CEBU: The Catholic faithful in Cebu expressed their support for the church’s plan to split Cebu into three dioceses.

At a press conference, Archbishop Jose Palma announced that the laity issued a statement expressing their support for the plan of the…

DAVAO: The city government is set to extend financial assistance to 15 local government units in the Davao and Caraga regions placed under a state of calamity due to the recent occurrences of natural disasters.

Alfredo Baloran, City Disaster Risk Red…

MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rallied for two straight days ahead of the Monetary Board’s policy meeting, while the peso weakened against the US dollar.

The local index increased on Wednesday by 26.61 points, closing at 6,854.53,…

TACLOBAN: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) should continue to exist as it has been instrumental in wiping out insurgency in Eastern Visayas, the Regional Peace and Order Council said Wednesday.

‘It is not wise…

TACLOBAN: A locally initiated program has contributed to the reduction in the number of non-readers in Northern Samar province, the local government reported Wednesday.

Gaudencio Aljibe Jr., Department of Education (DepEd) Northern Samar schools divi…

LAOAG: Ilocano creatives from 21 towns and two cities of Ilocos Norte will take the center stage during the 11th Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival, the grandest cultural showdown set on Feb. 16 at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Sports Stadium here.

Organizers said…

LEGAZPI: Some 13,000 residents of the six provinces of the Bicol Region are expected to benefit from a series of medical-dental missions dubbed “Tarabangan Caravan” of Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List slated this year.

In an interview on Wednesday, Sally L…

MANILA: Corrections officials on Wednesday allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) to celebrate Valentine’s Day with their jailed loved ones at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

In a s…