BACOLOD: The City of Cadiz in northern Negros Occidental is positioning itself to become an agricultural hub that will supply goods to Metro Manila through the connection between the ports of Cadiz and Batangas.

Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. on Tuesda…

MIDSAYAP: Police are hot on the trail of armed motorcycle-riding robbers who killed a foreign money lender and injured his Filipina companion in a highway shooting here on Tuesday morning.

Lt. Col. John Miridel Calinga, municipal police chief, identi…

MANILA: The Philippines is one of the seven countries that the US will be partnering with to diversify its semiconductor supply chain under the CHIPS and Science Act, according to visiting United States Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and…

CAMP SIONGCO: Six Moro extremists and two communist rebels surrendered Monday afternoon to military authorities here, saying they desire to live normal lives and benefit from the government’s peace and reconciliation program.

The surrenderers were fo…

MANILA: A tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be transported from Manila to Pasig City for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) and may cause traffic congestion during the off hours of Feb. 2 to Feb. 5.

In a traffic advisory on Tuesday, the Department…

MANILA: The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) signed on Tuesday an agreement to establish economic zones on portions of land under BuCor.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by PEZA Director Gene…

PUERTO: Residents of this province who want to travel to South Korea no longer need to go to Metro Manila to apply for their visas.

Local courier service provider W Express will launch its Postal Service Visa Application (PSVA) service on Feb. 1 in …

CEBU CITY: A total of PHP2.4 billion in cash assistance were distributed to over half a million individuals in Central Visayas who are in crisis situations in 2023, a social welfare official said on Tuesday.

Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director o…