DAVAO: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government donated PHP55 million worth of relief goods to the Barangay Masara landslide victims in Maco town, Davao de Oro over the weekend, the 10th Infantry Division (10ID) said Tuesday.

The Department of Socia…

BACOLOD: Barely a month before the staging of the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Festival, the province’s top government officials came together to launch the ‘festival of all festivals’ of Negros Occidental at the Capitol Park and Lagoon here Monday night.

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LAOAG: Mt. Lammin, the home of the largest coffee plantation in Ilocos Region and one of the coldest parts in Ilocos Norte, has been temporarily closed for visitors effective March 18 to prevent grassfires.

‘This serves as a preventive measure agains…

BACOLOD: Higher mill gate prices of sugar have brought ‘big relief’ to farmers amid the challenges posed by the drought due to El Niño to sugarcane plantations.

After hitting PHP2,600 per 50-kg. bag in February, prices went even higher, breaching the…

MANILA: Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will reroute its Pagadian flights to Dipolog due to the airport’s monthlong closure from April 15 to May 15.

Pagadian Airport’s runway will be repaired and rehabilitated during this period.

In an adviso…

MANILA: State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) recorded a 42-percent growth in the value of digital transactions last year.

In a statement on Tuesday, LandBank said it facilitated a total of PHP8.8 trillion digital transactions in 2023 fro…

MANILA: The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) has called for the passage of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act by June this year.

In a statement on Tuesday, the National Economic and Development …

ILOILO: The massive anti-drugs campaign in Western Visayas has yielded suspected shabu with an estimated street value of about PHP46.12 million and marijuana worth PHP10,320 in a month.

Data from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) s…