Category: General

Isabela: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday inspected the Rice Processing System II (RPS II) in Barangay Ipil, Echague, Isabela. Marcos was accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and local officials during the tour of the facility. According to Philippines News Agency, the state-of-the-art project, inaugurated in November 2024, is part of the government’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. The total investment in the project amounts to PHP67.48 million. This includes a multi-stage rice mill with a capacity of three tons per hour, valued at PHP48.58 million, as well as five recirculating dryers, each with

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to start on Friday the four-day drainage construction activities along a portion of the second lane of R. Magsaysay Boulevard – Westbound in Sta. Mesa, Manila. According to Philippines News Agency, the DPWH-North Manila District Engineering Office announced in a social media post on Thursday that the works will commence at 10 p.m. on March 7 and are expected to conclude by March 11. The construction activities will affect a three-meter stretch of the westbound lane, although the remaining portions will still be accessible to all types of vehicles.

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. would not hesitate to impose a total ban on Philippine inland gaming operators (PIGOs) if they are found to be causing the country similar problems that led to the shutdown of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Malaca±ang said Thursday. Responding to concerns raised by Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero regarding the impact of PIGOs on Filipinos, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro assured the public that the government is closely monitoring the situation and conducting a study to assess the effects of PIGOs or local online gambling in the country. According

Manila: The planned meeting between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and United States President Donald Trump will proceed as both sides expressed openness to meet, Malaca±ang said Thursday. In a television interview, Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that both leaders had expressed their intention to hold a meeting, though no specific timeline has been set. “They expressed their intention to pursue po a leaders’ meeting at an appropriate time,” Castro said. “Wala pa po tayong definite kung anong timeline, pero nandoon pa rin po iyong intensiyon na ipagpatuloy po ito (We have no definite

Manila: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is processing the termination of its agreement with the contractor tapped to build the Unified Grand Central Station, also known as the Common Station that would link LRT1, MRT3 and MRT7 lines due to delays in the completion of the project. In a statement on Thursday, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the contractor, a consortium of BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC), has left the construction idle for over a year. According to Philippines News Agency, Dizon stated, ‘Our legal team is studying the termination of the contract so we can