Search
Close this search box.

Category: General

3 anti-poverty projects in Cebu to aid Kadiwa ng Pangulo

Cebu residents are assured of buying commodities at cheaper prices through the Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which will be aided by three anti-poverty projects of the provincial government, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Thursday. Garcia said the Kadiwa’s obj…

C. Visayas groups not joining transport strike on SONA

Transport operators in Central Visayas on Thursday assured commuters of undisrupted mass transportation next week, particularly on Monday when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). The different tran…

NIA readies Ilocos farmlands vs. possible effects of El Niño

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has drafted contingency measures to mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the farmlands in the Ilocos Region. NIA Ilocos acting Regional Manager Danilo Gomez said the regional office has initiat…

BuCor announces P205-B multiyear plan to upgrade prisons

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Thursday announced a PHP205 billion plan to modernize the country’s penal facilities and fast-track plans to decongest the country’s over-populated prisons. In a statement, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Ca…

Congress eager to strengthen ties with other parliaments

House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday expressed interest in establishing stronger parliamentary cooperation with other countries. In his keynote message during the Briefing on Immunities and Privileges organized by the Department of Foreign Affai…