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Bacolod: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla has expressed optimism about Bacolod becoming a leading city in the Philippines with its new set of officials paving the way forward. Remulla, who administered the oath of office to incoming mayor Greg Gasataya at the Government Center grounds Saturday night, lauded the quality of leadership the new local chief executive can offer to the city. According to Philippines News Agency, Remulla praised Gasataya during the event and stated, “You deserve a person like Greg to lead the city. Bacolod will lead the country one day. You

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday offered words of encouragement to tennis sensation Alex Eala, following her record-breaking run at the Lexus Eastbourne Open, where she became the first Filipino to reach a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 singles final. Despite narrowly missing the title in a tense three-set showdown, the President reminded Eala – and the nation – that her journey is far from over. According to Philippines News Agency, Eala held four championship points in the final set before ultimately falling to Australia’s Maya Joint, 4-6, 6-1, 6(10)-7. But in the eyes of the President, her

Zambales: The Department of Education (DepEd) reported the accelerated delivery of laptops through the Early Procurement Activity (EPA). This initiative aims to expedite the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. According to Philippines News Agency, DepEd Zambales Schools Division Superintendent William Roderick Fallorin praised Education Secretary Sonny Angara for initiating the EPA to address the delayed distribution of laptops to teachers and non-teaching staff due to the bidding and procurement process. Fallorin noted the past issues with laptops arriving late and being less than fully functional by the time they reached schools. He highlighted

Manila: The first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections will proceed as scheduled on October 13, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday. “To our public, to the people in the Bangsamoro, tuloy na tuloy po ang October 13 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (the Oct. 13 BPE will push through). The Comelec will proceed with the conduct of the election and that is very, very clear,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said during the Stakeholders’ Briefing at the Palacio del Gobernador in Manila. He assured the Bangsamoro people that the polls would be conducted in a free,

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) chairperson Patrick Gregorio as the new head of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Malaca±ang announced on Saturday. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed in a text message that Gregorio will be replacing Richard Bachmann, a former PBA player who was appointed to the top PSC post in December 2022. According to Philippines News Agency, Bersamin did not divulge when Gregorio, currently president of the Philippine Rowing Association, would assume his new stint. Malaca±ang did not release a copy of Gregorio’s appointment paper. Gregorio also served as executive director