect taxes.
During the virtual Tax Campaign kick-off Wednesday, Dulay thanked taxpayers’ cooperation in ensuring that government …
Read MoreConsumer loans are projected to lead the recovery of various sectors this year but their return to pre-pandemic levels, including those of domestic growth and the jobs markets, are seen only by next year.
In a virtual briefing Monday, ING Bank Manila senior economist Nicholas …
Read MoreGovernment troops of the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB), Philippine Army, have seized firearms and other items following a brief exchange of gunfire with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Siaton, Negros Oriental on Sunday.
In an interview on Monday, Capt. Francis Salcedo, …
Read MoreSingapore’s economy contracted by 5.4 percent in 2020, the Trade and Industry Ministry said on Monday, slipping into the worst recession since Independence in 1965.
This marked the country’s first annual contraction since 2001. However, the figure is slightly better than the estimate of a …
Read MoreTwo aspiring entrepreneurs have received PHP6,000 worth of livelihood starter kits each from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Cebu after graduating from the “3A Bootcamp: Accept, Adapt and Act” program of the DTI Philippine Trade Training Center in partnership with the Angelpreneurs and LEADMORE.…
Read MorePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum Jr. on Thursday urged businesses to be disaster-resilient and be better prepared for a destructive earthquake.
In a webinar organized by the Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI), Solidum said building owners should at least …
Read MorePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum Jr. on Thursday urged businesses to be disaster-resilient and be better prepared for a destructive earthquake.
In a webinar organized by the Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI), Solidum said building owners should at least …
Read MoreTwo aspiring entrepreneurs have received PHP6,000 worth of livelihood starter kits each from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Cebu after graduating from the “3A Bootcamp: Accept, Adapt and Act” program of the DTI Philippine Trade Training Center in partnership with the Angelpreneurs and LEADMORE.…
Read MoreThe Small Business (SB) Corp. targets up to 60,000 more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to benefit from the zero-interest Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) program this year.
“With the available funds from the Bayanihan 2, we hope to reach 50,000 to 60,000 …
Read MoreA Commission on Elections (Comelec) official here on Thursday urged qualified voters to register early for the May 2022 national and local elections.
Lawyer Rafael Orillana, the election officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Dumaguete City Comelec, in an interview, appealed to the public to not wait …
Read MoreA Commission on Elections (Comelec) official here on Thursday urged qualified voters to register early for the May 2022 national and local elections.
Lawyer Rafael Orillana, the election officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Dumaguete City Comelec, in an interview, appealed to the public to not wait …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the health and safety protocols to be implemented in next month’s plebiscite on the division of Palawan into three separate provinces will play a major role in crafting guidelines for the conduct of next year’s national and local elections.…
Read MoreData Analytics Ventures, Inc. (DAVI), a business unit of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. and NielsenIQ, a global measurement company, have announced a strategic alliance in the use of big data analytics to provide customized and relevant product offers to members of Robinsons loyalty program.
A …
Read MoreThe Cebu Chamber of Commerce Industry (CCCI) has expressed its support to the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program, as it is the key to the country’s full economic recovery.
CCCI president Felix Taguiam on Thursday expressed his confidence on the vaccination drive even …
Read MoreDepartment of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said its financing arm, Small Business (SB) Corp., has accelerated the process to apply and approve loans under the Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) program.
In a statement Wednesday, Lopez said SB Corp. has streamlined …
Read MoreBusiness leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific economies discussed at this week’s virtual meeting ways to unitedly tackle coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and rebuild the region’s economies, according to the APEC Business Advisory Council’s (ABAC) release issued and received here Wednesday.
“We are living through the crisis …
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique provincial office has registered 340 new business names in January this year.
DTI Antique information officer Lynna Joy Cardinal, in an interview Tuesday, said the new business name registrations were reported from 18 towns of the province …
Read MoreThe Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Tuesday called for “the complete restoration of the status quo ante” in Myanmar in the wake of an escalating political tension in the country.
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. reiterated …
Read MoreSenator Christopher “Bong” Go hailed President Rodrigo Duterte for measures that seek to enhance the government’s peace building efforts by granting amnesty to and facilitating the reintegration of current and former rebels into normal civilian life.
“Ayokong nagpapatayan ang mga Pilipino sa kapwa Pilipino. Kung …
Read MoreA measure imposing a tax on persons engaged in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) hurdled third and final reading approval at the House of Representatives.
During Monday’s plenary session, a total of 198 lawmakers voted to approve House Bill 5777, which seeks to amend Section …
Read MoreDevelopment works are expected to start this year for the proposed Soccsksargen Integrated Food Terminal (IFT) and economic zone in Tupi town, South Cotabato province.
South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said Monday the Department of Agriculture (DA) has signified to support the implementation of …
Read MoreSaying the price cap on pork and chicken is effective for only two months, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday said a long-term solution is needed to address supply shortage of food commodities in the country.
“Hindi po natatapos diyan. Dapat po mayroon tayong long-term …
Read MoreSome 36 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA), an armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), took their oath of allegiance to the government in Eastern Visayas on Saturday.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas administered the simple …
Read MoreMANILA – The Philippine government and the European Union (EU) on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to the protection of human rights while “recognizing the need for further action” on several relevant issues.
The virtual conference was the first Sub-committee on Good Governance, Rule of Law, …
Read MoreBUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a political instructor of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) Saturday in the Surigao del Norte town of Sison.
In a statement, the Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) said Jude Laray, 27, was arrested in Barangay San Isidro, Sison.…
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to allow at least five voters inside precincts at a time for next year’s elections in case the coronavirus pandemic persists.
In a television interview on Thursday, Comelec chairman Sheriff Abas said this aims to control the number …
Read MoreThe Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday showcased its projects, most of which are in the railway sector, that would soon provide commuters with better mass and active transport infrastructures.
“We acknowledge this demand by the public, and it is in fulfilling this desire that …
Read MoreAnother blockbuster Philippine Basketball Association trade was consummated on Thursday, this time involving Meralco and Blackwater.
In the swap approved by the league’s trade committee, the Bolts acquired Mac Belo from the team now known as the Bossing in exchange for Baser Amer and Bryan …
Read MoreThe construction of a China-funded bridge connecting Binondo and Intramuros is expected to be completed within 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said Thursday.
The flagship project under the “Build, Build, Build” program would offer a two-way, four-lane bridge over the Pasig River.
Chinese Ambassador …
Read MoreThe Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday said the dredging ship MV Zhonhai 68, recently seized for illegal presence in Philippine waters, is neither a Chinese vessel nor registered in China.
“Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese authorities has …
Read MoreThe Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 9 (DSWD-9) said at least 306 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in this city have pawned their cash cards to loan sharks.
“The data we had earlier is that 500 reported cases, but it is …
Read MoreAn economist said the Philippine government continues to have leeway on the proportion of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) despite hitting a 14-year high in 2020 on account of pandemic-related borrowings.
In a report, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said …
Read MoreTo help the economy bounce back in a V-shape recovery, the Board of Investments (BOI) targets to attract more investments this year as it eyes PHP1.25-trillion investment approvals at end-2021.
The BOI originally targeted the PHP1.25 trillion worth of investment pledges last year, but was …
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