The city government here will need two more days to complete the distribution of the assistance under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to remaining recipients whose names are already included in the payroll account.
In his regular press conference on Monday, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry …
Read MoreSan Miguel Corporation (SMC) has opened its first local farm produce stands in two Petron stations as it prepares to open more such stores throughout Metro Manila to help provide outlets for local farmers to sell their crops during these difficult times.
The two fresh …
Read MoreOil companies announced price rollback on their products this week.
Gasoline prices will go down by as much as PHP1.20 per liter, while diesel prices will be PHP0.75 cheaper per liter.
Seaoil and Shell will cut kerosene prices by PHP1.05 per liter.
Most of the …
Read MoreThe government raised PHP14 billion from tariffs on rice imports during the first year of the implementation of the rice tariffication law (RTL).
During the RTL's anniversary celebration here, Department of Finance (DOF) Executive Assistant Renzo Enrico Blanco said the government collected PHP12.31 billion in …
Read MoreThe Department of Agriculture (DA) handed over on Thursday a total of PHP26.5 million worth of various farm machinery and equipment to eligible farmers' associations in the Caraga Region.
The distributed farm implements were part of the range of assistance mandated under Republic Act 11203 …
Read MoreThe Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF ELCAC) in Central Visayas will tap more funds to bankroll projects designed to address issues seen as root causes of insurgency in Negros Oriental.
Lawyer Leocadio Trovela, regional director of the Department of the …
Read MoreThe Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) hosted on Thursday the Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Trilateral Security Conference in this southern port city.
Representatives from the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Indonesian and Malaysian counterparts, and the top officers of Westmincom discussed during …
Read MoreThe chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Bicol (BFP 5) has cited the need and importance of giving firefighter's training in the barangay level, particularly at this time when the dry season is fast approaching.
Senior Supt. Romeo M. Maltezo Jr., BFP 5 …
Read MoreThe Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) has reminded Eastern Visayas' population officers of their expanded roles and functions in the intensified implementation of the National Program on Population and Family Planning (NPPFP).
Popcom 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Elnora Pulma said on Wednesday that local …
Read MoreThe successful implementation of the Reporting System and Prevention Program for Elderly Abuse Cases (ReSPPEC) in the two pilot barangays of the municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo led to its replication in two more of the town's villages.
In Western Visayas, the project was piloted in …
Read MoreThe average price of regular milled rice has slid to its lowest since 2013 after implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Assistant Secretary Mercy Sombilla said on Tuesday.
Sombilla said the average retail price of regular milled rice has …
Read MoreAs more cases of African swine fever (ASF) were seen in Camarines Sur, Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Wednesday appealed to hog raisers anew to stop selling and transporting pork and pork products infected with the animal borne disease.
In a press briefing in MalacaAang, …
Read MoreAnti narcotics agents caught in a drug bust in Parang, Maguindanao a recidivist and seized from him some PHP136,000 worth of shabu on Wednesday morning.
Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said caught during the 6 …
Read MoreWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Junior Fatu will be coming to the Philippines on March 15 to conduct clinics to local wrestlers.
Fatu, better known by his ring name Rikishi, will be joined by fellow professional wrestling legends Reno Anoa'i and James Rikiel.
The wrestling …
Read MorePolice authorities here arrested three persons and seized more than 50 boxes of suspected smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Barangay Sarmiento, Parang, Maguindanao on Tuesday afternoon.
Capt. Blayn Lomas e, officer in charge of the Parang municipal police office, identified the suspects as Nas …
Read MoreDepartment of Science and Technology (DOST) officials are hoping more youth would be interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and would also try innovation.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Taguig City, DOST Secretary Fortunato dela PeAa and DOST Technology Application and …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed at least 39 local government units in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) to fast track the liquidation of around PHP277 million in outstanding balances from projects implemented by the agency.
Verna Roz Taperla, DILG 12 project …
Read MoreThe Sandiganbayan has cleared two former senior police officials implicated in the so called "Euro Generals" scandal in 2008.
In an 11 page decision dated February 21 and released Wednesday, the Sandiganbayan's Fourth Division acquitted Eliseo dela Paz and Romeo T. Ricardo for the failure …
Read MoreThe Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday pushed anew for the easing of bank secrecy after two suspected syndicates purportedly brought into the Philippines around USD370 million or PHP18.7 billion in foreign dirty money.
In a weekly Palace economic briefing, DOF Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is preparing to reposition some of its financial programs to sectors that might be affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) scare.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he will ask the Office of the President to …
Read MoreThe Department of Tourism (DOT) is allocating approximately PHP6 billion to spur Philippine tourism amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) outbreak, Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said on Wednesday.
She said the amount will cover international and domestic promotions, infrastructure as well as regional tourism …
Read MoreAs the African swine fever (ASF) affected areas in this province had ballooned from nine to 11 towns, provincial veterinary officials banned the illegal practice of slaughtering pigs called "uraga", an Ilocano word for loaning meat to townmates in exchange for bags of rice or …
Read MoreGilas Pilipinas 3x3 will still push through with its daily practices for the inaugural FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) despite the world body's decision to postpone it.
The FIBA announced on Wednesday its decision to call off the qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo …
Read MoreSome business players in the Philippines have had a push and pull experience with luck as the Department of Finance implements the tax reform.
But the food and beverage (F and B) industry in the country proves unshaken with its business expansion foresight.
