LAOAG CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) started on Thursday the official rollout of hybrid rice seeds expected to boost Ilocos Norte farmers’ yield by 15 percent or six tons per hectare during the wet season.

In an interview with the Philippin…

MANILA: The development of Sta. Catalina Port is expected to spur connectivity, economy and tourism in Ilocos Sur, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Thursday.

During the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the port development p…

TACLOBAN CITY: A team from Northern Samar has joined the ProPak Asia 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, Asia’s biggest trade fair for process and packaging technology as part of the local government’s effort to improve the output of small and medium enterpris…

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officials, led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, on Thursday met with the representatives of META Philippines, the mother company of the popular Facebook social media platform, at the Central …

BACOLOD CITY: Farmers in Bago City, the top rice-producing local government unit in Negros Occidental, are poised to produce a higher yield using hybrid seeds under the Masagana 200 Hybrid Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

As of Jun…

MANILA: The local bourse sustained its shedding for the third trading day, going down below the 6,400-level on Thursday, following the latest trade deficit data and the statement of the Chief Executive on inflation.

The Philippine Stock Exchange inde…

TACLOBAN CITY: Three more towns in Leyte province have been declared completely free from threats from the New People’s Army (NPA) under the state of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC).

Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Phil…

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reported that it has processed about 3.6 million applications since the nationwide voter registration began four months ago.

Based on Comelec data, 3,642,176 individuals have submitted applica…