DUMAGUETE CITY: Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is about to sign into law the creation of the Negros Island Region on Thursday, saying this would spur economic development in Negros Oriental.

Remollo made th…

MANILA: A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Wednesday said the increase in China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is “still within acceptable limits”.

Navy spokesperson for WPS Commodore Roy Vinc…

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Antiqueños celebrated the 126th Independence Day here on Wednesday, with a provincial official urging them to exercise their inherent rights, which they received as a result of freedom from the country’s colonizers.

Antique Pr…

MANILA: The new station of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) undergoing construction in San Simon, Pampanga will boost coastal security and disaster response in the province.

In a statement Wednesday, the PCG said the new station would be built on a 2…

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s approval of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) expanded cash grant as ‘incentive’ for poor pregnant and lactating wo…

TACLOBAN CITY: The Cebu Normal University (CNU) Chorale celebrated its big win in the first ever Kanta Binisaya choral competition that featured Eastern Visayas songs promoting the region’s musical heritage.

Cebu Normal’s chorale bested seven other c…

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday the allegations made by expelled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. that he has been falsely accused is a ‘mere imaginary and delaying tactic.’

‘The DOJ categorizes such statements as imagina…

ISTANBUL: Mastercard said Tuesday it wants to reach full e-commerce tokenization in Europe by the end of the decade.

The decision is part of the company’s plan to phase out manual card entry and make e-commerce safer and more accessible for everyone,…