In an …
Read MoreThe first Filipino who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) in Singapore has been discharged after recovering last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Wednesday.
"The first Filipino national diagnosed as Covid 19 positive has been given a clean bill …
Read MoreThe Department of Finance (DOF) said the proposed incentives regime under Senate Bill (SB) No. 1357, or the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (CITIRA), once approved by the Congress, will keep the Philippines highly competitive compared with other countries in the Association of …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte would not be swayed by anyone to overturn his decision to revoke the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States, MalacaAang said on Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo told Palace reporters that Duterte's position remains unchanged, despite supposed …
Read MoreAn official of the Ayala led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said he is optimistic about the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in the country, noting that among the main goals of Filipinos is to have a real estate investment.
In a briefing on …
Read MoreTourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat confirmed on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte is visiting Boracay on March 12 to join efforts in lifting the public's mood to travel around the Philippines.
Aside from promotions, the Chief Executive will also inspect what has been done on …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office in Pangasinan is urging the local government units (LGUs) and the barangay officials in the province to implement road clearing operation.
In an interview on Wednesday, DILG Pangasinan provincial director Paul Lalata said the …
Read MoreThe Department of Environment and National Resources in Region 12 (DENR 12) and the municipal government of Maitum in Sarangani province are pushing for the declaration of a forest in the area as critical habitat for wildlife species, including the Philippine Eagle.
Nixon Lomboy, deputy …
Read MoreThe rehabilitation of the fish port in Concepcion town, Iloilo will be implemented in the second quarter this year, the local chief executive said on Tuesday.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided USD3 million through grant in aid for the port rehabilitation under …
Read MoreMalacaAang on Tuesday welcomed the higher net satisfaction ratings earned by three top government officials, stressing that this was proof that people believe that their performance has improved.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this comment after the net satisfaction rating of Vice President Leni Robredo, …
Read MoreThe Task Force African swine fever (TFASF) intercepted and seized on Tuesday 400 pieces of "siomai" or pork dumplings loaded in a closed van at an ASF checkpoint in Albay's Polangui town.
In an interview, Capt. Dexter Panganiban, Albay police spokesperson, said police and Animal …
Read MoreMalacaAang on Tuesday maintained that the fate of the scrapped Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States lies in the hands of the Supreme Court (SC).
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the SC has the final say on President Rodrigo Duterte's …
Read MoreThe real estate industry in the Philippines has been consistently strong each year and a survey shows that between owning lands condominiums, and houses most property seekers still prefer buying a house.
Colliers International Philippines, a real estate services organization, said online real estate marketplace …
Read MoreRenewable power firm Hedcor said its tree growing initiative in the past 20 years has already planted 1.4 million seedlings in Bukidnon and Davao areas.
The figure translates to around 47 percent of the three million trees it planted in the same period around the …
Read MorePhilippine stocks ended the week in negative territory and the peso weakened still due to concerns over the continued rise of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) cases around the globe.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped further to 6,787.91 points, down 2.58 percent or …
Read MoreAside from being the Philippine Navy (PN)'s first purposely designed missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150) also has the capability to protect its crew from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) attacks.
"The ship would automatically seal itself once its sensors detect that …
Read MoreEconomists of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) are considering the slowdown of February inflation rate to 2.8 percent due to lower food pressures and the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid 19) on people's spending.
This forecast is lower than the 2.9 percent inflation …
Read MoreFearing the possible collapse of the local hog industry, an official of the Department of Agriculture in Region 9 (DA 9) said Thursday they have implemented intensified measures against the deadly African swine fever (ASF).
Dr. Josephine Datoy, DA 9 Animal Regional Task Force member, …
Read MoreThe Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) welcomed on Thursday the help of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to rescue a physician seized by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Sulu.
Maj. Arvin John Encinas, Westmincom spokesperson, said they welcome any assistance from all stakeholders …
Read MoreA Roman Catholic Church leader here has expressed his support to moves banning the entry of garbage from other countries.
I would agree to that, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma said Thursday, referring to the looming ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment by the …
Read MoreA total of 1,245 hogs were culled this week in the towns of Calabanga and Bombon in Camarines Sur after several pigs that died there were tested positive for African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol said on Thursday.
In an …
Read MoreStakeholders from various sectors converged here on Thursday for a two day summit to discuss the pressing issues of water security and the proposed solutions to provide potable and affordable water for the people of Negros Occidental.
The Negros Water Summit, held at the Negros …
Read MoreNational Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas, on Monday, met with National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan in a bid to clear issues stemming from the memorandum on the alleged profiling of Muslim students which went viral on …
Read MoreSenator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go expressed his support for the confirmation of Secretary Wendel E. Avisado as chief of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) during a Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Citing his and President Rodrigo Duterte's long history working …
Read MoreThe rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) term facilities fell anew this week.
BSP data released Wednesday showed that the average rate of the seven day term deposit facility (TDF) slipped to 3.8250 percent from 3.8301 percent during the auction last February 19.…
Read MoreA total of 25 tunnel boring machines (TBM) will be used for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the DOTr said the TBMs, being manufactured by JIM Technology Inc. from Japan, will create …
Read MoreMore than PHP4 billion of investment is ready to flow into this historic town under an expansion program of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).
Mayor Carlos Pizarro Jr. on Tuesday said clearing has started in the three seaside villages here where the project, tentatively …
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