COTABATO: Maguindanao del Sur Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu has approved a resolution declaring the entire province a state of calamity due to huge agricultural losses brought about by drought.

‘The drought has affected 5,601 farmers and des…

MANILA: The country has logged 1,817 cases of measles from Jan. 1 to April 13, which is five times higher compared to those reported in the same period last year, a health official said Tuesday.

Data from the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology B…

MANILA: OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) said on Tuesday it has complied with all the necessary requirements needed to be able to secure a permit to extend the operations of its Didipio gold and copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya.

In a statement, the com…

MANILA: The Philippines’ inclusion in the proposed USD8.1 billion aid package of the United States House of Representatives would help strengthen the country’s defense capabilities, especially amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

Spea…

MANILA: The House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining sessions of the 19th Congress until June 6, 2025.

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Tuesday that the init…

TANAY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy will be relocated to this town as soon as the construction of a state-of-the-art training complex inside a sprawling 11-hectare property is completed.

The envisioned school will be complete…

BACOLOD: Average residential power rates of the three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased this month due to higher price in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country.

The Northern…

DUMAGUETE: At least three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental have already declared a state of calamity due to agricultural losses and damages induced by the El Niño phenomenon.

In an interview Tuesday, Adrian Sedillo, executive director…