TAYABAS CITY: This city kicked off the observance of the 50th Nutrition Month on Thursday with a fun activity that aimed to strengthen mother-infant bond for the well-being of children under one year old.

Fourteen babies, aged 8 to 11 months, took pa…

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans settled at 3.57 percent in May this year.

Data released by the BSP late Wednesday showed that the NPL ratio duri…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Thursday the arrest of wanted persons in the region under its two-day intensified operations against criminals.

Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said the police authorit…

BACOLOD CITY: Police drug enforcement teams seized PHP5.94 million in shabu in various buy-bust operations across Bacolod City Wednesday and Thursday, reports showed.

In Barangay Singcang-Airport Wednesday night, operatives of Bacolod City Police Off…

CALAMBA CITY: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 4A (Calabarzon) has completed multi-purpose facilities worth PHP72.3 million at the Lipa City Community Park in Batangas province.

In a phone interview on Thursday, DPWH-4A Di…

ILOILO CITY: Three children died while their two siblings were hurt after a fire razed their house Wednesday night in a remote barangay of Maasin, Iloilo.

Maasin Fire Station arson investigator FO2 Remigio Peloquero Jr. said Arnel and Michelle Decir …

MANILA: Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Thursday the country would soon have access to vaccines against African swine fever (ASF).

‘Malapit nang lumabas ‘yung approval sa vaccine for the swine (The approval of t…

CEBU CITY: The provincial government will allocate PHP3 million to each of the 50 local government units (LGUs) in Cebu to establish their respective social welfare and development centers.

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the centers, to be manned by …